Rüdiger Nehmzow means “Man With Big Balls Made of Steel” in German. After watching this video of him taking photos of clouds from the open door of a plane, four miles up in the sky, it can’t mean anything else. Rüdiger straps himself into a plane, opens the door at 6000 meters and, equipped with… Continue reading »
Sep
02
Photographer Joao Silva Talks Injuries and the State of Photojournalism
Photographer Joao Silva lost both of his legs last year to an IED landmine explosion in Afghanistan. He kept shooting as he was dragged to safety and treated by medics. But to hear him tell it, he’s just an ordinary guy who ran into some bad luck. I heard the mechanic click. I knew: this… Continue reading »
Sep
01
Fuji X10: The Pro Point-and-Shoot Fighter
A tinier, cheaper X100 this is not. Most significantly, the X10′s 12-megapixel sensor is a smaller 2/3-inch chip and the lens is zoomy, not an ultrasharp 35mm prime. But that doesn’t mean Fuji’s not built a damn fine pro point-and-shoot fighter. More designed to go against high-end point-and-shoots like Panasonic’s Lumix LX5 or NIkon’s P7100… Continue reading »
Sep
01
A USB Drive that is a little thicker than a Penny
The thumb drive you see in this video is thicker than the opposable digit of an infant—and yet it can hold up to 2TB of data. The “Thin Card” drive, built by Taiwanese manufacturer ITRI and revealed at the Display Taiwan trade show, is a USB 3.0 stick with a capacity between 16GB and 2TB.… Continue reading »