An Accessible Treetop Walkway Gracefully Winds Through Norway’s Hamaren Activity Park

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An Accessible Treetop Walkway Gracefully Winds Through Norway’s Hamaren Activity Park

Photos by Rasmus Hjortshøj, © EFFEKT

With steep ascents, rocky passes, and branches jutting from the ground, walking and hiking trails are not always usable by disabled people or those with strollers. The Danish architecture firm EFFEKT designed its latest project with this barrier in mind and constructed a winding path with a gradual incline that expands access to the striking treetop views of Norway’s Fyresdal region.

Located at Hamaren Activity Park, the pine walkway slowly scales 15 meters through the lakeside forest before reaching a circular outlook. The construction, built in collaboration with local contractor Inge Aamlid, spans about two meters wide and one kilometer long as it guides visitors along the ascent of the lush Klokkarhamaren hill, which reaches 338 meters at its peak. As the walkway rises, the structural pillars more directly evoke the tall, sturdy trees of the forest, nodding to the surrounding environment and the region’s tradition of pine logging.

Find more of EFFEKT’s projects on its site and Instagram. (via Dezeen)

 

An aerial photo of a winding pine boardwalk among a forest near a lake and steep hill

An aerial photo of a winding pine boardwalk among a forest near a lake and steep hill

An aerial photo of a winding pine boardwalk among a forest near a lake and steep hill

An aerial photo of a winding pine boardwalk among a forest

Two aerial photos of a winding pine boardwalk among a forest

A winding pine boardwalk among a forest

An aerial photo of a winding pine boardwalk among a forest

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FBI seeks tips about well-known Oakland County gymnastics photographer facing child porn charges

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FBI seeks tips about well-known Oakland County gymnastics photographer facing child porn charges

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The FBI is looking for more tips about a well-known Oakland County gymnastics photographer who’s facing child porn charges and admitted to taking barefoot pictures of children.

Child pornography traced to Royal Oak home

The investigation began last month while an FBI agent was investigating a peer-to-peer file sharing program known to be a place where predators share child pornography.

On May 11, the agent identified a user who had downloaded 14 files of interest to investigators. At least two of those files meet the federal definition of child pornography, according to authorities.

The agent worked with WOW! cable and traced the user’s IP address back to the Royal Oak home of David Eric Yellen, 58.

Officials said Yellen is a well-known freelance photographer within the gymnastics community. He has been contracted by multiple gymnastics academies in Michigan and the United States Women’s Gymnastics Judges Association.

Child pornography found on devices

While FBI agents searched Yellen’s home on June 1, he admitted to possessing child pornography on his electronic devices, court records show.

Yellen told officials that he used the file sharing program regularly, but denied uploading or downloading child porn. He said he had downloaded child porn 10 years ago and has kept it, but he claimed not to know that those images could be downloaded by others.

“Given his extensive use of (the file sharing program), I do not believe that he was unaware that he had his files in a location that allowed for sharing with others,” an FBI agent wrote in a criminal complaint.

Yellen denied producing child pornography, but said he would often take pictures of children’s bare feet during gymnastic events while working as an official photographer. He would then use those pictures for his own pleasure, the complaint says.

A computer and hard drive at Yellen’s home contained at least 1,500 pictures of children, and at least 500 of them meet the federal definition of child pornography, authorities said.

Among those photos were the original files downloaded on May 11, according to officials.

The hard drive included a folder titled “BFK,” and Yellen admitted that it stood for “barefoot kids,” agents said. There were at least 200 pictures of children’s bare feet in the folder.

Yellen arrested

Yellen was taken into custody during the search on two charges linked to the possession and distribution of child pornography, FBI officials said.

His arrest came after officials established probable cause that he had traded sexually explicit pictures of children online, according to court records.

FBI seeks tips

The FBI Detroit Field Office announced Monday, June 12, that it has created a website for the public to provide information on the investigation into Yellen.

Officials said Yellen currently lives in Michigan, but he has traveled nationally as a gymnastics photographer and videographer.

Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to click here and fill out a questionnaire, or contact the FBI via email by clicking here.

Anyone who is feeling distressed can reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling or texting 988 or visiting this website. The crisis center is free and operates 24/7.

