iPhone 15 Pro Max photography exhibition being held in Paris this weekend

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iPhone 15 Pro Max photography exhibition being held in Paris this weekend

iPhone photography will be on full display in Paris this weekend. A new iPhone photography exhibition that features five photographs is being held at the Salon Corderie on Friday and Saturday.

The exhibition dubbed “I Remember You” will feature iPhone photography from “esteemed artists Malin Fezehai, Karl Hab, Vivien Liu, Mika Ninagawa, and Stefan Ruiz,” according to Apple.

“‘I Remember You’ brings together five photographers who share their deeply personal conceptions of memory, connection, and nostalgia,” explains Isolde Brielmaier, Ph.D., the exhibition’s curatorial advisor. “It is a moving glimpse of life, preserved in time.”

The photographs being shown were all shot on the new iPhone 15 Pro Max camera system. Apple introduced its first 5x optical zoom lens with this hardware.

A picture has the power to both preserve and amplify a memory. It can transport people to a moment in time, evoke a feeling, and reveal new perspectives in a nearly universal visual language. And with iPhone 15 Pro users having access to a professional camera in their pocket — with the equivalent of seven pro lenses and an all-new 5x Telephoto camera on iPhone 15 Pro Max to capture stunning detail from afar, as well as a 48MP Main camera that offers a new super-high-resolution 24MP default with incredible image quality — everyone around the world is empowered to document their experiences.

The exhibition will be available to view on Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm, Apple says. You can see some of the photography as well as stories from the photographers here.

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The Art of Street Photography featuring Vanelli, Bobbi Lane and Lee Varis

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The SOFORT 2 Hybrid Instant Camera Is Leica at Its Most Fun

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The SOFORT 2 Hybrid Instant Camera Is Leica at Its Most Fun

When one thinks of Leica, one tends to conjure images of the classic photographer capturing life’s fleeting moments with an artful eye, discernible by the classic signature red dotted camera in hand. It is not a brand one typically connects with the looser and less accurate medium of instant film. Yet here we are, imagining all of the fun we could have using the Leica SOFORT 2, a hybrid instant camera and printer less about pixel-perfect accuracy and more about capturing the moment to share with ease.

The SOFORT 2 hybrid instant camera adopts a minimalist modern industrial design that stands apart from Leica’s more seriously styled and fully digital shooters. In fact, the minimalist design exudes an almost macOS icon flatness when viewed front facing. It’s a considerable departure from the first boxy iteration released all the way back in 2016.

Red Leica SOFORT 2 set on an open magazine across a slatted dark green outdoor table with a small drinking glass, phone, pen, and a trio of instant film prints nearby. Person in background it pulling a chair back before getting seated (or leaving).

Sleeker and more polished, the design sells the premise it’s meant to be slipped into a coat pocket, purse, backpack, or simply carried by lanyard – a camera for vacation rather than vocation.

Black Leica SOFORT 2 set flat on small surface table next to three framed instant film printouts, one of a person's hand posed in a V for victory gesture and other two partially obscured.

Leica’s SOFORT 2’s specs look suspiciously interchangeable with Fujifilm’s more retro-designed (and half-priced) Instax Mini Evo Hybrid, down to their closely aligned physical dimensions.

Equipped to capture images in 4.9 megapixel resolution with its Type 1/5-inch CMOS sensor, the camera’s 2.4mm F2.0 lens offers a versatile 28mm equivalent angle of view making it ideal for travel. There’s also a modest sized 3-inch 460k dot TFT LCD display for previewing and framing shots in the back, and Leica has thankfully adopted USB-C support.

The Leica SOFORT 2 staged vertically and viewed from the rear showing am image printing from digital preview into real world instant film print from the top of the camera's printer mechanism. Photo shows a celebration party with young women throwing confetti in the air.

A manual printing lever on the camera – visible in the lower right hand corner – makes for a more tactile “print” feature than the typical button control.

The SOFORT 2 also shares a menu structure and button layout similar to Leica’s other digital cameras, ensuring those already acquainted with something like the highly desired Q3 an easy transition over to the instant film format.

Leica SOFORT 2 staged next to Apple iPhone with simulated instant film print on phone's screen and the same image printing from the side of the camera.

If you’re already shooting with another Leica camera, the SOFORT 2 can be used as a wireless printer using the Leica Android or iOS app.

