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Jobs: Picture Editor & Photography and Film Manager

Save the Children UK are looking for a Photography and Film Manager and a Picture Editor both based in London.

DIOMEDIA To Represent TAO Images - Worldwide

UK based photo agency DIOMEDIA is to represent TAO Images from China on a worldwide basis. With headquarters in Beijing, TAO Images work closely with an extensive network of China’s top photographers to deliver up to date images on a broad range of subject matters about all aspects of life and commerce in China covering Travel, Culture, Cityscape, Religion and Landscape.
TAO Images’ founder Jenny Hu commented, “with professional expertise and strong sales network of DIOMEDIA, the cooperation will give our product the exposure to image buyers in key Advertising and Publishing markets. China is becoming increasing important subject matter. I am confident that DIOMEDIA the cooperation will aid us in realizing our asset’s potential ”

Panos Photographers At Visa-Perpignan

click photo for Stephan Vanfleteren's DR Congo at 50 portraits shown at 'Visa/Perpignan'

Panos photographer Stephan Vanfleteren’s portraits from DR Congo at 50 were projected to much acclaim at the Visa pour l’image festival in Perpignan. Festival director Jean Francois Leroy has railed against portraiture in the past but for the second time in three years he made an exception for Stephan’s extraordinary work. Christian Als and Fernando Moleres represeted by the agency will have their work shown in the nightly projections later in the week.
This week is professional week at the International festival of photojournalism - Visa pour L'Image Perpignan France.

Ansel Adams 'Found' Negatives ...Are Not

New York Times reports: A Turnaround in Ansel Adams Photo Dispute
A leading member of the expert team that declared that a box of negatives bought at a California garage sale were the lost work of Ansel Adams has changed his mind.
Full report here: www.nytimes.com

Brazilian Newspaper - Jornal do Brasil Ceases Printing

According to Journalism in the Americas blog, the print edition of Brazil's oldest newspaper Jornal do Brasil (JB) has ceased production
'Today for the last time the printed version of Jornal do Brasil (JB), one of the oldest newspapers in the country, will be circulated. As of Wednesday, Sept. 1, the newspaper will be available only online.'
More here: knightcenter.utexas.edu

Latest Jobs: Sales Account Executive & Office Administrator / Assistant Account Handler

Sales Account Executive
MGL - a graphic art company, specialising in licensing traditional and contemporary illustration to various manufacturers of products such as jigsaw puzzles, stationery, poster, apparel, house wares etc. Is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, creative, resourceful and personable Sales Account Executive to manage existing key accounts worldwide as well as actively seeking new business.

Office Administrator / Assistant Account Handler
Meiklejohn: We are looking for a resourceful, self-motivated and conscientious team member to complete all office administration tasks and to assist with day-to-day account handling.

For full details of these jobs visit the Industry Ads page.

Insight News & Features (INF) Opens London Office

Celebrity photo agency, Insight News & Features (INF), has announced the opening of its new UK office. The company’s London office will be staffed by a skilled and experienced team of industry professionals, who have well-established credentials.
All content generated by INF staffers and freelancers in the UK and in the US, along with content supplied to the agency by subagents, will now carry the INF byline in both the UK and US markets.
UK-born company President Chris Doherty, told PAN from Visa/Perpignan this morning: “Over the last ten years we have been working hard to make INF the best celebrity photo agency in the US. We think we’ve achieved that, and now we are ready to do the same in the UK. “My excellent staff in New York and Los Angeles are very familiar with the UK market, and the team in London already has a superb track record there. We believe that we will be an unbeatable force on both sides of the Atlantic now.”
The company is accepting UK and US newspaper and magazine assignments, as well providing ‘on spec’ candid and events material to all major publications, websites and TV outlets.

PAN understands INF London will be manned by ex Matrix Photos staff. Matrix Photos website is currently off-line - more when we get it....

Creative Content Key To PACA Event

The 15th Annual PACA -Picture Archive Council of America- International Conference in New York features a program highlighted by a keynote presentation on "The Impact of the iPad and the Future Use of Content".
Keynote speaker Richard Levine, Vice President of Editorial Operations at Condé Nast, will discuss the future of content. He will talk about how the editorial market consumes and views media after the introduction of the iPad. Levine will address how the new e-reading platform offers magazines significant opportunities to greatly expand and enhance their content; and how his staff adapts in this rapidly evolving environment. Condé Nast launched their Wired application and iPad versions of GQ and Vanity Fair earlier this year.
Another noted speaker Brian Storm, Executive Producer at MediaStorm will be presenting: "Multimedia Storytelling @ MediaStorm”, tells the story of how a company utilizes multimedia and the power of still photography to create diverse content that speaks to the heart of the human condition. Brian spent two years as Vice President of News, Multimedia & Assignment Services for Corbis.
More details and booking: www.pacaoffice.org

Historic NASA Images Now On Flickr

Three compilations of images from more than half a century of NASA history are available for comment on a section of the photo-sharing site Flickr known as The Commons.
Visitors to NASA on The Commons can help tell the photos' story by adding tags, or keywords, to the images to identify objects and people. In addition, viewers can communicate with other visitors by sharing comments. These contributions will help make the images easier to find online and add insight about NASA's history.
The capability to interact with these already-public photos is the result of a partnership between NASA, Flickr from Yahoo! in Sunnyvale, Calif., and Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library based in San Francisco.

Three sets of photos share a common theme of NASA beginnings. The "Launch and Takeoff" set captures iconic spacecraft and aircraft taking flight. "Building NASA" spotlights ground-breaking events and the construction of some of NASA's one-of-a-kind facilities. The "Center Namesakes" set features photos of the founders and figureheads of NASA's 10 field centers.

iPad App From Alamy

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Alamy have launched an iPad App - Available to download for free, Alamy’s iPad app is a gallery of breathtaking and intriguing imagery sourced from Alamy’s large network of photographers and international agencies.

Alamy Celebrates 20 Million Images With Royalty Give-Away

The Alamy photographer who uploads the 20 millionth picture will be rewarded with 100% royalties for 20 of their images over the subsequent 20 months.
Expanding on the “20” theme, there will also be 20 runner up prizes for those who email or tweet with the closest prediction of the time and date that the 20 millionth image hits the site. Each of the lucky winners will take all the royalties on one of their images for 20 weeks.
Alan Capel, Alamy’s Head of Content says "We’ve always taken great pride in passing the largest share of the sale back to the photographer. What better way to celebrate the ground breaking milestone of 20 million images than to increase the royalty to the max for a group of lucky contributors”.
Details and to enter click here: Alamy

PAN Subscriber Portfolio: Marcos Armstrong

click the image to view more Interiors

Marcos Armstrong is a professional architectural, interiors and 'other environments' photographer based in Vancouver, Canada.
Clients include interior designers, builders, architects, hotels & restaurants.
His work has featured in BC Home magazine and The Vancouver Sun newspaper.

