The forgotten legacy of gay photographer George Platt Lynes
A self-portrait of George Platt Lynes from 1952. Gelatin silver print, 7-5/8 × 9 in. From the Collections of the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. © Estate of George Platt Lynes. Rebecca Fasman, Indiana University From the late 1920s until his death in 1955,...
A snapshot of high-speed photography (and how to do it)
A photo of a balloon, mid-burst, can be achieved by amateur photographers. Brent Schneeman Phred Petersen, RMIT University High-speed photography in still images and cinema seems to be the latest rage. And while modern technology has made much of the equipment easily...
People pics stick but scenic shots forgettable
Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Photos of beautiful landscapes may be lovely while you look at them but it’s the photos of fellow Homo sapiens that you’ll remember long after the album has gone back on the shelf, a 2011 study has found. Neuroscientists from MIT in...