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Garuda Aerospace Introduces Droni: India’s Smart Personal Drone in Consumer Photography and Cinematography

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Garuda Aerospace Introduces Droni: India’s Smart Personal Drone in Consumer Photography and Cinematography

Garuda Droni DroneDrone Tech Startup Expands Portfolio with Mahendra Singh Dhoni-Backed Droni, Offering Impressive Features and Accessibility

Garuda Aerospace, the forefront player in the Agri Drone Segment with a commanding 55% market share, has unveiled Droni, marking its inaugural foray into the consumer photography and cinematography drone sector. The launch represents a notable shift in an industry traditionally dominated by DJI drones. Droni, named after the cricket legend and brand ambassador Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is now globally available for purchase exclusively on Amazon.

Founder and CEO of Garuda Aerospace, Agnishwar Jayaprakash, expressed his excitement about the launch, emphasizing the product’s cutting-edge design and its alignment with convenience and quality. He highlighted the significance of the collaboration with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, stating, “Besides being our first B2C product in the market, it is a product that is cutting-edge, and purposefully designed for convenience and quality. Moreover, it strengthens our partnership with our brand ambassador Mahendra Singh Dhoni and offers consumers an opportunity to own a product that is created in association with him. The product is a game-changing one in the aerial photography and videography market, and we are confident that it will empower users to push creative boundaries.”

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Garuda Aerospace has the distinction of being the first company with Dual DGCA certifications for both Manufacturing and Training in both Small and Medium Categories, and has secured a significant position in the drone market. Presently, Garuda Aerospace drones constitute 25% of the total drones in India, with a Garuda drone taking off every 30 seconds across the nation, according to a company press release.

Droni, a foldable, portable, and lightweight quadcopter weighing only 249 grams, offers an impressive 60 minutes of flight time, catering to the increasing demand for user-friendly drones in India and beyond. The drone positions itself as a game-changer in the aerial photography and videography market, boasting features such as 11 intelligent flight modes, a high-quality 48 MP camera with optical flow positioning, and a three-axis mechanical stabilized pan tilt for stable shots.

With an MRP of Rs 1,40,000, Droni is currently available at an introductory price of Rs 85,000, exclusively on Amazon. To support the product launch, Garuda Aerospace has initiated an integrated marketing campaign, including an ad film featuring Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Garuda Aerospace, established in 2015, has rapidly scaled to become India’s leading drone tech startup. Focused on disrupting the Precision Agri Tech and Industry 4.0 sectors, the company operates with an asset-light, recession-proof, and agnostic approach. With over 400 drones and 500 pilots operating in 84 cities, Garuda Aerospace serves a diverse client base, including notable names like TATA, Godrej, Adani, and global partnerships with Lockheed Martin, Cognizant, and Elbit Systems.

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Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, a professional drone services marketplace, and a fascinated observer of the emerging drone industry and the regulatory environment for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles focused on the commercial drone space and is an international speaker and recognized figure in the industry.  Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and over 20 years of experience in high tech sales and marketing for new technologies.
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Black-British women photographers to know now

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Black-British women photographers to know now

Shining Lights: Black Women Photographers in 1980s–90s Britain is the new photo book bringing together the work of trailblazing Black image-makers from the UK

31January 2024

In Britain, the two decades that preceded the millennium were marked by significant social, political and economic shifts. Racked by deindustrialisation, urban uprising and controversial policies, people turned to one another to forge communities and exchange ideas. A prime example of such was the political and artistic mobilisation of Black women’s groups.

Shining Lights: Black Women Photographers in 1980s-90s Britain (co-published by MACK books and Autograph gallery) honours the legacy of the image-makers of the burgeoning Black arts movement; a radical, collective voice and key driving force of the independent creative scene of the 80s and 90s. Joy Gregory, one of the period’s most influential photographic artists, compiles the work of 57 female practitioners alongside historical essays and roundtable conversations that deftly explore the innovative and diverse images that emerged during this time.

