Been seeing all sorts of ideas lately about how the “new” digital magazine will look.
This video from Bonnier / Mag+ is my favourite - a nice, well thought out sophisticated concept, interestingly it doesn’t cover moving pictures. It’s an interesting space and I guess at some point there will be a category killer walkman / discman / ipod execution that actually works…
I just really like these, done for The New Yorker - have a listen to some of the audio if you’ve got a few minutes. Platon sounds a bit full of himself at times but also has some good insights into connecting with people when doing this style of portraiture. Amazing access, simple setup and a lot of hard work:
It’s important to mark these things and to remember that these events change people’s lives not just for the weeks that follow but forever. A new style and voice to our social conscience is emerging. See the teaser below and go to the website here - Surviving the Tsunami - Stories of Hope/#
It’s great to be featured on the front page of something, so I was happy to hear I was (briefly) on the front page of the Demotix website today. Demotix is one of the new breed of citizen journalism style websites that have sprung up recently. Their founder and CEO Turi is a great guy and I had a great chat with him at the Visa Pour L’image in Perpignan. I strongly believe that the democratization of news via the internet has arrived and it’s great to see people like Turi and Demotix out there pioneering new business models. Anyway, quick screenshot of the front page here (bottom left is my series) and link to the pics here. To all those who think we need to be doing something about climate change now, please remember that actions speak louder than words - do something!!
Front page of demotix.com with images from Melbourne climate change protest
A quick link to a nice piece on ABC TV’s 7:30 Report in Australia about the Beyond Reasonable Drought Project.
Or you can click here to maybe launch it directly (needs to load up first so make a cup of coffee and come back..): Beyond Reasonable Drought 7:30 Report
If you have a minute or two to spare, please check out the video below. It mixes audio from those impacted by the earthquake with images taken in Western Sumatra around Padang and Pariamam. Might take a minute to load, please be patient. More images at www.josephfeil.com. Would love to know your thoughts.
Had some photos and a profile written about me and my trip to cover the Indonesian earthquake published in the Big Issue today. Check it out (it’s got Paul Kelly on the cover) and support the Big Issue vendor of your choice. A big thank you to everyone in Indonesia who looked after me!! Check back here tomorrow for a multimedia piece featuring more of the images and some interviews with survivors…
On the radio this morning to talk about the MAP group and the Beyond Reasonable Drought book. Thanks to Kulja and Donna From The Grapevine. RRR are friendly folk
Met a very lovely Britney Spears impersonator which got me wondering what the difference is between the real Britney and impersonator Britney. Same look, same dance moves, same outfit, same lip-syncing (oh actually the impersonator does sing!!)….
Head up to the eighth floor in the Nicholas building in Melbourne’s CBD and you’ll find yourself transported in a lift unlike any other in Melbourne. No sterile steel and glass, instead trees, stuffed birds, photos, disco balls and other wonderful decorative items belonging to the lift attendants Dimitri and Joan.
That’s right, lift attendants - people who take you up and down in the lift. It’s like finding something rare, thought to be extinct..,,
I discovered this gem a few years back when photographing an anti workplace relations protest. Looking for an aerial view of the big crowd I wandered in and came across Joan who kindly took me up onto the roof and the result was this pic taken 15th November 2005.
