Photo Archive News

Terry Fincher - Fleet Street Photographer - Dies

Ex-Daily Herald, Daily Express and Keystone photographer Terry Fincher died this morning.
He had been ill for some time and his death follows only a few weeks after that of his wife, June.
Terry covered many conflicts including Egypt, Pakistan, Biafra and Aden. In Biafra his intervention secured the release of two British businessmen, already badly beaten by their captors, and undoubtedly saved their lives. Terry won several press awards including a World Press Award for his coverage of the Vietnam War, had his own column The Fincher File in the Daily Express and set up the agency Photographer’s International which he ran jointly with his daughter, photographer Jayne Fincher.

Terry was born at Oving, near Alysbury in 1931 and started out as a runner with Keystone Press in 1945.

Click to see images of Terry at the Getty Gallery this year and a further selection of his images here: GettyImages/TerryFincher

Free News Content For Education

Picture shows: Trevor McDonald meeting Nelson Mandela

Over 3,000 hours of historic news footage from ITN’s archive division, ITN Source, have been made available to further and higher education institutes in the UK, giving educators and students cost-free access to a century of video material.

www.nfo.ac.uk

New RM 'Home' Images From Look

LOOK Photography, a California based, photo agency specializing in Home and Architectural imagery, has launched a new RM image collection, SHELTERED Images.

Still Pictures Move Sales Office

Still Pictures have moved their sales office to Bristol.
UK client enquiries will now go to Tom Walmsley, Julie-Anne Wilce and Ruth Garner (tel. 01275 375520, all other details stay the same). They are planning new marketing initiatives that will actively promote both the new RF collection and the RM archive.

Getty Continue With PicScout

PicScout announcd their contract renewal for continued content monitoring with Getty Images.
According to the contract, PicScout will remain the exclusive visual tracking service provider for detecting Getty Images' copyright infringement cases.

SAA Find Ongoing Issues With Photolibrary

Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) investigations find ongoing issues with Photolibrary's Index Stock payments.

SAA Press Release:
September 30, 2008. Since last November, when Photolibrary's controller alleged the company had failed to acknowledge and pay debts the company knew were owed Index Stock contributors, Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) has sought to investigate the issues raised. SAA intervened and we continue our efforts in the fervent belief all licensing fees due photographers should be paid in full.

Instyle Mag Gets A Makeover

UK - IPCMedia: Fashion and style bible In Style will be revealing a redesign from the November issue, including a new-look cover and new features.

Following several months of research, the new look emphasises In Style's unrivalled celebrity access and fashion expertise and gives even better service and value to fashion savvy readers.

Exhibition: Diego Ortiz Mugica

The Consulate General of Argentina in New York is hosting a retrospective of works by Argentine photographer Diego Ortiz Mugica from Tuesday 7 October to 30 October 2008.

AeroGRID - 'One-Stop Geoshop'

AeroGRID, a new partnership that delivers high-resolution aerial photography from across Europe and beyond.
AeroGRID founding partners are AeroData of Belgium, Getmapping from the UK, and GeoContent from Germany; each holds nationwide coverage for their respective countries and more with total coverage exceeding 1.5m sq km including the homes of more than 300m people.
The aerial imagery is available in a number of different custom formats as specified by customers and online through the AeroGRID website.
www.aerogrid.net

Camera Press: Exclusive Oz Mag Content Rights

Camera Press is now syndicating images and text from Australia's leading magazine publisher ACP.
Focusing on its celebrity, real life and interior content Camera Press is able to offer key features exclusively to the UK market from popular ACP titles including Woman's Day, Dolly, Ralph, Cleo, Real Living, Belle and Australian House and Garden.

View examples of the ACP content here: www.camerapress.com/ACP/ACP.htm

Rex Expands Features and Digital Teams

Kelly Wilby and Dean Murray have joined the busy feature sales team at Rex Features and Toni Saint has joined to develop sales with web clients in the rapidly growing digital arena.

Jerry Tavin ASPP 2008 Picture Professional Of The Year

The American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) has named Jerry Tavin as its 2008 Picture Professional of the Year.

He is known for his devotion to maintaining the highest standards in the business of stock photography and never compromising on quality and ethics. ASPP Board member, Michael Masterson, reflects the opinion of many colleagues by saying: "In my own experience, Jerry has been a steady friend, ally and mentor, always supportive, caring, enthusiastic and incredibly knowledgeable. There is no one in our industry that is more deserving of this honor."

VIEW Launch New Website

VIEW announce the launch of their new website.

The site has been upgraded and improved with a number of new features including a new online price calculator, self-service high-resolution download facility and secure online payment.

www.viewpictures.co.uk

Book: Dave Hogan - "Access All Areas"

Dave Hogan - Celebrity Sun Photographer - A behind the scenes look at his Fascinating Career

More than just a collection of his most famous photographs; Dave Hogan chronicles the tales behind the pictures, how he partied with Robbie Williams, his first meetings with Sir Bob Geldof and Bono and how he was famously run over by Madonna and appeared on the front page of The Sun with the headline 'Maimed by Madonna'.

Book: James Mollison - 'The Disciples'

'The Disciples' by James Mollison, published by Chris Boot

Between 2004 and 2007, James Mollison attended pop concerts across Europe and the USA with a mobile photography studio, inviting fans of each music star or band to pose for their portrait outside the gig.

He subsequently combined portraits of 8-10 fans for each performer into a single line up, making a single panoramic image in each case. A total of over 500 individual portraits, in 58 panoramic images have been included in this book.

New Sports Photo Editor at LA Times

'George Wilhelm has been promoted to Sports Photo Editor.
George has worked as a photo editor in Sports on a temporary basis for five years and has demonstrated strong skills and a wealth of knowledge while directing our Sports photo coverage.'

