Citizen journalism is nothing new to our world of available technology. It has become second nature for people to capture their experience, events or news in their environments on their phones, cameras or computers. We live in a world were journalism is an action and all of citizens have stepped forth into that call to action.

However, this is the first Olympic Games of its kind were the real stories that are happening are not necessarily the ones that are showcased by the sponsor holding media companies. The internet with its …

This is the 2nd of several Vancouver 2010 Olympics photo essays created by Kris Krüg.

Vancouver is filled with energy now that 2010 Winter Olympic Games has officially started. The last week has been filled with the excited fervor of the last month and anticipation of the upcoming weeks. Here is a photographic look into the last week of adventure and celebrations, before the officially opening of the Games in Vancouver.

The Olympic torch was carried downhill on the Blackcomb mountain by world champion and olympiad Steve Podborski. Steve won a bronze …

This photo essay originally posted over at Kris Krüg’s Vancouver photography blog Static.

The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are upon us and things are heating up around Vancouver. You can feel the energy in the city as all the last minute details are pulled together for this huge event. The team at Static Photography has been out and about making photos of all the action and we have pulled together some of our favorites. You can find more Vancouver 2010 photos than you know what to do with here, but for …

Over the evenings of the 3rd and 4th Febuary, Culture @ the Olympics staff (Jennifer Jones, Kris Krug and Danielle Sipple) have been present at the pre-launch and launch of the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad events, CODE Live.

In November 2007, academic researchers around the world gathered in Olympia to pay tribute to the villagers of Ancient Olympia who saved the Academy from devastation during the wildfires.

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were preceded by annual cultural festivals, which drew on research and scholarship and cultural activity to act as trailblazers for the Games. These images are from the 2006 festival.

Photographs from the Athens 2004 Olympic Summer Games, capturing cultural activity around the Zappeion Media Centre and some of the unseen dimensions of the city

Photographs from the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games