OSI ‘Moving Walls 16′ exhibition

Posted on 30/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

More from the excellent multi-media and documentary photography work of the Open Society Institute. Whether you are a fan of Soros or not, OSI has invested heavily in the production of high quality visual products that are integrated into social justice campaigns. The ‘Moving Walls 16‘ exhibition brings together work by six photographers. There is [...]

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OSI Documentary Photography Production Grant 2009 winners

Posted on 30/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

The Open Society Institute has announced the winners of its Documentary Photography Project ‘Production Grant‘ for 2009. The grant aims to support photographers from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan and Pakistan documenting issues of social justice and human rights. Full list of winners here.

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10 Tactics for turning information into action

Posted on 27/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

I don’t really focus on information technology, but seeing as this involves use of digital images I thought it worth posting. So, here is a short video brought to my attention by the excellent Osocio. It is a promo by The Tactical Tech Collective on how rights activists are using the internet for activism. The [...]

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Human Rights in the Spotlight – Digital Photography & Video

Posted on 16/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

The Soul of the New Machine organised a conference at the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center looking at the use of video and photography in human rights activism. Check it out here.

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For Only $5 Per Month, You Can Help Continue Photographing This Child

Posted on 15/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

This image from the hilarious US spoof news site, The Onion, has come to my attention twice in 24 hrs. First, it crashed the Open-I webinar I was attending on Advocacy Photojournalism & Human Rights. Then I noticed it on the blog (Notes On) Politics, Theory and Photography.

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UNFCCC/CDM Photo & Video contest

Posted on 14/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is running two competitions to raise awareness of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The competitions, both photographic and video, are themed around ‘Changing Lives’. For contest rules click here. Submission deadline for both comps is 31 October 2009.

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The Innocents – Taryn Simon

Posted on 12/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

It is a well known fact that innocent people are convicted of crimes they did not commit. This flaw in all criminal justice systems is one of the most compelling arguments for the abolition of the death penalty. Although there are examples of such miscarriages of justice around the world the USA tends to present [...]

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Visualising China – 60 years of progress

Posted on 09/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

Whilst on the visualisation theme here is one looking at progress in China over the last 60 years. Not convinced by the value of including mobile phone data considering they weren’t invented 60 yrs ago, but there you go.

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The Billion Dollar Gram – visualising the world

Posted on 09/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

What does the internet porn industry have in common with foreign aid given by major industrialised nations? They are both worth roughly the same amount in dollar terms. Well, at least according to this visualisation from the book ‘The Visual Miscellaneum – Ideas, issues and knowledge visualised‘ by David McCandless. The visualisation below comes in [...]

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‘Unmasking Corruption’ comic competition

Posted on 08/10/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

OK, it may look like Ctrl+Alt+Shift are paying me today but it is just that I haven’t checked them out for so long, and they are such a breath of fresh air. Anyway, this is a bit late but worth a mention as you don’t see many comics for social activism. They are running a [...]

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