Full announcement here: latimesblogs

Nikon And HP Develop High-Res Digital Image Repro System

Working together since 2005, the result of this Nikon and Hewlett-Packard collaboration is a new high-resolution digital imaging system for reproducing fine art.

TopFoto Secure Exclusive Rights Across Royal Archive

© Imperial Iranian Archives / TopFoto

TopFoto is proud to announce that they have secured the exclusive rights to digitise and licence the photographs of the Imperial Iranian Archives.

The picture above is Cuernavaca in southern Mexico. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran with HIM Shahbanou ( Empress ) Farah of Iran c.1979 - The photo was taken by their son Reza who had come from the United States to see his parents and take this picture back with him.

Photokina: Metadata Working Group

At Photokina this week Adobe, Apple, Canon, Microsoft, Nokia and Sony announced their commitment to solve the interoperability issues between platforms, by tackling metadata and forming the Metadata Working Group.

The Photojournalism Store - Redesign

'The site has been redesigned for optimum viewing

http://thephotojournalismstore.com/

Event: Brand Licensing Europe 2008

Brand Licensing Europe 2008 will be on 1 - 2 October 2008 at The Grand Hall, Olympia, London.

For all those interested in the business of brands, licensed products or consumer trends see their website: www.brandlicensingexpo.com

Alamy To Open US Office

Alamy, the world’s largest online stock photo library, has today announced plans to expand by opening a sales office in the US.
The UK-based company is aiming to grow its US business, particularly in the high value markets, by 30 to 40 per cent a year by establishing a local presence. The move, due to take place early in 2009, is a departure from Alamy’s UK-based sales model and will mean a change to its current commission structure.

Symposium: WildPhotos 2008

WildPhotos 2008, the UK's largest nature photography symposium will be held on 31st October and 1st November at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

Harriet Nimmo, Chief Executive of Wildscreen said, “There is nothing quite like this in the UK. It really is a gathering of the top wildlife photographers in the world — a unique opportunity to meet them, hear them and see their latest work. Testimony to the quality of the event is that such high-profile speakers are willing to join us for this international event.”

Sony Ericsson World View 2008

Sony Ericsson has launched a global blog partnership programme for its mobile camera phone competition World View 2008.
For the first time a select number of bloggers will be invited to become exclusive partners of one of the world’s largest mobile phone camera competitions. Blog partners can display a widget on their site stating that they are an official partner of the global competition. The widget displays rotating photographs that have been entered into the competition.

Exhibition: Dafydd Jones - Party Photos From The 80's

For a chance to see a small exhibition of pictures taken by Dafydd Jones during his time at the Tatler in the 1980's, pop down to Dover street Market, London.
Angela Hill who runs the vintage book and magazine section at the Dover St. market has curated the pictures from prints that were published (and unpublished) in the magazine.
Ground Floor, Dover St. Market, 17-18 Dover Street, London W1S 4LT
www.dafjones.com

Jobs: 2 Positions - BAPLA

1. BAPLA, the UK Trade Association for Picture Libraries and Agencies, is seeking a dynamic Executive Director to lead and develop the organisation during a time of rapid change in the industry.

2. BAPLA the UK Trade Association for Picture Libraries and Agencies requires a confident and experienced Membership and Communications Manager.

Full details of these jobs and others here: P A N Industry Jobs

Microsoft Upgrades Pro Photo Tools

Microsoft have announced an update to its Microsoft Pro Photo Tools, which provides a set of tools for photographers to perform various tasks with their images leveraging the power of Windows and Microsoft Live Local —including RAW captures, geotagging and viewing/editing metadata.

To learn more about this service: www.microsoft.com/prophoto

IPA Announces 2008 Nominees

The International Photography Awards (IPA) announced the Nominees for the International Photographer of the Year, The Discovery of the Year and the Deeper Perspective Award for 2008.

Robert Harding: the 'print' site

Robert Harding have launched a new website www.worldinprint.com, in partnership with Media Storehouse.
This new site gives everyone the opportunity to buy their images reproduced on prints, mugs, t-shirts and large canvases.

Alaska Stock On Celebration Stamp

The US Postal Service revealed Alaska Stock Images owner, Jeff Schultz's photo as the final selection for the new statehood stamp commemorating Alaska's 50th anniversary.
Scheduled to be issued on 2 January 2009, the new stamp features a picture from the Iditarod trail of veteran sled dog racer DeeDee Jonrowe.

This year marks Jeff's 29th year volunteering as the official Iditarod photographer and sharing images from the Last Great Race with mushers, race fans and other volunteers. He commented, "I'm honored that one of my photos was chosen......It's one of my all-time favorite photos from the Iditarod --- DeeDee Jonrowe mushing in the Rainy Pass area at dusk with alpenglow on the Alaska Range..."

www.alaskastock.com

PicApp Adds Content From Newscom

PicApp are to add content from Newscom giving bloggers broader access to high-quality, up-to-date sports, entertainment and breaking news photos.

“Supplying Newscom content to PicApp’s online publisher community gets our broad database of images out there to the masses,” Bill Creighton, managing director, Newscom, said. “We are always looking for new distribution channels but are especially interested in working with outlets like PicApp where we can ensure that our creators’ content will be used legally when posted online.”

www.picapp.com

John Haynes At The 'Lebrecht 2008 Garden Party'

Photographs by © Joe Wong

John Haynes, theatre photographer for over 40 years and represented exclusively by Lebrecht, enthralled his audience at the annual Lebrecht Garden Party with his experiences in the Royal Court Theatre and other theatre companies.

