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We’re Giving Away a Photo Drone!

21 Jul

It’s time to take your photography to new heights, cuz we’re giving away a drone!

Yup, a Phantom 2 Vision+ Drone with a built-in 14MP, HD, wide-angle camera.

We’ve got five ways to enter. So, enter! Five times.

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Street style chronicler Bill Cunningham passes away at 87

28 Jun
Bill Cunningham at Fashion Week photographed by Jiyang Chen. May 2012.

Over the weekend, the photography and fashion communities lost a living legend when Bill Cunningham passed away at age 87. He chronicled New York City street fashion trends – from fanny packs to designer bags – for almost 40 years for the New York Times.

‘I never bothered with celebrities unless they were wearing something interesting.’ Cunningham’s 2002 article on his own body of work for the Times explains his approach. He took as much interest in what people were wearing in Harlem and downtown as he took when photographing New York’s elite at countless galas and runway shows. Cunningham was known by his signature plain blue jacket and bicycle, and was named a ‘living landmark’ by the New York Landmarks Conservancy.

Cunningham was hospitalized recently after a stroke, and the news of his passing came not long after this Saturday. 

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Hasselblad gives away a camera each to the winners of its Masters competition

17 Jan

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Medium format equipment manufacturer Hasselblad has announced the winners of its Masters competition, and has awarded the winners of each category a high end medium format camera. The company does not specify which cameras will constitute the prizes, but they will be presented at a ceremony during September’s Photokina show in Germany, at which the company is speculated to be launching major new products. 

The competition winners will have their work featured in the Hasselblad Masters book, and will be able to use the title Hasselblad Master for ever. 

This year’s theme was ‘Inspiration’, which Hasselblad says was chosen to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the company’s founding. There were ten categories to enter, and the competition was open to ‘all photographers who have been active professionals for more than three years and who are using digital cameras of at least 16 Megapixel, or film cameras, regardless of brand and format.’ The ‘Project 21’ category was open only to those under the age of 21. 

The judging panel was made up of 23 professional photographers and editors, including some past competition winners. 

For more information see the Hasselblad website. 


Press release:

Hasselblad has announced the ten winners of its Masters Awards 2016 – widely acclaimed as one of the world’s most prestigious professional photography competitions. The winners were selected by a combination of a public vote and a professional Masters Jury – comprising internationally renowned photographers and imaging experts.

For the first time in Hasselblad Masters Awards history each winning photographer not only gains ‘Master’ status but also a brand new Hasselblad medium format camera.

Winners will receive their awards, cameras and trophies at a special photokina 2016 ceremony in Cologne this September.

The Hasselblad Masters Awards 2016 winners:

  • Swee Oh (USA) Architecture
  • Roy Rossovich (Sweden) Fashion/Beauty
  • Katerina Belkina (Germany) Fine art
  • Lars Van De Goor (Netherlands) Landscape
  • Natalia Evelyn Bencicova (Slovakia) Portrait
  • Georgio Cravero (Italy) Product
  • Jake Reeder (Australia) Project//21
  • Ali Rajabi (Iran) Street/Urban
  • John Paul Evans (UK) Wedding
  • David Peskens (Netherlands) Wildlife

Perry Oosting, Hasselblad CEO: “The Masters Awards have always been the ultimate showcase to capture talent that flourishes across the globe. Our 2016 Masters has again demonstrated the outstanding skills out there across the entire spectrum of photo-disciplines”.

Judges scrutinised thousands of supreme quality images from professional veterans to aspiring young photographers determined to make their mark.

Masters Jury member Jonathan Beer said: “Picking my favourites from the 2016 finalists was immensely tough. Some categories had obvious stand-out entries but others were much closer to call. Exciting creativity backed-up with technical excellence was what I was looking for.

He added: “The Hasselblad Masters has always been one of the most prestigious competitions in the industry. The winners can take pride in and benefit from the coveted title ‘Hasselblad Master’ for the rest of their careers. I cannot wait to see what the winners create for the 2016 Masters Book.”