The work between the covers of this book was created under the shadow of Thatcher’s Britain which, for many, was brutal and unyielding. “Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, denying the existence of class and, in the tradition of her party, casting all immigrants as problematic,” Gregory tells Dazed. “It was a time coloured by profound racism, illustrated by the lack of justice for the New Cross Fire and the murder of Stephen Lawrence as well as uprisings in major cities against ills such as racially motivated police brutality.”

Looking back on her own practice – which primarily focuses on self-identity and beauty culture through auto-portraiture – Gregory explains the pain of remembering the “discouragement, neglect, condescension, and rebuttals” she encountered while trying to pursue a career in her twenties. As the first Black woman to be enrolled on the photography course at the Royal College of Arts, she redressed the blanket erasure of positive images of Black women in the media.

Gregory recalls that the comprehension of ‘Black’ in Britain during this period seemed to be “more of a political identity than a physical one, revolving around the notion of representing oneself as ‘other’”. As such, Shining Lights features work by photographers of varying heritage, whether that be southern Mediterranean, African, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Indian or Eastern European. From Claudine Holmes and Roshini Kempadoo’s shared series of contemplative portraits centring Black subjectivity to Maria Luiza Melo Carvalho’s 1987 exhibition Our Space in Britain, these photographers share in a multi-located vision of Britain.

Born out of grassroots darkroom activism, the work – while at times subtle – is inherently polemical. Gregory’s unparalleled anthology examines a gamut of photographic styles ranging from photojournalism and portraiture to travel photography and photomontage. Illuminated by ephemera and archive material, in its comprehensive and egalitarian composition, the book remains in keeping with the spirit of the time, reflecting the plurality of womanhood expressed by its subjects. “I think one of the very important aspects of this book was that it wasn’t about competition or hierarchies, who was the best or who do you like more? It was about being there and being a support to others,” says Gregory.

The variety of practices also narrates the radical impact of the burgeoning digital age during this period. This is evidenced throughout the book by the analogue practices of Chila Kumari Burman with her photo-etchings, Veena Stephenson’s sculptural installation and AnnetteSylvester’s film-based superimpositions, moving through to the tape-slide productions of Amina Patel and Laxmi Jamdagni or the digital collages of Roshini Kempadoo and Anita Jenni Mckenzie.

Largely overlooked by established institutions, publishers and art dealers, Gregory and the women of Shining Lights embodied a spirit of self-organisation and community, safeguarding creative identities by curating their own exhibitions, events, and publications. “While there were small pockets of support within the Arts Council, the primary bolster, especially in London, came from the Greater London Council,” recalls Gregory. “Its decline during this period marked a significant downturn in opportunities and support for many to sustain their artistic practices. Due to the inhospitality of mainstream institutions, we had to forge our own spaces which is precisely why venues like Autograph, InIva, 198 Gallery, the Black Art Gallery, and Brixton Art Gallery emerged.”

Shining Lights is an impressive paean to those pioneering women who came before and created a myriad of magical images against a backdrop of social and political turbulence. “I’ve always maintained that photography is a much broader subject than people often give it credit. Sometimes it sits on the edge of printmaking, sometimes on the edge of filmmaking but in all cases, it’s about telling stories,” Gregory concludes. “This book is a starting point rather than an end, and I very much hope that someone else takes up the batten.”

Shining Lights: Black Women Photographers in 1980s-90s Britain is co-published by Autograph and MACK and is available to purchase here.

Capturing Culture: Local photographer’s exhibit showcases hip-hop, music celebrities

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Capturing Culture: Local photographer’s exhibit showcases hip-hop, music celebrities

Leon Laing

Visitors to Harrisburg’s city hall may see a few famous faces they recognize.

For the next two months, photographs of hip-hop artists and other celebrities by local photographer Leon Laing will be displayed in the MLK City Government Center atrium.

Laing, a Harrisburg resident, has worked since the early 2000s to capture cultural moments, photographing everyone from rappers J. Cole, Drake and Kendrick Lamar to local artists as well. Before he started his blog, Vigoronline.com, no one else locally was providing this type of coverage, he said.

“There was no one covering urban music, Black music, hip hop, R&B. No one was writing about it or taking photos,” he said. “So I said, let me fill this void.”

