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NDMA announces painting, photography and short film contest – Pakistan

Pakistan NDMA announces painting, photography and short film contest Winners would be conferred cash wards up to Rs 100,000 June 25,2023 03:46pm ISLAMABAD (APP) – The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has announced a nationwide competition of painting, photography, and short film for students above 18 years of age under the auspices of its patronized Pakistan Expo on Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR-23) . The painting competition at NDMA’s patronized Pakistan Expo on Disaster Risk Reduction would help the youth to use their art to inspire…Continue Reading

Your mental state is the key to a successful photography career, says Canon research

Photography has long been celebrated as a medium that captures moments, freezes time, and conveys stories. It’s an art form that requires careful consideration, often a great deal of research, and – sometimes – months of planning. Canon recently launched a series called Beyond the Kitbag where Cecilie Harris, head of creative services at Canon EMEA spoke to 20 Canon ambassadors to find out how what motivated them to pick up their cameras and continue exploring their passion. Recent scientific studies emphasize the significance of storytelling and emotion in photography and how psychological events such as entering a “flow state”…Continue Reading

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

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…Continue Reading

My career as a travel photographer is tough enough, but influencers made it worse!

Before I felt the wrath of traveling photographers everywhere, I’d like to frame the title and all the words that follow. Photography is a tough business, regardless of the genre you work in. Maybe you work in multiple genres, like almost all the photographers I know, dabbling here and there alongside a primary field. Then there is the top 5% in this world, who aren’t really photographers at all, but identify as “travel influencers,” and can usually be found yelling down a camera lens at any given moment. Which brings me onto life as a working travel photographer. Many who…Continue Reading

Pictures of the week: Giant rubber ducks, a 180 million-year-old fossil and West Ham fans flood the streets

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up for our free breaking news emails Each week the picture editors at The Independent sort through hundreds of thousands of images sent to us by photography agencies from all around the world. These are some of the most eye-catching and the most striking images from culture, news, politics, sports and lifestyle. You can also keep up with the latest photography making headlines via our Instagram. (AFP/Getty) Indonesian navy planes in Makassar, South Sulawesi. (EPA) Sunrise from Vista Chinesa, a…Continue Reading

Trump invited the Rushingbrook Children’s Choir to perform at his next South Carolina rally

Former President Donald Trump has invited a now-famous Greenville children’s choir to perform at his next South Carolina rally, making the ask in a personal video where he called what happened to the Rushingbrook Children’s Choir at the Capitol “a shame.” In the video, which was shared with The Post and Courier, Trump said he wanted to pay his respects to “a very talented group of people” and give them the chance to perform in front of “tens of thousands of people.” David Rasbach, director of the choir, called the request “quite an honor” for the singing group. “I wouldn’t…Continue Reading

Plaque unveiled in memory of two Dublin firefighters killed in service 132 years ago

Inspector Christopher Doherty and Fireman Peter Bourke paid the ultimate price in their role as firefighters while saving the lives of two women on May 20, 1891. Mr Doherty had 25 years of service in the Dublin Fire Brigade and was the holder of three chevrons for bravery for saving life on previous occasions, while Mr Bourke had three months service in the Dublin Fire Brigade. The two men died on active duty while responding to a fire at Graham’s chemists and Lafayette’s photographers, now part of CCT College on Westmoreland Street. Graham’s chemist occupied the first two floors, with…Continue Reading

Two class-conscious novels named as winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Two class-conscious novels have been announced as joint winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead and Hernan Diaz’s Trust were both awarded the prestigious literary prize on Monday. Kingsolver’s novel is a modern recasting of Charles Dickens’ classic David Copperfield – following a similar narrative structure. It tells the story of the book’s narrator, Damon, as he struggles to navigate the US opioid crisis. Judges described Kingsolver’s novel as “masterful” in its discussion of poverty, addiction, institutional failures and moral collapse. Set in 1920s New York, Diaz’s Trust was described as “a riveting novel set…Continue Reading