* The ten winners will be tasked to create a new and unique set of images embracing the theme ‘Inspire’ (coinciding with Hasselblad’s 75th anniversary) for the latest edition of the Hasselblad Masters Commemorative Book.

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Orbis is Going Away. Grab One (for Cheap) While You Can.

11 Dec

For those of you late to the party, the Orbis Ring Flash Adpater is a passive, add-on light shaping device that turns your speedlight into a ring flash. There are others, but for a slew of reasons the Orbis has long been my favorite of the lot.

And it is about to go away forever. This post is a quick heads-up to grab one while you can—and a pointer to a fantastic deal on the last units as they are closed out.

The Orbis was developed in 2008 as a sophisticated answer to the DIY efforts of the Strobist community. After seeing what was possible with cereal boxes, aluminum foil and gaffer’s tape, reader James Madelin wanted to build something better. Meaning nicer looks, better durability, more efficiency, more color correct and with a better quality of light. So that’s exactly what he did.

The Orbis is surprisingly complex on the inside in the way it bends light around the donut. It strikes the balance between lighting efficiency vs. evenness (both being very important) just about as well as possible.

Interestingly, of all of the best ring flash adapters, the Orbis was the only one that was never knocked off by the shady Chinese photo gear copiers. It’s not that they never thought of it. Lord knows, they put out crap versions of all the others.

My guess? They cut one open, took a look inside and said, “Eff this. Let’s knock off the Ray Flash instead.

What it Will Do

The Orbis Ring Flash Adapter is not a flash. It is a passive light mod that mounts onto your existing speedlight.

Used alone, on-axis (classic ring light position) it creates that signature glam ring light look as seen above. And because it retains any TTL functions of the speedlight crammed into it, the Orbis is very popular with club/event photographers. Stick on a wideangle lens, work two stops over the ambient in TTL mode, and the results look cool as crap.

And that’s fine for event shooters. But I prefer to use mine more in a way inspired by portrait shooters like Greg Heisler and Dan Winters.

In this mode, the Orbis becomes a very sophisticated fill light. You can use it in combo with another off-camera speedlight acting as key light, and it fills in the gaps—to whatever level you choose based on how you power it.

The photo above of poet Linda Joy Burke is a good example. The key light is coming from upper left. I am working well above the ambient with my flash exposure. So Linda’s shadow side would be very, very dark without the Orbis that is wrapped around my lens.

The light from the orbis reaches into the shadow side without really adding any footprint, and creates legibility. How much? Your choice. Just dial the power of the ring-fill light up or down as much as you want.

This is a common way for portrait photographers to create exactly the amount of legibility they want in the shadows. Which means you can get more creative and/or edgy with your key if you want. ‘Cause the ring is gonna save your ass in the shadows.

Same here with this photo of blogger Sian Meades, done in London. I am in full shade here, and this light is completely being created with two speedlights.

The key light is at hard left, raking across Sian’s face. The fill light, in an Orbis, stuck right on my lens, is creating the legibility in the shadows of the key.

The ambient component here is minimal. Without the flashes the photo would be near black. The on-axis Orbis gives me complete control of my shadow density.

(To learn more about lighting either of these two photos, click on either one.)

Now or Never

And the Orbis will soon be gone forever.

They sold over the last seven years for $ 200, rarely if ever discounted. But the remaining units are being closed out for $ 129 (w/free shipping in US.) Or you can get it with the hands-free arm for $ 139 (+$ 7.40 shipping in US.)

This is a great deal. Because not only will it work on nearly any speedlight (but not bigass Vivitar 285s, sorry) it is built to last you likely for the rest of your shooting life.

Which is a good thing, because you’re not gonna be able to replace it.