Laing has photographed local artists at Harrisburg events, festivals and concerts, but also regularly travels to Philadelphia, Washington D.C., New York City and other larger metros to snap pictures of celebs.

His exhibit at city hall showcases a range of photos from his earlier years, using his father’s film camera, to more recent shots. The exhibit is part of the Art Association of Harrisburg’s Community Exhibition Program.

Photo of J. Cole by Leon Laing.

Laing said that he has always been artistic and grew an interest in photography while an art student at HACC. He also took art classes at the Art Association of Harrisburg and eventually zoomed in on celebrity and music culture as his focus. He made connections in the music industry and studied all things music, specifically hip-hop news, and began to find himself behind the camera at concerts and even meeting and interviewing artists backstage.

“I’ve been blessed to do this and to get access to people that other people don’t,” he said.

Laing has also photographed several famous actors and rappers who have connections to Harrisburg, such as the late actor Michael K. Williams.

“I like to show that we are a small city, but we’re hip,” he said. “I’m always trying to bring some of the experience from these larger cities to Harrisburg.”

The photo exhibit will be on display in city hall through March, and Laing hopes that visitors will find joy in spotting a celeb they love and enjoy reflecting on cultural moments spanning decades.

“I like to see the smile on people’s faces,” he said. “I’d like to give Harrisburg residents a sense of pride. We are a small city, but we have some cool things going on.”

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DMTV Milkshake: Soaring With Solar Sailor, a High-Glam Take on a Beautiful Future

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DMTV Milkshake: Soaring With Solar Sailor, a High-Glam Take on a Beautiful Future

In this week’s Milkshake, we talk to the French-born, U.S.-raised designer about mastering his materials, and his creative ambitions. Djivan Schapira’s latest collection, titled Solar Sailor, seems to be plucked from a utopian future, idyllically Space Age, luxurious and grand. Schapira describes this body of work, now on view at the Todd Merrill Studio in TriBeCa, as “a love letter to the space race era of design [remixing] the production art of Tron, Daft Punk’s visionary costumes, [and] the Bauhaus revival of the 1970s.” The workshop from where these designs are launched is located in Union City, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River. “It’s similar to what designers in the automotive industry were doing during the ’60s. You’ll find a lot of soft curves, a lot of vibrant colors, and combinations of materials that together create this sleek and sexy body of work.”



Schapira was six when he came to the U.S. from France, and he studied architecture at the Parsons School of Design. Now, he works primarily with resin, color, and light. “Resin is very temperamental – you need to be in complete control of your work environment to yield the best results,” he says. “When we’re working with resin, there’s always a final coat, and that final coat always needs to be pristine. You need to be sure that your environment is, first of all, adequately temperatured, and where the moisture levels are just right, but also clean in the sense that there’s not floating particles that could then land in your piece. When you’re working on a large-scale piece, that can be tricky – one of the more challenging things is just making sure you don’t have to re-pour a piece because a fly flew into it or something.”

five colorful side tables

man sanding off a resin piece of furniture

Schapira also showed us a furnishing he sees as indicative of where he’ll head in 2024, a small breakfast table produced for a private client. “This piece actually carries a bronze wire that’s embedded, which is something that you’ll see in a lot of my work – what’s a little newer is how these pieces feature translucent resin,” he says. “The fact that the resin is transparent allows light to carry through the piece, which adds a certain dimension that I haven’t experimented with too much. That’s definitely something I’m going to be doing more of, letting the subtleties of the colors shine through the resin, while letting light really do its thing.” For more, tune in!

long coffee table with pink and green legs

man drilling into furniture

white blue and green side tables

man standing next to two tables

Diana Ostrom, who has written for Wallpaper, Interior Design, ID, The Wall Street Journal, and other outlets, is also the author of Faraway Places, a newsletter about travel.

Milkshake, DMTV’s (Design Milk TV) first regular series, shakes up the traditional interview format by asking designers, creatives, educators, and industry professionals to select interview questions at random from their favorite bowl or vessel. During their candid discussions, you’ll not only gain a peek into their personal homeware collections, but also valuable insights into their work, life, and passions.

