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Beijing Silvermine: Discarded, Unseen Photos of China in the 80s and 90s

Beijing Silvermine is an ongoing project by French collector and artist Thomas Sauvin. It boasts nearly a million found photos showing life in China from the 1980s to the early 2000s. During this period, the photographic color negative film became popular among Chinese families to record their special occasions. “Beijing Silvermine started in May 2009 out of my meeting with a man called Xiao Ma…
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This is the World’s First Ceiling-Mounted, Motion-Controlled Camera Dolly

YouTuber, actor, and content creator Josh Yeo created a device that he says is the world’s first ceiling-mounted, motion-controlled camera dolly that allows him to create incredible motion timelapses and cinematic video shots in a way that dramatically elevates the quality of his work. What Yeo has designed — called the Orbit — allows for some rather impressive shots, particularly when it…
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Canon releases webcam accessory kits for some of its DSLR, mirrorless camera systems

Canon has announced it’s releasing a collection of webcam accessory start kits for select Canon DSLR and mirrorless camera systems. The kits, which are meant to be used alongside Canon’s Webcam Utility software, start at $89.99 and include a selection of adapters and cables for turning your Canon camera into a high-quality webcam. As it stands, Canon has three separate versions of its webcam…
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Diver Captures Beautiful Nighttime Underwater Photos and Slo-Mo Video

Photographer Gary Tyson recently took a Sony Alpha 7S III into the ocean of the Phillippines and captured some stunning nighttime photos and slow-motion footage of the local sea life. Tyson, a British professional photographer now living in Manila, has been trying to improve his underwater photography skills since he has been unable to travel for work since last year due to the coronavirus…
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