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What We Learned This Week: Photographer "Killed By Indifference" on Paris Street

By David Schonauer   Friday February 4, 2022

The 85-year-old man lay on the spot where he'd fallen for nine hours. The spot was a busy Paris street on a bitterly cold evening, and the man was Rene Robert, a Swiss photographer known for his images of some of Spain's most famous flamenco stars. Robert, who'd suffered a dizzy spell on one of his nightly walks around the Paris neighborhood where he …   Read the full Story >>

Motion: A YouTuber's Plane Crash Draws Doubts From Aviation Experts

The New York Times   Thursday February 3, 2022

A YouTube video with the attention-grabbing title “I Crashed My Plane” begins with Trevor Jacob piloting a small aircraft with several cameras attached. Then the propeller stops spinning and Jacob jumps out with a parachute, abandoning the plane as he descends toward the forest, a selfie stick in hand to record it all. But, notes The New York Times, viewers and aviation experts have expressed doubts online over Jacob’s portrayal of the Nov. 24 crash.   Read the full Story >>

Books: Mona Kuhn on Unrequited Love

AnOther   Thursday February 3, 2022

After moving to Los Angeles in 2005, photographer Mona Kuhn noticed something rather unusual on her visits to the Schindler House in West Hollywood—a modernist structure built by Austrian architect Rudolph M. Schindler in 1922 that became a hub for artists and intellectuals. “It always felt very personal and familiar to me. It was a house my grandparents could have lived in,” Kuhn tells AnOther. When she discovered star-crossed letters written by Schneider, Kuhn began reimagining his lost love. The result is a new book from Steidl.   Read the full Story >>

Scam Alert: Don't Let Your Instagram Identity Get Hijacked

DIYPhotography   Thursday February 3, 2022

A new Instagram scam seems to be going around, and it’s pretty serious, states DIY Photography. The scam is targeting accounts with high follower counts, many influencers being among them. It starts with a message notifying you that one of your photos was reported for copyright infringement. It ends with Instagram profiles being hijacked and held for ransom.   Read the full Story >>

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