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From field to cup: We join photographer Lauren Kelly as she documents tea production with the Canon EOS RP

30 Oct

Positioned far to the south of the country in the shadow of an active volcano, Kagoshima has a very different feel to most Japanese cities. Warm and humid all year, the area around Kagoshima is ideal growing country for fruit and vegetables, and the rich volcanic soil is perfect for the cultivation of tea.

In this video, we’re joining photographer Lauren Kelly in Japan, on assignment to document the production of matcha – a finely ground type of green tea, prized by connoisseurs for its rich, complex flavor. Along the way, Lauren captured the vivid sights and sounds of the Kagoshima area using the Canon EOS RP, a small, lightweight mirrorless camera ideal for travel and portraiture.

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Google Clips smart camera will launch soon, appears in FCC documents

20 Jan

During its October 2017 event, Google surprised the camera world by introducing a small AI-powered lifelogging camera named Google Clips. And now, thanks to some uncovered FCC documents, it looks like we’re getting close to an official release date.

Google Clips is an interesting concept. Unlike other cameras that require a bit of input from the user, Google said Clips could analyze situations and automatically capture memorable moments, growing smarter over time—just place it on a shelf and it would ‘learn’ to capture your most important moments as they unfolded. Several months later, however, we still haven’t heard anything from Google about a release date. We know it’ll cost $ 250 USD when it launches, and the Google Clips product page offers prospective buyers the option to join a waitlist, but Google hasn’t revealed anything more.

That’s where the eagle-eyed folks at Variety come in. Earlier this week, they noticed that the camera recently passed through the FCC, indicating that a launch is imminent. In other words: if you’re holding out for the Google Clips, your wait is almost over.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

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Last Stop: Photo Book Documents 150 Vanishing US Rest Stops

12 Dec

[ By WebUrbanist in Culture & History & Travel. ]

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For the last five years, this photographer has been traveling around the United States and capturing an eclectic but dying breed of roadside architecture: the American rest stop.

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Ryann Ford of Austin, Texas, who has taken 150 pictures of these to date, notes that this architectural typology has been associated with ” rest, relief, hospitality, and nostalgia” for the last half-century. The shots shown here include Big Bend National Park, Texas (FM 170), Walker Lake, Nevada (U.S. 95), Thackerville, Oklahoma (I-35), Clines Corners, New Mexico (U.S. 66/I-40), Monument Valley, Arizona, and more.

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Though The Last Stop has just reached her crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter, there is still time left to support the project in return for this oversized coffee table book which will be filled with 100 pages of images and stories. It represents both an aesthetic treat but also a critical archive of these structures, many of which are being abandoned or destroyed. Polaraids, prints and other prizes are also available.

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“When interstate highways were first built, passing up many small towns, rest stops were a way to reconnect people to the places they were traveling though. They gave small towns a chance to show their cultural significance. Rest areas have become relics of America’s roadside past. These sites not only illustrate a unique period in the American travel experience, but are significant for the architectural forms found within them.”

[ By WebUrbanist in Culture & History & Travel. ]

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‘Kodak City’ documents former imaging giant’s headquarters

30 Jun

While many American cities have experienced the pains of a large population shift from the urban core to suburbs, there’s a poignancy to the abandoned storefronts in downtown Rochester, New York. The city’s name is inextricably tied to the name Eastman Kodak. Swiss photographer Catherine Leutenegger spent time photographing Rochester and Kodak’s headquarters, first in 2007 and again in 2012, and answered a few of our questions about the project. See gallery

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‘Kodak City’ documents former imaging giant’s headquarters

21 Jun

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

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Touch Ground: Massimo Cristaldi documents cost of migration

25 May

Photographer and dpreview.com member Massimo Cristaldi has spent the past five years documenting illegal migration from North Africa into Europe through Sicily and its islands. Last year alone more than 40,000 desperate migrants made the journey, which many did not survive. In ‘Touching Ground’ Cristaldi focuses not on them directly, but on the places where they came to shore – tired, hungry, and in many cases dead. Click through to learn more and see a selection of images.