Full 'Party' report and more pics on the Lebrecht Blog here: http://lebrecht.wordpress.com/

Digital Arts Mag - Guide to Searching Photo Libraries

Digital Arts reports: MAKE USING STOCK LIBRARIES EASIER

'Trawling image libraries for the perfect image doesn’t have to be a chore: here are eight ways to find the perfect picture.'

.....'So while SplashdownDirect offers conceptual keywords for its collections of marine photos and footage, images are also tagged using scientific names – some quick research will make finding the shark image you’re after a speedy process'........

The article mentions all the 'usuals' and some specialist libraries.
Read the full article here: www.digitalartsonline.co.uk

Oxford Scientific Supports Environmental Photographer Of The Year

Environmental Photographer of the Year Abhijit Nandi’s winning picture Happy in Her Own World, which also won the Quality of Life Category

Oxford Scientific (OSF), part of The Photolibrary Group, is delighted to announce its support of the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2008 (EPOTY).

The photographs on show deal with some of the most important issues of our time and will be on display from 17th September until 11th October 2008 at The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, East London, E3 4QX.
Free Entry - 10am – 6pm, 17th September to 11th October 2008

To see a gallery of the winning shots go to www.guardian.co.uk

Australian Newspapers Available Online 1800 - 1950's

In collaboration with the State and Territory libraries, the National Library of Australia launched the Australian Newspapers Beta service (July 08) which makes available out-of-copyright digitised Australian newspapers.

New MD at the Mirror

UK: Trinity Mirror has announced the appointment of Mark Hollinshead as Managing Director of its Nationals Division with immediate effect.

Mark’s new role combines his previous position as Managing Director, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, with that of Managing Director, UK Nationals
The role brings together for the first time all five of Trinity Mirror’s National newspapers and related portfolio of digital products under one managing director.

Kursiv Release New Keywording Software

Keywording is time consuming and expensive.
With "KIM Keywording" swiss photoagency Kursiv launches a new software for faster keywording of images with a variety of unique features. The product offers a structured approach to the keywording of large amounts of images and supports up to 10 languages.

Read on for a special introductory offer from KIM Keywording available to PhotoArchiveNews.com readers........

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Launched

Canon announces the full frame, 21.1 Megapixel EOS 5D Mark II: the first EOS with full High Definition video capability.

Available end of November 2008. For further information: www.canon.co.uk

Dennis Publishing Expands Into India

Dennis Publishing announced a joint venture with Media Transasia to launch Dennis Media Transasia India Ltd.
The venture will be privately owned and based in New Delhi. The move into India will tap into the fast-maturing media market of 1.1 billion consumers.

Exhibition: Coded

Exhibtion: Coded - A photographic exploration of political landscapes.
Five photographers - Ignacio Acosta, John Angerson, Clive Egginton, Casey Orr and Corinne Silva - present an exhibition exploring the coded landscapes that form a backdrop for abandonment, migration and war.

3rd October to 9th October 2008
Brighton Media Centre Gallery
15-17 Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL

Part of the Brighton Photo Fringe www.photofringe.org

Kidnapped Australian Photojournalist Shown On Arab TV

Heraldsun.com.au reports: Al Jazeera airs video of kidnapped Australian.

'.....ARAB television has aired a video of an Aussie photojournalist in Islamic robes after he was kidnapped in Somalia last month.'

Full article here: www.heraldsun.com.au

The Travel Library Introduces Easier Downloads

© The Travel Library

The Travel Library (TTL) has introduced a new 'express basket' feature on their website. This allows registered clients to download high res images in just two simple steps.

TTL announce this new feature in the first edition of their newlsetter Travel Library News, where they also introduce their first Gallery Showcase of new imagery.

You can see this month's gallery here:www.travel-library.co.uk

Image Quest Marine's Halloween Monsters

© Image Quest Marine

Image Quest Marine have been looking ahead to Halloween next month.
With this in mind they have put together a showcase called Deep Sea Creatures featuring some spooky marine life found in the oceans, like this Deep Sea Angler Fish above.

www.imagequestmarine.com/stock

LFI - The New Website

Celebrity photo agency London Features International - LFI - have introduced a new, more 'user friendly' website.

LFI owners David Jacobs and James Claydon are currently putting in an exciting new team to take the business forward and are planning on announcing a number of major new developments in the coming weeks.

All current users of the LFI website should note that their usual logins will remain the same and should they have any questions regarding the new site please do not hesitate to contact the LFI office (+44 207 723 4204 or sales@lfi.co.uk).

Take a look here: http://www.lfi.co.uk/

The Week Arrives In Australia

Dennis Publishing will launch its successful current affairs and commentary digest The Week in Australia.
The first issue will be on sale nationwide on October 31st.

Job: Scanner/Digital Imaging Technician - Mary Evans

Mary Evans Picture Library
Scanner/Digital Imaging Technician – Maternity Cover Six Months.

The main responsibilities of the job include: High-resolution scanning of pictures from original archive material or photographic transparencies to fulfil client requests. Batch scanning of archive material as part of our continuous scanning programme. Using Adobe Photoshop to ensure all scans meet our high standards for image quality. Assisting picture researchers in locating archive material. Updating our image database as necessary.

Full details of this job and others here: P A N Industry Jobs

Trial 8 Magazine - Buy A Single Copy Now!

8 magazine Issue 23 trial copy - Trial Offer valid until 1 October only!

Buy the current issue of 8 magazine as a Single Copy Trial Subscription and see for yourself why 8 is considered the leading photography magazine published today.

The new-look issue contains over 200 pages of photography, commentary, reviews and interviews.
Get yours here: foto8.com

ITN Source Launches 'Clips On Demand'

ITN Source unveils Clips On Demand in their website re-launch.

- Over half a million broadcast quality clips available to purchase and download online for the first time from itnsource.com.
- Simplified licensing structure.
- Prices reduced by 30% for online purchases.

