Reuters Monday January 31, 2022
An Iranian court has sentenced French national Benjamin Briere to eight years in prison on spying charges, reports Reuters. Briere’s Paris-based lawyer described the trial as a politically motivated sham and his client as a "bargaining chip.” Briere, 36, has been held in Iran since May 2020, when he was arrested after flying a helicam - a remote-controlled mini helicopter used to obtain aerial or motion images - in the desert near the Turkmenistan-Iran border. Read the full Story >>
By Wonderful Machine Monday January 31, 2022
Amid pandemic induced shutdowns, Lawrence, Kansas-based Earl Richardson was hit hard as a substantial portion of his photography work quickly dissipated in March 2020. He did, however, find himself
with more time for personal work. Fortunately, he had recently bought a drone and began to experiment flying his new piece of equipment. While the drone provided Earl with a new method of creating
imagery, … Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Friday January 28, 2022
Nikon says its new Z9 mirrorless camera can capture motion faster than the human eye can see, and Swedish photographer Göran Strand wanted to test the claim, notes PetaPixel. Strand was covering the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany with the Nikon Z9 when he wondered whether the camera could capture a bullet fired from a rifle without any specialized equipment. The experiment proved to be a success. Read the full Story >>
Ed Kashi Friday January 28, 2022
“If the decisive moment reflects reality in tune with the photographer’s intuition, flawlessly combining composition and timing, then the abandoned moment is the consequence of a fractional instant of surrender.” So notes acclaimed photographer Ed Kashi, whose new book, Abandoned Moments: A Love Letter To Photography, brings together images made over his 40-year career. The work, noted Eye of Photography recently, presents glimpses of ordinary life, as well as extraordinary events, struggles, and triumphs. Read the full Story >>
