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In Defense of Stillness: Saswat Panda’s Argument for Slowing Down in a Hyper-Digital Photography Culture
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Why Stillness Matters More Than Ever in Modern Nature Photography
In a time when images are produced, shared, and forgotten in seconds, Saswat Panda believes stillness has become a radical act. As photography culture grows increasingly shaped by algorithms and constant online engagement, Saswat Panda argues that the pressure to move fast is eroding the values that once defined meaningful nature photography. For him, slowing down is not about resisting technology but about protecting the integrity of both the craft and the natural world.
Saswat Panda observes that hyper digital platforms reward speed, frequency, and novelty. Photographers are often encouraged to publish quickly and continuously, leaving little room for reflection or restraint. In this environment, stillness can feel impractical or even counterproductive. Yet Saswat Panda insists that without stillness, nature photography risks losing its soul.
The Cost of Constant Motion
The expectation to always be producing content has reshaped how photographers behave in the field. Saswat Panda notes that many feel compelled to chase moments rather than wait for them. This constant motion can lead to rushed decisions, shallow observation, and missed opportunities to truly understand the environment being photographed.
According to Saswat Panda, nature does not operate on human schedules or social media timelines. Animals move unpredictably, landscapes change gradually, and meaningful moments often emerge only after long periods of waiting. When photographers refuse to slow down, they impose artificial urgency on a world that requires patience.
Stillness as a Way of Seeing
For Saswat Panda, stillness is not inactivity. It is a heightened state of awareness. Standing quietly in one place allows the photographer to notice subtle behaviors, shifts in light, and interactions that would otherwise go unseen. These details often define the most honest and compelling images.
Saswat Panda believes that stillness transforms the photographer from an observer into a participant in the environment. By remaining present and unobtrusive, photographers give wildlife the space to act naturally. The resulting images reflect authenticity rather than interruption.
The Difference Between Documentation and Disruption
In a hyper digital culture, the line between documentation and disruption can easily blur. Saswat Panda warns that moving too quickly often leads photographers to prioritize access over ethics. Approaching animals too closely or altering surroundings for a shot may produce immediate results, but at a lasting cost.
Saswat Panda argues that stillness acts as a safeguard against these behaviors. When photographers commit to slowing down, they are more likely to respect boundaries and recognize when not to press the shutter. Ethical decisions often emerge from moments of pause rather than impulse.
Resisting the Algorithmic Pace
Social media algorithms favor constant engagement. This reality can make stillness feel invisible or unrewarded. Saswat Panda acknowledges this tension but believes it is precisely why photographers must resist it. Allowing algorithms to dictate creative choices leads to homogenized work that prioritizes performance over purpose.
By embracing stillness, Saswat Panda encourages photographers to reclaim agency over their craft. Images created without algorithmic pressure tend to reflect personal vision rather than trending aesthetics. Over time, this approach builds a more sustainable and fulfilling practice.
Slowing Down to Build Trust
Trust is essential in nature photography, both with subjects and audiences. Saswat Panda explains that animals respond differently to calm, consistent presence than to sudden movement. Stillness reduces stress and allows wildlife to behave naturally, creating safer conditions for everyone involved.
Audiences also sense this trust. Saswat Panda believes viewers can intuitively distinguish between images born from patience and those forced through intrusion. Still images invite contemplation and respect, fostering a deeper emotional connection than fast paced visual content.
The Emotional Weight of a Quiet Image
Stillness influences not only how images are made but how they are experienced. Saswat Panda notes that photographs created through slow observation often carry a sense of calm that resonates with viewers. In a world overwhelmed by noise, such images offer rare moments of quiet reflection.
Saswat Panda sees this emotional impact as a form of responsibility. Nature photography has the power to slow people down, even briefly. By sharing images rooted in stillness, photographers can counteract the constant stimulation of digital life and encourage mindfulness.
Teaching the Value of Waiting
One of Saswat Panda’s concerns is that newer photographers may never learn the value of waiting. Tutorials and online content often focus on gear and quick results, leaving little emphasis on patience or field ethics. This imbalance shapes expectations from the start.