DRR Responds to PhotoShelter Collection Closing

'Today we learn that PhotoShelter is exiting the stock licensing business. Citing their slow growth and an inability to efficiently service photo buyers, and further handicapped by the limitations of a business model that depended far too much on largely part-time photographers to satisfy the requirements of full-time professionals these challenges have proven the undoing of PhotoShelter’s hopes to be a market leader in the stock licensing business.'

Read the full article on the Digital Railroad blog here: DRR/Blog

Camera Press Ready For Christmas

Click here to view a selection of Food Interiors and Lifestyle images from Camera Press' Christmas range. http://www.camerapress.com/christmas

Outdoor-Archiv Sign New Sports Photographer

Action Sports Photographer Tim McKenna teams up with Outdoor-Archiv.
Tim McKenna is a distinguished expert in his field. Although the Australian-born photographer made a name for himself in the international Action Sport photography field, he is best known internationally for his stunning surf pictures.

Tim now represented in Germany by Outdoor-Archiv.
View his images here: www.outdoor-archiv.de

Call For Entries: Fashion 3

2007 bronze winner Lauren Alderman

The call for entries is now open for the 'Fashion 3' Awards by The London Photographic Association.

Call for entries closes on 28th February 2009. Go to www.london-photographic-association.com for more information.

Exhibition: Tokyo Stories

TOKYO STORIES
An exhibition of photographs by Hiroshi Hamaya, Tadahiko Hayashi and Shigeichi Nagano.
8–15 November 2008, Artcurial, 7 rond-point des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris

6th Annual LUCIE AWARDS

6th Annual LUCIE AWARDS Celebrate LEGENDARY PHOTOGRAPHERS

The Lucie Awards, presented by Pilsner Urquell, celebrate their 6th year anniversary at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, Monday, October 20, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. Honorees and top winners from the 2008 IPA competition will be recognized. The Lucie Awards, produced by the Lucie Foundation, (a non-profit, charitable foundation), salute the achievements of the world's finest photographers, discover emerging talent through the International Photography Awards and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide.

Free Legal Advice Service

From this month onwards Own-it (University of the Arts London) will offer a full legal advice service for the creative industries in collaboration with Queen Mary University Legal Advice Centre.

This new and expanded service will help creative businesses get the legal support they need for legal questions about studio leases, employment etc. To give them a try go to: www.own-it.org/advice and follow the instructions.

NB. Full legal advice service is operational between November and May.

Book: Mikhael Subotzky Celebrates Publication

26-year-old Mikhael Subotzky's first book, about society, crime and punishment in South Africa, focuses on the small Karoo town of Beaufort West. With an essay by Jobny Steinberg and commentary by Subotzky.

To celebrate its publication you can join Mikheal Subotzky, Chris Boot and David Strettell for an informal drink on Thursday 11th September between 6pm and 7.30pm at Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012.

www.chrisboot.com

Millennium Images Shoot 'Hadron Collider' at CERN

The Large Hadron Collider by Enrico Sacchetti:From Millennium Images

Today sees the start-up of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland. The LHC will be the world's most powerful particle accelerator, and cost in excess of $6 billion. Today, for the first time, the LHC will send a proton beam around its 16.57-mile-long tunnel.

Haymarket Consider 'Eve' Closure

UK: Haymarket Media Group has entered into a consultation period with staff of women’s magazine Eve and some of its associated brand activities about the title’s potential closure.

IPC - Loaded & NME Shortlisted

UK: Two IPC Media titles – NME and Loaded – are in contention to be crowned 'the UK's favourite cover' in a major national poll.

The 16-strong shortlist for the Great Cover Debate – which is a central element of this year's Magazine Week, organised by the PPA – has been generating significant media interest.

Dennis Launch Latest 'Bookazines'

UK: Dennis Publishing has announced its partnership with the UK's foremost children's food expert and author Annabel Karmel, for its latest series of high-end 'bookazines'.

Job: Global Archive / Stock Sales Director - Magnum Photos

Renowned photo agency Magnum Photos is looking to recruit a senior executive to manage its global Archive / Stock sales business.

Full details of this job and others here: P A N Industry Jobs

cnet Demo's 'Photrade'

cnet news reports:

Photrade lets photographers control their pictures, get paid for them
Posted by Daniel Terdiman

...In addition, the system allows photographers to track usage of their photos, so that they can determine who is using them. And, if they decide they're not happy with someone specific using a photo, they can block access to that picture. But if that happens, the user gets a note allowing them to ask the photographer for permission. This, of course, is a path to asking for payment for use of the picture....

Full article here: www.cnet.com

BJP's Vision Event - 7th November

This years Vision event for aspiring photographers will be taking place on Friday 7th November 2008, at the Business Design Centre, Islington.

Initially aimed at young photographers and students, the event is now increasingly attended by professionals in the field.

Photolibrary Represents AGE Fotostock

Photolibrary, the independent global distributor and producer of still and moving imagery, has signed a distribution agreement with AGE Fotostock throughout their office network in the UK, US, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.

Photolibrary has also agreed to provide AGE FotoStock content from its house collections for distribution through AGE’s THP channel partners and AGE FotoStock direct.

Alfonso Gutierrez, General Manager of AGE FotoStock, says, "Nowadays everything is about distribution in our business..."

Exhibition: Best of British

Serving beer by candlelight in the London bar at St Pancras station during a blackout, 1962. © PA Photos

Monday sees the opening of the Best of British photography exhibition, charting over a century of life in the UK, displayed throughout recently refurbished St Pancras International station,London.

The exhibition, to mark the 140th anniversary of both Press Association and St Pancras, runs between 8 – 26 September with the photographs displayed throughout the station.

