Ignite London Talk: Alby Reid on Operation Paul Bunyan

Alby Reid’s Ignite London talk is called Operation Paul Bunyan, about a military operation on the North-South Korean border, which involved attack helicopters, B-52 bombers and used more than 800 men to cut down a tree. Alby is a physics and science teacher who most recently spoke at the Interesting 2009 conference. Learn more about Alby by visiting his website or follow him on Twitter.

Ignite London Talk: Melissa McVeigh on Why Photography Defines Our World

Melissa McVeigh’s Ignite London Talk is called Why Photography Defines Our World.

From Melissa:

“What we remember about major events, what is fashionable, who is fashionable, our understanding of masculinity and femininity etc are defined by images. Maybe that seems a little bit obvious because photography is so ubiquitous but in some ways we undervalue it’s influence, it’s ability to mark time, even influence & change our understanding of history.”

Melissa is currently the Head of Digital at a design/digital agency in London. She loves all things digital, design and technology but her passion is photography and image-making. She studied a BA and MA in photography in Australia. Her Masters was on how we construct and define celebrity in modern fashion photography and a lot of her reading, research and thinking is framed around how photography defines our world.

To learn more about Melissa, visit her website or follow her on Twitter.