View Marcos Armstrong: www.marcosarmstrong.com
Marcos is a PhotoArchiveNews.com subscriber

Industry Links - it's where the photos are!

If you have arrived at PAN in search of photos for your publication please visit our Industry Links page where you will find some of the finest picture libraries, photographers and photo agencies on the planet covering every image subject you could possibly require!

If you would like to book an Industry Link for your company (£85/year) contact Will(@)photoarchivenews.com - call UK 07802 437827

Fotolia: 10 million images and 2 million members

The 10 millionth image!, uploaded by Fotolia exclusive and silver ranking contributor Eléonore Horiot- click it to see it.

Started only five years ago busy royalty free stock photo agency Fotolia has announced it is now representing ten million images from two million members.
Co-founder and CEO Oleg Tscheltzoff credits Fotolia’s success to key competitive advantages. He explains, “localized and custom sites provide our customers with content and styles relevant to their regions. Usability also sets us apart. We’re one of the only major microstock sites to offer a royalty-free license that allows images to be used without limits on print quantities, geographical placement, or length of use.”
Take a look at what they have been doing: fotolia.com

Reader Request: Afghanistan and Iraq War Images/Footage For Soldier Memorial

Hi, I am currently searching for royalty free footage/stills of the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. My purpose is that myself and some friends have recorded a song of epic proportions in memory of a soldier from our own small town in Lancashire who was killed in the Afghanistan conflict early last year. We are in desperate need of some footage and stills to be able to create a 'video' to accompany the song. We do already have still of the soldier in question given to us by his father which will be prominent in the film. If you could help us in our quest we would greatly appreciate it or if you could point us in the right direction we would be very grateful. We have pages on Blogger and Facebook with information on our mission, you will find us by searching 'sos music'.

Many thanks

If you can help this reader please respond through their facebook or blogger pages or to me will(at)photoarchivenews.com | call +44 (0) 7802 437827

FOCAL International One Day Seminar - 15 Oct

The Business of Archives | 15th October 2010 | Dublin Castle, Ireland
Theme: Business models. Marketing and Branding - covering production and financial issues impacting on archives.
This seminar is open to Producers, broadcasters, distributors, archives, film researchers and production managers – in fact all those interested in finding out more about the footage archives business as well as how producers use their content plus discussions on copyright law.
Full details here: focalint.org

'Get To Know The Product' - Media Storehouse - Q&A: Matt Hamer

PAN advertiser Media Storehouse have recently published their latest brochure (below) explaining how to maximise your image collection by selling prints online. Media Storehouse display, print, look after customer calls and deal with payment and returns making the whole process very stress free.....
PAN spoke with Matt Hamer MD at Media Storehouse to provide you with a quick guide to how it all works.

PAN: in a sentenceExplain Media Storehouse
Matt: We provide services allowing image owners to realise revenue from their images via print, download and license sales.

PAN: When did you start the company?
Matt: Company was formed in 2003, first site was launched in 2004 for the FA cup final between Manchester United and Millwall.

PAN: What were you doing before that?
Matt: Working in Managed Services for a business only ISP. Fuji Film came to me in that role with the problem of selling Man Utd images to fans as prints and photo gifts, Media Storehouse was the solution.

PAN: Where are you based?
Matt: In the London area or anywhere with an internet connection.

PAN: Who buy's from Media Storehouse?
Matt: The prints are primarily bought as gifts (Birthday's, Anniversary's, Leaving presents, etc) and for interior decoration, also by collectors and enthusiasts. Since we ship worldwide we get traffic from all over, we put a lot of work into maintaining good search engine positioning.

PAN: Who has a print store.
Matt: We run sites for over 100 clients, 50 plus image libraries (including 26 BAPLA members), 20 plus football clubs, 10 other sports organisation (rugby, horse and motor racing) and a number of Museums and publishers.

PAN: How do I set up a print store?
Matt: We do all of the work for this, from building the site to taking the order and sending out the finished product. All you need to is send us the images, either online by ftp or browser, or send us a disk. Once the site is up and running you can easily manage your images, arrange them into galleries, customise the front page, and so on.

PAN: Do you hold my Hi-Res files?
Matt: We do as we need them for print fulfilment and to automatically create product previews, watermarked images, etc, for display on your site.

PAN: What products do you print to?
Matt: At the moment the product range consists of photographic prints, framed prints, stretched canvas and photo gifts (mugs, mouse mats, t shirts etc.). We are also working on expanding our range to include posters, calendars, greeting cards etc. Our partners choose which products they want to offer to their customers.

PAN: Who sets the product prices?
Matt: Our partners do, we can our course provide some help with this.

PAN: Do I have to edit my collection?
Matt: You have to ensure that you have the rights to sell the images you give us in your chosen product range. Only uploading what you consider are the best images is sometimes counterproductive as it’s difficult to second guess which images customers will actually want. What we usually suggest is that you make available all of your images but highlight the particularly attractive ones in galleries.

PAN: How much will a print store cost me?
Matt: We work on a profit share basis so once you are up and running it can only make you money, there are no ongoing costs.

PAN: What's in the contract?
Matt: Nothing unusual.

PAN: What do you need from me?
Matt: Signed contract, what products you want to sell and the prices you want to charge and the high res images and meta data.

PAN: Do you handle licence requests?
Matt: If this is enabled then the system handles these otherwise we forward them on to our partners.

PAN: How quickly can I get online?
Matt: As quickly as you return the contract and images.

PAN: I have my collection with another print store provider is that a problem?Matt: No, we already work with a number of partners who have their images elsewhere.

Thanks Matt

Explore your Print Store now!
Contact Matt at matt.hamer@mediastorehouse.com | Download the brochure: MediaStorehouse.com
or Call Will at Photo Archive News office on 07802 437827 to be introduced.

New PAN Feature - 'The View From the MD's Desk' - continued

PAN is taking you into the agencies - For our latest feature we have been asking Managing Directors of photo agencies and picture libraries across the globe to send a shot of their desk...here they are:

UPDATE 23 Aug

Desk owner: Martin Stephens MD at Press Association Images, Nottingham ....see he has PAN open on the laptop..good man!

UPDATE 20 Aug - a few more desks in overnight....more arriving today!

