White House photographer Pete Souza reflects on his time following President Obama

John Aldred

Jobs like White House Photographer fascinate me. It’s not that I’m particularly interested in doing that kind of work (quite the opposite, in fact). But that it’s so far removed from the type of photography that most of us do on a daily basis. There’s many different challenges. Different goals. It’s a completely different way of […]

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Finding Photography Inspiration on the Big Screen

Bryan Esler

Over the holidays, I had the pleasure of seeing “La La Land.” You know, the musical movie that won seven Golden Globes last week, including Best Musical or Comedy Movie. And while critics and the public alike are praising the movie for its acting, music and story, I’m praising it for something else — its…

A story of French photojournalist who photographed gangs and wars for 40 years

Dunja Djudjic

How far would you go for a shot? French photojournalist Yan Morvan spent his 40-year long career shooting gangs and wars. He was exposed to dangers, gunshots and bombs all the time, and even got kidnapped by one of the most notorious rapists and murderers in France. An educated man and a talented photographer in […]

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Stanford boffins develop Lithium Ion battery with built in fire extinguisher

John Aldred

Lithium based batteries power a lot of stuff these days. Phones, cameras, laptops, and even vehicles. There’s a lot of “best practise” advice out there when dealing with Li-Ion and Li-Po batteries, but it’s not common knowledge. Most consumers don’t know how to look after their batteries. Or that there even are suggested ways to […]

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CMYK process explained with only four acrylic coasters

Dunja Djudjic

Sometimes it takes a lot of time and resources to demonstrate something, and sometimes only a few props are enough. Physicsfun shared a short video which demonstrates exactly how CMYK works using only four acrylic coasters and a famous painting. CMYK Coasters: physics and psychophysics of four color printing demonstrated with acrylic slides that assemble […]

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I Walked on Frozen Baikal, The Deepest and Oldest Lake on Earth, to Capture Its Otherworldly Beauty

Kristina Makeeva

Baikal is impressive. It’s the deepest and the cleanest lake on Earth. When we were planning a trip, we didn’t even suspect it is so wonderful, majestic and fairy. We were raptured over its beauty so much, that we almost didn’t sleep all 3 days we were here. Lake Baikal is about 600km in length. […]

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