Also, while we’re on a gentle Friday Planet Earth kick: if you’ve missed the winners of August’s National Geographic Traveler photo contest, head over here and take a look.
- Maggie
“Vincent Laforet is a three-time winner at the prestigious 2010 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, a director, and Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer who is known for his forward-thinking approach to image-making and storytelling. In addition to having been commissioned by just about every important international publication—including Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, and Life—Vincent is considered a pioneer both for his innovative tilt-shift and aerial photography and in the field of HD-capable DSLR cameras.” - Kristina Feliciano
These aerial shots are bonkers. Check out his website and his blog and his book for more.
- PS
We visited Dual Printing on Wednesday for a press check on the new Block Club Magazine, which is printed on the same model web press that prints National Geographic…pretty cool!
The new magazine is printed on an uncoated FSC-certified post-consumer and post-industrial recycled paper. Production of this brand of paper consumes five times less water than the industry average, reduces air emissions, frees up landfill space, and saves the world’s mature trees. Better for the environment, and the look and feel is so much nicer! Look for Issue 28, Old/New, hitting streets early next week!
-Brandon
If you can believe it, this beautiful image is not, in fact, an illustration. It’s a photograph taken in Namibia by National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting. Lanting captured the scene of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft National Park, framed by the orange background of an orange sun-tinted sand dune.
- Maggie
