Something new on Guardian Unlimited today… 360-degree photographs by Guardian photographer Dan Chung, with audio commentary by Guardian journalists.
Such images are, of course, nothing new. But in the hands of a news photographer they turn into something more than mere eye candy.
Dan’s down at the Lib Dems’ annual conference in Brighton, and has been following leader Sir Menzies Campbell around today. And what his images show is that, away from the bog standard photographs and TV coverage, there’s almost nobody there.
Spin around in this photocall and there’s only a handful of photographers and journalists present. Even during Ming’s big speech, if you look back you see the hall is mostly empty.
See the offically-intended image up ahead… and then spin around to see the reality.
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An Honest Man thought this on Sep 19 06 at 10:47 amThis comes over as a bit unfair Neil. As the commentator points out, there is no stage management at this conference. Even a full hall for a keynote speech is not ‘reality’, just better employment of spin.
We get what we deserve.
An Honest Man thought this on Sep 19 06 at 10:49 amSorry, I also meant to add that I thought the idea of 360 degree photograph is good, but needs to be viewed with caution and understanding of what it implies.
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