Here are more resources provided by the FBI:

MDI High photography class exhibits at The Criterion

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MDI High photography class exhibits at The Criterion

BAR HARBOR — The spring semester black-and-white photography class at Mount Desert Island High School is displaying their work at The Criterion Theatre here in town for the month of June.

The pinhole photographs, which have been enlarged digitally from 4-by-5-inch paper negatives to 20-by-25-inch prints, demonstrate the power of the earliest form of image projection – the camera obscura. The earliest mention of a pinhole camera was as early as the fifth century B.C.

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Photography Workshop – The 2023 Workshops of the Palm Springs Photo Festival

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Photography Workshop – The 2023 Workshops of the Palm Springs Photo Festival

The Palm Springs Photo Festival Workshop Program will take place, in-person, in Palm Springs, California from October 9th – October 12th. 

The masterclasses program :

Duane Michals: On Being You

Nadav Kander Process & Practice

Ben Hassett Considering Beauty

Barbara Davidson Making a Difference in Documentary Photography

Frank Ockenfels 3 Looking Beyond the Obvious

Stephen Wilkes Creating Cohesive Bodies of Work

Cheryl Walsh Photographing People Underwater

Sandro Miller Light Like a Master

Tim Griffith Architecture Photography: Building Relationships

Scott Frances Expressing Architecture & Interiors

Registration for the PSPF 2023 Workshops will open June 10th. Classes are limited.

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PALM SPRINGS PHOTO FESTIVAL

Los Angeles, California 90069

October 09, 2023 to October 12, 2023

Watch: Heller’s John Edelman on His Path From Shoe Salesman to Design CEO

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Watch: Heller’s John Edelman on His Path From Shoe Salesman to Design CEO

Design Milk is excited to present the last lecture of the 2022/2023 academic year of The Vignelli Center for Design Studies Design Conversations Lecture Series featuring John Edelman, president and CEO of Heller. A mention of Edelman’s name in the design world will immediately conjure up an impressive list of brand’s he’s put his mark on, including Design Within Reach, Herman Miller, Edelman Leather, and now Heller. Edelman talks about his storied childhood surrounded by design, going into the family leather business after selling two-million pairs of shoes in one year, learning about modern design from scouring flea markets, and how his life experiences led him to Design Within Reach and beyond.

Watch to learn more:

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John Edelman

To learn more about The Vignelli Center for Design Studies at RIT, they have launched digital access to the archives through Google Arts & Culture, joining over 2000 cultural institutions from around the world. The initial launch includes nearly 900 high resolution images of artifacts from the archives so that now anyone with access to the Internet and Google Arts & Culture can search the Vignelli archives or browse it by color or chronological order.

This lecture is presented with the support of RIT’s MAGIC Center.


This lecture series is made possible in part by the generosity of RIT Alumnus, Chris Bailey and Bailey Brand Consulting

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.

Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw designs colour the streets of ‘Victoria’ with city’s latest banner project

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Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw designs colour the streets of ‘Victoria’ with city’s latest banner project
Lou-ann Neel and supporters stand in front of one of her banner designs as it’s being installed. Photo: City Of Victoria

Colourful Kwakwaka’wakw designs featuring plants, hummingbirds and insects are adorning the streets of “Victoria,” as 400 banners with work by artist Lou-ann Neel are installed around the city. 

Neel has created five new pieces of art as part of the city’s summer banner program, which has been running since 1970 and commissions new banner designs for the downtown core and James Bay every two years.

Neel descends from the Mamalillikulla, Da’nax’daxw, Ma’amtagila, ‘Namgis and Kwagiulth tribes of the Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwak’wala-speaking people) and is originally from Alert Bay. 

Spending so much time in the “Garden City” where she now resides, Neel wanted to show appreciation for the natural plants and animals that make up the local ecosystems. 

The designs are also contemporary and whimsical, with smiling faces on the insects happily going about their work.

“People always look at Native art, and it’s very immersed in tradition and comes from traditional stories,” Neel said in an interview with IndigiNews.

“We are a living culture, and we create fun things too.” 

The animals featured on the five banners are ladybugs, bumblebees, hummingbirds, dragonflies and a “crystal garden” design which brings various creatures together.

In a statement for each design, Neel shows appreciation and gratitude for each of these beings.

