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Around The Horn
24 January 2025
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 AP's week in pictures, Reuter's pictures of the week, Truth in Photography, Iceland, Close-Up Photographer of the Year, obsolete electronics, Blu-Ray media and lost photos.
- The Associated Press showcases its Week in Pictures curated by photo editor Bridget Jones.
- And Reuters adds 25 more Pictures of the Week.
- The Winter 2025 edition of Truth in Photography has been published online with three photo essays: Home From Home by Evgeniya Strygina, Pyramiden by Louise Faure and Searching for the Hidden by Arnas Špaka.
- Jackie Andres features Swiss photographer Jennifer Esseiva's images of Iceland's Diverse Scenery. "Esseiva devoted a 10-day trip across southern Iceland entirely to the region's vast surroundings, from the black sand beaches, towering glaciers and impressive waterfalls to the moss-covered formations and striking displays of the Northern Lights," she writes.
- Svetlana Ivanenko has won Close-Up Photographer of the Year with her image of two stag beetles locked in combat on an oak tree.
- Oyewole Lawal illustrates A $60 Billion-a-Year Climate Solution Is Sitting in Our Junk Drawers. That would be our obsolete electronics gear.
- Jowi Morales reports After 18 Years, Sony's Recordable Blu-Ray Media Production Draws to a Close. MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording and MiniDV cassettes will also be abandoned. "While Sony is no longer making recordable Blu-ray media, its competitor, Pioneer, has found a niche in long-term storage and created a Blu-ray disc designed to last a hundred years," he writes.
- A Reddit poster Found Missing Photos and forgot about them for years. Then they looked at them and were impressed by the quality of the images. "Where would be a good place to try and find the owners?" A suggestion to look at the metadata revealed an email address.
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