Technology & Science

  by Garth Meyer NASA chose Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, Jan. 5 for one of seven contracts to advance technology for the “Habitable Worlds Observatory.” The first of its kind mission to document Earth-like planets will study their atmosphere’s chemical composition, and look for signs of life.  The Observatory will feature a flagship telescope which, […]

photos by Kevin Cody [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2980″ display=”pro_mosaic”] 

“Daaaaaalí!” is the ultimate fluff piece. It’s a French existential comedy that replays like “Groundhog Day,” revisiting the same surreal theme, Dalí himself, over and over using multiple actors playing the master himself. Young Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier), tired of her day job as a pharmacist, has decided to redefine herself as a journalist and […]

On April 8, the great solar eclipse will take place in the United States, from the San Antonio area to the Maine/Canada border. Yes, you can photograph it with your phone. I’ve received so many questions about it, let me answer a few of the best ones here. What makes witnessing a total solar eclipse […]

The great Solar Eclipse, when the moon passes briefly between the sun and earth, will be on April 8th this year, and it’s easily going to be a photo highlight for many of us. Just not in the South Bay, or anywhere in California, where it won’t be able to be seen.  The route starts […]

You might not realize this, but you live with Slow Motion video every day. Every movie, nearly every TV show and commercial, most YouTube videos—yup, they all showcase slow motion, and for a very good reason: it just looks so damn cool. (And just wait for the Super Bowl game–you’ll be seeing so many Slo-Mo […]

We’ll be at the Manhattan Beach Pier Sunday morning for a photowalk and tips on how to get pro level smartphone shots on your iPhone or Galaxy. We’ve been doing sunset meetings, but now that she goes down around 5 p.m., we’re moving to the morning for the winter. We’ll meet at the foot of […]

Photos by Ray Vidal [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2812″ display=”pro_mosaic”] 

There is a very special place on the Arizona/Utah border that is synonymous with the American West and should be visited by every photographer at least once. This giant landscape is tailor-made for mobile phone cameras and the ultra-wide angle lens. No fancy gear needed! It’s Monument Valley, part of the Navajo Nation, discovered by […]

by Richard Foss To a historian who has been following the ups and downs of the dining industry, the biggest controversy in that field has a familiar ring. There are shortages of people willing to work, say restaurant owners, and those who do take a job are ready to move on as soon as another […]

Were these the first robots? “Miracles and Machines: A Sixteenth-Century Automaton and Its Legend,” by Elizabeth King and W. David Todd (Getty Publications, 245 pp., $45) by Bondo Wyszpolski The automaton of the subtitle is a walking and gesticulating figure of a friar, referred to, however, as “the monk,” and it dates back to mid-sixteenth-century […]

by Sofia Williams Northrop Grumman interns were challenged to spot and extinguish fires around the world during the aerospace company’s annual summer intern Global Summit on Sunday, July 23 at Mira Costa’s Waller Stadium. Interns had eight minutes to respond to fires, represented by orange tarps on small structures scattered across the stadium’s football field. […]