Courier Post Friday December 22, 2023
A pilot and photographer working with a Philadelphia news station were killed on Tuesday night when their helicopter crashed in Wharton State Forest in New Jersey as it returned from an assignment at the Jersey Shore. Pilot Monroe W. Smith, 67, of Glenside, Pa., and passenger Christopher W. Dougherty, 45, of Oreland, Pa., were killed in the helicopter crash, New Jersey State Park Police announced on Wednesday. The Courier Post newspaper of southern New Jersey reports that both men were veteran employees of the TV station, 6ABC.
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David Schonauer Friday December 22, 2023
As another year passes, so does an era in publishing: We noted this week that National Geographic magazine will no longer be for sale on newsstands starting in 2024. A spokesman for the magazine said
Nat Geo will focus on its digital product and offer special editions on newsstands. Subscribers will still get a printed copy each month. Control of National Geographic has changed … Read the full Story >>
DIYPhotography Thursday December 21, 2023
Get ready for more light shows in the sky, thanks to the Solar Maximum—the period of the Solar Cycle during which the highest number of sunspots appear. More sunspots result in more solar flares and a more solar wind, which, on Earth, means a heightened level of aurora activity. The National Oceanic and Aerospace Administration (NOAA) originally forecasted the peak of Solar Cycle 25 to occur in July 2025. But now, notes DIY Photography, the agency they has revised this estimate to early to mid-2024.
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AnOther Thursday December 21, 2023
With his biggest show yet opening at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris, photographer Juergen Teller has been explaining himself, or at least trying to. “It’s the things I like, it’s how I see things and how curious I am,” he told The Wall Street Journal, speaking about his body of work. He tells WSJ that his hater are “all wrong.” Meanwhile, AnOther asked Teller 50 questions about himself and his career. Asked if he has a favorite iPhone editing app, he replies, “I don’t even know exactly what that is. I don’t really have an app.”
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