It's time for our semi-regular roundup of motion art, and this month we're featuring an impressive hyperlapse tour of Paris...plus much more. The video of Paris was made by LA-based photographer Alex Zerman, who spent between 40 to 50 hours editing hundreds of his own photos to produce the final hyperlapse. For those who want to get away from the City of Lights, we've … Read the full Story >>
Verizon wants to back up your entire life for $13.99 per month, notes The Verge. The company recently unveiled the new individual plan for its unlimited storage tier— an add-on available for existing Verizon subscribers. While not necessarily one of the first brands that comes to mind when talking about cloud storage. Verizon’s unlimited plan is particularly compelling at a time when such options are scarce, adds TV: Dropbox just eliminated its unlimited plan for business customers, and consumer options like Google One max out at 2TB Read the full Story >>
The dacha is considered a particularly Russian-Soviet phenomenon, though in the most basic sense it can be understood in translation as a “country home,” notes Hyperallergic, which spotlights photographer Fyodor Savintsev’s book In Dacha: The Soviet Country Cottage. Savintsev surveys the pre-Revolutionary and Soviet-era dachas of his great-grandparents’ village of Kratovo, as well as humbler versions built on small plots surrounding Arkhangelsk in the north of Russia. Read the full Story >>
Kodak Professional-branded photo development chemicals have been on a rocky road over the past several years. Sino Promise purchased the rights to the Kodak paper and photochemical business from Kodak Alaris in July 2020. The company exited the photo chemical business in April, but, reports PetaPixel, Michigan-based Photo Systems is now stepping in to bring Kodak Professional-branded development chemicals back into production. Photo Systems specializes in legacy processes and is one of the few companies that offers chemistry for all analog processes. Read the full Story >>
