Almond trees bloom before almost anything else wakes up. The branches are still bare and dark, the ground hasn't warmed yet, and then for a couple of weeks at the end of winter the whole orchard goes white. People drive out for it. Most of them bring a phone. This frame was shot from a long way back, down the length of one row. The trees on both sides close in toward the … [Read more...] about Almond Blossom Photo: A Selfie in the Yellow Wildflowers Between the Orchard Rows
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Pride Parade Photos: The Photographer in the Mohawk Wig and the Woman With the White Fan
A pride parade has two crowds. One marches. The other points cameras at the marchers, and by midday it gets hard to tell which crowd you're in. Take the man in the first frame. He's standing in front of the main stage while the crew is still bolting it together, and he's dressed for the party and for the job at the same time. Gold mohawk wig, a rainbow wig underneath it, … [Read more...] about Pride Parade Photos: The Photographer in the Mohawk Wig and the Woman With the White Fan
Sunset vs Dusk vs Twilight: Why Photographers Should Stay After the Sun Goes Down
Sunset is a moment. Twilight is the stretch of time after it, split into three stages by how far the sun has dropped below the horizon. Dusk marks the end of a stage, though in everyday speech it just means the dim tail end of the evening. For photographers the difference is practical: the sky keeps giving color and usable light for half an hour or more after the sun … [Read more...] about Sunset vs Dusk vs Twilight: Why Photographers Should Stay After the Sun Goes Down
VR Training Earns Its Keep Where the Real Thing Can’t Be Rehearsed
Folding bistro chairs around a slatted café table. On the table, a potted plant and a white power bank, its cable running up into somebody's headset. Half a dozen grown professionals sit with white headsets strapped to their faces, heads cocked at odd angles, while the booth staff stand over them and watch. One man films the whole thing on his phone. The banner behind them says … [Read more...] about VR Training Earns Its Keep Where the Real Thing Can’t Be Rehearsed
Technology Conference Photo Gallery
Every tech conference is built to be photographed. The logos repeat across the backdrop so they show up behind any speaker's head. The booths are lit like film sets. Someone has usually been paid to make sure the right banner lands in the right frame. And still, the best conference pictures are rarely the ones anyone planned. This page collects 12 images from the … [Read more...] about Technology Conference Photo Gallery
Covering Technology Events
Most technology is invisible. Code, models, protocols, the stuff that actually moves the money, none of it photographs well. You can't take a picture of a vector database. So tech coverage leans on whatever can be seen: the booth, the robot arm, the ship, the person with a headset strapped to their face. That's what this page is. 18 images from the technologies.org media … [Read more...] about Covering Technology Events
Adobe Completes Topaz Labs Acquisition, Expanding Its AI Push in Photo and Video
Adobe has completed its acquisition of Topaz Labs, bringing the company’s specialized image and video enhancement technology fully into Adobe’s portfolio. The transaction, reportedly valued at about $340 million, gives Adobe another important piece of technology as it expands its AI capabilities across Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere and Firefly. Topaz Labs is best known for … [Read more...] about Adobe Completes Topaz Labs Acquisition, Expanding Its AI Push in Photo and Video
Glen Plaid Blazer and Clover Bracelet in Hard Afternoon Sun
This is a close portrait of a woman with long dark hair blowing across her face. She looks straight at the camera and holds her hand near her red lips. She wears a grey glen plaid blazer with a faint burgundy overcheck over a white cotton top with a drawstring. A gold chain bracelet with green four-leaf clover motifs sits on her wrist, and her nails are painted dusty pink. … [Read more...] about Glen Plaid Blazer and Clover Bracelet in Hard Afternoon Sun
Magenta Satin Wrap Dress Against a Weathered Stone Wall
A woman with long, highlighted hair stands on a shaded brick path next to a rough, pitted stone wall. She's looking down, and her hair is caught in motion. She wears a long-sleeved magenta satin wrap dress with a deep V-neckline, blouson sleeves gathered at buttoned cuffs, and an asymmetric ruffled hem that ends above the knee. Clear PVC ankle-strap sandals on thin dark heels, … [Read more...] about Magenta Satin Wrap Dress Against a Weathered Stone Wall
Two Women Walking Through Kraków’s Main Market Square in Autumn Layers
Two women walk across the cobblestones of Kraków's Rynek Główny, past the arched doorway of Restauracja Szara and a British Council sign. The woman in front wears a navy quilted puffer jacket, a black, white and red tartan scarf with fringed ends, black skinny jeans, black sneakers and cat-eye tortoiseshell sunglasses, with her hair in a low bun. Her companion wears a grey wool … [Read more...] about Two Women Walking Through Kraków’s Main Market Square in Autumn Layers