Category Archives: Announcements

Winner of 2013 World Press Photo awards has been cleared of fraud claims

Posted on 15. May 2013 by Oliver Ross

An interesting discussion has arisen about the winning photograph of the 2013 World  Press Photo awards. The winning image by Swedish photographer Paul Hansen showed two young casualties of an Israeli attack on Gaza being carried through the streets by … Continue reading →

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Photographers in Germany go to court over new Google image search

Posted on 29. April 2013 by Oliver Ross

Google recently changed the way its “image search” works. Previously, the search results would display only a small thumbnail of the original image. In order to see the full size image, the user had to click on the thumbnail which … Continue reading →

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A trip to the Spanish heartland: Castile

Posted on 7. April 2013 by Oliver Ross

During the Easter weekend, I travelled through Castile which includes the autonomous regions of Castilla y Léon and Castilla la Mancha, the traditional heartlands and geographic centre of Spain. With Castile being as far from the sea as you can … Continue reading →

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World Press Photo awards 2013

Posted on 15. February 2013 by Oliver Ross

From a total of 100,000 entries, the winners of the World Press Photo awards 2013 have been announced in Amsterdam. There are some truly amazing images to be seen both among the winners and the various runner-ups. One of my … Continue reading →

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New Paris Gallery online

Posted on 27. January 2013 by Oliver Ross

New Photos have been added to the Chocolate Fish Photos archives. They include images from some of the most well known landmarks of Paris, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, the Notre Dame cathedral, and the Arc de … Continue reading →

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Barcelona in winter …

Posted on 4. January 2013 by Oliver Ross

… is nice. Especially the balmy days with lots of sunshine provide a welcome respite for travellers from colder climates. So far, the average daytime temperatures have ranged from 12° to 20°C this winter. The city is less crowded and … Continue reading →

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Christmas markets in France and Germany

Posted on 30. December 2012 by Oliver Ross

This Christmas I visited the Christmas markets in Strasbourg and Kaysersberg (France) as well as in Gengenbach (Germany). Although originally a German tradition, Christmas markets are also very common in the Alsace region due to its German heritage. With more … Continue reading →

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New Photos from Girona are online

Posted on 21. November 2012 by Oliver Ross

This weekend, I went to Girona, a small town of about 100,000 people in the NE corner of Catalonia. The city has a rich history. It was the site of a Roman citadel and changed hands between the Moors, the … Continue reading →

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General Strike in Spain

Posted on 14. November 2012 by Oliver Ross

Today there is a general strike in Spain. Hundreds of thousands of people are on the streets in all major cities protesting against cuts in public spending, the continued privatisation of public services, and the degradation of services such as … Continue reading →

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South Korea Gallery is online

Posted on 9. November 2012 by Oliver Ross

After travelling through South Korea this autumn, the images are finally online in the Chocolate Fish Photos Korea Gallery. Korea is really an interesting destination. Culturally it has influences from both China and Japan which can be seen not only … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Fish Photos BLOG goes online!

Posted on 9. November 2012 by Oliver Ross

Dear friends of Chocolate Fish Photos, due to the many emails I have received I decided to set up this BLOG in order to provide some general thoughts and also the occasional small tutorial on photography and the travel photography … Continue reading →

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