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Adobe gets license from US government to continue offering Creative Cloud in Venezuela

29 Oct

Earlier this month, Adobe made the controversial announcement that its customers in Venezuela were going to lose access to Creative Cloud services as a result of an Executive Order in the United States. In an update on the matter shared on Monday, the company’s Customer Experience VP Chris Hall revealed that Adobe has been granted a license that will allow it to continue offering its services and products in Venezuela.

Customers in Venezuela who already lost access to the services they paid for will see that access restored ‘within a week,’ according to Adobe, which will do so free of charge. Adobe will give these reactivated users 90 days of access to the same products and services for which they previously received a refund.

For customers whose subscriptions are still active, Adobe says they’ll be able to continue accessing both Creative Cloud and Document Cloud like usual. ‘As always,’ Hall said in the blog post, ‘we continue to be deeply committed to powering creativity for all, and we’re delighted to have the ability to continue to do so in Venezuela.’

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Harrowing image from Venezuela named 2018 World Press Photo of the Year (NSFW)

13 Apr

Finalists for 2018 World Press Photo of the Year were announced in February; now, a winning photo has been selected. Ronaldo Schemidt’s image titled ‘Venezuela Crisis’ takes the top prize, chosen from six semi-finalists and 73,044 total contest entries.

The image, displayed below, is disturbing and may not be suitable for children or viewing in the workplace. It depicts José Victor Salazar Balza on fire during a violent clash between police and protestors. He survived with first- and second-degree burns.

Title: Venezuela Crisis
© Ronaldo Schemidt, Agence France-Presse

José Víctor Salazar Balza (28) catches fire amid violent clashes with riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Schemidt’s image won first prize in the Spot News, Singles category. All winning images can be seen at the World Press Photo website.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Striking: Photos from a lightning hotspot in Venezuela

21 May

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For landscape photographer and storm chaser Jonas Piontek, Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is practically paradise. The lake’s proximity to the Andes and the Caribbean Sea set the conditions for a so-called ‘never ending storm,’ with lightning storms occurring almost 300 days of the year. You’d even notice it from space apparently, as NASA has named it the ‘Lightning Capital of the World.’

You can see a few of his photos here, and over at Resource Travel Piontek describes what it’s like photographing Maracaibo’s daily light show.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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