Graham Cross MD at Eyevine, London .....not sure I can see your desk in the reflection Graham?!

Desk Owner: Stephen Mayes MD at at VII Photo Agency, New York ...healthy chap!

Desk owner: Brenda Marks MD at Skyscan Aerial Photo Library, Cheltenham UK
...and under the desk.......

Desk owner: Robert Goddyn MD at Robert Goddyn Photography, Netherlands ....Mac'd up!

- UPDATE 2pm 19 Aug - latest desk's just in -

David Jacobs MD at London Features International LFI, Portugal....guess STILL on holiday then!

Desk owner: Trevor Adams Director at Matrix Photos, London ...guitars?

- Desks posted first thing this morning 7am 19 Aug -

Kevin Smith owner at Splash smudged at his desk in his UK 'country retreat' yesterday

Desk Owner: Jason Hawkes of Jason Hawkes aerial photo library, London - note iPad, centre

Desk owner: Stewart Mungeam Director at Gallery Stock, London...he's had a tidy up!

Desk Owner: Alan Smith MD at Topfoto, Edenbridge UK...the email is open on that screen!

Desk owner: Tom Walmsley MD at Specialist Stock, Bristol UK....nice location Tom!

Desk Owner: Hamlet MD at UNP, Saltaire UK - note all the world clocks

Mark Leech (left!) MD at Offside Sports Photo Agency....umm Mark, that's not work now is it?!

More desks arriving - will post them as we get them!

Latest Search At The Press Photo History Project

Staff of the Sport and General Press Agency -London- being paid their wages outside their wrecked offices after a German bomb raid. neg ref: 3/1/1941 URN 5488891 ...'if the guys grandfather was manager I imagine that could well be him handing out the cash! And could be Harriet Bogis next to him!' Photo by kind permission - Press Association

The Press Association archive expert Dan has sent in these images of the Sport & General photo agency in response to the search we are doing through the Press Photo History Project for a member of the public trying to find out what his grandfather (manager of the agency) was doing during the years of the second world war.
For more photos and the story so far visit the Press Photo History Site Press Photo History site

EPUK Substantiates LPA Plagiarism Accusations

An update to the LPA Defends Plagiarism Accusation article this week.

EPUK writes: 'The London Photographic Association - A Plucked Vulture'
"Neil Burgess is outraged and EPUK are angry, but that doesn't stop us from offering some quiet advice to the LPA who are finding it difficult to admit they copied and republished one of our articles as their own without permission.

Former Magnum director Neil Burgess reacted with fury yesterday about how his article "For God's sake, Somebody Call It" had been lifted from EPUK and used by the London Photographic Association for a promotional campaign.

"That's outrageous! That's so outrageous!" he stormed when read the LPA press release headed "Agency director Neil Burgess calls the death of photojournalism on London Photographic Association".
Read the full article here: EPUK

Cathy Sachs To Retire From ASPP

From the Press release:
Cathy Sachs, long time Executive Director of the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP), has told the National Board of her decision to retire at the end of this year. She has held this position for more than 15 years, having previously served on the National Board. During her tenure ASPP has become well respected in the industry as a knowledgeable intermediary for the different groups in the image business, and has been an important contributor to industry forums. The National Board has appointed Jain Lemos, who will assume the responsibility of the Executive Director position as of October 1, 2010, transitioning with Sachs through the end of the year.

Pap Agencies Make a Stand To Save Image Pricing Downward Trend

The Hollywood Reporter has an EXCLUSIVE report today suggesting a band of paparazzi agencies has got together to fight for payment of images used on publishers iPad apps.. finally someone is standing up to the myth that online images are almost free to publishers!

THR - EXCLUSIVE: People magazine iPad app delayed by paparazzi.
'The publishing world's headlong rush to Apple's iPad has hit a big hitch.
More than a dozen of the photo agencies that supply celebrity snapshots from the paparazzi are banding together to withhold their prized product unless it can get additional compensation from People magazine, resulting in the postponement of its iPad app.'
Read the full report here: Hollywoodreporter.com

Nocturnal Asia

Nocturnal Hong Kong

Hamburg-based stock photo agency MAGROUND is working on one of their latest productions for an upcoming series of Asian metropolises entirely shot on large format by photographer Thomas Birke.
The complete set will be soon be available exclusively from the agency.

Extended Exhibition: Raymond Cauchetier

Raymond Cauchetier - Adieu Philippine (Calvi (Corse)) Gelatin Silver Print 1960

La Nouvelle Vague. Iconic New Wave Photographs by Raymond Cauchetie
Now running Until Friday 3rd Sept
This exhibition presents photographs capturing the essence of the French Nouvelle Vague movement, many of which are being exhibited for the first time.
Full details here: James Hyman Gallery

CEPIC Reports A Fall IN Members For The First Time

From the CEPIC blog.... 'The Picture Industry is getting smaller'
Although one additional European national association, SAPHIR from France, has joined us this year and the number of Affiliates has remained stable, CEPIC now claims not over a thousand but less than 900 picture sources......
...........The shift from print copies to digital copies has significantly reduced the revenues within the industry, while the costs of this transition and digital assets protection remain high. Picture agencies have adapted to the new technologies but at the CEPIC conference, it became evident that there is still no clear view on how to monetise these changes........
Full report from Sylvie Fodor at the CEPIC blog

Industry Reaction to the Cepic article from a PAN reader :
"New membership figures from Cepic seem very encouraging in an industry
whose members are given to pessimism. There are 11 national association
members, one more than there used to be, from 9 EU countries and 43
affiliated agencies and trade partners. Not bad for tranborder cooperation
in little old EU. But " the industry is getting smaller" says Cepic. What
industry are they talking about? The use of imagery expands even as we
read this, there may be a few less in the Alpha listing of Cepic
membership but those who have gone would have gone anyway and those who
are in good standing handle more imagery in more diverse ways than they
ever did. Be of good heart Cepic, or as the English would say, do not let
the statistics get you down. Have a great Congress 2011 wherever it may
be.."

Buzz Foto Defends It's Trademark Through The US Courts

- This just in......PAN EXCLUSIVE -
Paparazzi Agency Defends Trademark
On August 10, 2010, Buzz Foto, LLC, a California limited liability company, filed suit against NuBuzz Photo, a New York corporation, in the United States District Court, Central District of California, seeking damages and an injunction for trademark infringement and unfair competition.

Buzz Foto is a celebrity photo agency that operates via Internet at www.buzzfoto.com. It offers, among other services, the license and sale of photography in the entertainment industry. Its co-founder is Brad Elterman, a world renowned photographer who has been covering the celebrity scene since the early 1970’s. NuBuzz Photo is a competing enterprise also engaged in the celebrity photo business that also operates via Internet at www.nubuzzphoto.com, offering the sale of various photographs and photography services.

