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Pecha Kucha: The art of speed-talking about photography
Pecha Kucha is a talk format that allows speakers six minutes and 40 seconds to showcase 20 slides — and it’s proving wildly popular, having now been adopted at events running in nearly 600 cities...
Lectures 16 Apr 2013
The Smart Threat: How mobile phones are forcing camera manufacturers to evolve
The popularity of smartphones is threatening the compact camera market, forcing traditional camera makers to adapt their products in a bid to stay relevant. Olivier Laurent speaks with Canon, Nikon and...
Cameras 30 Nov 2012
Biannual French magazine offers different approach to photography
In less than two years, 6Mois has established itself as a high-quality French magazine that uses photography to tell the story of today's society. But, for photographers, it's even more than that. Olivier...
Magazines 24 Sep 2012
The New Economics of Photojournalism: Online Photography Workshops
Remote learning courses are certainly thriving, but can an online photography workshop truly replace face-to-face training? Olivier Laurent finds out
Education 07 Sep 2012
The New Economics of Photojournalism: How the Magnum Foundation funds photographers
The Magnum Foundation has distributed more than $375,000 over the past three years to help photographers produce new projects, stepping in where traditional media organisations once operated. Olivier Laurent...
Business 05 Sep 2012
Apple's new iPad: Made for photographers?
Apple’s latest iPad, which features a retina display, is an excellent tool to showcase photography – but what portfolio app should photographers use? Olivier Laurent tests the device and looks at the...
Accessories 15 May 2012
Web-documentaries made easy
Interactive web documentaries aren’t new, but until now they have required a daunting amount of investment and strong programming skills. Now the Klynt app is aiming to eliminate these impediments,...
Documentary 23 Apr 2012
Kodak: The fading of the Old Yeller
Kodak once had a watertight business but, says Jonathan Eastland, complacency and a failure to look to the future have brought it to its knees.
Manufacturers 07 Mar 2012
Product placement: Fantastic Man and Wallpaper* look beyond conventional packshots
Two magazines extol the virtue of creative freedom in a world dominated by mediocre packshots, commissioning cutting-edge still lifes for their product pages. Diane Smyth reports
Magazines 07 Mar 2012
Photography on the iPad: The Road to Success?
Photographers are increasingly experimenting with Apple’s iPad as a way to reach new audiences and gain financial independence from traditional revenue sources. But is the strategy working? Olivier Laurent...
Photojournalism 19 Dec 2011
Fish Bar: A new photography gallery opens
A former chip shop in London has been transformed by Olivia Arthur and Philipp Ebeling into a photography gallery. And, finds Diane Smyth, they are relishing the independence it offers them.
Documentary 15 Nov 2011
Liverpool’s Eye: Reopening one of Britain's largest photographic galleries
The Open Eye Gallery is hoping to quadruple its audience when it unveils new premises on Liverpool’s riverside on 05 November. Olivier Laurent speaks with the gallery’s director and curator about the...
Exhibitions 28 Oct 2011
Mack Books: From print to the iPad
Michael Mack has published some of the most beautiful photobooks of the past two decades. But, as he tells Diane Smyth, he’s become disillusioned with how the frenzied collectors’ market has skewed...
Books 20 Sep 2011
iPublish: Photojournalists turn to the iPad to tell their stories
Documentary photographers have long struggled to get their longterm projects into print. So it's little surprise to see them embrace the iPad, with its immersive viewing environment and an entirely new...
Media 19 Sep 2011
Listening in: The use of audio in photography
Some photographers believe audio is a better partner for still images, adding depth to their multimedia presentations, despite video getting all the attention right now. Olivier Laurent talks with photographers...
Media 30 Aug 2011
Multimedia photostories: the key to reach new audiences?
Online is the future, says Hedy van Erp, reporting from the recent Photostories conference held in Nederlands Fotomuseum. As photographers face declining commissions from newspapers and magazines, they...
Website 29 Aug 2011
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