Digital Camera World Wednesday February 9, 2022
A study released by the National Institute for Dementia Education indicates that photo reminiscence therapy can improve the quality of life for those living with dementia by reducing social isolation and improving general cognitive performance, notes Digital Camera World. Reminiscence Therapy is the discussion of past events, activities and experiences using visual, tangible aids such as photographs or familiar items as prompts. Such therapy has been under-represented in the research, but that could now change, adds DCW. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Wednesday February 9, 2022
What's history, when compared with the beauty of an NFT? A New Zealand auction house recently sold two historically significant glass plate negatives as non-fungible tokens and encouraged the buyers
to destroy the originals. The photographs show artist Charles Goldie, known for his portraits of Mori elders. Each token was accompanied by "a framed contact print of the image and the original glass
plate … Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday February 8, 2022
America is in crisis. But not for the first time. In 1969, a time of war and social upheaval, Magnum Photos commissioned 18 photographers to to assess the state of the nation. The landmark project,
conceived by photographer Charles Harbutt and Lee Jones, then Magnum's New York bureau chief, resulted in a catalog called "America in Crisis." Now an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery … Read the full Story >>
DIYPhotography Tuesday February 8, 2022
New Zealand-based camera slider and timelapse gear company Syrp has announced that it’s rebranding itself as Syrp Lab. Its products will also be rebranded and brought into the new Manfrotto Move ecosystem, reports DIY Photography. Syrp originally became a mainstream name thanks to the wild success of its 2012 Kickstarter for the Genie timelapse machine, adds PetaPixel. According to the announcement, Syrp Lab is essentially going to be come an R&D facility working on “the next generation of tools for creators,” notes DIYP. Read the full Story >>