Brad Elterman said of the lawsuit: “The NuBuzz company name has the potential to create massive confusion among our customers and has already done so. Buzz Foto is my life, built around our mark which, in turn, is built around my reputation as an entertainment photographer and photo agent since the mid 1970’s.” Cofounder of Buzz Foto Henry Flores remarked, “We have tried to resolve this dispute outside the court systems but it was not successful. Thus, we are forced to file this lawsuit to protect our brand.”

Buzz Foto is represented by Farhad Novian, Esq. and Joseph A. Lopez, Esq., of Novian & Novian, LLP.

New Site Launch: Fotoglif - Aimed At Small Publishers -

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'Welcome to the new Fotoglif, the ultimate image marketplace designed especially for small publishers around the globe.

LPA Defends Plagiarism Accusation

Kevin O'Connor, Director of the London Photographic Association writes: LPA Wrongly Accused Of Plagiarism

EPUK [Editorial Photographers UK & Ireland] has accused the LPA of plagiarism for publishing "For God's sake, somebody call it!" - an article written by Neal Burgess - on the LPA website.

Kevin writes:
Firstly, let me get one fact out of the way: the LPA received permission from the office of Neal Burgess to publish his article about the demise of photojournalism. I have the email chain to prove that.

A simple phone call from EPUK to the office of Neal Burgess would have confirmed that point. 

Because EPUK could not be bothered to do so, the LPA has been subjected to a tabloid style attack from EPUK which I will not dignify with any further discussion.

Continue reading the article on the LPA blog:

UPDATE EPUK are back with a reply to the LPA posting: The London Photographic Association - A Plucked Vulture

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Job: Rex Features: Experienced Picture Editor - Los Angeles

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
BEImages, Rex Features' partner in the US, requires a dynamic picture editor to join its small but busy team in Los Angeles.
For full details of this job visit the Industry Ads page.

Spotted: Picture Researcher Swims Mile For Charity - Raises £750

News has reached the PAN office of picture researcher Charlotte Lippmann completing The Great British Gas East Swim at Alton Water Park, Ipswich in Suffollk on June 19th 2010.

Charlotte told PAN this morning, "I did a mile swim. I raised £750 for the Alzheimer's Society - see all the comments on my Just Giving page!
A friend of mine had done it last year and on New Year's Eve I rashly agreed to do it with her this year. My younger daughter Rosie did it too. She finished in 44 minutes..... I took nearly an hour and a half but at least I got round!! The weather wasn't so good - it was sunny to start with and then the wind got up which made waves and then it rained! This meant that in the mornings before I sat down at my computer I went off to the local pool and practiced my swimming. But it's quite different swimming in warm water without a wet suit. The advantage about swimming in open water is that you don't have to keep turning or counting lengths!
So now I m back on dry land sitting and clicking at my desk......"

Charlotte mid-mile

Completing the mile - a new PB of 1 hour, 29 minutes and 27 seconds

Medals - Charlotte with younger daughter Rosie who completed the mile in 44 minutes

Resting and relaxing after the swim somewhere in the Bahamas ...sorry, Italy!

-Thanks to Mike Lippmann for all the photos-

Reminder: Summer Photo Competition's - August Deadlines

RHS Photographic Competition 2010
The RHS Photographic Competition closes on August 31, so anyone planning to enter must get snapping soon!
The overall winner, RHS Photographer of the Year, will receive £1000. There are six categories* and the winner of each will get £350. Entrants finishing in second and third position will also receive cash prizes.

IGPOTY - Deadline Reminder - 31 August

International Garden Photographer of the Year - deadline soon!
The theme for the summer seasonal competition is ‘Insect Beauties'. IGPOTY is looking for originality and images that reveal the secret life of micro-creatures in gardens from around the world. Supported by Landscape Juice.
Deadline for entries is 31st August 2010. All entries will also automatically go through to the main IGPOTY competition at the end of the year.

Demotix Will Offer Photo Content Via Publish2

UK based 'Street Journalism' photo agency Demotix, will begin offering content via Publish2 News Exchange photo support later this summer. 'Newspapers and other news organizations will not only benefit from the huge efficiency of sharing photos directly through Publish2 News Exchange, but they will now also benefit from the efficiency of Demotix’s open photo sourcing platform and their presence in the U.S. news market'.
Turi Munthe, CEO and Founder, describes Demotix as “the freelancer’s AP”. We love that. Demotix is disrupting the news photo market, opening new options to photo buyers like newspapers. We love disruption that helps all the news orgs on News Exchange evolve evolve their businesses — that’s our mission.
further details at the:Demontix blog

Daily Echo comment on Southampton FC photographs:

'As many of our readers will be aware, Southampton Football Club’s management has taken the unprecedented step of refusing all photographers access to home matches.
All local and national newspapers, as well as news agencies, must instead purchase images directly from the club’s official photographer.
The Daily Echo is deeply concerned about the club’s stance and, along with the rest of the British media, has chosen not to purchase the club’s photographs'.
read the full article at dailyecho.co.uk

Bridgeman Partner Civil War Archive

click the 39th North Carolina flag to see the collection

UK based photo library Bridgeman has announced a partnership with the Civil War Archive. In advance of the upcoming 150th anniversary of the start of the war in 2011, the Civil War Archive introduces new pieces to their extensive collection of images of the war and 19th century American history.

AP Archive To Represent TV-am Footage Collection

Muhammad Ali on the TV-am sofa

Under an exclusive worldwide deal with Moving Image Communications, AP Archive is to manage the TV-am archive.
From 1983 to 1992, TV-am was the flagship morning programme on the ITV network, fronted by leading presenters including Sir David Frost, Anne Diamond and Anna Ford. The programme was also the launching pad for the careers of many UK personalities such as Ulrika Jonsson, Chris Evans and Lorraine Kelly. The archive comprises 10,000 hours of footage including some of the most infamous moments in UK television history.
But it is perhaps for its coverage of celebrities that the programme is best remembered. An interview with a shy and sweet 15-year old Naomi Campbell is one of the many `before they were famous` items, while the roll-call of A-list celebrities that appeared on the show is enormous and includes Madonna, Elton John, John Travolta, Muhammad Ali, George Best, George Michael, David Bowie, Paul Newman and countless others.

