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X-RAY MAG: You’re a structural engineer by training. Are you driven by innovation, looking for applications or projects for your inventions – or do you find solutions for specific projects?
Read moreThe importance of Narvik as a strategic harbour increased immediately at the outbreak of World War II. Germany needed large amounts of iron ore for their armaments industry, and had a big advantage, in that the ships carrying the ore could use neutral Norway and Sweden to get safely through, without the British navy being able to attack. The export from Narvik went ahead therefore, with ore ships from many countries.
Read moreHumanity’s increasing and wanton destruction of our seas is causing a spiral into extinction of this, the largest sea turtle and reptile on Earth.
The chapel was built by Muscovites in 2004—a tribute of love to the main water artery that feeds their native city.
Read more“So, what’s under the water?” I asked Maurice, the aged Greek instructor from a local training facility for commercial divers.
Read moreThe sperm whale is the canonical whale, its form immortalized by books and drawings centuries old.
Read moreIn fact, virtually every photograph taken since then had to use Silver Halide crystals in recording the image.
Read moreKnown for his organic forms and environmentally sensitive creations, Chihuly has also created glass installations for various environments beyond the conventional gallery including bridges, glass houses and botanical gardens in the US, the Royal G
Read moreBekman said, “I was always fascinated by nature and its beauty. In my family, museum and gallery visits were common, and my family taught me to really see things through careful observation.” The ocean was very much part of Bekman’s childhood.
Read moreDaylight is a constant light source that influences the film or the CCD-sensor in a digital camera as long as the shutter is open.
Read more“There is a feeling of alchemy when crafting something of value from a supposedly dead material.”
— Sam MacDonald
The sudden fall of the Berlin Wall changed the idea of an expedition to Lake Baikal from just wishful thinking to a project that was actually realisable.
Read moreShe became enamored with the underwater realm and eventually came to work abroad as a SCUBA instructor and underwater videographer for several years. She returned to London in 1995 to work as an underwater photographer.
Rebreathers aren’t exactly an impulse buy, but they don’t quite require the same deep pockets as a super car. So, you could actually own one if you put your mind and piggy bank pennies into it.
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