HDR - an opportunity to make amazing images or an abomination? It's a bit like Marmite, you either love it or hate it. But what does it actually mean? What is the difference between older defitions and new tools, toys and workflow? Why can't we turn it off on our phones anymore? Can it be done well? || Photo highlights: Old family Flickr stream, a road trip, artist Mathieu Schmitt || Picks of the week: Hipstamatic app, the JollyLook camera, Elinor Carucci - "Midlife"

The warming climate grant an easier access to resources and commodities of the Arctic and thus trigger a run on just those. The otherwise seemingly calm Arctic is thus developing into the center of a new power poker - not only between the five Arctic riparian states, but also new players in this geopolitical Monopoly. The estimated value of resources and commodities on one hand, and control over the newly accessible transit routes on the other, raise questions about who will play a major role in the Arctic in the near future and who will benefit from its exploitation.

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Time to catch up on TFOP tech news! How to make deepfakes pay. Big maths to solve lens design challenges. And apparently there is a new phone. Photo highlights: Chris' workshop on light. Picks of the week: LightPix Labs FlashQ Q20ii, Photo hardware (random-ish ebay link).

Darin: Pentax 6×7 – Spiegellose Vollformat-Kameras (Canon EOS R – Nikon Z6) – Thüringische Sommerakademie (Bericht von Chris) – “Was stresst dich am Thema Fotografie am meisten?” (Tweet) –

Bilderschau: Secret Base – Look at me – Vote for Europe

Einreichungen zur Bilderschau bitte hier.

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Fridtjof Nansen set out to explore the Arctic Ocean with the research vessel Fram 126 years ago. His team of explorers and scientists returned from the ice three years later with new knowledge that changed our concepts and understanding of the Arctic Ocean. Since then, the Arctic has changed substantially. Changes in temperatures, sea ice, water masses, habitats, and ecosystem processes are pronounced in the marine environment. Processes leading to the changes are interconnected. The Nansen Legacy is a collaborative project between ten Norwegian research institutions with Arctic marine expertise, and with competence and perspectives including education, management and contact with different user groups, involving more than 130 scientists.

Photo: Monika Andrae

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A light-hearted look at the cameras we have and why. We see plenty of stats that the market for dedicated cameras is crashing but of course that doesn’t include phones. But even phone sales growth is slowing now. So do we hosts all have a sufficient number of cameras? Is the future of cameras to have more or fewer? How many types do we each have today? Do we want to buy more types? Or are we looking to consolidate? WDTMFTFOP? Photo highlights: The work of Simon Stålenhag and photographing roller skaters). Picks of the week: iPhone 11 Pro and roller skates with real brakes (but these don't exist).