“I wanted to acknowledge dragonflies for the great work they do feeding on mosquitoes and gnats — something gardeners appreciate a great deal,” she says in the artist statement for her dragonfly banner. 

“Their beautiful array of colour complements any floral environment. In many Indigenous cultures, the dragonfly is often recognized as a symbol of positive change, as it contributes to positive growth and change each and every day.”

Now that the banners are complete, Neel said she is looking forward to focusing more on carving as a medium, something that’s entrenched in the history of her family’s artistic process. 

Carving holds a special place for Neel as she wishes to challenge the narrative that carving was something only men did. In her travels along the coast, Neel has confirmed that women carved in many communities along the coast. 

“Amongst our people, we know that women carved,” she said.

Neel believes that carving is important to her not just because of family tradition, but also to serve as a positive role model for upcoming generations and to challenge patriarchal narratives. 

“I don’t want young people to have that kind of messaging,” she said. “I want them to have encouraging messaging.”

Living culture, not artifacts

Along with encouraging the next generation of artists, Neel is passionate about advancing the narrative for Indigenous art, and bringing art traditions into the present moment.

As a repatriation specialist at the Royal BC Museum, she said it’s important to trouble the term “artifacts” — which implies that the items are central to the past rather than being utilized in ceremony and culture to this day.

“I got really concerned about that, because it was part of erasure. We have already been so erased in terms of our roles as artists,” she said.

Neel said many museums and other colonial institutions are hesitant to repatriate items for various reasons, mostly because they represent valuable assets and a financial bottom line. 

“We’re talking about truth and reconciliation. To me repatriation [is] reconciliation in motion”

Pressure in recent times has led to many beginning the complicated repatriation process, including the Vatican after Pope Frances recently spoke about the importance of returning stolen “artifacts.”

“I think that they’re starting to see that there’s a larger moral issue, but also a legal one,” Neel said. “If you don’t have the receipt, you shouldn’t be holding it”

Neel said there’s still a lot of exploitation of Indigenous artists, which is why she has been a vocal advocate for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP).

“I don’t know what it would take to get the political will to make the changes that are necessary. There is no shortage of really sharp people that could make this happen if the politicians would just line up behind it,” she said.

One example of what she is hoping to see would be the creation of Indigenous maker spaces in Indigenous communities that would serve as a space for artists to collaborate and create — not necessarily just for commercial artists, but for those who just want to create and continue traditions. 

“The last time we came close to having the luxury of that kind of support and that kind of space was … between the ‘70s and ‘80s,” Neel said. 

“When we used to have the Indian Arts and Crafts societies, every province in Canada had one and then the funding got yanked out from everyone in the mid ‘80s.”

As Neel nears 60, her encouraging message to young Indigenous artists is to keep learning, as she is still personally excited about all the things she has yet to learn. 

“The more I learn, the more I can express, and the more I can manifest my art. There is nothing more exciting than that.” 

FBI seeks help for investigation into gymnastics photographer charged with child porn

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FBI seeks help for investigation into gymnastics photographer charged with child porn

The FBI in Detroit is asking for the public’s help with information relating to their investigation of a photographer who is accused of distributing child porn.

According to the FBI, they arrested David Yellen on June 1, 2023, on two charges related to the possession and distribution of child pornography.

It came after the feds say he traded sexually explicit photos of minors online.

Yellen is reportedly a well-known photographer and videographer in the gymnastics community, and was contracted by multiple gymnastics academies in the Michigan area.

He was also contracted by the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Judges Association to create training materials and training films for new gymnastics judges.

While he resides in Michigan, Yellen has traveled nationally to photograph and videotape gymnastics.

The FBI is asking anyone with information relevant to this investigation to visit fbi.gov/YellenInvestigation and fill out the questionnaire or to contact FBI Detroit at YellenInvestigation@fbi.gov.