Saswat Panda advocates for mentorship and education that highlight stillness as a foundational skill. Learning when to wait, when to observe, and when to walk away builds discipline and respect. These lessons are difficult to compress into short form content, but they remain essential.
Redefining Productivity in Photography
Hyper digital culture often equates productivity with output. Saswat Panda challenges this notion by redefining productivity as presence. A day spent observing without capturing a single image can still be valuable if it deepens understanding of a place or species.
Saswat Panda believes that measuring success through volume undermines long term growth. Stillness encourages photographers to value quality of experience over quantity of images. This shift can lead to stronger work and healthier creative habits.
Choosing Stillness as a Statement
In defending stillness, Saswat Panda is making a broader statement about values. Slowing down is a deliberate choice that pushes back against exploitation, distraction, and disposability. It affirms that nature deserves time, attention, and respect.
Saswat Panda does not suggest abandoning digital platforms. Instead, he calls for using them more intentionally. Sharing fewer images with greater meaning can be more impactful than constant posting driven by urgency.
A Future Shaped by Calm
Looking ahead, Saswat Panda envisions a photography culture that embraces calm alongside creativity. In this future, stillness is recognized as strength rather than weakness. Photographers are celebrated for ethical restraint as much as for technical skill.
Saswat Panda believes that slowing down can restore balance to nature photography. By defending stillness, photographers protect wildlife, deepen their own connection to the environment, and create images that endure beyond fleeting digital trends.
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CMS(867.HK/8A8.SG): Self-Developed INHBE-Targeting siRNA Drug Received IND Approval for Overweight/Obesity
SHENZHEN, CHINA – China Medical System Holdings Limited (“CMS” or the “Group”) is pleased to announce that self-developed innovative drug INHBE-targeting small nucleic acid drug CMS-D008 injection (“CMS-D008”) received the Drug Clinical Trial Approval Notice issued by National Medical Products Administration (“NMPA”) on 4 March 2026. The NMPA has approved the conduct of clinical trials of CMS-D008 injection for overweight or obese individuals.
About CMS-D008
CMS-D008 is a novel siRNA therapy administered by subcutaneous injection. CMS-D008 targets and reduces the hepatic expression of the inhibin subunit beta E (INHBE) gene and lowers the level of Activin E protein encoded by INHBE, which blocks Activin E-ALK7 signaling and reduces fat accumulation effectively. Preclinical studies suggested that CMS-D008 efficiently and sustainably suppressed INHBE expression. In the diet-induced obesity model, CMS-D008 enhanced weight loss by reducing fat mass while retaining lean mass with a good safety profile. It demonstrates potentially better prospects for high-quality, long-term weight loss that boosts fat-specific loss while preserving muscle mass. In the future, it may be developed for the treatment of overweight/obesity, abdominal obesity, and related metabolic diseases.
Fat Loss, muscle preserved: a potentially better therapeutic option for overweight/obesity
Overweight or obesity is a chronic, progressive, relapsing disease characterized by excessive accumulation or abnormal distribution or function of body fat[1]. World Obesity Atlas 2025 Report projected that the global proportion of overweight and obese adults will rise to 50%, with nearly 3 billion adults impacted by high body mass index (BMI), and the population of adults who are overweight or obese in China is projected to reach 515 million by 2030[2]. Existing GLP-1RAs have been proven to be effective for the treatment of overweight and obesity. The main actions of GLP-1RAs are to suppress appetite by acting on the central nervous system and to delay gastric emptying[3]. INHBE’s novel mechanism of action differs from GLP-1RAs. INHBE is identified through genome-wide association studies. Populations with loss of function in INHBE are associated with favorable fat distribution and beneficial metabolic characteristics[4]. Targeted inhibition of INHBE might be more conducive for long-term weight management at the genetic level with precisely lower visceral fat and favorable metabolic profiles.
CMS-D008 teams up with CMS-D005: highly effective weight loss plus long-term maintenance, building a more comprehensive weight-loss solution
CMS-D008 will synergize with CMS-D005, a self-developed innovative drug currently in clinical development. CMS-D008 reduces fat without sacrificing muscle mass by precisely inhibiting INHBE gene expression; while CMS-D005, as a GLP-1R/GCGR dual agonist, can effectively reduce liver fat while losing weight. The synergy between these two drugs will achieve highly effective weight loss benefits and long-term maintenance of results, jointly enhancing the Group’s R&D capabilities and product competitiveness in the field of obesity/metabolic treatment. Furthermore, leveraging the Group’s mature network resources in the field of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, the drug’s R&D and commercialization process will be accelerated, providing patients with more comprehensive and innovative treatment options.
