High Country News Thursday April 7, 2022
Jennie Ross Cobb, born Jennie Fields Ross —“Jen” to those who knew her best — most likely bought her first camera around 1902. But it wasn’t until later, just ahead of her 21st birthday, that she cemented her place in both Cherokee and photographic history, notes High Country News. Cobb was born in Tahlequah, Indian Territory, on Dec. 26, 1881, where her Cherokee ancestors had settled. Cobb’s time as a photographer was brief — the majority of her work comes from a three-year period between 1902 and 1905. She later became a teacher. Read the full Story >>
DP Review Thursday April 7, 2022
Sony has unveiled the PZ 16–35mm F4 lens, a power zoom designed for ‘hybrid creators who capture both stills and video’—but with a heavy emphasis on video capabilities, notes DP Review. This is the company's sixth power zoom lens, its second for full-frame cameras, and the first to drive both autofocus and zoom using linear motors, adds DPR. The lens’s small, light design (it weighs a little over 12 ounces) with internal zoom and focus means it can be used on a range of gimbals without the need to re-balance. Read the full Story >>
npr Thursday April 7, 2022
It was 14 years ago when Russia launched air strikes, sent in troops and declared war on Georgia. Apartments and businesses were bombed, hundreds of people were killed and hundreds more were displaced during fighting lasted for five days. In the end, Russia gained control of two breakaway regions, Abkhazia and so-called South Ossetia. Now, notes NPR, Georgians are looking at Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and remembering what they survived, The story features images by Claire Harbage. Read the full Story >>
Drone XL Thursday April 7, 2022
MediaMarkt, the largest electronics retailer in Germany, recently banned sales of DJI drones after the Chinese company was accused of leaking GPS data to the Russian military, notes PetaPixel. DJI continues to supply drones to Russia, despite a recent call by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to stop doing so and growing international pressure to isolate Russia from the global market, reports Drone XL. According to Blynk co-founder Bolodymyr Shymanskyy), Russia is exploiting DJI’s AeroScope system to track drones within Ukraine, apparently to identify potential targets while blocking Ukraine from doing the same, adds DIY Photography. Read the full Story >>
