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Botched selfie escalates to draining of reservoir

Botched selfie escalates to draining of reservoir

Jun 1, 2023 by Alex Baker 3 Comments
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A government official in India found himself in troubled waters recently after a failed attempt at taking a selfie went from bad to worse. Rajesh Vishwas was allegedly taking a photograph of himself at the Kherkatta Dam in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh when he managed to drop his phone into the reservoir.

The food inspector was apparently so distraught at losing his $1,200 Samsung that his first reaction was to call in local divers. The divers, however, were unable to locate the device. Fearing that there was sensitive data stored on the phone, Vishwas sought permission to drain the reservoir in order to look for it.

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Indian space agency shares photos of Earth as you’ve never seen before

indian satellite earth red

Apr 12, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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We’ve seen photos of the Earth from space many, many times. We’re used to seeing it as the “blue marble,” just as it was named in the iconic Apollo 17 image. But the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released photos of our planet as we’ve never seen before.

They show the Earth’s land in warm tones of red, yellow, and brown, giving us a whole new impression of the planet we call home.

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Photojournalist barred from flying to US to receive Pulitzer prize

Oct 21, 2022 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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An Indian photojournalist was denied boarding a plane to fly to New York to accept the Pulitzer award she was given for her coverage of Covid 19. Sanna Irshad Mattoo who works with Reuters was stopped by Indian immigration officials at Delhi airport and offered no explanation.

The photographer had a valid visa and ticket and Mattoo posted an image on Twitter showing the ticket with a red stamp that says ‘cancelled without prejudice’.

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India woman plunges to her death while taking a selfie by the waterfall

Aug 2, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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A woman in India recently fell to her death while trying to take a selfie by a waterfall. The woman was reportedly taking a selfie on the edge and lost her balance, after which the strong water current swept her away.

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Woman shoots herself while posing with a shotgun for a selfie

Jul 26, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 12 Comments
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A 26-year-old woman from India has taken her own life by accident while posing for a selfie. She was posing with a shotgun last week and reportedly didn’t know that it had been loaded. According to the reports, she accidentally pulled the trigger, and taking a selfie turned into a tragedy.

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Climbers banned from the Everest for subpar photoshop of the climb

Feb 4, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Two mountaineers faked a Mount Everest climb and submitted a photoshopped image to “prove” they did it. But instead of winning an award, the scam earned them a 10-year ban from climbing any Nepalese mountain.

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Selfie taker accidentally pushes a woman to her death in India

Jan 19, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Earlier this month, a tragedy occurred while two people were trying to take a selfie in India. A man was posing near the Ib river’s rapids when he lost his balance and accidentally pushed a woman into the river, sending her straight to her death.

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This photographer lives in a camera-shaped house with his sons Canon, Nikon and Epson

Jul 13, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 9 Comments
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We’ve heard of photographers turning vehicles, bedrooms, and even skyscrapers into cameras. Well, photographer Ravi Hongal took things to a whole new level. This India-based photographer built an entire camera-shaped house to live in with his family. And while we’re at family, his passion for photography even had him to name his sons Canon, Nikon and Epson.

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Newly married bride and three family members aged 14-22 killed while trying to take a selfie in India

Oct 11, 2019 by John Aldred Add Comment
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A newly married woman and three of her family have drowned in a reservoir in India while trying to take a selfie, police in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have said. The BBC reports that a group of six, aged 14-25, held hands and stood waist-deep in the water near Pambar dam when one of them lost their footing and slipped, pulling the others in.

The husband, G Perumalsamy, 25, managed to save his 15-year-old sister, however his wife, V Nivedha, 20, alongside three of her family members aged 14, 20 and 22 did not make it.

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Slum pictures – let’s talk about ethics

Apr 20, 2018 by Nils Heininger 2 Comments
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A walk on the trash mountains

My eyes are filled with tears, because of the smoke. The plastic-particles in the air are itching in my lungs. I am climbing this mountain with my two friends. The ground under my shoes feels funny. It softly cushions my steps, like fresh and loose soil, but I also tangle my feet every now and then. It is an awkward mass, this mountain of pressed trash. It consists of very different material and yet is an entity. A mountain of poison. Not only for the body, but also for the soul. And everywhere pigs! I think I have never seen so many pigs walking freely in the wild. Is that appropriate husbandry? I somehow start to understand, why some religions do resist to eat pork. If, by eating pigs, I eat what pigs ate, then abandoning might be a better choice.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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