Amazon: Orbis Closeout: $ 129, free ship US

Amazon: Orbis Ring Flash Adapter w/Arm: $ 139 + $ 7.40 ship US


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Stop Giving Away Your Authority – You ARE a Photographer

08 May

I recently started coaching my eldest son’s flag football team. Being a Mom, as opposed to a Dad, this was a rare situation. As the league’s only “Lady Coach”, I was not taken very seriously by anyone, including myself. I stepped up because no other parent volunteered, but once everyone saw that a woman was going to be coaching these young boys to fifth grade flag football success, Dads came out of the woodwork. Some to kindly assist me because ten 11 year old boys is a lot no matter who you are; yet others insisted on their services, because what could I possibly know about football and a bunch of boys? Certainly not enough to coach a youth sports team to uncertain victory.

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My turning point came at our weekly game last Sunday. Down more than a couple points in a season that has yet to provide a win, one of the kinder dads came up to me to suggest a play for the offense. When I didn’t understand he said, “Do you want me to draw it out for you?” and I said, “No. I want you to just run it with them.”

Another dad would have taken over and done exactly that. This Dad didn’t. Instead of letting me give away my role—the one that I had rightly came by and earned, he went and found my clipboard from my very well-prepped coaches bag and drew it out for me to take to the field. I would love to tell you that it worked and it was the winning touchdown, but it didn’t, and it wasn’t. Instead, I got an extremely valuable life lesson out of it: It’s one thing to have someone—ANYONE try to take away your earned authority, but it’s an entirely other thing to hand it to them on a silver platter.

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As I reflected on this, I realized how often I do this with photography. The way I dread shoots, you would think that I was being called on to singlehandedly perform heart surgery on the President, with my only (actual) medical training being retrieving splinters and applying Band-Aids. The way I take feedback on my images, it would be easy to assume I had zero confidence in myself. The way I’ve dismissed my own skills, you would begin to question if I had any.

You know that moment when your portrait clients show-up, dressed all perfect and looking adoringly at you, ready for whatever direction you give them? My first instinct is ALWAYS to run – away – fast. From these people who think I know what I am doing and want to give me money to do it.

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In actuality, I am a good photographer. I, more often than not, grant my client’s every wish and provide them with more than a questionable response to the always asked, “Do you think you got anything good?”

Truthfully, I am actually quite confident in many things—overly confident in some I bet. It’s when I am considered to be an expert that I lose my footing. It’s when I feel pressure to do something specific and challenging that I want to quit. It’s when there is an expectation from another than I mentally run through my getaway options.

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For most of us, it’s uncomfortable to be considered an expert at anything. Especially if what you have to back it up is basically just other scenarios where it worked out in your favor. I am around kids all the time; I work with them, I volunteer for them, I actually parent five of them. I’m pretty comfortable talking to and instructing a younger age group on just about anything – including a sport that is considered the most important American game by beer-drinking middle-aged men everywhere.

Why would I give away my power and not allow myself to be respected as the expert I am? For the same reasons I worry before every shoot, certain that I’ve finally reached the moment where my luck has run out and I, in fact, will not get anything good this time. And there will be the President of the United States, laying on the operating table while I stand over his open chest cavity with shaking tweezers and a flashlight.

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Just like I had never played flag football before a few months ago, I did not go to a formal photography school. In fact, I didn’t even study photography. I studied people and art, but the only true darkroom I have ever been in was when I wandered into my Grandfather’s in the basement once before, being knocked over by the chemical smell and never making that mistake again. I didn’t take pictures for my high school yearbook. I’ve never worked for a college newspaper. I don’t carry my camera with me everywhere (it’s heavy and really gets in the way). All of that said and when someone asks me what I do for a living, I say, “I’m a photographer.” (Cue the excited statements about the glamour and the questions about celebrities.)