The Group is actively preparing to initiate relevant clinical trials and strives to launch the Product as soon as possible.
About CMS
CMS is a platform company linking pharmaceutical innovation and commercialization with strong product lifecycle management capability, dedicated to providing competitive products and services to meet unmet medical needs.
CMS focuses on the global first-in-class (FIC) and best-in-class (BIC) innovative products, and efficiently promotes the clinical research, development and commercialization of innovative products, enabling the continuous transformation of scientific research into clinical practices to benefit patients.
CMS deeply engages in several specialty therapeutic fields, and has developed proven commercialization capabilities, extensive networks and expert resources, resulting in leading academic and market positions for its major marketed products. CMS continues to promote the in-depth development in its advantageous specialty fields, strengthening the competitiveness of the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic/ gastroenterology/ ophthalmology/ skin health businesses, bringing economies of scale in specialty fields. Among them, the skin health business (Dermavon) has become a leading enterprise in its field, and is proposed to be listed independently on the SEHK. Meanwhile, CMS continuously promotes the operation and development of its integrated R&D, manufacturing and commercialization chain in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, capturing growth opportunities in emerging markets to support the high-quality and sustainable development of the Group.
Reference:
- Chinese Society of Endocrinology. Guideline for chronic weight management and clinical practice of anti-obesity medications(2024 version). Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2024,40(7):545-564.
- World Obesity Federation. World Obesity Atlas 2025. London: World Obesity Federation, 2025. https://data.worldobesity.org/publications/?cat=23
- Zhikai Zheng, Yao Zong, Yiyang Ma, Yucheng Tian, Yidan Pang, Changqing Zhang, Junjie Gao. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor: mechanisms and advances in therapy. Sig Transduct Target Ther 9, 234 (2024). doi: 10.1038/s41392-024-01931-z
- Parsa Akbari, Olukayode A Sosina, Jonas Bovijn, et al. Multiancestry exome sequencing reveals INHBE mutations associated with favorable fat distribution and protection from diabetes. Nat Commun.2022 Aug 23;13(1):4844. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32398-7.
CMS Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statements
This press release is not intended to promote any products to you and is not for advertising purposes. This press release does not recommend any drugs, medical devices and/or indications. If you want to know more about the diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases, please follow the opinions or guidance of your doctor or other medical and health professionals. Any treatment-related decisions made by healthcare professionals should be based on the patient’s specific circumstances and in accordance with the drug package insert.
This press release which has been prepared by CMS does not constitute any offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities, and shall not form the basis for or be relied on in connection with any contract or binding commitment whatsoever. This press release has been prepared by CMS based on information and data which it considers reliable, but CMS makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, whatsoever, and no reliance shall be placed on, the truth, accuracy, completeness, fairness and reasonableness of the contents of this press release. Certain matters discussed in this press release may contain statements regarding the Group’s market opportunity and business prospects that are individually and collectively forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Any forward-looking statements and projections made by third parties included in this press release are not adopted by the Group and the Company is not responsible for such third-party statements and projections.
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United States, 5th Mar 2026 – Oberheiden P.C. is pleased to announce that the firm’s asset protection attorneys are now offering Nevada asset protection trusts to clients nationwide. Nevada asset protection trusts are unique among domestic asset protection trusts (DAPTs) for their flexibility, and they can be powerful tools for insulating high-net-worth individuals’ assets from creditor claims both in and out of court.
According to the firm’s founding attorney, Dr. Nick Oberheiden, “While many high-net-worth individuals are familiar with the benefits afforded by offshore asset protection trusts, far fewer are familiar with the domestic options that are available. The Nevada asset protection trust can be a particularly good option for individuals who want to protect their assets within the United States while also taking advantage of the estate planning, tax planning, and other benefits that domestic trusts can afford.”
