Archive for January, 2010

Photographers protest against police stop and search

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

From the Guardian. Thousands of photographers have staged a mass protest against the ‘malicious’ use of anti-terrorism laws to stop them taking pictures in public places. Trafalgar Square in central London was lit up by flash bulbs as part of the demonstration against photographers being unfairly targeted by police after taking photos. They are usually [...]

A Typology of Sound Maps

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Great post about sound maps – many of them are incredible.

A new tool for storytelling?

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

An idea I’ve been developing in utilising Google maps, GPS and photography to tell a story is illustrated here. Thanks to Sean French for spotting it and John Naughton for highlighting it.

Crows outside Pump room

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My recording of crows outside Pump room at Sutton Pontz is on Radio Aporee (aporee.org/maps/) Radio Aporee is a global map that can be viewed through Google Earth or as a bewildering network of lines and tags. The map is a satellite; it does not reveal political divisions. The recordings, of which there are thousands, [...]

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