Stephen Dalton Now At Nature PL

Nature Picture Library are now representing photographer Stephen Dalton.
Stephen is the acknowledged pioneer of high speed photography and developed many of the techniques nearly 40 years ago which made it possible to capture in both single images and multiple exposures creatures in motion, from bees and birds in flight and leaping grasshoppers to diving frogs, gliding lizards and the famous basilisk running across the water's surface.
More than 2000 of his finest images are now available, see a few here .

Job: Sales Executive - Barcroft Media

Due to expansion, Barcroft Media, a leading editorial content provider is seeking a Sales Executive to join its team in London.
You will:
- Have at least three years sales experience in stills and/or video
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- Be able to work effectively alone and within a team
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Apple: New Store Opens Saturday - Covent Garden, London

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'Come in and see our newest Apple Store, right in the heart of Covent Garden. It's a true milestone, our 300th store and our largest yet.' In celebration of the opening of this special store, current Mac owners can buy a One to One membership, normally available only with the purchase of a new Mac.
opens 10am 7 August

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People: Clive Howes Joins XclusivePix

this just in....1.30pm

Clive Howes,recently Managing Editor (USA) at LFI Pictures has been appointed Operations Director at XclusivePix

Hearing: Planet Syndication Closes

a couple of emails dropping in saying - News and photo agency Planet Syndication has closed....more when we get it.

Ap Images Represents Japan's Largest News Network

The Associated Press and the world's most widely circulated newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun, have announced a new distribution agreement to add to AP Images' vast collection of historical and contemporary imagery.

The content partnership will enable AP customers outside of Japan unprecedented access to Yomiuri's new images and extensive archive. As the leading Japanese daily with a circulation exceeding 12 million and operating from 344 locations across Japan, Yomiuri provides unparalleled coverage of Japanese breaking news, events and political and economic issues. Their coverage of Japanese sports - from sumo and Japanese golf and soccer to the Yomiuri group's very own professional baseball team, The Yomiuri Giants - together with its extensive entertainment news including Japanese animated film, will be of particular value to clients in neighbouring Asian countries including China, Korea and Taiwan as well as countries around the world.
"Yomiuri's coverage is incredibly rich and of a superb quality. We're delighted that we can now make Yomiuri's content available to our global customer base," says Fernando Ferre of AP Images, a commercial division of the Associated Press.
"As Japan's news leader, The Yomiuri Shimbun boasts an extensive domestic news network, and about 2,500 Yomiuri reporters cover Japanese social, political and economic issues. We are honored to distribute our news images of events and developments in Japan to the world through AP. We will provide a rich variety of news images," says Managing Editor of The Yomiuri Shimbun, Kan Tsutagawa.

Fotolibra Provides 'What's Been Sold' Feature

UK based photo library fotoLibra have included a Recent Sales feature with the launch of the new version of their website - fotoLibra 4.1. The page shows a random selection of recently sold images so you can see what the market is buying.
Other features include:
• New Thumbnail Size option allows you to view Thumbnails 400% larger than the default size
• autoFocus is a rolling newsfeed with all the top stories to interest photographers and picture buyers
• You now have the data option of flipping between Thumbnail and Records View, which will show you the photographer, pixel dimensions, caption and reference number for every image.

Event: Clive Coward - Working with Copyright

Clive Coward is running a Copyright event at Charity Centre 24 Stephenson Way Euston, London on the 25th August, PAN asked him to summarise what he is offering.

PAN: Explain the Working with Copyright event in a sentence?
CC: The course will provide a practical knowledge of copyright law, it will allow attendees to leave with an awareness of where copyright has come from, what is covers, how it can be used in a day-to-day context, what the current state of copyright is and how it might change in the future.

PAN: Is this the first time you have run the event?
CW: No, this is the second time it has been run; the first was in August last year.

PAN: Who is it aimed at?
CC: The course is aimed at anyone (photographers, picture researchers and/or museum staff) who wants to learn the general rules of copyright law or requires a more practical understanding of it.

PAN: How much will it cost me?
CC: £90 per person

PAN: How long will it last?
CC: 4 and a half hours, with a 15 minute break

PAN: What areas of copyright will you pack into the event?
CC: The course covers the history of copyright, the development of current legislation and copyrights context within Intellectual Property. It will define what 'works' can be copyrighted such as art, film, sound and photography, how it protects and how it can be used to help exploit. The course then looks at other areas of copyright law such as Crown Copyright and Fair Use and then goes onto look at current discussions on Orphan Works and the Digitals Rights Bill.

PAN: Can I ask specific questions at the event or do you want them before the event?
CC: Yes, questions can be asked through out the afternoon, in fact I will be asking people question as participation is encouraged.
Thanks Clive, click below for full event details...

Cartier Bresson On Street Photography

Gossip: Mark Getty Faces Challenges To His Opera dreams

Express.co.uk reports:
Villagers in Turville, the setting for Dawn French’s hit sitcom, are fighting the wealthy landowner’s plans to build an opera theatre on their doorstep.

Mark Getty, the grandson of the late US oil billionaire Sir John Getty, wants to host open-air concerts in the grounds of his family’s Wormsley Park.

His ambitious plans include a 600-seat pavilion to stage 21 operatic performances every summer.
Full article here: express.co.uk

Naomi Campbell Photo Ban Ordered At War Crimes Trial

Judges at The Hague have barred photographers from taking pictures of supermodel Naomi Campbell when she gives evidence at the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. It was considered that the media interest gave "grounds for concern" about Ms Campbell's security.
Read more at bbc.co.uk

Getty All Black Ban Lifted

After a meeting with All Blacks management the suspension of Getty Images has now been lifted. The ban had been in place since an image was taken, and published, of Graham Henry's game plans at the team's training in Melbourne last week. (See PAN story 29 July 2010)
All Blacks Manager Darren Shand said the All Blacks had accepted the apology from Getty Images and looked forward to again working with the organisation.
Read more at www.stuff.co.nz

Event - Google: friend or foe for news publishers?

