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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Larry Towell’s photography

July 23, 2023 2 tags

Breadcrumb Trail Links opinion column Published July 20, 2023 • Last updated 3 days ago • 4 minute read Larry Towell, a photographer from Lambton County who grew up in Wallaceburg, is shown in this file photo. File photo/Postmedia Network Photo by File photo /Postmedia Network Article content I planned to conclude my Wallaceburg writers’ series this week with a column about a local business where you can get your book published. However, another opportunity presented itself. Advertisements 2 This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but

The camera we called a “cheat code” for wildlife photography is over $1000 off in the Prime Day deals

July 15, 2023 2 tags

Whether you’re out to capture pics of wildlife, people, or the cosmos, the Canon EOS R5 is one of the top cameras you can get your hands on. And, thanks to Prime Day (and the competitive spirit it triggers in other retailers), it’s $1054 off at Abes of Maine, minus the lens. The EOS R5 features in our list of best cameras for wildlife photography and its lower-megapixel brother, the EOS R8, made our best camera for astrophotography guide. The EOS R5 is powerful but easy to use and you’d be hard pressed to go wrong with it,

Snap of dedicated nurse among winners of NHS photography competition

July 4, 2023 2 tags

An image of a nurse with nearly 50 years of experience has been announced as one of the winners of a national photography competition for NHS staff and volunteers. The best photographs have been chosen from five categories in the contest held to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS. The winners and runners-up will be exhibited at the Fujifilm House of Photography in Covent Garden, London, from July 5. The photograph of Mother Obe, a nurse at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital – who has 47 years’ experience, was taken by Nurse Emmanuel Espiritu and won the Our People category.…

Goats and Sodas: NPR

July 3, 2023 2 tags

Sometimes a (camera’s) eye in the sky can cast new light on the world we live in – highlighting changes or celebrating beauty we might be oblivious to on ground level. And that’s what you’ll see in the winners of this year’s Drone Photo Award winners. From a bird’s eye view, a bright yellow rice field in Bangladesh turns into a symmetrical pattern, a precisely-designed Polish playground looks like a mosaic of precious stones and a holy religious tradition amid the crumbles of a war-ravaged city in Syria conjures up both sorrow and holiness. The photography competition, now in its…

Months After Adding Nan Goldin to Its Roster, Gagosian Hires a Veteran Photography Curator in Newly Created Director Role

June 30, 2023 2 tags

Gagosian Gallery is doubling down on photography, anointing a dedicated director—who comes with serious institutional credit—to a newly created role at the helm of that department. Joshua Chuang, who will officially join the gallery this month, previously held curatorial and leadership positions at the New York Public Library, the Center for Creative Photography, and Yale University Art Gallery. In his new role, Chuang will oversee a global strategy for engaging with and exhibiting artists working with the photographic medium. “With recent and upcoming presentations of the work of Richard Avedon, Roe Etheridge, Andreas Gursky, Sally Mann, Taryn Simon, and Jeff…

Reminder: Test your photography skills during the Edmonds Rotary Photomarathon June 10

June 16, 2023 2 tags

Are you looking for a fun and creative way to support a great community organization? Then you should sign up for the Edmonds Rotary Photomarathon — a six-hour photography challenge where you’ll have to capture as many photos as you wish, but only one photo per theme, or topic, can be submitted. You can take your photos anywhere in the world, using your digital camera or a smart phone, so you can explore your own backyard or travel to a new place. Six themes or topics will be released on the morning of June 10, at 10 am PDT. Each…

Photographer Shane Rempel captures Calgary’s post-COVID music scene.

June 5, 2023 2 tags

Breadcrumb Trail Links Music Published May 27, 2023 • Last updated 1 week ago • 5 minute read Musician and photographer Shane Rempel poses for a photo at Congress Coffee with his photos of Calgary’s music scene on the wall behind him on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Photo by Azin Ghaffari /Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content In late 2021, Shane Rempel decided to go to his first

New models blur boundaries between phones, DSLR photography

June 4, 2023 2 tags

Smartphone vendors have upgraded screen and camera technologies, including a 200-mega-pixel (MP) camera and professional blur effects, to woo consumers in a sluggish Chinese market. Honor, a brand spun off Huawei, launched Honor90 models in Chengdu, southwestern Sichuan Province, this week, offering upgrades on the rear camera to 200 MP, the top level among all smartphones now. The portrait photo optimization offers users special blurs similar to those generated by professional DSLR (digital single lens reflex) cameras. “The gap between DSLR and smartphones is gradually blurring,” said Zhao Ming, Honor president. Zhu Shenshen / SHINE Honor president Zhao Ming released…