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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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The $200 Sony Rain Cover: Not an April Fool’s Joke
Sony has just announced a new range of protective accessories for photographers. I say photographers, but I don’t mean serious ones when it comes to these accessories. On a typical day, you might read a press release like this and then move on. But today is different. That’s…
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kottke.org (Feed)
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“Geothermal is underdeveloped, and its upfront costs can be high, but it’s...
“Geothermal is underdeveloped, and its upfront costs can be high, but it’s always on and, once it’s set up, it is cheap and enduring.” Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Rainy Day Jazz Vinyl Set. “Plenty of ballads, blues and heart-warming songs...
Rainy Day Jazz Vinyl Set. “Plenty of ballads, blues and heart-warming songs from Jazz artists across the ages for a cold, and rainy Sunday afternoon.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Interconnected (Feed)
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Spinning up a new thing: Inanimate
I’m spinning up something new with a buddy and you can guess what it is by what I’ve been writing about recently. Big picture, there are two visions for the future of computing: cyborgs and rooms. I’m Team Augmented Environments. Mainly because so much of what I care abo…
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Can You Drive West to Lengthen the Sunset?
Two reasons why XKCD’s What If? series is so compelling: Even when an answer seems straightforward, the devil is in the details. And with respect to the details, Munroe does his due diligence. In this case, the answer to “what’s the longest possible sunset you can expe…
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CDC officials confirm that the US is two months away from measles...
CDC officials confirm that the US is two months away from measles being considered endemic for the first time since 2000. “Elimination status is lost if the virus spreads continuously for 12 months.”
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I’m a Nikon Fanboy – Clearly, I Don’t Mind Blurry Photos
Nikon has enjoyed a legendary run in the camera world. And for photographers of a certain age, the question, “Canon or Nikon?” was less about your camera and more about your allegiances and your moral compass. In many ways, Nikon has earned its reputation for innovation and…
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The Saudification of America Is Under Way. “Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder...
The Saudification of America Is Under Way. “Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country.”
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Fantastic and useful little design touch on this website that sells lighting...
Fantastic and useful little design touch on this website that sells lighting (toggle the switch in the upper right corner). 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Which Sony APS-C Camera is Right For You?
Sony has a few APS-C camera options that might intrigue photographers looking for more affordable cameras that are brand new. And so, we've looked through our archives of reviews. More importantly, I've been the person involved with the testing of all these cameras. So if you're…
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The Best Cameras for Sports Photography in 2025
Sports photography is one of the most demanding genres in the media. It requires a camera that is not only fast but also offers a wide range of lenses to work with and is durable enough to withstand natural elements. With technological advancements in recent years, there are mul…
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The Best Cameras of 2025 for Professional Photographers
Cameras these days aren't insanely innovative. But the manufacturers have found ways to make their cameras different in various ways. And some of them are what we'd recommend more for professional photographers than not. So we dove into our Reviews Index to find cameras that we…
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Making Dark Chocolate Hilarious
Dark chocolate is very serious business. That’s why this ad for Bournville dark chocolate, which takes aim at dark chocolate snobbery, is so funny. This one is so intense. It comes with a list of side effects. Mine comes with a therapist. To the uneducated palette, this t…
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Edward O. Wilson in 2009: “The real problem of humanity is the...
Edward O. Wilson in 2009: “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.”
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For $25, You’ll Get Some Great Perks
In 2025, we’re trying to get to a minimum of 2,000 subscribers as part of our membership program! Capture One is discounted for members! The New Phoblographer membership is now based on our website. Yes, we moved away from the app. It was a bittersweet move — but what we’r…
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The Strange Afterlife of Hilma af Klint, Painting’s Posthumous Star. “As af...
The Strange Afterlife of Hilma af Klint, Painting’s Posthumous Star. “As af Klint’s fame has grown, so have the questions — about what she believed, whom she worked with, and who should be allowed to speak in her name.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke…
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The Fascinating History of Tarot Card Decks: From the Renaissance to the...
The Fascinating History of Tarot Card Decks: From the Renaissance to the Modern Day. The V&A does an unboxing of a half dozen tarot card decks from the last 500 years. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Mary Beard: Hollywood Lied to You About Ancient Rome. Here’s the Truth.
In an interview lasting for more than an hour, classicist Mary Beard shares her knowledge & experience about how the picture of Rome we might have in our heads, inherited from Hollywood movies like Gladiator, is incomplete (and just plain wrong in some cases) and what the real…
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Raccoons Are Showing Early Signs of Domestication. “City-dwelling raccoons seem to be...
Raccoons Are Showing Early Signs of Domestication. “City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout — a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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The S5 II Nears the End of Product Life
We updated our Panasonic S5 II review recently. Our update talks about the new firmware changes from firmware 3.4 as well as an issue with the shutter button becoming faulty after some time. If you want to just see the update, please see below. At this point, I don't think we sh…
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Magnetikpunk: Playing Vintage Reel-to-Reel Tapes as Musical Instruments
A Japanese experimental music group called Open Reel Ensemble plays reel-to-reel tape recorders from the 70s & 80s as musical instruments (give it a sec to get going): Brilliant! A YouTube commenter notes: “Very cool, looks like you’re fishing for sound waves.” Here’s…
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The winners of the LIT Lighting Design Awards, encompassing the best work...
The winners of the LIT Lighting Design Awards, encompassing the best work in lighting architecture, product design (lamps, etc.), concerts, healthcare, streets, and many more categories. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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A Beloved Clothing Store Closed. A Customer Bought All 4,500 Items. “Ms....
A Beloved Clothing Store Closed. A Customer Bought All 4,500 Items. “Ms. Szuflita said she had nearly broken even purely on the numbers. There’s also value in the still unfolding adventure.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Give Your Fingers a Plush Feeling – Camp Snap Is In Velvet Now
We love our compact cameras and adore retro products; we certainly enjoyed the Camp Snap camera, which combines the best of both worlds. What if we told you there's an extra level of enjoyment you can experience with a new version of Camp Snap now, one that provides an added tac…
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This Photographer Tried To Document an Entire Society. But Did it Work?
The early 20th century was a time of wonder. Photography has gradually taken root in the art world, and many creative minds have turned to it to document the world around them. One of them was German photographer August Sander, who decided to achieve something far more ambitious…
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Football Stadium Turned Community Garden
As part of a city-wide urban greening program, Taipei turned an abandoned football stadium into a community garden. Here’s an overview of the terraced garden that’s taken over Zhongshan Soccer Stadium from James Stewart on Instagram. A couple of screenshots from the video:…
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Doc Searls Weblog (Feed)
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BDT
Busy Day Today I'm giving this talk at 4pm Eastern today. The longer I work on it, the more audacious it seems. In November no less There's a thunderstorm going on. Bright flashes, deep booms. And it's just 44° out there. Perhaps because mortality is interesting This is the mos…
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Adactio: Journal (Feed)
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The premature sheen
I find Brian Eno to be a fascinating chap. His music isn’t my cup of tea, but I really enjoy hearing his thoughts on art, creativity, and culture. I’ve always loved this short piece he wrote about singing with other people. I’ve passed that link onto multiple people who h…
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Top 5 Cameras in Gen Z’s Most-Searched List Before Black Friday
Young photographers often wait for discounts or rebates to purchase a camera that they have been eyeing for a while. We chose to examine the devices that have been trending on Google Trends over the past 10 days, and it appears that the most searched options have been vintage of…
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