Tiny worlds in focus.
Begonia study from bloom to trace: the yellow sphere suspended beneath white wings, then fallen anthers resting on pink velvet.
Color turns to texture, structure gives way to memory, and the garden whispers in quiet detail.

#MacroPhotography #FlowerPhotography #Begonia #Anther #Stamen #Petal #Bokeh #CloseUp #NaturePhotography #GardenLife #GreenAndGold #PinkPetals #SoftLight #Amsterdam #Netherlands #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography

We finally wrote the final part of @stamen's history of #OpenStreetMap (only four years after we wrote parts one and two, lol). Enjoy a #longread including many Stamen maps from over the past couple of decades, created by the amazing team of coworkers and alums I've had the pleasure of working with over the years.

https://stamen.com/part-3-our-brilliant-friend-stamen-and-openstreetmap-through-the-years/

https://vis.social/@stamen/114977167410727434

#Stamen #cartography #OpenSource #design #maps

Our Brilliant Friend: Stamen and OpenStreetMap through the years, part 3 | Stamen

A personal history of OpenStreetMap, seen through the eyes of Stamen Design by Alan McConchie and the Stamen Design team Recap Back in 2021, we wrote a two-part blog post about the history of Stamen Design and OpenStreetMap (โ€œOSMโ€ for short), and the twists and turns of Stamenโ€™s close relationship with the OSM project over...

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