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Empty Spaces: Photo Book Documents Eerie Urban Ruins

13 May

[ By Steph in Abandoned Places & Architecture. ]

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Crumbling cathedrals, decaying theaters and half-destroyed camping cabins: urban explorer Johnny Joo has seen it all, and he doesn’t just document these abandoned places, he does so with an eye for spine-tingling drama. The 23-year-old photographer is releasing his collection of stunning images in book form with ‘Empty Spaces,’ available for pre-order for just a couple more days.

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The 116-page, hard-cover photo book ‘Empty Spaces’ includes the photographer’s favorites from years of urban exploration. Pre-orders come hand-signed with a free gift; the book is also available in E-book form. Order it at Architectural Afterlife.

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The photographs take us on a visual tour of the abandoned Rust Belt. Some structures are so covered in moss and ivy, their former use is a mystery. Others, like bowling alleys and theaters, seem frozen in time, as if they’re just waiting for patrons to start filing back in.

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“Why were these places vacated? And why are they left to sit, uncared for? The remains of a person’s bedroom, bed still intact, covered in a layer of mold and dust. Walls surrounding with cracked complexions and vivid, yet transparent voices telling a story of time. Living through the history of abandonments as you explore what once was an entirely different scene; now transformed into a desolate, yet incredible, stimulating image of complex patterns and great detail. Through this book, we will take a journey through the rust belt to see the unseen and find the forgotten.”

[ By Steph in Abandoned Places & Architecture. ]

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Bigger than life: Drone flight documents Alaskan ice caves

27 Mar

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The 12-mile long Mendenhall Glacier, located just outside of Juneau, Alaska may be one of the world’s most easily accessible glaciers. But the crew of Firefight Films takes you far beyond the parking lot. Billed as the first documented drone flight through ice caves, Firefight Films’ co-founders, Lion El Aton and Christopher Carson, outfitted a DSLRPros DJI Phantom with a GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition to venture beyond the physical limits of a human film crew. See video

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‘Rising Waters’ documents Superstorm Sandy devastation

30 Oct

A year ago this week Superstorm Sandy devastated the New York area. The Museum of the City of New York looks back in an exhibition featuring images taken by professional photographers and everyday people. The inclusion of so many images by novice photographers, both in the exhibition and in media at the time of the storm, is an indication of the power of today’s ‘citizen journalists’. See gallery

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Real Street Photographer Documents Virtual Life in GTA V

25 Oct

[ By WebUrbanist in Gaming & Computing & Technology. ]

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Advanced artificial characters and enhanced in-game graphics have increasingly made in-game worlds look and feel like real-life places. It was only a matter of time before photographers hit the digital pavement to shoot the resulting scenes, equipped with an in-game camera no less.

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Fernando Pereira Gomes has shifted from the actual streets of New York to the simulated ones inside the San Andreas of Grand Theft Auto V. People and buildings come alive with lighting, reflections, details and detritus, all captured in his photo series Street Photography V.

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“Being a big fan of GTA, I went to the midnight launch and played the night away,” Gomes explains. “As I played, I noticed that the characters had cameras on their phones… With this new tool, and the huge world of Los Santos, I started experimenting with the camera and the digital streets.” His resulting (and ongoing) series captures everything from passed-out drunks and hungover street walkers to ambling pedestrians and everyday business people heading to and from work.

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“What I found was remarkable. The game is so realistic that it felt like being in the streets outside, running around for shots, anticipating passersby’s movements and reactions. In a way, it was also incredibly frightening that these algorithms could look so real, or is it that we ourselves are becoming ever more algorithmic?”

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As with many forms of art, there are limitations one can see as restrictive or liberating, like the inability to tilt the camera significantly up or down. Also as in real life, there are many shots of opportunity that only come once – you have to look around, see what is happening, snap an image and hope for the best.

[ By WebUrbanist in Gaming & Computing & Technology. ]

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