The New York Times Friday April 26, 2024
“I was gifted with a new way of seeing the day I got mugged underwater,” writes filmmaker Craig Foster at The New York Times. The mugging took place while Foster was filming creatures living in the Great African Sea Forest off the coast of South Africa about a year ago; his camera, he notes, was grabbed out of his hands by a young octopus. “Octopuses love novel shiny things,” he explains. But this particular octopus turned the camera around and filmed Foster, giving him a view of himself from a unique perspective.
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The New York Times Friday April 26, 2024
Finding a place and a voice in the wedding industry can be difficult. For people with disabilities, doing so can be even harder. Shannon Collins, a Pennsylvania-based wedding photographer who identifies as nonbinary and disabled because of an autism diagnosis and the effects of craniotomy surgery to remove a malignant lesion, is doing something to help them, notesThe New York Times. “I’ve marketed myself as a queer, awkward, anxious photographer who hopefully makes others feel more comfortable in front of the lens,” she says.
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Variety Friday April 26, 2024
Megan Thee Stallion‘s former photo and videographer alleges in a recently filed lawsuit that he was forced to witness her having sex with a woman. The photographer, Emilio Garcia, charged the entertainer with harassment and a hostile work environment, claiming she “berated and directed fat-shaming comments” towards him, noted Variety. An attorney for Megan Thee Stallion, Alex Spiro, called the lawsuit an “attempt to embarrass” his client. “This is an employment claim for money,” he said.
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Associated Press Friday April 26, 2024
The Masters is one of the most revered tournaments of professional golf —and one of the toughest to cover because of rules keeping spectators from the playing areas. “Being on the players’ side of the ropes give photographers better sight lines and ease of movement,” notes AP photographer Matt Slocum, who explains how he overcame restrictions to create a memorable shotof golfer Rory McIlroy at this year’s event with a Sony a1 mirrorless camera and a "fast, moderate-wide angle lens" — a Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM.
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