Simplicity in Art: Introducing the “Landscape Negatives” Collection

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Simplicity in Art: Introducing the “Landscape Negatives” Collection

2025-10-14 20:29 Last Updated At：20:40

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 14, 2025--

Always simple and always true to its outdoor roots, today Nalgene Outdoor debuts its latest limited edition bottle drop: The Landscape Negatives Collection. The ensemble focuses on modern, dreamy scenes of nature to honor the craft of film photography in composition and color printing. In art, negative space balances light; in film, a negative is the blueprint that shapes every shade and detail. This collection captures both ideas—reflecting the way our own quiet moments in nature become the vivid prints of our memory.

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“Nalgene bottles are truly a blank canvas and we have unparalleled printing capabilities on our bottles,” said Eric Hansen, Marketing Director at Nalgene Outdoor. “The Landscape Negative collection is our way of taking the essence of nature through a film lens and printing it on a vessel for everyday use. We hope to reflect a love of the outdoors and a sense of adventure with each design. Not to mention, these prints are still made for life: toss in the dishwasher, take on the trail, they will be just as beautiful, use after use.”

Inspiring Reflection in Nature:

Sourced and made in the USA from Tritan™ Renew with material derived from 50% plastic waste (using ISCC certified mass balance), these 32-oz bottles are dishwasher safe, lightweight, and deliver the legendary durability and functionality Nalgene bottles are known for, with the added beauty of capturing Mother Nature’s most serene moments. Each $18.99 Landscapes Negative bottle is available nationwide and at www.nalgene.com.

Download high-res photos here. To request samples, or more information, contact Marcia Gray at mgray@graycreate.com. Follow @Nalgene on Instagram and Facebook for updates. Tag #LandscapeNegatives to share the imaginative ways this collection improves your everyday adventures.

About NALGENE Outdoor

NALGENE® Outdoor Products is based in Rochester, New York and part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Founded in 1949 as a manufacturer of the first plastic pipette holder, the company soon expanded its product line to include state-of-the-art polyethylene labware under the NALGENE brand. By the mid-1970s, outdoor enthusiasts had discovered the taste and odor-resistant, leak-proof and rugged properties of NALGENE's large selection of plastic containers. In response to this emerging demand, NALGENE Outdoor Products was formed and today the consumer-oriented business offers its customers a wide choice of safe, environmentally friendly, BPA- and BPS- free products that meet their lifestyle needs. For more information, contact NALGENE Consumer Products or visit www.nalgene.com.

Pope criticizes prison overcrowding during special Mass for inmates, guards and families

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families in the final event of the Vatican's 2025 Holy Year.

The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people signed up to participate in the weekend pilgrimage, including representatives from big detention facilities in Italy and prison volunteers, wardens and prison chaplains from 90 countries.

Included were a few groups of inmates who received special permission to participate, according to the Italian penitentiary chaplain’s association.

In his homily, Leo acknowledged the oftentimes poor conditions prisoners face even in wealthier countries. He called for a sense of charity and forgiveness to prevail for prisoners and those responsible for guarding them.

“Here, we can mention overcrowding, insufficient commitment to guarantee stable educational programs for rehabilitation and job opportunities,” he said, adding that patience and forgiveness are needed.

“On a more personal level, let us not forget the weight of the past, the wounds to be healed in body and heart, the disappointments, the infinite patience that is needed with oneself and with others when embarking on paths of conversion, and the temptation to give up or to no longer forgive,” he said.

As the last big event of the 2025 Jubilee, the Mass in many ways closed out the Holy Year that Pope Francis inaugurated Christmas Eve 2024, which had as its main thrust transmitting a message of hope especially for those on society’s margins.

During his 12-year pontificate, Francis had prioritized ministering to prisoners to offer them hope for a better future. On Dec. 26 last year Francis travelled to Rome’s Rebibbia prison to open its Holy Door and include the inmates in the Jubilee celebrations.

Leo recalled that visit in Sunday's homily, as well as Francis’ Holy Year appeal for governments around the world to offer prison amnesties and pardons, which are a mainstay of the Catholic Church's Jubilee tradition.

In Italy, prison overcrowding is a longstanding problem that has been denounced by the European Court of Human Rights and humanitarian organizations.

Antigone, an Italian prisoner advocacy group, said Italian prisons are now at 135% overcapacity, with more than 63,000 people detained in facilities with fewer than 47,000 beds. Italian prison authorities received 5,837 complaints of inhuman or degrading treatment last year, 23.4% more than in the previous year, Antigone said.

The Mass was the final big Jubilee event of the 2025 Holy Year, which Leo will officially close out on Jan. 6 when he shuts the Holy Door of St. Peter's.

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