In the Media
Posts cross-referring to news stories or items found in the press.
Motor racing in the old city of Bern
Geek stuff / In the Media
Saturday, 28th August, 2010 • No comments
I watched the trailer for the fifth version of driving simulation software Gran Turismo with great interest, when I saw that there are segments of the film containing computer-generated sections of the historic city of Bern.
The Orphan Works Bill
In the Media / Photography
Sunday, 21st February, 2010 • 2 comments
You’ll notice that I’ve made two changes over the past couple of days regarding copyright marking and my privacy settings at Flickr. Firstly, all images which I post from now on will contain a visual copyright notice and a copyright definition in the (hidden) IPTC annotations. Secondly, no-one can download any of my photos from Flickr in higher resolution any more.
Apple iPad announced
Geek stuff / In the Media
Wednesday, 27th January, 2010 • No comments
Apple announced the new iPad today. My first thoughts on how I, as a photographer and media developer, may be able to use such a device.
Brienz Quay – print auction for Haiti
In the Media / Individual photographs / Prints for sale
Thursday, 21st January, 2010 • No comments
I am auctioning off a single print of one of my photographs to the highest bidder to support the earthquake victims in Haiti.
Choo Choo celebrate 15 years of Subversiv Records
Friends and Family / In the Media / Individual photographs / Music / Video
Thursday, 10th December, 2009 • No comments
Bern band Choo Choo celebrate 15 years of their record company this weekend with a gig at the Wasserwerk Club, and they select one of my photos to appear in national Swiss commuter paper 20 Minuten.
The Hero
In the Media / Internet / Video
Saturday, 28th November, 2009 • 2 comments
Where some advertisers choose the “viral” route of making a low-budget film to publicize themselves or their causes via YouTube, others still spend the time and make an effort to integrate some very cool interactivity to ensure that their offering or message gains widespread recognition.
The Bear Incident
In the Media / Individual photographs
Thursday, 26th November, 2009 • No comments
Last weekend, reports quickly appeared on Twitter and Facebook, and thence to the local and international press, that a member of the public had apparently jumped over the fence into the new bear enclosure alongside the river Aare in Bern.
Death of a cemetery
History / In the Media
Thursday, 10th September, 2009 • 2 comments
Sad news comes today for the family and fans of the “Autofriedhof”: the site must be cleared. Here’s an article about the closure, which I’ve translated from the German article at the Swiss newspaper “Tagesanzeiger”.
Ten years of push-button publishing
In the Media / Internet / Work
Thursday, 27th August, 2009 • No comments
On 23rd August 2009, the ten year anniversary of a web service called Blogger passed with barely a blip; only a small handful of news reports show up at Google’s news aggregating service and the world at large has paid little notice to the milestone.
Jungfrau Zeitung secures its newspaper business
In the Media / Internet
Friday, 31st July, 2009 • No comments
The newest version of the newspaper, to which I still subscribe online despite no longer working or living in the catchment area, produced by a small handful of people and covering purely local news instead of falling to the temptation of reporting news from more distant regions, is at least a match for – if not better than – most national newspapers.
Police revise public guidance over street photography laws
In the Media / Photography
Friday, 31st July, 2009 • No comments
London’s Metropolitan Police has changed its public guidance on photography to reflect concerns raised by the National Union of Journalists.
20 minutes goes yellow
In the Media / Work
Tuesday, 26th August, 2008 • No comments
It was a surprise, though not a shock, to see the free Swiss commuter paper “20 minutes” today in a special yellow issue, thanks to the one-off sponsorship by Rivella.
