Monthly Archives: December 2020

Landscape, Travel, Videos

Travel: ‘The Polar Night’, Lapland, Finland (Video)

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Filmed and Edited by: Timo Oksanen

We spent the darkest week of the year – the Christmas week – up North in Lapland admiring the snowy sceneries and making the most out of the little daylight we got each day. As it was the polar night, the sun didn’t rise at all.

Locations:
00:01 Kilpisjärvi, Enontekiö
02:54 Kuttanen, Enontekiö
05:05 Paljasselkä, Hetta, Enontekiö
05:26 Jyppyrä, Hetta, Enontekiö
05:55 Kuertunturi, Äkäslompolo, Kolari
07:25 Levi, Kittilä
07:48 Kuttanen, Enontekiö

Music:
“Winter Wonderland” by 4T Thieves is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Events, Travel, Videos

2021: ‘New Year’s Eve Is Looking Different’ (Video)

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The New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be missing a key piece this year: the crowd. But for New York and other cities around the world, the show will go on. WSJ’s Jason Bellini explains how cities plan to say goodbye to 2020 amid a pandemic. Photo: Ben Hider/Invision/AP, File

Cities, Travel, Videos

Walks: ‘Long Island City, Queens, New York’ (Video)

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A redeveloped industrial area along the East River in Queens, Long Island City is known for its gleaming high-rises with sweeping views of Manhattan. Innovative art galleries and performance spaces, as well as pockets of trendy bars and restaurants, appeal to local artists and young professionals. MoMA PS1 showcases cutting-edge art and hosts seasonal dance parties. Locals enjoy the quiet riverfront park.

Cities, Travel, Videos

Aerial Travel: ‘Pristina – Capital Of Kosovo’ (Video)

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Pristina is the capital of Kosovo and the seat of the eponymous municipality and district. Its population is predominantly Albanian-speaking constituting the second-largest such city in Europe, after Tirana. 

Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a partially-recognized state and disputed territory in Southeastern Europe. On 17 February 2008, Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. It has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 98 UN member states. 

Art, Arts & Literature, Profiles, Videos

Artwork: ‘The Harvesters’ By Dutch Renaissance Painter Pieter Bruegel The Elder, 1525-1569 (Video)

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Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda ca. 1525–1569 Brussels) Title: The Harvesters

The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest time, in the months of July and August or late summer. Nicolaes Jonghelinck, a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp, commissioned this painting.

On view at Metropolitan Museum: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect…

Pieter Bruegel the Elder was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes; he was a pioneer in making both types of subject the focus in large paintings.

Travel, Videos

Aerial Views: Western U.S. And Southeast Asia (Video)

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Filmed and Edited by: Jason Hatfield

This is the time of year myself and other photographers share our favorite photos from the past year. 2020 was obviously a very challenging time and despite struggles of my own I was vastly more fortunate than many. As I started to think on what were my favorite photographs I decided this time to share a film that conveys some of the incredible experiences and views I had. There’s so much more that happened but just these few minutes is enough.

Locations featured include: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia

Landscape, Travel, Videos

Views: Small Isles Of Rùm And Canna, Fort Augustus In Scotland (Video)

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Filmed and Edited by: Chris Kay

A collection of footage from Rùm, Canna and Fort Augustus from my tour in 2020.

Rùm, a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum, is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, in the district of Lochaber, Scotland. 

Canna is the westernmost of the Small Isles archipelago, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is linked to the neighbouring island of Sanday by a road and sandbanks at low tide. The island is 4.3 miles long and 1 mile wide. The isolated skerries of Hyskeir and Humla lie 6.2 miles south-west of the island. 

Fort Augustus is a settlement in the parish of Boleskine and Abertarff, at the south-west end of Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands. The village has a population of around 646. Its economy is heavily reliant on tourism.

News, Podcasts, Politics

Morning News Podcast: Senate Shelves Higher Relief, Tokyo Covid Spikes

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NPR News Now reports: Senate blocks larger Stimulus Bill, California confirms new Coronavirus variant, Tokyo reports record Covid cases and other top news.

Cities, Travel, Videos

Aerial Travel: ‘Munich – Germany’ (8K UHD Video)

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Munich, Bavaria’s capital, is home to centuries-old buildings and numerous museums. The city is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration and its beer halls, including the famed Hofbräuhaus, founded in 1589. In the Altstadt (Old Town), central Marienplatz square contains landmarks such as Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (town hall), with a popular glockenspiel show that chimes and reenacts stories from the 16th century.