Sky News Friday June 14, 2024
Amber Potter, 23, was sentenced to three and a half years in jail after admitting she caused the death of man by taking a selfie while behind the wheel of a car. David Sinar, 64, had just bought a vintage Lambretta scooter and was drive home from Bournemouth, England, when Potter plowed into him with her car, apparently while winking for her selfie, notes Sky News. Besides taking selfies behind the wheel, analysis of Potter's phone showed she had sent texts, audio clips and had been on Facebook Messenger.
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Radio Liberty Friday June 14, 2024
A collection of more than 3,000 images showing Iran under the Qajar dynasty (1789-1925) has been leaked online, affording viewers a rare glimpse of Persian history. The photos were recently confirmed to have come from the archive of Tehran’s Golestan Palace. The leak of high-resolution images caused a sensation in Iran when they were released in early June in a series of Google Drive folders, notes Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Access to the Golestan Palace photos for the general public has previously been extremely difficult.
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DIYPhotography Friday June 14, 2024
A few millimeters here and there can make a big difference: Tamron’s newly announced 50-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD zoom lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras.goes a bit wider than traditional 70-300mm lenses without sacrificing any light—it keeps the same f/4.5-6.3 aperture without increasing much in size, notes DIY Photography. (The new lens does weigh about 100g more than Tamron’s 70-300mm.) The lens features Tamron’s optical image stabilization mechanism, a custom button for assigning a camera function and a zoom lock mechanism.
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artnet Friday June 14, 2024
“In her first U.S. retrospective, Vivian Maier proves to be much more than a street photographer,” declares Artnet. That exhibition, at Fofografiska New York through September 29, features approximately 230 items, including vintage and modern prints, black-and-white and color photographs, Super 8 footage, contact sheets, and audio recordings. “My aim was to give a complete overview of the work,” said Anne Morin, curator of the exhibition (which debuted in 2021 at at Paris’ Musée du Luxembourg). Time Out New York calls it a “must see.”
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