Rawzor - Lossless Compression For Camera Raw Files

Rawzor compresses camera raw images with absolutely no change in image quality or the original raw file.

In its Beta stage, windows only (looking for feedback from PhotoArchiveNews readers).

Full details here: www.rawzor.com

Barcroft Media - New Site

Barcroft Media launch their new website.
Earlier this morning, Sam Barcroft told PhotoArchiveNews.com "we have ensured our website makes sourcing pictures and video a simple and enjoyable experience."

View the site:www.barcroftmedia.com

Job: Sales Executive at Red Cover

Red Cover is looking for an enthusiastic person with a creative flair to join their Sales Team.

Full details of this job and others here: P A N Industry Jobs

Matrix Photos - The New Site

In line with their 'Re-brand and Restructure Program' announcement last month celebrity photo agency MatrixPhotos.com are now ready to present a new website.
Take a tour here www.matrixphotos.com

The agency is also recruiting photographers.... "we are currently recruiting two self motivated celebrity photographers. We offer a generous package for the right candidates."

Full details of the Matrixphotos.com jobs and others here: P A N Industry Jobs

Corbis' Creative IQ Trend - Back to Basics

© 2001-2008 Corbis Corporation

According to the latest Creative IQ Trend from Corbis, as the economy slows down, the evidence that consumers are cutting back is all around us.
This presents marketers with an opportunity to ensure their products and services tap into this ‘Back to Basics’ feeling and photographers will need to provide creatives with imagery that reflects this trend.

Exhibition: Lucien Herve - Starts 6th September

High Court Chandigarh,1953 © Estate of Lucien Hervé courtesy Michael Hoppen Gallery

Photographs by Lucien Hervé
"The Soul of an architect" – Le Corbusier
6th September – 11th October 2008
At the Michael Hoppen Gallery, London

This exhibition will include rare vintage prints from Le Corbusier’s L’habitation exhibition in 1953, colour portraits of Zaha Hadid, architectural photographs of the Eiffel Tower and colour works of the artist’s apartment.

www.michaelhoppengallery.com

Aerial Photographer Produces Book

Aerial stock photographer, Jason Hawkes, has finished working on the "Britain From Above" book.
You can view a short video about the project on the BBC website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/behindthescenes/photos.shtml

Mary Evans Launches Castle Howard Collection

Mary Evans Picture Library, a source of historical images, launches its newest collaboration - exclusive worldwide representation of the magnificent collection of Castle Howard in Yorkshire.
"Castle Howard is not only a landmark synonymous with history, art and culture," says Paul Brown, Managing Director of Mary Evans, "but it is also one familiar to many because of its continuing association with "Brideshead Revisited". With a new feature film out this autumn we're sure that Castle Howard will be in the spotlight once more."

Where Did The Summer Go?

Blackberries © DK Images

It certainly feels like Autumn has arrived here in the UK.
Back in the office after our summer break, children back to school, the evenings drawing in - and still no sunshine.

Here at PhotoArchiveNews.com we're still holding out for an Indian Summer....

For an Autumn image selection visit: www.dkimages.com

Happy 2nd Birthday to Media Blitz

Today, 1st September, is Media Blitz's 2nd Birthday!
To thank all their customers for their support they're giving away a £25 gift voucher for every £500 you spend with them during September.

Picturehouse New York - 29 October

Stock imagery buyers are invited to meet image suppliers from around the globe in New York on 29 October 2008.
This will be the 8th annual Picturehouse New York event bringing together over a hundred image suppliers for a day. This year the event will be held in the Altman Building in New York's Chelsea District.

Entry is free to professional stock imagery buyers and researchers, pre-registreation is required: www.picturehouse-us.com/newyork

Art Deco Images at MGL

There's an Art Deco feel to these images by Helena Lam, James Macfarlane and Pete Kelly. They all feature in MGL's collection of the month.

View them here www.mgllibrary.com

BBC Radio: Celebrity Photographers Discuss 'The Business'

Between Ourselves
BBC Radio 4

Celebrity photographers Trevor Adams (MatrixPhotos.com) & Ken Goff (Goff Photos) discuss life at the business-end of a long lens.

Olivia O'Leary presents the series which brings together two people who have had profound and similar experiences, to hear their individual stories and compare the long-term effects on each of their lives.

Listen now! www.bbc.co.uk/listenagain

Job - Picture Editor at Rex Features

Rex Features are looking for a photo editor to join their production team. You will be responsible for editing and syndicating their daily production of images.

Full details of this job and others here: P A N Industry Jobs

Getty And Corbis To Concentrate On The 'Celebs'

The Sydney Morning Herald reports today:

I'm a celebrity, I can boost your circulation

Getty Images and Corbis have traditionally relied on the global advertising sector for their lion's share of revenues - for Getty, adland accounts for 30 to 40 per cent of its revenues - but both have started moving quickly on the media sector and celebrities are providing a sweet spot for the two companies.

...."The healthiest magazine circulations worldwide at the moment are celebrity magazines. The trends within this market may ebb and flow - at times street photography and the paparazzi wane a bit when people want to see their favourite celebrities looking nice - but overall the demand seems insatiable.".....

Full article here: www.smh.com.au

Classic & Sports Car Magazine Heads For Indonesia

Haymarket UK:
Indonesian media firm launches local Classic & Sports Car
An Indonesian TV and exhibition producer has set out to cultivate its growing audience of classic car enthusiasts with its new magazine venture, Classic & Sports Car Indonesia.

Nikon D90 + Video

D90 body only: £699.99 / €959.00
D90 + 18-105mm F/3.5-5.6G ED VR: £849.99 / €1164.00
Sales start date: September 2008
Nikon UK today announces another great step forward in its mid-class DX-format D-SLR range: the D90.

