PPD Master Series: Glynn Lavender: Adventurer (and Teacher) with a Camera
Glynn Lavender possesses an impressive combination of skills that have led him to great success as a photographer, a world-roaming adventurer and as a gifted and generous teacher. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Lavender's company Discovery Photo Tours has led more than 1,000 travel-photo workshops in places as far flung as India, Myanmar, and Tanzania. For the the latest installment of the PPD ... Read the full Story >>
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Spotlight: Documenting New York's Last Remaining Artists' Housing
Westbeth Artists' Housing opened in New York City in 1970. Located in Manhattan's Far West Village, it was meant to be a self-sustaining live, work, and exhibition space where struggling young artists, including Diane Arbus, stayed until they became established. But most of the artists who moved in at the building's inauguration never left. Today, Westbeth stands as a time capsule in ... Read the full Story >>
Tech News: Unveils the 'World's Smallest' Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony E-Mount
Tamron says its newly announced 70–300mm f/4.5–6.3 Di III RXD lens is ‘the world’s smallest and lightest telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras.” The lens is constructed of 15 elements in 10 groups, including a low dispersion element for minimizing aberrations, notes DP Review. The lens measures just 5.8 inches long and weighs 19.2 oz but still offers full weather sealing and features an RXD autofocus motor that can take full advantage of Sony’s much lauded hybrid autofocus system, adds PetaPixel. Read the full Story >>