Dr. Oberheiden says that forming Nevada asset protection trust can be a particularly good option for several reasons. For example, while a Nevada asset protection trust is a type of irrevocable trust, a grantor (the individual who forms a trust) still has the ability to modify how they hold their assets over time. This distinguishes Nevada law from the laws of many other states. Nevada also has a shorter statute of limitations for creditor claims than most other states (two years in most cases), and Nevada law does not recognize any exception creditors.
“These factors, combined with the relative ease of forming a Nevada domestic asset protection trust, make using a Nevada DAPT a desirable option in a wide range of circumstances—including circumstances in which high-net-worth individuals might otherwise be looking at transferring assets into an offshore trust established in the Cook Islands or another foreign jurisdiction.” Dr. Oberheiden continues, “If you are interested in learning about your options for protecting your wealth from both known and unknown creditors, it will be worth talking to an attorney about whether a Nevada DAPT is a good option for your individual circumstances.”
While forming a Nevada DAPT involves leveraging the benefits afforded under the state’s trust laws, Dr. Oberheiden emphasizes that this is not solely an option for Nevada residents. “When the Nevada legislature adopted the state’s asset protection trust laws, it specifically opened up the possibility of forming a Nevada DAPT to individuals residing across the country. Although there are certain statutory requirements that make it important to work with a Nevada trust company, individuals nationwide can form statutory trusts in Nevada for asset protection purposes.”
Dr. Oberheiden is also quick to emphasize that while forming a Nevada DAPT is a desirable option in many cases, it is important for all high-net-worth individuals to make informed decisions about their asset protection needs based on their individual circumstances. “While forming a Nevada DAPT to protect real property and other assets will make sense for many individuals, it is important to consider the other options that are available as well. A few states offer self-settled spendthrift trust options that will meet individuals’ needs in some cases; and, in other cases, forming an offshore asset protection trust may be necessary to protect assets located around the world.”
“Additionally,” he continues, “limited liability companies and other vehicles can be used for asset protection as well. Purchasing liability insurance can be a cost-effective means of limiting high-net-worth individuals’ personal liability exposure as well. Ultimately, while we are now offering Nevada asset protection trusts, we are still focused on ensuring that we provide each of our clients with a custom-tailored solution focused on their specific risks and needs.”
Dr. Oberheiden says that high-net-worth individuals who are interested in learning about the options for safeguarding their assets in the U.S. and abroad are encouraged to contact the firm for a complimentary initial consultation. “We have a team of highly skilled asset protection attorneys who are committed to helping our clients protect their assets not only in the short term, but also for future generations.” He continues, “If you have questions, one of our attorneys will be more than happy to schedule a call to begin talking through your options in strict confidence.”
Nick Oberheiden, Founding Attorney, 888-680-1745 (Office)
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Dubai, UAE, 5th March 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, SPL VPN has announced an architectural transition to an AI-driven routing engine, effectively automating global server selection for its two million users. The shift replaces traditional manual configurations with a proprietary protocol designed to eliminate connection guesswork and latency issues.
As digital privacy requirements evolve, SPL VPN is prioritizing usability through a system that analyzes network congestion, ISP throttling, and packet loss in real-time. This “zero-touch” approach automatically builds optimized routes for specific traffic types, such as streaming or secure browsing, without user intervention.
The update features predictive reconnection technology, allowing the infrastructure to anticipate node failures and switch paths before a connection drop occurs. This technical advancement is reflected in the platform’s new adaptive interface, which simplifies the experience for over 500,000 daily active users by removing legacy server lists.
“The future of connectivity is a seamless layer that functions before the user identifies a need for it,” stated the Head of Product at SPL. “After eight years of development, we are moving beyond the industry’s traditional ‘server-count race’ toward a model of delivery intelligence.”
Established in 2018, SPL VPN has consistently combined encryption standards with emerging AI research. This latest expansion strengthens the company’s position as a utility-focused provider for the modern web, offering a faster and more intuitive framework for global digital security.
About SPL VPN
SPL VPN is a global provider of digital privacy solutions. Established in 2018 in Singapore, the company utilizes AI-driven routing and military-grade encryption to provide secure, high-performance internet access for over 2 million users worldwide.
Website: https://splvpn.com/
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