Child astronauts and St Patrick’s Day: photos of the weekend
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Odisha ITI Students Create Giant Fish Sculpture From Plastic Waste To Combat Pollution
The sculpture was installed near the institute’s campus for public view and to educate the people about plastic pollution with the objective of “Swachhata Hi Seva”, he said.
Time Traveller: Famed North Shore photographer elevates food into art
James Lovick Ltd., owned by James Lovick, was the biggest ad agency in Canada through the mid-century. His prestigious company employed celebrated North Shore photographer Jack Cash, who was at one point commissioned to photograph “4 diffrent [sic] crab dishes.”
Under an account for B.C. Packers, Cash shone a spotlight on one of the final dishes – a crab salad. Sitting on a bed of lettuce are large chunks of crab meat and shredded crab, with two plump tomatoes.
As an accompaniment, whole stalks of green onion sit in a small plastic wheelbarrow, a kitschy reminder of meals gone by.
Visit the MONOVA website for more information about the history of the North Shore and to plan your visit to MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards.
Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver, at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley, is open for drop-ins on Monday and by appointment Tuesday-Friday, 12:30-4 p.m. Contact: archives@monova.ca
Navigate culture on the North Shore by using the North Shore Culture Compass.
The culture of Mexican fireworks revealed through the lens of an AP photographer
MEXICO CITY — Marco Ugarte has been a photographer based in Mexico City for over 30 years. He covered the fireworks festival in nearby Tultepec for just the second time a week ago. Aiming to show the artisans’ passion and dedication for the dangerous art of making fireworks, Ugarte received training in safety and respect for the pyrotechnics before he focused his camera on the explosive party.
Here is what he said in Spanish about the experience to Deputy Director of Global Photography Enric Marti:
Every year during the first week of March, the artisans of the fireworks industry in Tultepec, Mexico, pay tribute to the patron saint of the poor and sick, Saint John of God, with a festival in which they light papier-mâché bulls filled with pyrotechnics. The makers of fireworks see Saint John of God as a guardian.
This photo is part of a story we did in the nearby village of San Juan, known for the production of pyrotechnics. We connected with the Cortes family and documented how they prepared their giant bulls on wooden and metal structures, and how they prepared and mixed the gunpowder to make the sparklers. The artisans work day-by-day amid volatile gunpowder. Accidents are not uncommon. In 2018, a huge and devastating explosion at the workshops killed 25 people and injured at least 49.
What I tried to show in the story is the makers’ devotion to what they love: their art, their patron saint, their craftsmanship, their bulls and the passion of their lives: the pyrotechnics. This photo summarizes all that in one image.
First, I spent four days learning about the art and love that artisans have for pyrotechnics — and about the consequences of an explosion.
We were schooled in the dangers of unintended explosions — the burns and the impact a firecracker can have on your body or eyes. For protection, we wore ear buds and cotton clothes soaked in water. We were told to cover our eyes with swimming goggles or a gas mask, to wear a helmet or cap and to carry a wet towel. In case of an accident: run. And, very importantly, carry a small fire extinguisher. Always remember that in dangerous situations like these, you are not alone, someone will help you, but you must always be ready to assist others who need your help.
After going over safety protocols and preparing for the event, I was ready to take my photo. Camera in hand, using a 16-35mm lens, I adjusted the shutter speed (4000/sec), aperture (f5.6), ISO (2000), and took off running after the paper bull and the fireworks to find the light and capture a good photo.
This photo tries to document in one image a culture deeply rooted in the Mexican traditions of folk art. More than 300 paper bulls and thousands of residents and artisans dance in the town square in harmony with the giant bulls filled with fireworks that release colorful pyrotechnic lights, while everyone runs and shouts, “Ole, ole! Fire, fire! Ole, ole!″ Amid lots of drinking and plenty of fireworks, the bulls continued burning until dawn.
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Make waves with the Joby SeaPal and take your content creation to the seas
One of the best things about walking the halls of The Photography & Video Show is discovering equipment that you might not have seen on any other occasion. This was certainly the case today when I happened upon the Aquatech stand and the Joby Seapal, an underwater housing unit for mobile photography.