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I got here differently than you did. You got here differently than every other photographer you know. Probably the only thing we all have in common is occasionally (or maybe more often) doubting ourselves, and disliking aspects of our job—just like most everyone else on the planet. We are so quick to move negative thoughts aside because: how lucky are we? That has to be our first, last, and only thought, right? That we do something so fun. So glamorous. So creative. So special. And should we ever change our minds or fall flat on our face, there is a line of people a mile long behind us, happy to trample over our humbled bodies to get to the front of The Photographer Line.

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In that moment on the football field when I wasn’t allowed to give my expertise and authority away to someone else, I vowed to make some changes in other parts of my life as well. Well not in that exact moment, but later that day when I was icing my entire body because walking back and forth, stiffly because you’re terrified someone will get something hurt – pride or otherwise – is more of a workout than you would assume.

I decided I’m not going to sugarcoat photography as easy, and more than that, I’m not going to dismiss myself anymore. Photography isn’t just some random skill I picked up at a party somewhere, like opening a champagne bottle with a knife. Photography is hard. It’s exhausting and full of pressure, and sometimes…….I don’t like it at all. The need to stay relevant and at the top of my game is more tiring than pacing 50 yards over and over again in the hot sun. The idea that sometimes people don’t like my work, don’t know I tried my best, don’t realize how hard I have worked to get here, or really want me to perform Photoshop plastic surgery is often frustrating and sad. The nervousness I feel before any shoot is enough energy to power my camera without batteries, if I could figure out how to convert it.

But I’m really good at it, and so are you.

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And, it turns out, that you all feel the same. Or at least some of you do. I know that because when I posted this on my photography Facebook page this morning: I don’t like editing or emailing or scheduling. I hate the pressure to make sure I “got something good” at every shoot and I hate being out in the hot sun or the bitter cold when I’m shooting. I get nervous meeting new people and I dread trying to get to know them and be on their good side in a matter of minutes. – Within an hour, it was liked by many and commented on in appreciation for “being honest” and showing how much mental and emotional work photography often is.

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I’ve been doing this for 10 years and I’ve seen a lot of portrait photographers start their own businesses. Some are still around, and some quickly faded. In the past, I have viewed them as competition, but the truth is that they aren’t. Not only is there enough business for all of us, but the more choice a client has, the more business is created and generated. I’m not the portrait photographer for everyone. You aren’t either.

But you are an expert. You possess an ability that few have and a vision all your own. Your skill level may be at the beginning stages, or it may be very advanced. You get to choose to be nervous before shoots. You get to despise pieces of your job as a photographer. But quit giving away your power. Stop being so humble that your expertise is up for grabs. Don’t reduce your authority on a subject you’ve been marinating in for however long.

Be confident in your piece of the photographer pie, no matter how small that piece is.

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You’re going to fail at some point. Brilliantly, brilliantly fail. You’re going to show up without your memory cards, or you’re going to shoot absolute garbage, or you’re going to ask someone to pose in a way that puts them in the emergency room (it’s my greatest fear). But just like there are 10 boys that don’t know any better than to think that I can led them to a certain flag football victory, there is a handful of people in this world that think of you first as an expert in photography – and that’s something you should never, ever, give away.

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(Not) for Sale: Get Paid $5K to Haul Away ‘Skyway to Nowhere’

25 Feb

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skyway as lake superior retreat

280,000 pounds of glass, steel and concrete spanning over 80 feet, this remarkable structure was built to span city streets and sidewalks in Minneapolis but has storied history that goes well beyond its original usage. Today, this historic wonder can be yours for a remarkable sum of negative $ 5,000 – indeed, its owners will pay you to take it away (and hopefully put it to good use).

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An incredibly robust work of engineering, the structure originally connected two downtown buildings in Minnesota’s biggest city, but when one of the pair it bridged was demolished it became a kind of “skyway to nowhere” that was more liability than asset. Ideas to turn it into a bridge or use it again as a skyway in another location all failed to materialize, but many others have been dreamed up since – a mobile nightclub, kiosk for Nicollet Mall and so forth.

