Street Photography China Wednesday July 31, 2024
Are more megapixels better? When buying a new camera, you may get tempted by a high megapixel count, notes DIY Photography. But YouTuber Peter Lee of Street Photography China advises that 24 megapixels are all most photographers need. “Sure, there are 100MP monsters, and some argue that it’s already become a standard in professional and fine art photography. However, a far more important factor is how you plan to use your photos,” adds DIYP.
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The Atlantic Wednesday July 31, 2024
This summer, more than 10,000 athletes from 206 nations are competing in the Paris Olympics. A hundred years ago, a mere 3,000 athletes from 44 nations gathered in France for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympic Games. In 1924, competition took place in 126 events across 23 disciplines, at 17 Olympic venues in and around the city, notes The Atlantic’s In Focus blog, which has a portfolio of the many events, athletes, and spectators at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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Digital Camera World Wednesday July 31, 2024
According to data from Japan's Cabinet Office, mere 48.6 percent of households now own a standalone digital camera, down from a peak of 77 percent in 2012, while smartphone penetration has risen to 93.8 percent. The figures clearly illustrate where consumers are spending their yen, painting “a grim picture for the once-mighty digital camera industry,” notes Digital Camera World. We could see big manufacturers “start to enter a doom spiral,” adds the website.
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Mangrove Photography Awards Wednesday July 31, 2024
A photograph of a girl in a green dress seen against the backdrop of a sea filled with debris is the top winner of the 2024 Mangrove Photography Awards. Taken by Indian photographer Supratim Bhattacharjee, the photo shows the aftermath of a cyclone in the Sundarbans, a huge mangrove forest at the delta of the Ganges River, notes CNN. The competition, now in its 10th year, aims to show the relationships between wildlife, coastal communities and mangrove forests, and the fragility of these unique ecosystems, adds the BBC.
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