New York City photographer showcases the rare stillness of Times Square in new book

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New York City photographer showcases the rare stillness of Times Square in new book

Bob Krasner shooting in Times Square, 2023.

Photo by Daniel Root

A New York City photographer is showcasing the beauty that you find between the flashing lights of Times Square in a new limited edition photography book.

Bob Krasner has been shooting and creating minimalist graphics of the city for the past seven years. In the summer of 2022, he was in Times Square when he noticed that occasionally the major entertainment hub had moments of stillness and quiet.

“Sometimes full billboards, every once in a while, the billboards will just go blank like for a second or two and while they switch to the next ad, they have a blank screen and then all of a sudden it fills in with imagery,” said Krasner. “I started shooting them and I really liked it.  It’s such a different takeaway from Times Square than you’re used to seeing.”

Ever since, Krasner has returned to Times Square to shoot more of these images. Unlike many New Yorkers who may avoid the area because of the crowds and tourists, Krasner dives in head-first, relishing the opportunity to be there.

An example of Bob Krasner’s Times Square photography, as seen in “The Archive № 7”Photo by Bob Krasner

“You’re used to seeing thousands of people and billboards screaming at you from everywhere. People when they shoot Times Square, they tend to shoot the abundance of everything rather than just finding these kind of quiet abstract moments,” said Krasner. “I know most people who live in New York will go out of their way to walk around Times Square. I’ll go out of my way to walk right through it if I’m not taking pictures because the constant faces coming at you and they’re from everywhere, it’s like middle America and Europe — it’s just constant.”

After posting several of his photos of Times Square, Krasner got in touch with Akeem Duncan, who runs Quiet Lunch, a New York City-based publication that highlights and promotes the arts. Quiet Lunch had produced a book for a friend of Krasner’s in the past, and felt like the perfect medium.

The result was “The Archive № 7,” which as the title suggests, is the seventh installment of Quiet Lunch’s “The Archive” series. The book features a curated selection of Krasner’s Times Square photos.

An example of Bob Krasner’s Times Square photography, as seen in “The Archive № 7”Photo by Bob Krasner

The book will have a limited run with only 100 copies being printed (and also signed by Krasner).

“I think it’s a really nice little piece. [Duncan] took one look at the pictures and he was like, yes, absolutely, and he hadn’t even seen the Times Square stuff yet. He looked at my other stuff and I was like, yeah, I’ll do it,” said Krasner. “At that point, I realized that I had a really nice group of Times Square pictures and it would be perfect to do.”

Because the book is a limited run, there will only be a handful of people who are able to get their hands on one. For those who do, Krasner hopes that they are going to be able to take away something from it.

“A lot of times I’ll do pictures and I’ll put something up and somebody will say to me, ‘This really struck me emotionally.’ I think that they find things to relate to on a personal level that I would never have seen,” said Krasner. “I hope people enjoy that and I hope that you can find these moments of of serenity and order, even in a chaotic place like Times Square.”

To preorder “The Archive № 7,” visit quietlunch.com. You can follow Krasner on Instagram @bobkrasner.

An example of Bob Krasner’s Times Square photography, as seen in “The Archive № 7”Photo by Bob Krasner
An example of Bob Krasner’s Times Square photography, as seen in “The Archive № 7”Photo by Bob Krasner

Eastern Oregon University Colloquium, gallery exhibition to feature Michael Sell’s photography

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Eastern Oregon University Colloquium, gallery exhibition to feature Michael Sell’s photography
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LA GRANDE — Following a year-long sabbatical, Eastern Oregon University professor Michael Sell has returned to campus and will be exhibiting a new exhibit of his photography in February.

Sell will present for the next EOU Colloquium on Feb. 8 from 4-5 p.m. at the Nightingale Gallery at Eastern Oregon University.

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The Simpsons’ sofa and a reflective retriever

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The Simpsons’ sofa and a reflective retriever
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Nottinghamshire, UK

‘Driving up to work, I noticed the colour starting to change in the sky to the west. As I drove towards Oxton, I could see the mist forming, so I turned off the main road and parked up. This was taken about 15 minutes before the sun rose, giving a wonderful colour to the sky.’

Photograph: David Eberlin/Guardian Community

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