Exhibition: Made In Hollywood

Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art proudly presents the exhibition Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation, showcasing more than 90 original vintage prints by the most important photographers working in Hollywood from 1920 - 1960.
The Foundation is the legacy of John Kobal (1940-1991) who was among the pioneering generation of Hollywood historians and among the first to examine seriously the photographs taken to promote the stars, the films, and Hollywood as place.

July 12 – October 5, 2008

Full detail here: www.sbma.net

Exhibition: Sorry you missed the 60s

LiverpoolConfidential.com reports:
Ben Patey chats to original celebrity snapper Philip Townsend before his upcoming exhibition, Sorry you missed the 60's

..."The Beatles were alright. George and John were the nicest. They were more approachable. Ringo was alright but he didn't have much to say and Paul was always after the main chance......

Full article here: www.liverpoolconfidential.com

Sorry You Missed The 60's
September 1– October 1
The Watergate Street Gallery
60 Watergate Street Chester
CH1 2LA
01244 345698
Admission is free.
www.watergatestreetgallery.co.uk

Visa pour l'image Perpignan - blog

At the beginning of this year we were all in Perpignan talking about producing a new web site (hope you like it by the way and make sure you sign up for your accreditation) for the show and looking forward to our twenty year anniversary year coming up. It seemed then that we had all the time in the world but, as ever, time slips and events happen and we find ourselves just one month away before we all gather again in sunny Perpignan and celebrate and share our passion for photography.......

visa pour l'image blog

Professional week: 1 to 7 Septembe

Photoshelter Tests Print Sales

PhotoShelter, an online community of 42,000 independent photographers, announces a time limited opportunity to buy a selection of prints from The PhotoShelter Collection.

PhotoShelter Prints are available now through until 1 October 2008. Pending the success of PhotoShelter Prints, the company may formally launch a PhotoShelter Prints line which would then be open to participation from the full PhotoShelter community of photographers.

US Stock Photo Launches New Website

US Stock Photo launches new website featuring Paul O. Boisvert with over 30,000 photographs for sale as an online photography gallery.

MaXx Images Represents Denkou Images

maXx images, a North American stock photography agency, is now representing Denkou Images.

“Denkou Images’ various productions teams are located all over the world ensuring unique photography with different perspective,” said Dave Maquignaz, President of maXx images, “and we look forward to bringing their multi-styled imagery to our clients.”

Lightbox Photo™ Arrives in the UK

Canadian based Lightbox Photo™ is officially launching its photo gallery software into the UK market.
Lightbox Photo™ allows users to create their own stock photo libraries or online proofing systems.

Models Wanted For Getty Shoot

The Dorset Echo reports:

'A LEADING photographic company is coming to Weymouth to hold auditions for a beach photo shoot.'
'Getty Images is casting to find local people who can portray a family day at the beach, with Asian and British families, older couples and children all in hot demand.'

..."We will be paying people to participate in our shoot depending on how many hours we need them for, but the rates are from £100 for up to four hours and up to £250 for an eight-hour day."....

Full article here: www.thisisdorset.net

Adobe Design Achievement Award Winners Announced

On Monday, Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the winners of the eighth annual Adobe design Achievements Awards.

In the Photography category, the winner was Matt Sartain of the Academy of Art University, and the finalists were John Sloan of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., and Ian Aleksander Adams of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.

MUZU TV Sign Content Deal With ITN Source

MUZU TV, the newly launched video platform enabling fans and artists to create their own Music TV channels to broadcast on the web, has signed a content deal with ITN.

The deal gives MUZU TV access to 80,000 hours of content from ITN Source’s rich music archive, consisting of Reuters, Granada and Channel 4 interviews and performances, as well as daily music news and interviews from ITN’s multimedia division ITN On.

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Creating A Corbis Stock Photo Shoot

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'Working With Stock Photo Agency, Corbis -W/ Siri Vorbeck CD'
A Corbis Creative Director explains.....via YouTube.

Fotosearch Makes 10 Years

Congratulations to Fotosearch who celebrated their 10th birthday last week.

Fotosearch grew out of Publishing Perfection, founded in 1987, when electronic publishing was in its infancy.

Direct In Majorca

Direct opens branch providing photographic lighting and camera rental in Majorca.

www.directpalma.com

Archiving the 'Evans' & 'Arbus' Photo Collections

Walker Evans, 'Truck and Sign' (1928-30).

William Meyers at The New York Sun reports: Putting the Walker Evans Archive in Order

....It took six years, from the time the Met acquired it in 1994 until 2000, for the Evans Archive database to become accessible, and it was not until late last year that it was accessible online.....
......The negatives are the heart of the archive because they provide insight into the artist's intentions and working methods. Archiving the negatives presented two problems: identifying them and, where necessary, restoring them.....

Read the full article here: www.nysun.com/arts

Bridgeman Warm Up For The New Footie Season

Cover of 'Charles Buchan's Football Monthly', no.26, October 1953 (colour litho)

Bridgeman Art Library - the world leading fine art image library - is launching a stunning new collection that provides a unique insight into the history of football through the ages, in the UK and around the world.

The collection includes 19th Century sea-side style postcards that show Victorian attitudes to women footballers, rare World Cup posters from the last 100 years and a wood cut of the 'Pipe Smoking Footballer'! It is a fascinating look at the changing face of football, footballers - and even football kits!

View the gallery Here: www.bridgemanart.com/FootballHistory

DRR - photo-book deal for members

Digital Railroad, has announced a partnership with Embassy Digital to provide DRR member photographers with the ability to create custom, professional-quality photo books.
DRR member photographers save 50% on their first photo-book order with Embassy Pro Books and 10% discount for future book orders.

