The X-9 Nighthawk from BME is a singlespeed, belt-driven stealth bomber. The first fully assembled frame was first presented at Berliner Fahrradshau in Berlin in March 2012, and needless to say, upon design alone, it has turned some heads. It’s constructed using a new, experimental frame made out of sandwiched honeycomb-core panels wrapped with carbon […]
February 17, 2012
What gear and gadgetry is important to your active, everyday lifestyle? Now, what critical technology –and its historic breakthrough– makes that gear tick? These two questions, more or less, are the underlying goal behind a recent assignment working with the fun and creative team at Gear Patrol. The site’s focus is tailored around adventure, product […]
January 5, 2012
Making the interwebs rounds –as these should– are recent tilt-shift photographs by Tim McKenna. They’re amazing, and certainly one of the better examples and uses for the tilt-shift practice. For more about tilt-shift photography in the French Polynesia, visit McKenna’s site. Looking for some tilt-shift gear, check out B&H. About tilt-shift photography (and a sweet […]
November 29, 2011
About a month ago, I teased a project that I was working on –a project that I’m really excited to be involved with alongside Burlington City Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Well, here are the details of the project, bundled into a five-minute video snapshot. You’ll quickly see there is a ton […]
November 23, 2011
It’s safe to say that when Nenad Saljic captured this image of cavers dropping into the mouth of Cave Mamet, he was making the most of his natural surroundings. It also helps that he’s an active caver and speleophotographer, a certified caving instructor and mountain rescuer, and has a Ph.D. in Economics. The latter of […]
October 27, 2011
Tinted orange by the morning sun, a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park. Photograph by Frans Lanting, National Geographic. Featured as the May 17, 2011 ‘Photo of the Day’ at Photography.NationalGeographic.com, this image has caused quite a stir –frankly, because it looks altered or enhanced. Well, it’s not. […]
October 26, 2011
For cyclists, there’s always a constraint on space: space to store tools and gear en route, space when jockeying with autos along the shoulder, and space dedicated to gathering with like-minded pedalers. Creating a remedy for the latter constraint, Maglianero Cafe is Burlington, Vermont’s primary attraction for the two-wheel set. Translated as ‘black jersey’ in Italian, and inspired by […]
October 25, 2011
On assignment for a video project with Burlington City Arts and Cortex, I captured this video during one of the “Occupy Vermont” rallies in downtown Burlington’s City Hall Park. Anticipating a decent crowd, which was scheduled to begin immediately after the busy farmers market, I brought the handy GoPro and rigged it onto a trekking […]
October 20, 2011
The opening reception for “Natural Playground” has come and gone, where a few dozen of New England’s finest adventure photographers and adventure fans gathered to celebrate outdoor pursuits and talk shop. “Natural Playground” is presented by Darkroom Gallery, Cortex Marketing and VentureThere.com. Evolving from pixels to prints, this gallery features a handful of the finalists represented in the juried […]
September 7, 2011
After many hours in the editing suite, and the monstrous 41-hour onsite video and webcast production, we’re really excited to present the official video from the “Monkeys vs. Bananas” mural installation. I’d like to thank Burlington City Arts for inviting us to document the event, Abby and Dre for supplying two days-worth of sometimes-delirious entertainment, and […]
May 1, 2012
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