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Around The Horn
21 March 2024
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at five student photographers, Billy Childress, a Voigtlander 75mm lens, light painting, the solar eclipse and camera advice.
- Touch the Future showcases five student photographers who have won the Photo London x Hahnemühle Student award.
- Suzanne Sease feature images from Siblings, the personal project of Billy Childress, a series of portraits of his grandmother and her siblings. "Each one of them navigated their individual struggles with illnesses -- ranging from cancer to dementia and the challenges of old age. With the loss of their significant others, they found solace and support in one another.," he says. "A person's face can reveal so much -- capturing not just their present state but also glimpses of their past."
- Kirk Tuck shows off his Voigtlander 75mm f1.9 Lens with a slide show of the signage at SXSW.
- Kevin Raber has posted his Photo Chat with John Hartman about Light Painting. "He also provides a number of resources if you want to get into trying this yourself," he writes.
- Will Chaney provides some advice about Photographing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. "One of the most important pieces of equipment I'll have on hand is a solar filter to protect my camera sensors in the times before and after totality," he writes. He built his own using solar film he bought on Amazon:
- A Reddit poster asks for some Camera Advice for an elderly parent who enjoyed photography as a hobby in the 1970-80s. The parent is now suffering dementia but has expressed an interest in photography again. The conversation is interesting because it focuses entirely on the camera itself rather than taking pictures.
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