Open Culture Monday January 20, 2025
The director David Lynch, who died on Jan, 15, is best known for perplexing and unnerving films like Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, but he was also a trained painter who shot memorable TV commercials, music videos and photographs, all of which were unmistakably “Lynchian.” Early in 2024 he exhibited his images of derelict factories, made around New York, England and. Poland. "The subjects of the photos are pretty mundane – a door, a window, a wall – but he imbues them with this odd tone of foreboding and menace,” notes Open Culture.
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DIYPhotography Monday January 20, 2025
Even as it continues to face the possibility of a ban in the U.S., DJI has announced it is removing automatic no-fly zones from its drone software. Pilots will see warnings when entering restricted areas, but they can choose to ignore them. Previously, DJI’s drones would block flights over places like airports, government buildings, and wildfires. Now, blocked areas will appear as “Enhanced Warning Zones,” and pilots will get alerts instead of being stopped, notes DIY Photography.
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Life in Another LightInfrared Photography Contest Monday January 20, 2025
Kolari Vision’s biannual “Life in Another Light” Infrared Photography Contest showcases a niche but growing genre of photography: Kolari has announced the winners of the fourth edition of the contest, which drew more than 3,000 entries from around the world in 11 categories: Abstract, Aerial, Astro Landscape, Black and White, Candy Chrome, IR Chrome, Landscape (Infrared), Landscape (Visible Light), Long Exposure, Portrait, and Ultraviolet and, for the first time, a short-film category. The winning images elevate the art of infrared photography.
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Digital Camera World Monday January 20, 2025
OM System will soon launch a new camera and several lenses, according to a letter by CEO Shigemi Sugimoto stared on the company’s website. The letter, notes Digital Camera World, also hints at where the company is focused for future models: gear for the outdoors. “As we look to the future of the camera business, we will provide more options for compact, lightweight, splash & dust-proof products to expand photographic horizons for our customers,” Sugimoto wrote. The direction could prove pivotal for the brand as OM System nears the fifth anniversary of its split off from the Olympus corporation, adds DCW.
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