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Around The Horn
1 May 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 the Underground Railroad to Canada, Jerusalem wildfires, West River, Chris Leventis, dSLRs and a price increase.
- North Is Freedom "is a photo essay of 30 images that celebrate and preserve the living legacies of freedom-seekers who escaped slavery" through the Underground Railroad to Canada. Adria R Walker takes a look at the new exhibit traveling in Canada.
- In Wildfires Rage Near Jerusalem, Reuters shares 15 photos of the blaze forcing evacuations as Israel appealed for international assistance.
- Suzanne Sease features West River, the newest photo book by Greg Latza, who plans to publish East River as a companion volume in 2027.
- In Between Image and Sound: Picturing the Interstitial Moment, Sophie Wright interviews Chris Leventis about exploring the unseen. "I refer to swamps as my happy place because they magnify my connections to the dissociative aspects of my mind," he says.
- Jason Row suggests Why dSLRs Makes Sense in the Mirrorless Era. "If you are looking to get into photography or perhaps get into more professional-level gear, yet are on a budget, a used dSLR system makes very sound financial and practical sense," he writes.
- After seeing a new price list, an expectant mother is Breaking Up With My Photographer of Six Years but feels badly about it. "Just be honest and tell her you can't afford it," she's advised.
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