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Timbuktu: all four of my pieces from the end of the world

Lost manuscripts of Timbuktu from caparkinson on Vimeo.

Salt caravans of Timbuktu from caparkinson on Vimeo.

Al Qaeda in Timbuctu from caparkinson on Vimeo.

Timbuktu climate change from caparkinson on Vimeo.

The Cameraman’s Workout: Keeping fit while on the road.

These days it is pretty rare that we, as Cameramen, have any spare time on our assignments to squeeze in a workout. If we get any down time at all we generally just need to catch up on our sleep. But once in a while we find ourselves with an afternoon or evening to [...]

Outstanding Local News Cameraman in US. . .

The Photographer of the Year- Darren Durlach, WBFF, Baltimore from Poynter Institute on Vimeo.
I’ve just seen the winning entry for the prestigious US National Press Photographers Award for 2009. Frankly I’m humbled. The winner was Darren Durlach, a Shoot/Edit from a local station in Baltimore (think “The Wire”). Although traditionalists might be tempted to criticize [...]

Lensmans Corner: Bgan’s, what are they and how do they work?

It was Christmas night. I crouched close to the fire built by some of the Marines and tried to warm my hands against the cold. We were in Southern Afghanistan, at Forward Operating Base Gibraltar. It had been three days since I’d last showered and I was so cold in my tent at night that [...]