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Around The Horn
28 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 Thibaut Derien, Brian Aris, Scott Elmquist, Richard Serra, Mike Johnston, camera shutters, a new laptop, 25 teen photographers and four successful AI platforms.
- Kate Mothes presents Thibaut Derien's images of France's Shuttered Shops from his his ongoing series J'habite une ville fantôm (I live in a ghost city). "First, it's just a facade; you can think it's sad, but if you look a little bit more you see old paintings, old mosaics, some 'know-how'," he says. "Many commercial centers -- all the same -- have replaced the small shops, each one different."
- Rare and Raw showcases photographer Brian Aris's 1981 photos of the Rolling Stones rehearsing in Boston. The images are on exhibit at the Lucy Bell Gallery until May 5.
- Suzanne Sease features Gun Violence, the personal project of Scott Elmquist, which has spanned 25 years. "During those years I attended countless community prayer vigils in Richmond, Virginia, generated by unrelenting gun violence. Simply reporting the facts about each murder weren't enough," he says. "I felt compelled to investigate the murder victims and communicate with the affected families, sharing their stories visually."
- In Remembering Richard Serra, Chloe Veltman presents photos of the monumental metal sculptures of the artist who died Tuesday. The Guardian published Richard Serra -- A Life in Pictures as well.
- In Examples of 'Punctum', Mike Johnston presents two examples and what about them struck him. "Familiar jobs and unremarkable work take up a lot of our lives and are perhaps the least likely thing even we ourselves remember," he writes. "The thought that struck me about this is that these people don't give any sign that they knew their picture was being taken. A brief moment of their lives was commemorated for posterity and they had no idea."
- Jim Kasson explains How Modern Camera Shutters Work. It's complicated.
- Kirk Tuck is delighted with his New MacBook Pro. "I tried out the Lightroom DeNoise A.I. on a big Raw file and it processed the image about five times faster than my big iMacPro, the one loaded with tons of RAM and a fast server level Xeon processor," he writes.
- The Getty has announced the 25 teen winners of its Unshuttered Open Call from among 2,800 submissions from teens in 134 California cities.
- Paul Melcher found Four Visual AI Platforms Proving That AI Can Thrive With Properly Licensed Content. They include Adobe Firefly, Getty Images, Shutterstock and Bria.ai. "Their approach mitigates legal risks, fosters trust with creators and showcases the potential benefits of prioritizing ethical data practices.," he writes.
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