KNOWN HIRES FORMER APPLE/BEATS & TIKTOK EXEC TODD TRIPLETT AS GLOBAL EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR

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KNOWN HIRES FORMER APPLE/BEATS & TIKTOK EXEC TODD TRIPLETT AS GLOBAL EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Jordan Schultz tapped to lead Known Social, Aya Baeshean appointed to Head of Design

Announcements follow a string of 13 new client wins for Known’s creative division

NEW YORK, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Media, data, strategy and creative agency Known announced today that Todd Triplett has been named its first Global Executive Creative Director, overseeing all creative development, production and optimization for the agency’s roster of consumer brand clients. Triplett joins Known on the heels of co-leading TikTok’s Creative Lab and, prior, leading creative teams at Apple/Beats by Dre, Ikea, Remy Martin and several creative agencies including Havas, Deutsch NY and Superfly. He will report to Mark Feldstein, President of Known Studios.


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Known hires Todd Triplett as Global Executive Creative Director, welcomes Jordan Schultz as Head of Social, and appoints Aya Baeshean to Head of Design.
Known hires Todd Triplett as Global Executive Creative Director, welcomes Jordan Schultz as Head of Social, and appoints Aya Baeshean to Head of Design.

The announcement follows record growth for Known’s creative group, Known Studios, with 13 new client wins since January, including Ubisoft, Build-A-Bear, Graduate Hotels, the National Women’s Soccer League, Roc Nation and more. The group has also recently amassed a litany of industry accolades, including Clio and Webby Awards, and an Emmy nomination, following Known’s first appearance on Ad Age’s Agency A-List in January.

“Throughout my career, I’ve been searching for what’s next, what’s fresh and what’s leading culture. I found all of that and more at Known,” said Triplett. “I’ve never experienced a company like Known that combines high-level expertise in media, data science and tech with world class creative. I can’t wait to get started.”

Known has also landed Jordan Schultz as Head of Social and elevated Aya Baeshean to Head of Design.

As Head of Social for Known, Schultz will oversee a cross-functional team of social creatives, platform experts and analysts. A former WarnerBros Discovery exec, he previously led engagement and retention for CNN’s Growth Marketing team, including CRM and social media. At HBO Max, he led strategic audience development initiatives, including social media and influencer marketing during its first year. In both roles, he combined award-winning creative with performance-driven strategies that led to measurable subscription growth for each brand’s DTC subscription products.

Baeshean, former Head of Design at DDB, and design lead at Y&R and BBDO, joined Known Studios in 2021 to lead design for Known’s roster of consumer brand clients. She has spearheaded work with UMusic Hotels, PepsiCo, and Rockefeller Center, and has built Known’s own brand DNA. Baeshean has been elevated to oversee design across all clients for Known, and will lead visual identity, brand design, key art, digital, motion graphics, and web design for the agency.

“We could not be more thrilled to welcome Todd and Jordan, and to appoint Aya, to these key roles. They add incredible leadership and firepower as our creative team enters a game-changing new chapter,” said Mark Feldstein, President of Known Studios. “Their work transcends culture and sets Known Studios apart in inspiring ways. We are excited to bring their extraordinary talent and business impact to bear for our clients.”

Known Studios has recently launched 360 campaigns for WarnerBros. Discovery, the National Women’s Soccer League, PlutoTV, LGBTQ+ dating app Taimi, and more.

About Known: 
Known, named to the 2023 Ad Age’s Agency A-List, is a marketing agency engineered for the unprecedented challenges and opportunities facing marketers today. Our operating system pairs Ph.D. data scientists with award-winning creatives, expert research teams and strategists who leverage machine learning, AI and the company’s proprietary media operating system, called Skeptic (named Best Marketing Analytics Platform by Digiday) to help marketers win right now.  Known is anchored by two decades of groundbreaking market research and data science capabilities, which uniquely empower our marketing strategy and acclaimed creative groups, who produce some of the most innovative, cutting-edge work in culture. The result? Marketing that is predisposed to succeed and be persistently optimized, directly impacting clients’ bottom lines. In 2022, Digiday named Known ‘Most Innovative Media Agency’ and ‘Most Innovative Independent Agency’, citing that Known “upended the agency industry by showing their clients what best-in-class looks like” and called Known “an Iron Man suit of data science and creativity.” Clients span the leading brands in entertainment, fintech, media, technology, CPG, healthcare, real estate, sports, and more. Known has 400+ employees in six U.S. cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, and Boston. Named 2x Promax Agency of the Year and awarded Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, Known has won multiple awards from the Emmys, Clios, Effies, Cannes Lions, Promax and more.

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