The Washington Post Tuesday July 11, 2023
In recent years, cities, towns and small communities across the world replaced orange-tinged high-pressure sodium bulbs with more energy-efficient, whiter and brighter LED lights. But the rise of LEDs is also increasing light pollution that obscures the night sky, notes The Washington Post. Agencies and organizations such as the National Park Service and the American Medical Association have recommended ways to reduce light pollution and its harmful effects people’s nighttime sleep patterns. The changes begin with what type of LED light to buy in the first place.
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It’s Nice That Tuesday July 11, 2023
The exhibition “Moon,” now on view as part of Photo|Frome, a photography festival taking place in the UK, features the work of 26 women and non-binary photographers from across the globe. The exhibition come from the non-profit organization Women Photograph and Makers Yard, a UK-based artist-run communication project space. Among the photographers represented: Lydia Garnett; Lydia Metral; Arielle Bobb-Willis, Christina Stohn, Eva O’Leary, Jane Stockdale, Laura Pannack and Yumna Al-Arashi. See also: The Guardian.
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DIYPhotography Tuesday July 11, 2023
Pergear has announced three new CFexpress Type A cards — designed for Sony mirrorless cameras — that bring speed along with a budget-friendly price tage, notes DIY Photography. The cards are available in 80GB, 260GB and 520GB capacities; the two larger capacity cards offer read and write speeds of up to 880MB/sec and 900MB/sec, respectively. The 80GB card offers max read and write speeds of 800MB/sec. The cards cost $99 for 80GB, $189 for 260GB and $359 for 520GB. There’s also a new CFexpress Type A + SD card reader.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD Tuesday July 11, 2023
The winners have been announced in the third edition of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Environmental Photography Award, with the top prize going to Jasper Doest for his shot of an angry elephant trying to defend itself after it was hit by a train that crosses paths the animals use within Lopé national park in Gabon. (The image was also the winner of the contest’s “Humanity Vs. Nature” category. As the forest loses its carrying capacity to sustain its megafauna, this kind of human-wildlife conflict is increasing, notes the contest.
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