LFI - The Blog

With the announcement last week of a new owner, Imvest - David Jacobs, London Features Int (LFI) have now launched a blog documenting the new beginning.

Here: LondonFeaturesBlog

AP Launches Enhanced Celebrity News Service

The Associated Press (AP), the world's largest news agency, has expanded its entertainment coverage with a new multi-million dollar investment in a celebrity service.

....'Celebrity Extra' (www.aptn.com/celebrityextra) focuses on A-list stars. A video version, launched on 6 August 2008, is aimed at the global broadcast and online markets. A photo version is due to launch in September 2008....

Read the full press release..

New LFI Owner Interviewed

Rachael Gallagher at PressGazette.co.uk reports:

Action Images founder buys picture agency out of administration

Picture agency London Features International has been acquired by the investment vehicle of sports photographer David Jacobs, Imvest Ltd, following the company going into administration last month.

.....He said: “We’ve come in to pick up the pieces and need to start the bridge-building process. We want to define ourselves uniquely by being transparent with our relationships with photographers. I think that’s something a number of agencies are guilty of not doing."......

Full article here: http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story

“BBC Motion Gallery Clip Creativity Challenge 2008” Winner

The challenge, issued in May to London Metropolitan University students, aimed to highlight the importance of students as the next generation of media and film talent and demonstrate their creative ability in responding to a commercial brief using Motion Gallery footage as a tool.

....Entrants were given just over six weeks to create a short film with a running length of 90-180 seconds using content from the 20,000 clips found on the BBC/JISC site only.......

Shooting the Olympic Opening Ceremony

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

From the Reuters Photographers Blog:

"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds was my nickname yesterday."

I began my first of three climbs through the maze of steep, narrow catwalks with IOC pool photographers from AP, Getty, AFP and Xinhua. On either side of the path were sheets of glass through which the colored lights of the stadium are projected........

Full report here: http://blogs.reuters.com

Mauritius Images Closes Hamburg Office

Reported on the CEPIC (Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press Stock Heritage) website:

"Picture purchasing and researching have been exclusively shifted towards the online media. Therefore mauritius images decided to close its office in Hamburg on 15 August 2008."

See the press release on CEPIC at www.cepic.org

Mr iSpy From Mr Paparazzi

'Light, durable and easy to use. The Mr iSpy Binoculars with Digital Camera is the latest gadget from Chilli Technology, complete with some awesome functions, the Mr iSpy are the world's only 1.3 Megapixel Binoculars capable of recording what you see.'

'Ideal for: Sports Events, Festivals & Concerts, Holidays, Birdwatchers,
The Binoculars that take pictures of what you see.

www.mrispy.com

Job: The Data Archive

The Data Archive - ASP.NET DEVELOPER and WEB DESIGNER

"We are an innovative IT company founded within the image resource industry: we provide 'best of breed' web based library systems. Fully managed and cost effective solutions suitable for small businesses to multinational enterprises."

Full details of this job and others here: P A N Industry Jobs

LA 'Pap' Report On The BBC Tomorrow

BBC reports: Can the LA paparazzi be tamed?

The Los Angeles paparazzi are as much a part of Hollywood life as the studios, celebrities and publicists.
Snapping stars is big business for the legions of photographers who stake out the clubs, restaurants and shopping malls of Beverly Hills.
But all that could change if new laws are brought in to curb the activities of the paparazzi........

A report by Peter Bowes on the Los Angeles paparazzi can be seen on E24, broadcast on the BBC News channel on Saturday 9 August at 1045 BST and Sunday 10 August at 1745 BST.

continue the article here: www.bbc.co.uk

Foto8 - 'Best In Show' Award

Foto8 and HOST Gallery are pleased to announce that the award for ‘Best in Show’at the Foto8 Summer Show 2008 will go to..

Guido Castagnoli for his image: Street to the main station, Shimada City, Japan 2007 from the series “Provincial Japan”. (above image)

Full details here: www.foto8.com

Job: Content Licensing Sales Executive - Mirrorpix

Mirrorpix are looking to recruit a Sales Executive to join our content licensing team, based at Canary Wharf.

The position requires a talented individual to work within our content licensing team, representing one of the largest photographic and press collections available in the UK. Our archives date back to the earliest years of the Twentieth Century and have proved to be an invaluable resource for clients across the visual publishing industries.

Full details of this job and others here: P A N Industry Jobs

:: Imvest Secure LFI ::

PAN Exclusive / Breaking News

After a hectic week of negotiations, the future of London Features International (LFI) as a photo agency is secure.

Following smaller specialist acquisitions including the intimately unique Royal Collection of John Shelley, Imvest ltd, the investment vehicle of David Jacobs has acquired the assets of London Features International (LFI).

Remarking on the recent investment David says, "I am pleased we were ultimately successful, albeit at the eleventh hour, in securing the future of LFI despite considerable competition from media and picture specialist businesses.....

BBC Footage Sign Up ITF

BBC Motion Gallery, the archive sales arm of BBC Worldwide, has bolstered its specialist sports footage by signing a key distribution deal with the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
The five-year, global, archive representation agreements supplement the 70,000 hours of BBC Sport content already represented by BBC Motion Gallery.

DRR Expands 'PLUS' Licensing

Digital Railroad has announced that the Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS) Coalition has recognized Digital Railroad as one of the first image licensing platforms to broadly adopt the PLUS international image licensing standards into its global Marketplace and all of its member photographer archives.
Digital Railroad currently hosts over 10 million professional photographers' images, with nearly 3 million images available for licensing at its Marketplace.

ASMP To Distribute Windfall

'In December 2007, the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) was ecstatic to receive $1.3 million from the Authors Coalition. We were among the recipients of their largest distribution of funds to date.'

