BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition Friday June 17, 2022
Photographer Jose Grandío’s image of a stoat dancing in midair—a defensive maneuver to distract predators—is among the dozen winners of the 2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography competition, which showcases the stunning diversity of life around the world. This year’s iteration of the competition focuses on the risk that climate change poses to the ecosystem, notes Colossal. Grandio captured the stoat—a type of weasel—in the predawn hours of a cold winter morning in the French Alps, adds The Atlantic. Read the full Story >>
The Guardian Friday June 17, 2022
A Pulitzer prize-winning photographer in Spain has been fined nearly €1,000 under the country’s “gag law” for an incident in which police blocked his attempts to take pictures of refugees. Javier Bauluz said he received news of the €960 fine this week, more than a year after a confrontation with police while he was documenting the arrival of thousands of migrants and refugees in the Canary Islands, notes The Guardian. Spain’s 2015 public security law, dubbed the gag law, has long been criticized by UN experts, human rights groups and journalists. The law allows authorities to fine journalists and media organizations for distributing unauthorized images of police. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday June 17, 2022
The fight for the right to repair scored a huge win in New York recently. This week we noted that New York's state legislature passed the Fair Repair Act, which requires digital electronics
manufacturers, like laptop and smartphone manufacturers, to make diagnostic and repair information available to consumers and independent repair shops. The bill is designed to protect consumers from
"the monopolistic practices of … Read the full Story >>
Codelist Thursday June 16, 2022
Kurt Markus, a Montana-born, self-taught photographer who earned renown for his editorial and advertising work—especially for his fashion imagery—died on June 13, "surrounded by his family,” according to an announcement at his Instagram page. He was 75. “Rest in peace Kurt Markus, a true artist. Your work was precious and beautifully honest. I am honored to have been captured by your lens,” supermodel Cindy Crawford stated at Instagram. Other’s joined Crawford in paying tribute to Markus, who grew up surrounded by cattle but later realized farm work was not for him. “I was born a dreamer and I don’t know any place for a dreamer on any ranch” he stated on one occasion. Read the full Story >>