There's no doubting the power of Google: having re-written the online advertising rule-book, publishers around the world now use its AdSense system to make money and rely on its search algorithm to drive traffic.
The company's motto is "don't be evil" - but is it a malign influence on the UK and world's news publishing? Or, as it claims, does Google simply enable publishers to reach bigger audiences than ever before, at no cost?
More event and booking details here: Frontline Club

Newsweek Sold To Sidney Harman

The Washington Post Company announced today (2nd Aug) that it has signed a contract to sell NEWSWEEK to Sidney Harman, a successful businessman who made his fortune in audio equipment and is a well-known philanthropist.
Full article here: Newsweek

The Lost Negatives : Ansel Adams Find Goes Online & On Sale

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A team of art and forensic experts have concluded an exhaustive three-year examination of 65 glass negatives purchased at a garage sale by a Fresno school district painter. The experts have emphatically determined that the negatives were in fact created by the iconic photographer Ansel Adams. The images are stunning and, Patrick Alt, one of the experts described them as follows: "In almost all of the photographs, the compositions are virtually flawless, truly being made by a photographer of singular vision and talent."
See and buy the 'lost images'

Exhibition: The Beat Hotel - Harold Chapman At The Proud

Harold Chapman by Claire Parry

The Beat Hotel, photographs by Harold Chapman is showing at the Proud Chelsea gallery, 161 Kings Road, London until 29 August 2010. Limited edition prints, signed by Harold Chapman, are available from £350 ex VAT for the duration.
For more detail, photos of the opening night and a link to the Chapman BBC interview visit: topfotogallery.com

Saturday Portfolio: Charlie Mahoney - An End to Bullfighting

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Charlie Mahoney is a freelance press photographer based in Barcelona, Spain.

Agence VU Go Exclusive For UK Market

London based photo agency Camera Press have announced an exclusive UK partnership with Paris based editorial photo agency Agence VU'
VU’ was started in 1986 and provides news, features and commissioned work from around the world.

PAN Partners with the Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2010

I am very happy to announce Photo Archive News has been appointed Media Partner for the UK Picture Editors Guild Awards 2010!

The UK Picture Editors' Guild has appointed industry website PhotoArchiveNews.com (PAN) as it's official media partner for the 2010 Awards to broaden the search for entries to this new major competition for all photographers contributing to the press.

The Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2010 are backed by major sponsors and judged by panels of picture editors. The awards will assess the best images in a range of catergories with the winners to be announced at a prestigious London venue in September. The deadline is the end of July with entries easily submitted through the Guild's dedicated Awards site.

Backing for the new competition has come from international brewers SABMiller, telecoms giant BT, the financial software and news data group Bloomberg, and Newscast, the visual communications agency.

The Awards have seven varied categories catering for all professional press photographers. An innovative eighth section -- BT Citizen Photograph of the Year -- is also open to the general public. An overall winner will be honoured as the SABMiller Photographer of the Year and receive £1,000 and a trophy. Individual category winners will each get £500 and a trophy.

Alan Sparrow, Guild Chairman, said "Photoarchivenews is a natural media partner for us, as one of the leading photo industry news portals. It reaches so many people in our industry, which makes it the right vehicle to generate entries. The awards have been designed to recognise the talent and expertise of all Britain's professional press photographers no matter where they are based or who they work for, it really is open to all."

For PAN, Will Carleton says “The Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2010 are an ideal platform for professional press photographers to gain recognition for the work they do. I will be using PhotoArchiveNews as a vehicle to publicise this worthy contest to our audience, which include picture editors, art directors, picture researchers, photographers, photo agencies and the editorial photography industry worldwide.”

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Resolution Protecting Photographers From Police Interference

From U.S. Congressman Ed Towns: Towns Moves to Affirm Citizens’ Right to Photograph Police Activity
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns (NY-10) is taking steps to ensure that citizens who videotape suspicious police activity are not improperly prosecuted. Several recent news reports have highlighted instances where police or security personnel have improperly arrested innocent civilians taking photographs and video footage in public. To help raise awareness about the issue, Rep. Towns introduced H.Con.Res 298, a congressional resolution recognizing that the videotaping or photographing of police engaged in potentially abusive activity in a public place should not be prosecuted in State or Federal courts.
Full announcement here: www.house.gov
Here's how the National Press Photographers Association is reporting the news: http://nppa.org

Framepool Offers Animals On Blue/Green Screen Technology

Footage providers Framepool has enlarged its portfolio of animals for composition in partnership with Animals on Blue, the industry leader in this unique field. This exclusive distribution agreement with Animals on Blue, will enable Framepool's clients to easily access and reuse stunning footage of all species shot professionally against blue or green screen.
Animals are one of the most frequently used film subjects but are extremely difficult to capture on film, especially if appearing outside of their natural habitat - a situation often seen in commercials. Blue/green screen technology allows the footage of the animals to be "composited" or "chroma-keyed" into a final project. This compositing technique opens a lot of creative possibilities for a variety of media including film, television and web.
More than 3000 clips of a great variety of species and movements can now easily be found and downloaded at Framepool.com. Furthermore, if it hasn't already been filmed, special requests from customers can be shot to order.

Vario Images Represent Loop Images - Germany

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German based photo agency vario images has announced its cooperation with the British photo agency Loop Images. Loop Images represents more than 120 photographers and specialises in images of contemporary Britain.
Loop co-founder Paul Mortlock says of the cooperation: “Combining Loop content with the market position and sheer professionalism of vario will allow our assets to be seen by the broadest range of clients and image professionals within Germany.”

Lucy Bell Gallery: Summer Exhibition

4 - 31 Aug / Wed - Sat/ 10-4pm
46 Norman Road
St Leonards
TN38 0EJ - UK -
Lucy-Bell.com

Product Launch: Serif - Photo Plus X4

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UK independent design, publishing and creative software developer, Serif have announce the launch of PhotoPlus X4, an "easy-to-use and inexpensive way to organise, edit, and be creative with photos." With PhotoPlus X4, high-end features are no longer the preserve of expensive software packages. Take advantage of support for RAW and 16-bit image files, powerful HDR imaging, plus professional layer management including non-destructive filter and adjustment layers.

Getty Blacklisted After All Black Training Notes Are Published

Christchurch-born photographer Scott Barbour supplied Getty Images with close- up photos of tactics being carried by All Blacks coach Graham Henry at training. The photos were printed in several Australian newspapers and on the internet yesterday and today.
Barbour has been banned by the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) from covering the All Blacks' Bledisloe Cup build-up after he deliberately exposed the team's game plan.
Getty Images is not allowed to send a replacement photographer to the team's remaining practice sessions in Melbourne ahead of Saturday's Tri Nations match.
CEO of the New Zealand Rugby Union, Steve Tew, says there will be "no spiteful" reaction from his organisation after a photographer deliberately exposed the All Blacks' game plans this week.

See the notes and read more at the Sydney Morning Herald

A similar secret snap caught out ex-Housing Minister, Caroline Flint, in 2008 as she walked in Number 10 holding Cabinet Meeting Notes to view - click here

Panther Media: Video Competition 2010

German microstock agency Panther Media have launched their video contest called "moving images" for 2010. Panther Media users are invited to contribute their videos until the end of October. The videos are published on the PantherMedia-YouTube-Channel. Selected clips are also published in the company's blog. The winners are voted in early November. The score is based upon the views and the clicked “like”-buttons per video. Fifteen great prizes can be won: photo equipment by Enjoy Your Camera, professional software by NIK Software and vouchers by FineArtPrint.de.

