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richard — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:51:00 +0100

World Press Photo 11 Exhibition

richard — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:50:23 +0100

I went along to the World Press Photo Exhibition in Auckland today and as expected it is an excellent collection of moving and emotive photojournalism from around the world. The exhibition has been welRead More...

James Nachtwey iconic imagery of 9/11

richard — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:11:58 +0100

Amazingly it is a decade since the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001. I remember at the time being absolutely memorised by some of the on-the-scene imagery which emerged and the ability these photo's had to portray some of the emotion of that day.

One of my favorite photographers James Nachthey was in New York that day and it is his images that have always resonated with me the most. In many ways the images he took have become some of the most iconic images of 9/11 - a selectRead More...

KAPA HAKA - Close Up Te Waka Huia

richard — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:40:58 +0100

I visited Lopdell House Gallery yesterday and was delighted to catch a very moving exhibition by photographer Kathrin Simon just before it finishes.

As per the brochure "Close up Te Waka Huia gives a unique insight into the world of today's Kapa Haka. It is a beautiful and moving portrayal of the dedication, passion and vitality of Aotearoa's most successful and four-times NatiRead More...

Bruce Springsteen: The Promise

richard — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:46:39 +0100

I have just finished watching 'Bruce Springsteen: The Promise' in it's entirety on DVD and I have to say it is a phenomenal movie. I was absolutely captivated by the story behind last years 'The Promise' album whicRead More...

Brian Brake: Lens on the world exhibition

richard — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:51:07 +0100

I have waited years to get the oportunity to see a Brian Brake exhibition so was thrilled to go to the Auckland Art Gallery the other day to see 'Brian Brake: Lens on the worldRead More...

37,440 Exposures To Create Entire Night Sky Image

richard — Sun, 15 May 2011 21:11:35 +0100

Photo: Nick Risinger

This is an extraordionary photograph made up of over 37,000 exposures stitched together to create the entire night sky Read More...

Bob Dylan

richard — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:53:43 +0100

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the poet laureate of rock 'n' roll. The man who "forced folk intRead More...

PHO2OGRAPHY by Barry McCall

richard — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:30:03 +0100

Being someone that loves photography books I was thrilled to see that a very special book was released in October of last year by renowned IrRead More...

Five Billion Pixels...

richard — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:33:28 +0100

Photo: U2.com

This is a really cool image taken at a recent U2 concert in Cape Town where most of the 95,000 fans were captured on an incredible 5 billion pixeRead More...

Satellite Photos of Japan - before & after

richard — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:12:01 +0100

It is difficult to know what to say about the colossal events that have unfolded so far and are continuing to develop in Japan.

I had almost completed a blog on the imagery captured by the Space Shuttle Discovery on it's final voyage that ended suscessfully last week. That can wait for another day.

Instead here is a link courtesy of the Washington Post to Satellite imagery of Japan before and after the earthquake and tsunami - revealing the scale of sheer devestation across the Read More...

10 Years of www.richardhume.com

richard — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:21:07 +0100

Ten years ago the final touches were being put to the very first Richard Hume website which went live in early April 2001. I thought it a good time to have a little look back over the sites evolution and realised in doing so it maps this particular period of the Internets evolution too.

Although a fairly simple HTML site it was actually pretty cool with sRead More...

Christchurch Earthquake

richard — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:01:43 +0100

Photo NZHerald - Photo taken from hills above Christrchurch in moments after earthquake strikes

At 12.51 pm on Tuesday of this week as people were going about their normal lives - as Cafe's bristled with the lunchtime crowds and as streets and workplaces were full Read More...

World Press Photo Of The Year 2010

richard — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:29:13 +0100

World Press Photo have chosen a picture by South African photographer Jodi Bieber as their World Press Photo of the Year 2010.

It is extremely hard hitting but very worthy - it is also worthwhile reading the story behind the photograph and other details to do with the photographer and the competition etc which can be foundRead More...

Stone Fields Exhibition

richard — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:51:23 +0100

I made a fleeting visit to the opening of the Stone Fields exhibition by Max Thomson at the Letham Gallery, and was glad i did.

I was interested in Max's transition from photographer seveRead More...

Future of photography books?

richard — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:44:42 +0100

Music is the latest book by American photographer Andrew Zuckerman and in a number of ways it is quite special.

First and foremost it is a superbly produced coffee table format, photographic portrayal of a vast array of musicians from around the world. Being someone that loves music I was naturally drawn to the simple yet gripping imagery.

I wasRead More...

Best Photo's of 2010

richard — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:29:38 +0100

I am always keen at this time of year to look back on some of the images that have formed the backdrop to the last twelve months.

I always find images associated with stories or events that i had forgotten about or that i had missed and usually there are a few surprises too.

This year i have taken particular note of TIME magazines 'The best photo's from 2010'. I definately recommend having a look through this collection of thought provoking and often startling imagRead More...

Total Lunar Eclipse

richard — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:21:43 +0100

Some amazing images have appeared from around the world of last nights total lunar eclipse – a phenomenon which occurs when the Earth, sun and moon are all in line together, and the moon moves into the shadow of the earth.