goskagit Monday June 27, 2022
A photographer has made history by hosting the world's first live webinar from the edge of the Grand Canyon using a Starlink satellite dish, solar panels and a battery pack, according to Goskagit. "When Starlink announced the roaming feature, I knew I had to try this,” photographer Tim Shields tells the website. The webinar brought in over 2,700 live attendees from the remote wilderness at Toroweap Overlook — a place three hours from the nearest paved road where there are no electrical outlets, running water, or cellphone coverage. Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Monday June 27, 2022
It’s the biggest investigation in Washington in Washington, D.C. since Watergate. But how do you cover an event that, notes photographer Sinna Nasseri at The New York Times, is like the Super Bowl, but without any stars, or even fans. Unlike the defamation trial last month involving Johnny Depp and his former wife, Amber Heard, avid followers "did not appear to be lined up to cheer or protest,” Nasseri notes. But there are members of Congress, ice cream vendors, and other photographers pointing their lenses through cracks in doors. Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Monday June 27, 2022
A morgue photographer who undertook a six-month medical examiner forensic imaging training program has been denied any payment for her work by a federal court after it decided that the experience gained was pay enough, notes PetaPixel. Brandi McKay sued Miami-Dade County in a Florida federal court in February 2020. After an initial ruling against her, she appealed, but in a 2-1 opinion the Eleventh Circuit panel agreed with the lower court’s finding that the photographer was an unpaid intern and the county was not obligated to pay her. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday June 27, 2022
A Connecticut woman who says she is descended from slaves who are portrayed in widely published, historical photos owned by Harvard University can sue the school for emotional distress, Massachusetts'
highest court ruled last week. The state's Supreme Judicial Court partly vacated a lower court ruling that dismissed a complaint from Tamara Lanier over photos she says depict her enslaved ancestors.
The images are … Read the full Story >>
