Wired.com has published an interview with Stephen Mayes, director of the VII photo agency, about the importance of mobile photography in the digital age. According to Mayes, smartphone photography represents a ‘pivotal moment’ in photography, and calls cell phones ‘a pretty pure implementation of the digital phenomenon’. Click through for more excepts from the interview and a link to the full article at wired.com
Demotix, the photo agency created to distribute and sell newsworthy images from members of the public, has been bought by image giant Corbis. London-based Demotix, which has smartphone apps to make it easier to submit images, has a community of around 6,500 freelancers and semi-pro photographers and videographers submitting work. By contrast, Seattle-based Corbis’s collection of 100 million images tends to come from professionals and it more tightly curated.
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A six-armed, snowflake-shaped ski dome stretching across the river Gudenåen in Denmark would be the world’s largest if constructed, besting the current record holder, Ski Dubai, by at least 22,500 square meters. The dome consists of three enclosed, arching ramps that cross each other in the center, offering six indoor and two outdoor slopes.
The tallest arch rises 360 feet from the surface of the river at its apex. Rather than being completely enclosed, like most other indoor ski domes, Skidome Denmark, designed by CEBRA for the ski travel agency Danski, would have a perforated facade that gives skiers a view of the river and surrounding countryside.
In addition to skiing, the dome would have facilities for skateboarding and BMXing, and a landscaped park on the roof. Danski representative Simon Oscar Anderson told Dezeen that the conspicuous river location was chosen to connect the different neighborhoods in the town of Randers, “solving a lot of infrastructural problems for the city.”
“Skidome Denmark brings, quite literally, a piece of the Alps to Denmark: The slopes are developed in association with Alpe d’Huez ski resort in France, and the gradients are copied directly from the most popular pistes,” says CEBRA. “The arches contain a total of six slopes with real snow and varying degrees of difficulty, so that skiers of all ages will be able to find challenges according to skills and experience.”
“Every piste has its own chair lift and the three arches are conjoint by an elevator for transporting skiers between the different levels. In order to ensure variation in the landscape over time, it is possible to transform the pistes’ topography, providing visitors with a different experience each time they visit the ski dome.”
It’s that time of year when most ski resorts are wrapping up their winter ski season and avid urban vacationers are taking those last weekend runs. Ski buffs sometimes brag about skiing at Whis…
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The following three events are vastly different in terms of geography, history and purpose but are all impressive in their own way and right as these images show.
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Vtecturtle’s RHD Civic in all it’s glory. Song: Lil Wayne – “Something You Forgot”
Nintendo 3DS XL unboxing. We’ve got our hands on Nintendo’s new 3DS XL console, and have created this amazing unboxing video for your viewing pleasure. Let us know what you think of the new handheld, and how it stacks up against the 3DS in the comments below.
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Enjoy 3D movies but one of those that hates wearing glasses? Intel 2nd gen core based PCs support glasses-free 3D solutions. Watch this demo to see how it works. Demo @ Intel IDF, San Francisco, September 2011
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Step By Step | #StepByStep Hosted by Philip Wang Extended Episode Footage: isatv.com Want to see more of Yuri and Phil? Check out exclusive extended footage from this episode on ISAtv ISAtv.com In the premiere episode of Step By Step, join host Phil, as he relives his college dance crew glory days and learns a special routine from guest choreographer, Yuri Tag (Kaba Modern, Style 2 Kill). Behind the Scenes isatv.com ISAtv Brand New Original Programming: isatv.com Starring; Philip Wang | twitter.com Yuri Tag | twitter.com ISAtv: Official: ISAtv.com Subscribe youtube.com Follow: twitter.com Fan: facebook.com Pin: pinterest.com Instagram: @ISAtv Filmed+Edited: Steven Kan | justaddpeople.tv Filmed Jason Tenandar, Craig Horn Graphics: Benson Chou | theimaginaryzebra.com Music Provided By Kero One | twitter.com | itunes.apple.com Can | twitter.com | candyMusik.com Photographer Daniel Nguyen Special Thanks: Daniel “DPD” Park | twitter.com Transparent Agency | transparentagency.com Wong Fu Productions | http KevJumba | twitter.com Ryan Higa | twitter.com Far East Movement | twitter.com Production Assistants: Sarah Yoon Tri Ta
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(In Process) Handheld Exhaust Machine
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Oscillating Boom Exhaust Pipe.
Arts Crawl 2010-8
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Dozens of students packed 312 Visual Arts Building for a live performance of indie rock duo No Age at the end of the 2010 Arts Crawl, held on Friday, April 9. The event featured multiple student and pro music groups as well as hundreds of works by visual arts students. The event, in its third year, was put on by the Visual Arts Student Association and Students Organizing the Multiple Arts.
Hang glider dropped from underneath a hot air balloon during the Easter Balloon meet at Leeton, NSW Australia. Two drops were done with this video covering the first drop. One or two more videos to come! Balloon used for the drop was a Kavanagh Balloons D90 and the hang glider is an Airborne Sting III 154. Music: tritonal feat. christina soto – forgive me, forget you (ashley wallbridge remix)
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What's better than a new book from Dan Winters? Try two new books from Dan Winters.
Both are gorgeous; both are limited press runs. So if you delayed getting your copy of his Periodicals book before it went out of print, don't miss out this time.
Short version: Last Launch is a love letter to the recently closed space shuttle program; Dan Winters's America is like having a one-man exhibition on your coffee table.
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www.artoftheimage.com – Reviewing the Nikon Micro 105mm VR (that’s the AF-S VR Micro- NIKKOR 105mm f IF-ED if you want the full name). Why I love this lens, and why Bjorn Rorslett has some complaints about it. Check out Bjorn’s site at www.naturfotograf.com
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