6 of of the 9 best picture nominations at this years Oscars were shot on Kodak Film ( Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook) Not sure if the others were shot digitally or used some other brand of film (assuming someone else still makes 35mm movie film!).

In fact Kodak say:

…no best picture winner in the Academy Award’s 84-year history has been made without film…

That’s an intersting choice of words though. There’s a difference between the film being shot on film and a film not “being made without film”. I guess they are saying that so far no purely digital film has won the Oscar. It’s also the case that distributors are no longer making 35mm prints of film for projection, so even if a move was shot on film, what you see in the cinema is now a digitally projected version of it.

via Kodak Celebrates the Oscars®.

Aperture magazine has been around for 60 years, but starting with the Spring 2013 issue it’s had a makeover and will be taking a new direction.

“…What should a photography magazine be? This question propelled a long conversation at Aperture Foundation about how we can navigate the next chapter of photography’s evolution and make a vital contribution as a print publication. The new Aperture was created with two steady assumptions in mind: First, that in a time when photography is abundant on digital platforms, images in print—ink on paper—continue to offer a uniquely actual experience. Second, that a magazine can engage photography’s changing narrative—while remaining attentive to the medium’s history—through thoughtful, accessible writing

via Editors’ Note from Spring 2013 Issue – Aperture Foundation NY.

Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Corporation has developed unique “micro color splitters”, which separate the light that falls on image sensors by exploiting light’s wavelike properties. Applying them to actual image sensors allows bright color images to be achieved even under low-light conditions. This development makes color filters unnecessary by using the micro color splitters that control the diffraction1 of light at a microscopic level. Panasonic has achieved approximately double the color sensitivity in comparison with conventional sensors that use color filters.

via Panasonic Develops Technology for Highly Sensitive Image Sensors Using Micro Color Splitters | Headquarters News | Panasonic Global.

Matthew Allred – heliography.

Not my style of photography, but interesting nonetheless.

“…In order to achieve an exposure of days and even months I returned to the oldest optical device, the pinhole. I think it is a beautiful indicator of the burden of progress that in order to capture the slightest amount of time, the greatest amount of technology is required. But in order to capture great lengths of time all that is required is a very small hole…”

“…Boasting a three mega-pixel sensor, a whole host of shooting modes and a number of hidden buttons and slots built into its surface, This PVC-coated doughnut-shaped camera is just begging to be poked and prodded…”

via Take Sweet Pics with this Awesome New Doughnut Camera – Premium Gear.

Neat video. Not shot with an EOS 7D…

Amazing 360 degree panoramic image of London, shot over 3 days using  4 Canon EOS 7D cameras mounted with EF 400/2.8L IS II USMs and EF 2x III teleconverters:

“…To celebrate a record breaking year, we’ve taken the world’s biggest picture of the capital. Taken after the end of the London 2012 Games, its your chance to share your favourite views of the capital and to document London’s year in the global spotlight. The 320 gigapixel image – taken by expert photography firm 360Cities – comprises 48,640 individual frames which have been collated into a single panorama by a supercomputer…”

via BT Tower 360 Panorama of London.