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Thank You Mom

Roy Pessis — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:21:23 +0000

Ima, Toda!
Just in time for Mothers Day, we went around New York City asking real people on the street to say thank you to their mothers. So many terrific responses, some unexpected, some adorable, all brought a huge smile to my face.

Why I’m Rowing Across the Pacific

Roy Pessis — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:06:52 +0000

Five years ago, Roz Savage quit her high-powered London job to become an ocean rower. She’s crossed the Atlantic solo, and just started the third leg of a Pacific solo row, the first for a woman. Why does she do it? Hear her reasons, both deeply personal and urgently activist.

The Secret Life of Plankton

Roy Pessis — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:14:23 +0000

New videography techniques have opened up the oceans’ microscopic ecosystem, revealing it to be both mesmerizingly beautiful and astoundingly complex.

Make It Count

Roy Pessis — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:17:35 +0000

Life is either daring adventure or nothing at all. we shot this in 10 days, just the two of us.

Push to Add Drama

Roy Pessis — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:27:04 +0000

To launch the high quality TV channel TNT in Belgium we placed a big red push button on an average Flemish square of an average Flemish town. A sign with the text “Push to add drama” invited people to use the button. And then we waited…

Underwater Fishing

Shachar Pessis — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:20:41 +0000

Underwater ice-fishing creates an interesting optical illusion.

NipWitz Sarajevo

Roy Pessis — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:29:48 +0000

In 1992-1996 Sarajevo was a battlefield in the Bosnian War which was the most destructive conflict in Europe since the World War II.

In 2012 Sarajevo was an excellent ski trip destination.

The Inverted Bike Shop

Roy Pessis — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:30:36 +0000

Amongst the multitude of bike shops across Manhattan and Brooklyn, 718 Cyclery (718c.com) stands out for their unique approach to the business. This is the “inverted bike shop”.

Jumping from the Edge of Space

Roy Pessis — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:31:41 +0000

In August 16th 1960, military pilot Colonel Joseph W Kittinger took a giant 200ft diameter helium balloon to the edge of space in a NASA mission known as Excelsior III. He actually reached the stratosphere, 102,800 feet (31,300 m) above sea level in a pressure-resistant suit with 99% of all Earth’s atmosphere beneath him. Then, he did something nuts – he jumped!

For the first part of the fall – the atmosphere was so thin Kittinger felt zero wind resistance and believed he was suspended in space until, after four minutes and 36 seconds of freefall at almost 1000 km/h, he penetrated the troposphere and met it’s wind resistance where at last he opened his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m).

KONY 2012

Roy Pessis — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:07:28 +0000

KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.