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It was subsequently listed for sale and bought for $ 1 by the University of Minnesota, which then sold it at blind auction by CityDeskStudio for $ 5,000. Plans to turn it into a modern cabin overlooking Lake Superior have since fallen through, hence its being once again up for grabs. CDS originally relisted the bridge in the early 2000s for close to $ 100,000 – the price was dropped repeatedly before the company decided to not only give away the behemoth but to pay for its relocation.

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35 Cityscape Images to Take Your Breath Away

02 May

Recently I’ve done a lot of natural world images including landscapes, bugs, waterfalls, flowers and even pets. So it’s time for something different and I’m shifting gears to man-made.

Here’s a collection of cityscape images to get you inspired enough to get out and take some of your own. Enjoy!

Photograph Up and Above by Sebastian Opitz on 500px

Up and Above by Sebastian Opitz on 500px

Photograph Shanghai at Night by Clemens Geiger on 500px

Shanghai at Night by Clemens Geiger on 500px

Photograph Brooklyn Bridge New York City - NY by Dominique  Palombieri on 500px

Brooklyn Bridge New York City – NY by Dominique Palombieri on 500px

Photograph Houses of Parliament, London by David Mar Quinto on 500px

Houses of Parliament, London by David Mar Quinto on 500px

Photograph Concrete Jungle 2 by Kerim Hadzi on 500px

Concrete Jungle 2 by Kerim Hadzi on 500px

Photograph Dark Pace by Toby Harriman on 500px

Dark Pace by Toby Harriman on 500px

Photograph Fire over San Francisco by Toby Harriman on 500px

Fire over San Francisco by Toby Harriman on 500px

Photograph Painted Ladies by Bobby Gibbons on 500px

Painted Ladies by Bobby Gibbons on 500px

Photograph Sydney Harbour by Dragostesun Photography on 500px

Sydney Harbour by Dragostesun Photography on 500px

Photograph Sky Gate by Gianluca Gobbi on 500px

Sky Gate by Gianluca Gobbi on 500px

Photograph Puddle Mirror Reflection on Notre Dame by Loïc Lagarde on 500px

Puddle Mirror Reflection on Notre Dame by Loïc Lagarde on 500px

Photograph Silent morning by Martin Stantchev on 500px

Silent morning by Martin Stantchev on 500px

Photograph Windows by Catalina Justiniano on 500px

Windows by Catalina Justiniano on 500px

Photograph Strolling Venice by Cristina Ramos on 500px

Strolling Venice by Cristina Ramos on 500px

Photograph Blue City by Woosra Kim on 500px

Blue City by Woosra Kim on 500px

Photograph Misty Taj by Daniel Cheong on 500px

Misty Taj by Daniel Cheong on 500px

Photograph The Trench Run by peter stewart on 500px

The Trench Run by peter stewart on 500px

Photograph The Aperture by  M. Rafiee on 500px

The Aperture by M. Rafiee on 500px

Photograph Golden Sunrise by Andi Andreas on 500px

Golden Sunrise by Andi Andreas on 500px

Photograph Hong Kong by César Asensio Marco on 500px

Hong Kong by César Asensio Marco on 500px

Photograph The Twilight Hour by Marc Perrella on 500px

The Twilight Hour by Marc Perrella on 500px

Photograph Golden Bricks by Toney's Photo Journey on 500px

Golden Bricks by Toney's Photo Journey on 500px

Photograph quarters.only by Robert Pfeuffer on 500px

quarters.only by Robert Pfeuffer on 500px

Photograph On the bridge II by Roland Shainidze on 500px

On the bridge II by Roland Shainidze on 500px

Photograph Microzurich by Vladimir Popov / Uhaiun on 500px

Microzurich by Vladimir Popov / Uhaiun on 500px

Photograph Paris TS by Federico Venuda on 500px

Paris TS by Federico Venuda on 500px

Photograph Still Morning by Tristan O'Tierney on 500px

Still Morning by Tristan O'Tierney on 500px

Photograph twilight arcs by Sven Fennema on 500px

twilight arcs by Sven Fennema on 500px

Photograph Roman Forum (Rome, Italy) by Domingo Leiva on 500px

Roman Forum (Rome, Italy) by Domingo Leiva on 500px

Photograph The Petronas Tower. by sk teh on 500px

The Petronas Tower. by sk teh on 500px

Photograph Sunset in Oia by Slava Mylnikov on 500px

Sunset in Oia by Slava Mylnikov on 500px

Photograph Gothic Quarters - Barcelona by Frank van Haalen on 500px

Gothic Quarters – Barcelona by Frank van Haalen on 500px

Photograph Colmenas II by Rosa M.  Font Regí on 500px

