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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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Laowa’s First Telephoto Macro Lens Is What Photographers Have Been Asking For
When Laowa entered the lens market, little did we know that they would change the way photographers look at third-party lenses. The company has consistently performed, and they have introduced some exciting new lenses for various wide-to mid-focal range photographers. To grow th…
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kottke.org (Feed)
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How Agates Form, Why Minnesota Lakes Have So Many, & Where To...
How Agates Form, Why Minnesota Lakes Have So Many, & Where To Look For Them. I was always excited as a kid to go find agates at the lake (typically Lake Superior), but I didn’t know a) how they formed, or b) that you couldn’t find them just anywhere. 💬 Join…
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Inspired by a question over at Cup of Jo, what are the...
Inspired by a question over at Cup of Jo, what are the five things that are essential in your kitchen? Mine lean black & tan: balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, parmesan, olive oil, mayonnaise. (Honorable mention: chili oil.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Blending In
These are some of my favorite portrait illustrations from Sofia Bonati. In her art you’ll find female portraits that invite you into a dreamlike world where the woman and her surroundings intertwine, connect. They are women with deep, mysterious looks, who want to tell…
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The Climate Change Paradox. “Earth’s climate is chaotic and volatile. Climate change...
The Climate Change Paradox. “Earth’s climate is chaotic and volatile. Climate change is simple and predictable. How can both be true?” Complexity & chaos theory are so interesting. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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On the latest wave of AI/LLM tools. “It is a transition from...
On the latest wave of AI/LLM tools. “It is a transition from working with a co-intelligence to working with a wizard. Magic gets done, but we don’t always know what to do with the results.”
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Is the Canon SL1 Still a Great Camera in 2025?
Back in 2013 when I reviewed the Canon SL1, I remember how controversial my review was. I used a woman in the product images -- but the reason why I did so was because the product was literally targeted to women. That's what we were told in the meeting with Canon. This camera wa…
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Smart Tracker Cards
Here’s a thing I didn’t know existed until the other day: credit-card sized trackers that you put into your wallet (or bag) that can be located with Apple Find My. Some come with long-life batteries and others are rechargeable. Some can play a sound when lost. This seems p…
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“Trump told voters that they could indulge their resentments and still walk...
“Trump told voters that they could indulge their resentments and still walk away richer and more prosperous. But they can’t. To embrace nativism in a global, connected economic world is to sacrifice prosperity for the sake of exclusion…”
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Early next year, Sesame Street is making hundreds of full episodes available...
Early next year, Sesame Street is making hundreds of full episodes available on YouTube. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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The Sony APS-C Camera That Changed the Game
Sony is one of the few companies that decided to change their trajectory with the introduction of mirrorless cameras. They launched two full-frame offerings in 2013, and the rest is history. While they are best known for the Alpha series digital cameras, Sony also had a differen…
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Classic Airlines Apparel
Remember the collection of classic airline logos I linked to a few years ago? The folks at 08 Left have taken some of those old logos and put them on hats, t-shirts, and hoodies. Tags: design · fashion · flying 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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New from Neal Agarwal: a series of increasingly ridiculous and difficult captchas....
New from Neal Agarwal: a series of increasingly ridiculous and difficult captchas. I burst out laughing at the vegetables one. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest. “The would-be cheaters admitted to the...
Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest. “The would-be cheaters admitted to the scheme by a show of hands and apologized for their misdeeds after the judges raised their suspicions.” Aww, so wholesome? 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Professional Photographers Will Love This
Hey pros! Listen up! Our photography insurance program is designed to be there when photographers really need it! We’re giving you more than the competition can in different ways! Here’s a little-known fact: the warranty of your camera or lens doesn’t necessarily cover wha…
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Will The Sony A7 V Be Cheaper Than Nikon’s Flagship?
Sony launched only one flagship photography-related camera last year, the a1 II, and this year, they introduced the high-end compact camera, the RX1R Mark III. Unlike other brands, Sony seems to be taking it slow, perhaps because it is equally invested in film cameras. However,…
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How to Do Night Photography Like Todd Hido
Photographer Todd Hido is an absolute master at making images that feel both eerie and calm at the same time. His work is well recognized across the world of photography lovers, and his images all encompass a very specific feeling that's otherwise hard to get. If you look carefu…
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“Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in...
“Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century.” Derek Guy: “The 1970s is often written off as the ‘decade that taste forgot.’ But Redford shows how to do it well…” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Grumpy Website (Feed)
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nikitonsky is being grumpy
nikitonsky: pɹɐɥ sᴉ xn Thanks @Strannii for the picture
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One of the Greatest Leica Cameras Ever Made
Leica cameras have been quite innovative. Since their first Leica I, the company has been creating new models, each featuring a unique design, along with impressive tech. The Leica M series, for that matter, has been the choice of many professional photographers. And today, the…
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A Clock: An Online Remake of Christian Marclay’s The Clock
Christian Marclay debuted his 24-hour film The Clock 15 years ago. The film is made up of thousands of clips from movies and TV shows that show timepieces or otherwise make reference to the time of day. I’ve seen chunks of it in a few museums & galleries and it’s wonderful.…
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A McSweeney’s list that’s not that funny: How to Tell the Difference...
A McSweeney’s list that’s not that funny: How to Tell the Difference Between a Lone Wolf and a Coordinated Effort by the Radical Left.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: ‘Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause’....
Ta-Nehisi Coates: ‘Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause’. “By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.”
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Adactio: Journal (Feed)
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Dancing about dancing
I read recently read two books that had writers as their main protagonists: Death Of The Author by Nnedi Okorafor, and Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang. They were both perfectly fine. But I found it hard to get really involved in either narrative. The stakes just never felt that…
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How Climate Scientists Saw the Future Before It Arrived. “‘The goal of...
How Climate Scientists Saw the Future Before It Arrived. “‘The goal of climate modeling is really to build a fake version of the Earth,’ a coarse-grained copy of the planet that’s stripped down to ‘the processes we think are relevant.’” 💬 Join the…
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The 4 Best APS-C Cameras for Portraits
Portrait photography is an exciting genre that requires one to use the best tools to their abilities. However, many photographers prefer a full-frame camera for the genre, which can often lead to spending hours on the edit table correcting the pores. However, with an APS-C offer…
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The Go Blog (Feed)
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It's survey time! How has Go has been working out for you?
The Go Blog It's survey time! How has Go has been working out for you? Todd Kulesza, on behalf of the Go team 16 September 2025 Hi Gophers! Today we’re excited to announce our 2025 Go Developer Survey. The Go Team uses the results of th…
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Incredibly Realistic 3D Models of the Moon’s Surface (From 1874!)
A gem of a find by The Public Domain Review of a collection from the Rijksmuseum: photographs of plaster models of the Moon’s surface that were made from observations of the Moon through a telescope. Peering through a self-made telescope, James Nasmyth sketched the moon’s…
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Photographer Upends His Whole Life to Chase Auroras Around the Arctic. “Prior...
Photographer Upends His Whole Life to Chase Auroras Around the Arctic. “Prior to moving to Lapland, I had never owned a camera and I almost never took photographs. However, just watching the aurora captured my attention…” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.o…
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Canon R3 vs Sony A9 III: Which is the Best 24MP Camera for You?
Canon and Sony cameras have their own fan followings. While Sony was the first to enter the mirrorless scene, it certainly has had the upper hand in crafting the best cameras. Canon may have come late to the scene, but the company worked tirelessly to get where it is today. With…
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A 16-Hour Video Series on Everything that Happened in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s
From the Weird History YouTube channel, an epic undertaking: telling the (US-centric) cultural history of the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s in just (just!) 16 hours. This is like a mega ultra monster extended mix of We Didn’t Start the Fire. The videos are organized chronolo…
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Fun logic puzzle game called Clues by Sam. “Your goal is to...
Fun logic puzzle game called Clues by Sam. “Your goal is to figure out who is criminal and who is innocent.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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I Took the Nikon Zf to a Paid Photo Gig. It Wasn’t What I Expected
Recently, I've made some upgrades to my Nikon Zf in the form of a new lens, a sensor shield, and trying it out for a paid photo gig. I think we can all agree that anyone who buys one is in love with the camera. But it surely does have issues of all sorts that even Nikon has admi…
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