The Joby SeaPal Waterproof Case offers content creators the chance to take their workflow overboard and introduce a whole new world of underwater phone photography. The best cameraphones of today offer fantastic photographic capabilities for stills and video and have become more than viable for content creation, for those who like to take to the water for the sea, snorkel, and surf, the Joby SeaPal is a fantastic new option.
The Joby SeaPal is the successor to the Aquatech AxisGo, featured in our guide to the best underwater housing for cameras and phones. Most underwater housing systems require model-specific cases, which requires buying a new one when updating your phone. The SeaPal was designed by Aquatech to be universal to all the latest iPhone and Samsung camera phones and simply requires switching the configuration of the inner bumpers which allows you to change the case to fit your requirements, futureproofing for your next phone update!
The underwater case provides ultimate protection with waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof housing, and the case enables access to your phone’s touchscreen features via a flexible panel, even whilst underwater. In addition, the Joby SeaPal ecosystem offers a range of incredible accessories that take the case even further.
The SeaPal Dome offers ‘crystal clear underwater photos’ and is perfect for under/over shots, the Sports Leash is much like a surfing leash and provides great security for your housing unit, and the SeaPal Shuter Grip allows further versatility with a waterproofed ergonomic design for remote triggering your mobile camera shutter, ensuring your phone becomes the ‘ultimate aquatic storyteller’.
After looking at this year’s Underwater Photographer of the Year images I felt inspired to try out the genre for myself, and the Joby SeaPal Waterproof Case will allow me to take those first steps into the water.
If you are at The Photography & Video Show this week be sure to check it out in person at Aquatech stand M500. Tickets are still available for the show either at the door or via the official website.
You may also be interested in our guides for the best waterproof camera, the best action cameras, and the best 360 cameras.
This place is HEAVEN for creators! Check out the Creator Playground
An amazing creative playground, quite literally, is open at The Photography & Video Show – and it’s an absolute dream for creators, vloggers and selfie hunters.
One of the most popular attractions at the show – which is open now and runs until Tuesday at the NEC in Birmingham, England – the Creator Playground has a series is immersive sets, shooting spots, musical booths and dress-up spots that are perfect for unique content.
I had a little play in the area myself yesterday – here’s a quick video tour of what you’ll find:
You’re greeted at the entrance by Alice (of Wonderland fame) and the Queen of Hearts, before tumbling down a rabbit hole and knee deep into the land of white rabbits, Cheshire cats and psychedelic teapots.
There’s a throne that’s perfect for a royal selfie, and a selection of headwear so you can be a mad hatter while you usurp the queen.
Elsewhere you’ll find an upside-down room that’s great for some Spider-Man antics, as you can see in the animation at the top (or maybe it’s the bottom?) of the page.
The sounds of Blondie’s Call Me ring out as you reach the hot pink phone box, packed with electric pink and yellow handsets hanging from the ceiling, next to a table full of old rotary-looking phones.
There are a bunch more shooting sets round the corner, including these three colorful installations, some eyeball-warping wall art set to the sounds of The Prodigy’s Out of Space, a serene flower room… it’s the ideal place to film some pieces to camera, shoot some selfies, or freshen up your TikTok and Instagram feeds.
Head along to at the NEC in Birmingham and have a play. For more information and tickets, visit the official website.
You might be interested in the best cameras for Instagram and the best cameras for TikTok to up your social game!
Vibrant, elegant and refined: How the UAE inspired Paola Paronetto’s ceramic sculptures
Italian artist uses a technique few have mastered to craft her delicate and deliberately nonconformist pieces
BBC Radio 4 visits Harlow Sculpture Town
OUR friends at BBC Sculpture Town were visited by the Front Row team at BBC Sculpture Town.
Antiques Roadshow fans repulsed at ‘creepy’ tree sculpture – made of human hair
A woman on the US version of Antiques Roadshow left viewers horrified with a “creepy” Victorian sculpture made of human hair — but it was given an ‘exciting’ valuation
