A Documentation of Slow Blindness

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Writer and theologian John Hull lost light sensation in 1983 after years of slow, deteriorating vision. From that moment on, Hull kept a beautiful, deeply thoughtful and captivating audio cassette diary which the New York Times has turned into the narration of a short documentary film, “Notes on Blindess: Rainfall.” Having just screened at Sundance, the entire project is currently being developed into a feature …

The Time Warp Photographer

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Berlin-based, Hungarian-born Adam Magyar isn’t your usual photographer; he travels around the world with his industrial camera which has custom add-ons, like a scanner. His prototype shoots at 56 times the normal speed; 12 seconds of blurred motion can transform into 12 minutes of extremely slow motion. Time slows down to a halt at a subway station during rush hour, allowing the rare opportunity to …

Pete Seeger’s Environmental Legacy

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This week marks the loss of a great American folk hero and activist. New York-born Pete Seeger’s prolific music career is just one of the ways he will be remembered and according to this Guardian article, he may be best known for his lead role in saving the Hudson River. When Seeger set out to save the river—known to be so toxic, it was used …