Unlike the analog instant camera of yesteryear, the SOFORT 2’s hybrid design adds a slew of digital features that bridges the gap: 10 lens and 10 film effects to choose from, Bluetooth smartphone connectivity, additional options accessible using Leica’s Fotos smartphone app, and the ability to store up to 45 images internally, or 850 with the addition of a micro SD card. The aforementioned app also permits users the 2-way option to send 800×600 pixel digital images to their phone to view or share, or send images from a phone to print using the SOFORT 2’s built-in printer. Images captured directly from the camera can be printed at 1600 x 600 dots resolution.

And would this really be a modern camera for today if there wasn’t a selfie mode, one made easier with the inclusion of its own separate shutter button. For those who are more about capturing wider framed subject matter, there’s landscape mode with a wide-angle character. And for fans of close-up imagery, a macro mode allows for photos from up to 10cm.

All three Leica SOFORT 2 in red, white and black, set on a three level shelf, each lined up front facing forward at an angle.

The $389 Leica SOFORT 2 is available in three colors – black, red, or white – beginning today, November 9, a photographic camera and printer in one equipped to capture those “fleeting digital moments” with options aplenty to share them afterward. 

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Gregory Han is a Senior Editor at Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, hiking, tide pools, and road trips, a selection of his adventures and musings can be found at gregoryhan.com.

Clark creatives follow their art

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Down into the twisting tunnels of the University Center basement, you’ll see a curious door, and behind it, a bright room that smells vaguely of clay. Welcome to the […]

2023 Best Modern Gifts for the Minimalists

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2023 Best Modern Gifts for the Minimalists

For all of the minimalists out there, Skim Milk is proud to present our list of 10 product gift ideas. Ranging from tech devices to decorative objects, each product shares a common thread: a focus on minimalism and consideration for details. While some of these are from well-known brands, we also wanted to include some independent studios that deserve a spotlight this holiday season as well.

Colin King has become a household name within design circles, and for good reason. Audo, formerly Menu, was early in partnering with the designer, and deserves this year’s top spot on the gift guide. Divot Tray is a seven inch by seven inch brass tray featuring a debossed radial surface within the center of the tray. It is truly a statement piece regardless of its simplicity.

Teenage Engineering OB-4

Ever since the launch of the iconic OP-1 synthesizer, Teenage Engineering has not faltered with their subsequent design objects. One of their newest, the OB-4, is a portable high-fidelity bluetooth speaker with a 40-hour rechargeable battery. In true Teenage Engineering fashion, the speaker also memorizes everything played on an endless loop tape, allowing users to rewind and remix anything played through it.

cac Folio Type 1

Yeongkyu Yoo, founder of cloudandco (otherwise known as cac) has never deviated from his passion of creating products and designs that belong decades into the future. The immaculate details, from the packaging to the material, naturally create a calming effect, with users inclined to handle his products with care. The minimalist monolith sleeve features magnets with an interior lined in soft microfiber in order to create functional satisfaction every time a laptop is placed within.

Origin Made Cast Hammer

Hammers are not typically objects that come to mind when one thinks of beautiful design, but Origin Made’s Cast Hammer is here to change that. Conceived by Gabriel Tan, Origin Made has put the proximity of his new home in Porto to good use. Production for the hammers are completed within Portugal, and come in two finishes: satin or blackened.

Leica Sofort 2

Leica is no stranger to producing some of the world’s most beautiful cameras. With their newest release, out today, they have taken their engineering and design prowess to create an unexpected hybrid instant camera. Housed within a minimalist body, the camera can capture and print photos on the fly using the manual printing lever. (For more info on the Leica SOFORT 2, check out the next post!)

Citta Geo Marble Cone

Coming all the way from New Zealand, Citta features beautifully designed objects at an accessible cost. The Geo Marble Cone is one such object, designed by David Moreland and Nikolai Sorensen. The weight of the cone allows it to be used as a bookend, and is perfectly suitable to stand on its own as a sculptural object. The cone is hand-carved from forest brown or green marble, making each piece completely unique.

Alwares Plate No. 1

For those with a strong appreciation for food presentation, look no further than Alwares. Each plate is handmade in Sweden, with this particular piece featuring a set of three buds meant to perfectly balance oysters. The stoneware features a dark surface contrasted by a lighter base, a mix of colors consistent with the shell of oysters.

Nothing Ear (2)

Within the name alone, Nothing deserves a spot on Skim Milk’s gift guide. Known for their eponymous phone, Nothing creates purposefully transparent casings to frame the internal engineering of their products. The Ear (2) wireless earbuds feature 36 hours of listening time with active noise cancellation and touch control.

Moss Grow Lamp

For those looking to develop their green thumb with a bit of hand holding, the Grow Lamp is for you. Currently taking pre-orders via a waitlist, the base of the lamp not only connects with the planters themselves, but also serves as a charging bay for smartphones. The lamp has multiple illumination settings depending on how much light is required by each plant. Grow Lamp’s self-watering planter lets users grow a variety of plant types regardless of experience level.

