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|In: Film Photography|Last Updated:
1 Camera in 9 Forms: How the Goodman Zone is Being Used by Photographers

Compatible with the legendary lineup of Mamiya Press lenses and Mamiya RB67 backs, the Goodman Zone is, at its core, a 3D printed medium format film camera body. Designed and built by Dora Goodman Cameras, this modest little box isn’t quite as simple as it may seem at first glance.

In this article we will be looking at 9 very different representations of the Goodman Zone, showcasing exactly how versatile little box really is, and hopefully I will have you convinced that there truly is a Zone for everyone.

Full disclosure: This article is brought to you by Dora Goodman Cameras.

A quick note before we dive deeper: if you’re unfamiliar with the Zone or the other great work that Dora Goodman Cameras does, then definitely check out this previous article from the PetaPixel archives. Trust me, it’s well worth the read!

All right, let’s get cracking!

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|In: Yard Art|Last Updated:
Neon and Light Museum popup in River North showcases art form’s ‘positive vibe,’ curator states

Jason Pickleman remembers shelling out a great number of hrs of his childhood peering into the backyard of his upcoming-door neighbor, an avid artwork collector acknowledged to fill his lavish Hinsdale property with neon lights.

“My teenage bedroom missed a zoo of neon,” says the whole-time artist and graphic designer, now based mostly in Chicago. “It was interesting and illuminating and exotic, and it was every little thing I needed art to be. I recall considering that I wished to fill my lifestyle with colored mild.”

For 30 yrs, he has performed just that.

It is that colored gentle that Pickleman will now have on show at the Neon and Gentle Museum, an immersive popup knowledge containing more than 60 skilled neon and gentle-primarily based sculptures by distinguished artists from throughout the place, all housed inside 7,000 square ft of show area in the coronary heart of River North.

“Chicago

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