Lost Ansel Adams Negatives Bought For $45 - Worth $200m

Painter and collector Rick Norsigian says he bought 65 glass negatives in 2000 for just $45 (£34). After years of trying to prove their origin, his lawyer now says experts have concluded "beyond reasonable doubt" that they are the work of iconic photographer Ansel Adams and are now worth $200m.

Read more at bbc.co.uk

Announcement: PAN Partners with the Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2010

I am happy to announce Photo Archive News has been appointed Media Partner to the UK Picture Editors Guild Awards 2010!

The UK Picture Editors' Guild has appointed industry website PhotoArchiveNews.com (PAN) as it's official media partner for the 2010 Awards to broaden the search for entries to this new major competition for all photographers contributing to the press.

The Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2010 are backed by major sponsors and judged by panels of picture editors. The awards will assess the best images in a range of catergories with the winners to be announced at a prestigious London venue in September. The deadline is the end of July with entries easily submitted through the Guild's dedicated Awards site.

Backing for the new competition has come from international brewers SABMiller, telecoms giant BT, the financial software and news data group Bloomberg, and Newscast, the visual communications agency.

The Awards have seven varied categories catering for all professional press photographers. An innovative eighth section -- BT Citizen Photograph of the Year -- is also open to the general public. An overall winner will be honoured as the SABMiller Photographer of the Year and receive £1,000 and a trophy. Individual category winners will each get £500 and a trophy.

Alan Sparrow, Guild Chairman, said "Photoarchivenews is a natural media partner for us, as one of the leading photo industry news portals. It reaches so many people in our industry, which makes it the right vehicle to generate entries. The awards have been designed to recognise the talent and expertise of all Britain's professional press photographers no matter where they are based or who they work for, it really is open to all."

For PAN, Will Carleton says “The Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2010 are an ideal platform for professional press photographers to gain recognition for the work they do. I will be using PhotoArchiveNews as a vehicle to publicise this worthy contest to our audience, which include picture editors, art directors, picture researchers, photographers, photo agencies and the editorial photography industry worldwide.”
- NOTE - only 7 days left to book your entry!

Does Katie Price Not Need The Pap?!

The big day! Watch the drama unfold at the blessing - click to watch Katie & Alex: For Better, For Worse

BBC Trust Agrees To BBC News App Launch In UK

From the Beeb blog: Today we are launching the BBC News app, initially on the Apple iPhone and iPad and, later in the year, on other platforms as well.

Our aim is to develop a set of core public service apps that bring some of the BBC's most popular, distinctive and original content to mobile in an easy to use and convenient way. The first of these apps is BBC News, and I'll be letting you know about the other BBC apps soon.

Richard Desmond Buys Channel Five

BBC reports: Richard Desmond buys Channel Five owner for 125m euros
Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily Express and Daily Star, has bought Five Group from entertainment network RTL for 125m euros (£104m).
More here: bbc.co.uk

Directory Launch: Press Photo Agency

A New press photographers directory for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland has been launched. Press Photo Agency, which is free to all UK based photographers who contribute to British and international press, is a part of an informative website which looks into some press photography agencies in UK, overseas and the subscription services. It is a clever study put together by Michael Smith of University of Leeds which also looks into industry’s prizes and gives and good advice on where to study and which avenues to take.
So far, this is a unique website dedicated to photography with not a single image to be seen on it’s pages. This is a deliberate action on behalf of the publisher, so it’s fair to all. It also has a random rotation system, which disregards the names / alphabetical order or the area coverage map so every photographer has a chance to have his / her name right on the top of the list when browsed by a potential commissioner.

News App: Apollo News - "The Death Of The Newspaper"

"The Newspaper of the Future"- The world's first personalized mobile newspaper.

'We officially launched “Apollo News” yesterday. It is the first product (of many) to come out of Hawthorne Labs in Palo Alto; a company started by a couple of Ex-Google News folks and a Stanford MBA.......
......In the Techcrunch article, I was quoted in saying that one of our goals was to “deliver the final blow to the newspaper industry” and there has been a fair bit of controversy surrounding that statement. There was some sentiment that I was criticizing the very news sources that our application is aggregating from. The title of another article from NBC Bay Area stated that our “Startup wants to aggregate content from organizations it wants to destroy.”.......
more from the creators here: The Death of the Newspaper

YPA Launches Nationwide Mentoring Program

from the press release: NEW YORK, NY — July 22, 2010 — Young Photographers Alliance (YPA), a 501(c)3 educational foundation dedicated to developing the talent of young photographers, has launched an international mentoring initiative that pairs talented college students and recent graduates with leading photographers from the US, Canada and England to collaborate on a photo essay around a compelling social theme. This year’s theme is “Answering Adversity.”

Wright And Framrose Combine Keywording Skills

Wordsmith's Clemency Wright and Maura Framrose have combined skills and clients to provide a specialist keywording consultancy based in the UK. The combined platform is called Word Association.
Clem told PAN this week, "Maura and I had been working together on projects swapping ideas and knowledge for sometime so we decided to concentrate both our strengths and efforts in one place providing the benefit of over twenty years stock photo industry experience. Word Association offers guidance in methodology for effective image retrieval of both stills and motion content. Services include keyword application, thesaurus management and controlled vocabulary construction. With our background in picture research and sales Word Association understands the search habits of the market and the direct impact of keywording. "
For further information you can visit them here: www.word-association.co.uk

New Site Launch: Scala Archives

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Scala Archives have a new website - online now!

