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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 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