These are just a small sample of Michael Schlegel's glorious photographs of trees in Fanal, the laurisilva forest of Madeira, Portugal. The otherworldly images reassure me with their quiet calm.
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Jan 8, 2020
Absolutely magnificent black-and-white photos of trees in the fog
Photo of boxing orangutan wins wildlife photography award
Yesterday, I posted Sam Rowley’s fantastic photo of two brawling mice on a subway platform that won the London Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX People’s Choice award. Also in the animals-that-fight vein is Aaron Gekoski’s photo of a pugilist orangutan, a beautiful and ultimately tragic image that earned Gekoski a Highly […]
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Photo of mice brawling on a subway platform wins wildlife photography award
Sam Rowley’s fantastic image of mice brawling over crumbs on a London Underground platform won the London Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX People’s Choice award. “With the majority of the world living in urban areas and cities now, you have to tell the story about how people relate to wildlife,” Rowley […]
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Interview with photographer Meeno Peluce about his favorite tools
My guest this week on the Cool Tools Podcast is Meeno Peluce. Meeno grew up as a successful child actor in Hollywood, and his kid sister is Soleil Moon Frye of Punky Brewster fame. He then moved behind the camera and has spent his life photographing and filming the world around him, from the burning […]
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The AXIS Gear turns your regular window shades into smart coverings
Assembling a truly autonomous smart home is getting closer and closer to reality every day. But for every new smart bulb, thermostat, home security system and appliance we set loose within our walls, there are still probably a half dozen “dumb” items we’d still love to replace. But whether they’re too costly or too big […]
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These earbuds created by Beats by Dre engineers are just as awesome and cost a whole lot less
With so many manufacturers out there these days, it’s tough to know who to trust in the ultra-competitive wireless earbuds market. If you’ve never heard of LinearFlux, you may soon. That’s because it’s a company with a stellar pedigree whose co-founders were two of the engineers behind the original success of two audio houses you […]
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The Ratio Six is a single-button coffee maker that produces barista-level brew
Two-thirds of American adults drink coffee every day. On average, they’re each drinking about three cups per day, which works out to nearly 400 million cups downed each and every day. We don’t have stats on what percentage of those cups are God awfully bad, but you have to assume with so many ways to […]
