Posts by Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart is a Staff Editor and Digital Media Specialist for My Modern Met, as well as a curator and art historian. Since 2020, she is also one of the co-hosts of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. She earned her MA in Renaissance Studies from University College London and now lives in Rome, Italy. She cultivated expertise in street art which led to the purchase of her photographic archive by the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia in 2014. When she’s not spending time with her three dogs, she also manages the studio of a successful street artist. In 2013, she authored the book "Street Art Stories Roma" and most recently contributed to "Crossroads: A Glimpse Into the Life of Alice Pasquini." You can follow her adventures online at @romephotoblog.
Photography Gear
September 3, 2025

World’s First Waterproof Self-Flying Camera Can Capture All the Action at Sea

Over the past decade, drones have become increasingly easy to maneuver, allowing amateurs and professionals alike to take images from angles that were once impossible. At the forefront of this movement, HOVERAir is known for its compact, foldable drones. And now, they’re branching out with the HOVERAir AQUA. Touted as the “first waterproof self-flying camera,” HOVERAir AQUA is now available on Indiegogo.

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Animals
September 2, 2025

Scientists Stunned by Bright Orange Shark Discovered off the Coast of Costa Rica

Genetics are incredible. They can turn a manta ray pink and peacock white. And apparently, they can transform a shark into an oversized goldfish. In summer 2024, a unique nurse shark was discovered during a sport fishing trip in Costa Rica. Its orange-golden hue surprised participants and scientists alike. Now, a new study published in Marine Biodiversity is shedding light on what exactly is happening genetically to this unique shark.

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Technology
August 28, 2025

Adobe’s Digital Dress Wows as It Changes Patterns and Colors

If you’re one of those people who doesn’t like to repeat an outfit, thank Adobe. In 2023, the tech giant revealed Project Primrose, a digital dress that ensures you’ll always have something new to wear. Changing colors and shifting patterns, the dress is not only wearable technology, it’s also wearable art. Project Primose made its debut at Adobe MAX 2023, worn by one of the key individuals behind its development, Christine Dierk.

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Technology
August 22, 2025

China’s Rumored ‘Pregnancy Robot’ Said to Birth Live Humans… But Is It Real?

A pregnant robot that can birth human babies? It may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie, but according to an onslaught of media reports we’re not too far away from it actually happening. It all started when news came out that Chinese media published an interview with Zhang Qifeng, a PhD at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the CEO of Kaiwa Technology.

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