Visualante’s Newham Camera Backpack

Technical considerations meet skate and street style

Photographers and videographers don’t have many style options when it comes to camera bags. The powers that be have a habit of combining machine-like functionality with techy looks. In short, photo bags are made for gearheads. Fledgling camera accessories brand Visualante out of Stockholm is rioting against the norm, building stylishly simple bags for the skate and street crowd. Their “Newham Camera Backpack” recently landed …

Olympus OM-D E-M5

The handsome rebirth of a classic film camera as a high-tech point and shoot

With the newest addition to their digital family Olympus takes a grand leap into the field of high-end retro-influenced point and shoot cameras. Based on the quintessential design of the original OM film cameras, the OM-D series marks a new stage in Olympus’ well documented success with Micro Four Third products. The first in the line, the E-M5, packs an unprecedented number of features into …

The Factory of Dreams

Go behind the scenes of Televisa Studios' steamy world of Mexican soaps

Unless you grew up watching telenovelas (AKA Mexican soaps), you might not be familiar with Corazones Al Limite (Hearts’ Limit) or Amarte es mi Pecado (Loving You is My Sin), but unlike their American counterparts these daytime dramas are a huge part of not only Mexican culture, but pop culture all over world. Telenovelas are, in fact, one of Mexico’s largest exports and have an …