npr Tuesday July 9, 2024
As the world marks the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, NPR reports on an unassuming village that is home to resettled North Korean refugees who fled southward when hostilities began. Inhabited by approximately a dozen displaced people, Abai Village occupies a small expanse of land within the coastal city of Sokcho. Today, the generation that once knew and experienced a unified Korea is gradually transitioning into a historical chapter of the country, notes Hannah Yoon, who photographed the village recently.
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DP Review Tuesday July 9, 2024
Panasonic has unveiled the Lumix DC-FZ80D, an updated version of its 60x superzoom from 2017, reports DP Review. The 'D' variants get a USB-C socket (with charging) to bring them into line with European regulations, while the panels in both the rear screen and viewfinder get upgrades: The rear screen moves from 1.04M dots to 1.84M, meaning a resolution jump from 720 x 480px to 960 x 640px. Price: $480. Although superzoom cameras no longer receive the attention they once did, they are “fantastic options for amateurs and enthusiasts who enjoy birding and other wildlife pursuits,” adds PetaPixel.
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David Schonauer Tuesday July 9, 2024
Recent data from shows that global photography sales fell in value by 16 percent between 2022 and 2023, to $62.4 million. But that's not the whole story. The analysis from art market research firm
ArtTactic explains that these results were skewed by weaker performance at the high end. Below the big-number auctions, at which photographs have sold for more than $1 million, "all is … Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday July 8, 2024
It started as a TikTok complaint. But the story of the so-call Sepia Bride soon blossomed into an internet drama that has caused wedding photographers and even The New York Times to think about why
some people hate their wedding pictures. When Alexandra Jaye Conder received the photos from her wedding in Anguilla in November 2023, she loved them all, until she stared at … Read the full Story >>
