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PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRISTOFFER RUDQUIST; JEREMY M LANGE.ILLUSTRATION: MATTHEW GREEN

FAMILY MATTERS

Jeremy Lange photographed the Teems – a family

devastated by the loss of their son to an undiag-

nosed genetic condition: “the most valuable aspect

of my job as a photographer is the privilege of

entering someone’s home and being given access

to their life. David and Allyson Teem (below) were

so open to sharing their son with us to celebrate

his life, while also being vulnerable and willing to

express their sorrow. Strength like that is what we

all hope we could muster in a similar situation.”

THE SINKING MEGACITY

Christoffer Rudquist travels to Jakarta to photograph what may be the first megacity

lost to climate change: “Jakarta has as many facets as it has waterways, so it’s hard to

get the full picture – it’s the only place I’ve visited that I couldn’t wrap my head around.

You’ll find hand-built huts on stilts butting up to a luxury villa; on roads where kids sell

nick-knacks to motorists, you’ll have a gang of Ferrari owners speeding down the strait –

and it all runs along stretches of some of the most polluted water I’ve ever come across.

The people of Jakarta are wonderful – I hope for their sake, a solution can be found.”

Stephen Armstrong

Stepping into the world

of Stadia, Google’s

latest bid at global

domination, Armstrong

reveals the thinking

behind this hotly

anticipated device.

“There’s no console,

just a controller –

everything’s done in

the cloud,” he says.

“Stadia is a latecomer

• its competitors, such
  as Xbox, have been
  in this space for 18
  years. That’s a lot of
  expertise, but a slice
  of a £112 billion market
  is great motivation.”

Richard Benson

Jochen Zeitz is the

German entrepreneur

who’s out-Branson-

ing Richard Branson

when it comes to

sustainability and

ethical practices

in business. Writer

Richard Benson met

him en route from his

Kenyan nature reserve.

“Zeitz combines

modest affability with

steely conviction,” says

Benson. “He’s shown

that his approach to

business can work for

large brands – without

restricting growth.”

Pauline Bock

The fire at Notre Dame

cathedral stripped it

of nearly a millennia

of hand-crafted

architecture – but

Bock reports on how

digitisation will bring it

back to life. “Notre Dame

was laser scanned well

before the fire – this has

provided a roadmap for

restoration,” she says.

“It also means we can

still ‘visit’ the cathedral

as it was. There’s a

strong argument for

digitally protecting all

of the world’s major

heritage sites this way.”

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