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- Comment on The guilt every photographer feels by Gareth MorlaisGood point. Thanks Katrina. In the case where the objector isn't the subject of the photo, I'd listen to concerns, then take a view, balancing sensitivities against the wider public interest. If I was going into an arena where there's a real public interest and potential resistance by authorities, there are many options open to explore with ca […]
- Comment on The guilt every photographer feels by Katrina KirkwoodIs this the guilt? It's not mine. Mine is the guilt of taking photographs at all. Unless I'm in a tourist spot or rural wilderness, I've been accosted every time I've got out my camera to shoot a scene. "Why are you taking photos?" "Who/what are you taking?" Or, more usually, "Go away and pack that camera up. […]
- Comment on Working with groups of more than ten people on their personal stories by Gareth MorlaisI think you're right Kent. Mutual trust is needed for the sharing of personal true stories. I also like the way people often come to a workshop with a firm idea of the story they're going to tell and then end up telling a completely different one, because of something that happened in the story circle. […]
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DS8 digital storytelling conference review 2013
Digital storytellers from as far afield as Japan to Norway and from Egypt to Canton gathered together in Cardiff on 14 June 2013 for the DS8 digital storytelling conference. The host, Karen Lewis, co-director of the George Ewart Evans Centre … Continue reading
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The guilt every photographer feels
Back in the day when we used film and had our photographs developed and printed, there were two things that were different from today’s digital image world. We were more careful about the images we captured because there was stock … Continue reading
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One mother’s promise to her sons
Here’s a powerful and moving digital story by Jaimie from the Banyan Tree’s Taking Root project in which Asian and Pacific Islanders share stories about how HIV affects them. You can read about how digital storytelling and Twitter discussions were … Continue reading
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Storybird is working on multilingual story-sharing
I was delighted to read the news in Guardian Education about “E-publishing and digital storytelling” They say Storybird harnesses “the power of great art to stimulate creative thoughts and writing and could be used in any language”. Well, now Storybird … Continue reading
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What would a montage of one second of video filmed every day of your life look like?
1 Second Everyday – Age 30 from Cesar Kuriyama on Vimeo. Cesar Kuriyama crowdfunded this app which helps you shoot a second of video a day. When you stitch all the bits together, you end up with a jerky but … Continue reading
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Working with groups of more than ten people on their personal stories
Canadian digital storyteller Kent Manning contacted Barrie Stephenson and I recently with a question: “I’m conducting a digital storytelling session next month for a group of 26 educators. I value the story circle part of the process as this is … Continue reading
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The Storycenter has a brand new blog
Here’s some good news from Storycenter: they’ve just launched a new blog. It begins with seven categories. The number seven relates back to the number of steps in Storycenter’s digital storytelling guide. Here’s how Allison Myers – southwest director – … Continue reading
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Call for Speakers: DS8 #digitalstorytelling festival in Wales
There’s a call for papers and speakers at DS8 – the 8th Annual Digital Storytelling Festival in Wales – from organisers the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling, which is part of University of Glamorgan’s Cardiff School of Creative & … Continue reading
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News from CDS of Digitalstorytelling conference in Ankara, May 2013
Here’s an exciting announcement from the Center for Digital Storytelling about CREATE, ACT, CHANGE: 5th International Digital Storytelling Conference and Exhibition. 8-10 May, Ankara, Turkey. The venue is Beytepe (Tunçalp Özgen) Conference Center, Beytepe Campus, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Communication, … Continue reading
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Telling Truths, Changing Minds – digital storytelling evening
As a round-up of digital storytelling activities in south Wales, it’s hard to beat this event TELLING TRUTHS, CHANGING MINDS in Cardiff, Wales, on Thursday, 29 November 2012. It’s been organised by the CommsCymru network for communications professionals in Wales … Continue reading
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