Rizzoli Arranging Things

What better way to bookend this gift guide than to circle back to Colin King and his new book, Arranging Things, published by Rizzoli. If you require motivation to organize and style your space, seeing some of the most beautifully curated interiors should certainly help.

Follow along so you don’t miss any of our 2023 Gift Guides this year!

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A Choir From Clay: Colorful Textures Swathe Carlos Cabo’s Ebullient Ceramic Figures

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A Choir From Clay: Colorful Textures Swathe Carlos Cabo’s Ebullient Ceramic Figures

All images © Carlos Cabo, shared with permission

Elegant, richly textured garments cloak artist Carlos Cabo’s enchanting ceramic figures (previously), showcasing the endless possibilities of clay. Tall and slender, the figures sport a wide variety of styles, donning button-down tunics, dresses, neck ties, and hats. While each one is unique, they are drawn together by a synchronic gesture: mouths open wide, they sing toward the sky.

Cabo gathers his material from the countryside around his home in Salinas, Spain, then works it into column-like figures and geometric forms. He considers the texture to be “the skin of the piece,” differentiating each from its companions while also emphasizing their similarities and a sense of unity.

Find more on Cabo’s website and Instagram.

 

A group of 10 tall, slender, abstract figurative sculptures adorned in a variety of patterns.

A group of 4 tall, slender, abstract figurative sculptures adorned in white.

A group of 6 tall, slender, abstract figurative sculptures adorned in white, some wearing ties. The artist is shown working on one, showing their large scale, approximately three feet high.

A group of ceramic spiral sculptures with a variety of textures.

A group of tall, slender, abstract figurative sculptures adorned in a variety of patterns.

A group of tall, slender, abstract figurative sculptures adorned in white.

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Families in Focus Hosts a Free Holiday, Fashion-Inspired, Family Photography Event

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Families in Focus Hosts a Free Holiday, Fashion-Inspired, Family Photography Event

NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Families in Focus invites families across New York City to join them for their inaugural “Free Holiday Photo Extravaganza” on Saturday, December 2nd and 3rd, 2023, at The Art Escape. Families in Focus embodies a heartfelt mission to bring the enchantment of the holiday season to families who may not have the means to experience the joy of traditional holiday photos. This event is a collaboration between award-winning New York City based lifestyle and celebrity photographer, Margaret Pattillo, and James Monahan, founder of Monahan PR. Margaret Pattillo specializes in capturing exquisite, high-end portraiture, her unwavering passion for photography inspired the concept of offering upscale fashion magazine-style holiday imagery to families with limited financial resources for the holidays.


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An AI rendering of one of this year's photo sets for Families in Focus.
An AI rendering of one of this year’s photo sets for Families in Focus.

This extraordinary event offers attendees the opportunity to create timeless memories in a captivating holiday setting. Each family will enjoy a brief yet impactful mini-session, lasting 10 minutes or less, resulting in a professionally retouched, fashion-inspired image that will serve as a treasured keepsake. Families in Focus has partnered with The Art Escape, a vibrant creative workshop studio and event space conveniently located right off the B, D, and 4 train near Yankee Stadium. All profits generated from this event will be donated to local charities, reinforcing the spirit of giving during the holiday season. To ensure that every family has the opportunity to participate, time slots must be booked in advance.

Margaret Pattillo expressed her inspiration, stating, “The holiday season is a time of togetherness and celebration. I believe that everyone should have the opportunity to capture those beautiful moments with their loved ones. Families in Focus is my way of giving back and sharing the joy of the season with those who may not have access to traditional holiday photos.”

About Margaret Pattillo

Margaret Pattillo is an award-winning, New York City based, lifestyle and celebrity photographer with over a decade of experience in photography. Her work has been published worldwide and she has been featured in various publications including The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fox News, Insider, Spectrum News and more. Margaret wants to bring elevated fashionable portraiture to families during the holidays to create lasting memories. With a deep passion for capturing special moments and an unwavering commitment to giving back, she aspires to share her expertise with families during this special time of the year. Her goal is to offer a unique experience by bringing elevated and fashionable portraiture to families. By doing so, she not only creates beautiful, lasting memories but also brings an element of sophistication to holiday photography.

For more information on Families in Focus, to secure your timeslot, or to explore opportunities for involvement, visit www.familiesinfocusnyc.com and follow along on Instagram for more updates @familiesinfocusnyc. 

Media Contact: James Monahan, [email protected], (917) 826-9449

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