Colmenas II by Rosa M. Font Regí on 500px

Photograph Clash of the Titans by Alfon No on 500px

Clash of the Titans by Alfon No on 500px

Photograph Madrid full moon by Juan Carlos Cortina  on 500px

Madrid full moon by Juan Carlos Cortina on 500px

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Windows 8 – Make Two More Time Zones a Mouse Hover Away

25 Apr

Communicate with people across time zones? Make two additional clocks available with a mouse hover over the Windows 8.1 Taskbar clock.

Do you often need to communicate with co-workers, extended family, or friends that live across the country or world? Stop waking them up at odd hours of the night or sending them an electronic mail or Skype request by not knowing their local time zone.

Two additional time zones can be added to the Windows 8.1 Desktop Taskbar, accessible by hovering over the clock. Clicking on the clock can display larger clocks of each configured time zone….

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Ricoh to give away cameras for ‘photojournalism’ competition

28 Mar

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Ricoh Imaging Company has announced an advertorial feature on cnn.com called ‘Spherical Report 360’, where 360 people will be selected to receive a free Ricoh Theta spherical camera to shoot local news and events. Images taken with the Theta will then be judged for a Pentax K-3 grand prize. To be considered for a free Theta camera visit the Spherical Report 360 website for application guidelines. Applications will be accepted between March 27, 2014 through April 10, 2014. Learn more

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Facing Destruction: Entire City to Be Relocated 2 Miles Away

21 Mar

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No hoax, it is happening  – 20,000 occupants of Kiruna, Sweden, are being forced to pull up stakes and relocate their entire urban center to avoid having it fall off the face of the Earth.

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The existing settlement is situated alongside a vast mine that fuels the local economy, but which also responsible for the huge fissures snaking their way toward the heart of the city. As the miners dig deeper, an increasing area of ground is threatened with collapse – at least 3,000 buildings are not expected to survive. Starting immediately, a multi-year effort is underway to shift everything away from the danger zone.

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Relocating a whole urban populace is no small feat. As reported by the BBC, “The number of people involved in a project of this scale exceeds the thousands and includes city planners, architects, landscape designers, biologists, urban designers, civil engineers, demolition and construction experts and builders, as well as social anthropologists.” In some cases, whole buildings (like a century-old church) will be deconstructed, moved and reassembled on new sites.

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The pressure has been building for some time with citizens having to make difficult decisions about buying real estate and building businesses with this growing threat looming in the backs of their minds. In a way, the definitive decision to break ground on a new town center is a relief to the population, who can now plan their lives around a new known reality. In some ways, too, it is a chance to start over – to build a city from scratch with lessons learned from the existing layout.

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Still, there are many questions without clear answers, including: how does the city evaluate the parcels held by existing landowners who have to move, be they residents or business owners? “The Stockholm-based architects White Arkitekter AB, which won the contract to design the new Kiruna, envisages a denser city centre with a greater focus on sustainability, pedestrians and public transport than automobiles.” With a freshly-constructed center, one thing is certain: everything will change – the focal point for the entire built environment of the region is shifting and the future of the city remains uncertain.

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