Possibly the most unintentionally ironic image credit I've ever seen. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/funding/eu-…

Richard Misek's 'A History Of The World According To Getty Images' topped the 2023 poll; was I ahead of my time when I nominated it for the 2021 poll?? Who's to say? Either way, watch it here: …yoftheworldaccordingtogettyimages.com

CREATe presents the first working paper in the 2024 series – ‘Getty Images: copyright hawk or corporate appropriator?’ by Professor Richard Misek (University of Bergen).
Access the paper here: create.ac.uk/blog/2024/02/1…

I was just interviewed on Here & Now NPR about why the public domain doesn't work for images. Thank you Samantha Raphelson for helping raise public awareness about this issue and @TongScott for the spot-on questions npr.org/2023/05/01/117…

Very exited that my short doc 'A History Of The World According To Getty Images' has been shortlisted in the 2023 FOCAL International awards. Looking forward to some interesting conversations at the ceremony in June. You can see the film here: …yoftheworldaccordingtogettyimages.com

My film A History Of The World According To Getty Images is now available online, with a Creative Commons public domain license. You can stream and download it and do anything you like with it via …yoftheworldaccordingtogettyimages.com

Four fantastic short documentaries made by my students Infomedia_uib inside VRChat with filmmaker Joe Hunting. 4/4

Four fantastic short documentaries made by my students Infomedia_uib inside VRChat with filmmaker Joe Hunting. 3/4

Four fantastic short documentaries made by my students Infomedia_uib inside VRChat with filmmaker Joe Hunting. 2/4

Four fantastic short documentaries made by my students Infomedia_uib inside VRChat. 1/4

I feel very lucky to have collaborated with the wonderful film students lead by Richard Misek at TekLab UiB to create 4 docs inside #VRChat . Thank you to everyone the University of Bergen for the warm welcome and inspiration.

Read about the VR workshop:
teklab.uib.no/artikler/inter…

new Digital Works podcast ep is out. Episode 27, a chat with Richard Misek about his research on the Digital Access To Arts And Culture project, the economics of digital culture, the accessibility benefits and considerations of working in this way, and lots more buzzsprout.com/841957/1136843…

Just read the ‘Art Power 100’ list of the most powerful people in the art world ArtReview_. Perhaps the 30 anonymous art insiders who made the list should also be on it. Those who stay in the shadows, deciding who has power, often have even more power. artreview.com/power-100?year…

My film 'A History Of The World According To Getty Images' has its European premiere IDFA today. To mark the occasion, I've made a poster from an image that Getty appropriated from NASA

Happy #AudiovisualHeritageDay !

PS - I LOVE this image by MetaRick 🤖⚔️🍕. Screen grab taken from my students' mini VR doc filmed in Uncanny Alley, which currently features in Raindance Film Festival immersive curated by Curator of Raindance Immersive and Joe Hunting

Last two days to see the 4 mini VR documentaries at BIFF - Bergen internasjonale filmfestival made by the Batchelor's TV production students at Univ of bergen during last month's amazing workshop with Joe Hunting Infomedia_uib biff.no/article/biff-e…

Looking forward to today’s conference on VR storytelling @Bergenfilmfest produced with Crossover Labs. I’ll be chairing a panel on accessibility with Ian Williams from Birmingham City Univ, and award-winning theatre director Sacha Wares. Infomedia_uib biff.no/article/biff-e…

Super-excited that my film 'A History Of The World According To Getty Images' will have its European premiere in November at one of my absolute favourite festivals - International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam @IDFA idfa.nl/en/article/172…

If you're interested in the interstices between film and performance, this is a must! Whatever unethical and/or illegal activities you need to engage in to get a ticket, I promise they'll be worth it.