Photobooth

A photographer brings old-world portraiture to San Francisco

From his airy studio in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission district, photographer Michael Shindler is quietly putting a little “soul-stealing” back into the act of picture taking. Asking his subjects to sit still for a one-off tintype portrait, Shindler began Photobooth—a studio, shop and gallery space—in late August 2011 as a way of putting tangible value back into the typically digital medium. Shindler captures …

Mountain

A lifelong mountaineer takes up the relationship between man and mountain in a gorgeous new book

Sandy Hill’s book Mountain is a meditation on what many consider the last real frontier. A lifelong mountaineer, Hill’s experience—she was among the first to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents—makes for an insightful look at the colossal entities and how humans coexist within their foreboding landscapes. With 350 images by more than 160 photographers, Mountain starts out like any other coffee-table book, …

Joby GorillaPod Micro

New super-compact tripod that fits in the palm of your hand

Joby is notorious for their creative ideas in photography support systems. With their roots in twisting, winding, magnetized tripods for cameras of all sizes, today the company announced two new and exciting additions to their product line. The GorillaPod Micro 250 and GorillaPod Micro 800 take portable and compact tripods to a whole new level. Weighing only a few ounces the 250 supports up to …