...The funds were segregated in a secured investment account and the ASMP board began committee discussions on how to best apply the funds for the benefit of photographers. Those plans are expected to be announced later this year......

Garden World Images - New Website

Horticultural stock image expert, Garden World Images [GWI], have launched a new website built by The Data Archive.

“Intuitive and future-proof technology convinced us. This is the experience our clients have been waiting for.” Proclaimed Tyrone McGlinchey, Managing Director of GWI.

Lebrecht "Rocks"

© www.lebrecht.co.uk

Lebrecht Music & Arts Photo Library has just launched a collection of
contemporary rock and pop pictures.

www.lebrecht.co.uk

People & Hello! Secure Record Image Buy

People magazine and Hello! have secured the publishing rights to pictures of Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's new born twins, Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon.
Reportedly paying $14m jointly, People will be running the pictures today (3 Aug 7pm EDT) and Hello! tomorrow (August 4 at 00.01 BST).

Getty Images organised the photo shoot. The image revenue will be given to charitable organisations.

www.people.com

www.hellomagazine.com/angelina-brad-twins

GumGum Lands Funding

GumGum, an analytics and monetization platform for content online, secures Series A funding and unveils new non-flash based licensing platform.

Matrix Announce 'Re-brand' & 'Restructure'

Worldwide celebrity photo agency, Matrix, has confirmed a full Re-brand and Restructure Program.
'Having spent the last seven months working at Matrix, Danny Hayward and Simon Bridger, formally of BBH Pictures and John Churchill, formally of Mirrorpix have shown their belief in the company by investing in it's future.' A majority shareholding of the company is retained by the founders Trevor Adams, Jon Bushell and Marco Deidda.

Adams, who insists he is still very much at the helm, said today, 'We are very honoured to have John, Danny and Simon officially join the business and I would like to point out that there is absolutely no truth in the rumour that we have been bought out. We have, however, undertaken a full business and organisational restructure to reflect the skills of the new members which will carry us forward in to the future.'

What Will Become Of Photojournalism...?

Columbian Journalism Review reports:

Flickring Out
What will become of photojournalism in an age of bytes and amateurs?
By Alissa Quart

At photo agencies, or in private conversations with newspaper and magazine photographers and editors, you hear the same end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it dirge that plays in the print world.....
....Photojournalists also question the journalistic reliability of the images of their amateur rivals. Photographers like Anderson, a thirty-eight-year-old well known for his conflict photography, wonder about the lack of “vetting” of the millions of images that are supposed to be carrying the truth to readers....

Read the full article here: www.cjr.org

Through the Viewfinder... Mikael Kjellstrom

Fishermen fetching fish from the rocks at El Confital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Mixed media with still photographs and video. Video was captured with a N95 cell phone.
This and other Kjellstrom photo projects here : www.pixdesk.ca/project

Mikael Kjellstrom - www.mikaelkjellstrom.com

Job: Freelance Photographers Required

Due to continued expansion, Entertainment Press requires freelance photographers with the drive and commitment to fulfil the following positions:

Full details of this job and others here: P A N Industry Jobs

L.A. Curb The Pap

Reuters Blogs reports: L.A. officials ponder ways to curb paparazzi

Officials from several Los Angeles area communities will consider ways to crack down on paparazzi who hound Hollywood celebrities when they meet on Thursday, and measures they decide upon could serve as a springboard for similar actions in major cities around the world.

Here: blogs.reuters.com

Free e-book From DK Images

The first 100 people to order an image from www.dkimages.com during the Olympic Games (8th - 24th August) will receive a free Dorling Kindersley e-book.

Action Images' Sporting Galleries

The brand new website from Action Images offers fantastic sporting photo galleries including photographers biographies and historical events.

Here: www.actionimages.com

Fisher Hart - Latest Architectural & Interior Images

UK based 'built environment' photography agency, Fisher Hart, have recently shot, Park Plaza County Hall hotel for BUJ Architects, Jerwood Space for Munkenbeck + Marshall, Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport for Carpenter/Lowings Architecture & Design and private residences for The Pike Practice.

www.fisherhart.com

Paul Newman Selection At Mary Evans

Film, The Drowning Pool with Paul Newman, 1975
credit: Mary Evans Picture Library/Rue des Archives

Veiw the image selection here

Whale Selection At Splashdown Direct

California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Adult, fluke-up dive San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
©Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

View the selection here: www.splashdowndirect.com

Richard Mills - Photographer

Richard Mills

TimesOnline reports:

Hundreds of people gathered today [July 29] at the funeral of Richard Mills, a photographer on The Times, who died towards the end of his last assignment in Zimbabwe.

Mr Mills, 41, who joined The Times in 2000 and had covered many dangerous assignments for the paper including in Iraq and Afghanistan, was found dead in the safe house in which he was staying in Harare.

Here: timesonline.co.uk

Corbis Launches Women In Sport Collection

Corbis announces the addition of new imagery from Jason Joyce featuring women in high concept futuristic sport settings.
The images have been retouched to give the photos a clean, vibrant and surreal look.

Fujifilm Student Awards - Winner

The winner of the 2008 Fujifilm Student Awards: David Wala from Newcastle College.

Barcroft Media Partner With Daphne Barak

Barcroft Media partner with one of the world's top interviewers.
Press syndication agency Barcroft Media have signed a deal with television interviewer Daphne Barak.

Effective immediately, the collaboration will see Barcroft Media become the
official image partner and syndication agency for exclusive portraiture
which will accompany Ms Barak's showpiece interviews.

Hollandse Hoogte Launch New Website

Hollandse Hoogte have launched their new website built by Infradox.

www.hollandse-hoogte.nl

www.infradox.com

Robert Harding - New Galleries

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