The Committee to Protect Journalists said last night that forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had detained four further international journalists.
The four were detained on the outskirts of the city of Brega, the CPJ said, continuing the government's pattern of arbitrary detentions and other restrictions.
’d been warned. David Bailey has a reputation as a “difficult” interviewee: touchy, hectoring, foul-mouthed, with an inveterate tendency to ignore questions and talk about whatever is at the forefront of his own mind instead. Foul-mouthed he was, but as for the rest he most certainly did not live up to stereotype.
Maybe we caught him on a good day but he was thoroughly charming, giving the impression of a man who has ceased to care what posterity might think of him – if he ever did care – and who is now sufficiently successful to pursue his own enthusiasms: creating sculptures, photographing the last bullfighters, doing charity work in Afghanistan.
At the BBC we can receive more than 8,000 pictures from the news wire agencies each day. Add to that the photographs sent in by our readers, pictures sent on spec from freelance photographers and independent photo agencies, then, well let's just say we see our fair share of pictures.
You could argue whether we really need any new photographs? Have we reached saturation point?
Capitolio is documentary photographer Christopher Anderson's cinematic journey through the upheavals of contemporary Caracas, Venezuela, in the tradition, he says, of such earlier projects as William Klein's New York and Robert Frank's The Americans. But instead of just publishing the work in book form, the Magnum photographer has also released it on the iPad and iPhone platforms for $4.99 (£2.99). He speaks to BJP...
"Don't let's kid ourselves that the only good stuff is made in the name of art," said David Campany at The Social last night, in the first of two insightful talks on the relationship between photography and art
"What's the relationship between photography and art? It's a big, pompous question and there might have been a time when I'd have given a big, pompous response but I don't have a clue any more," said writer and academic David Campany at The Social last night. "I'll try to respond in the time I have in a very personal way."
Thirty-year-old Sabah al-Bazee "was among more than 50 people killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked a local government building in Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein," Reuters reports.
"On behalf of the entire team at Thomson Reuters, I wish to convey our sadness at the untimely death of Sabah al-Bazee," says Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler. "He was a valued member of our team in Iraq and will be much missed by colleagues. This tragic incident shows yet again the risks journalists face daily in doing their jobs and to bring news to the world. Our thoughts are with Sabah's family and friends."Al-Bazee has been a contributor for Reuters for the past seven years. He was also working as a cameraman. He "suffered shrapnel wounds in an explosion," according to Reuters.