IPTC Toolkit Helps Photo Metadata On Adobe

The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) and PLUS Coalition (PLUS) have boosted the easy and successful use of photo metadata by the release of a toolkit to be used with Adobe Systems Inc.’s CS3 to CS5 products. The included tools help photographers, image libraries and photo agencies to store in the images detailed descriptions of their content and data relevant for managing image copyrights. Metadata are considered as being critical to the photo business as they are used for searching pictures and to indicate the rights and terms of their use. The tools are as all IPTC and PLUS applications free of charge and can be downloaded from the IPTC website at : www.iptc.org

Diary note: Foto8 Summershow 2010

click the logo for ticket & event details

'The Foto8 Summershow 2010 will be kicked off on Friday 23 July with a street party, as we take over Honduras Street for the third annual opening night extravaganza.
This year's Summershow is set to be bigger than ever, with over 150 prints lining the walls of HOST gallery as it becomes a salon of photography for the duration of August. All work will be available to purchase and visitors can also vote for their favourite image in our annual People's Choice Award.'
Full show runs: 26 July – 4 September 2010

Hotshoe Gallery Offers Book Launch Service

The Hotshoe Gallery in Farringdon, London is now offering it's space for book launches. The gallery opened a year ago and hosts a continuous selection of visual arts exhibitions. Evening publication/book launches are available from 6-9pm, packages start at £500 and can include an event supervisor, a barman, 40 bottles of wine, glasses and clean–up. Contact for full details: events(at)hotshoegallery.com

Facebook Has 500 Million Users

just announced on the facebook blog: '500 Million Stories'
As of this morning, 500 million people all around the world are actively using Facebook to stay connected with their friends and the people around them.
This is an important milestone for all of you who have helped spread Facebook around the world. Now a lot more people have the opportunity to stay connected with the people they care about.
more here from Facebook

Stock Food Launch Complete Picture-And-Text Service

Food specialist picture agency StockFood now offers entire articles complete with professionally written text and pictures.
As well choosing from a huge range of images, clips and recipes, media and marketing companies can now search and purchase complete articles too – StockFood Features

Company Note: News Team International Is Now NTI Media Ltd

During 2010, News Team International has been restructured and now trades within a new company structure, NTI Media Ltd (Company number: 07071752; Vat registration number: 982 6094 86).
The former company, NTI Media Ltd, is to be closed down, a decision taken recently following the inability of a biotech corporate client to make payment against a significant level of overdue fees owed to the News Team business.
News Team business activity has continued as normal and our contact details are below for reference:
NTI Media Ltd (Trading as News Team International)
Lonsdale House,
52 Blucher Street,
Birmingham, B1 1Q
- About - News Team was established in 1986 and for more than 20 years has been commissioned by local, national and global media to provide first-class photography and journalism – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Image Works Grows Photojournalism Offering

New York based independent editorial stock photography agency The Image Works has announced the addition of photography from The Christian Science Monitor, the Star-Ledger and the St. Petersburg Times to their PresStock collection (a comprehensive collection of contemporary and historic photojournalism) These three multiple Pulitzer Prize winning news organizations have long been renowned for the quality of their photojournalism. They join the more than 30 photojournalists and newspapers already part of the PresStock collection.
The St. Petersburg Times, based in St. Petersburg, FL, has captured many prestigious awards including eight Pulitzer Prizes. The Christian Science Monitor, based in Boston, MA, has won seven Pulitzer Prizes during more than a century of global reporting -- and has a vast archive of photos taken by its photojournalists around the world. The Star-Ledger, based in Newark, NJ, is a multiple award winning newspaper including two Pulitzer prizes. Staff Photographer Matt Rainey was awarded the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. From national and international news photography to real images of real life, the photography produced by these visual journalists is always compelling and relevant.

Ian Parry Scholarship 2010 Announced

Winner / Sebastian Liste - Spain

Highly Commended / Liz Hingley UK
Commended / Matt Eich USA
Hon Mention / Ed Ou Canada
Special Commendation / Rodrigo Alfaro Argentina

'We would like to congratulate Sebastian Liste on winning the Ian Parry Scholarship 2010. The level of entries that we received again this year was higher and more focused than ever before.
Don McCullin Patron says “This is a very moving story. You have to have more than just ability as a photographer but also have fluency in your story. It’s important not to create just a set of individual pictures. If the images work together we get a much more informative picture of what's going on in the world; photography such as this, deeply engages with issues”
Finalists work will be at the Getty Images Gallery, London from August 16th and a selection will feature in the Sunday Times magazine on the 15th August.

Spotted: TopFoto's Ken Russell exhibition arrives in Croatia

Croatian film festival, Pula Film Festival- 17 - 24 July has included the touring Ken Russell photography exhibition from UK photo agency Topfoto on it's programme.
Croatian newspaper the RegionalEexpress reported on the exhibition opening.

Infoflows-Corbis: the story

The New York Times reports: In a Partnership of Unequals, a Start-Up Suffers

The start-up, Infoflows, began working with Corbis, the big photo library and licensing company owned by Bill Gates, Microsoft’s chairman, and in June 2006, the two signed a multimillion-dollar development agreement.
But four months later, things fell apart, culminating in a Washington State jury verdict against Corbis for misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud and breach of contract. The jury awarded damages of more than $20 million.
Full story here: nytimes.com

Launch: Bizarre Extreme E-Zine - V. Strong Editorial Images

The images are of a 'very strong nature and potentially distressing' - you have been warned.

UK based Bizarre magazine have launched a new E-Zine called Bizarre Extreme, featuring a wider edit of the magazines 'photo assault' section.
Photo editor Tom at Bizarre told PAN this morning "It's called Bizarre Extreme and is a collection of images that will make our readers think, talk and research the issues shown. The images are really strong and deserve to be seen by as many people as possible."

Marsden In Russia

The Marsden Archive - a UK based picture library specialising in the 'fantastic and the supernatural' - have released a new set of images featuring Russian locations.

Exhibition: The Press Photographer's Year 2010 Now Open

Photograph Of The Year: David Bebber, The Times click photo for a slideshow

National Theatre, London
12 July - 19 September
Monday - Saturday from 9.30am - 11pm
and Sunday 12pm - 6pm (when there is a performance in the building

Sixteen prizes have been awarded, and there are 119 pictures in the final edit that the jury selected from the 7,717 submitted for The Press Photographer's Year 2010. Our congratulations go to all those photographers for their exemplary work.

These photographs have been selected to represent the extraordinary variety and standard of the entries received, and will be showcased in the exhibition at the National Theatre from Saturday 10th July alongside the First Prize winners in the Multimedia and Digital Film categories.
See the winners list and the photos here: theppy.com

Klemantaski Adds Three New Collections

Emerson Fittipaldi in a McLaren M23 at the U.S. Grand Prix in 1974 at Watkins Glen. photo: Bill Fox

Historic motorsports photo library The Klemantaski Collection has added over 500 new images to The Gallery from three new photographers: Bill Fox, Tom March and Giuliano Orzali. "We hope that our clients will enjoy these new images which broaden our racing coverage. Bill Fox covered many important U.S. and Canadian races including the Grands Prix, USAC races, NASCAR races, and the World Manufacturers Championship among many others; our Tom March archive consists of his color images taken during the 1950s and 1960s in the U.K.; and Giuliano Orzali's photographs cover important Italian races and selected Grands Prix."
The library is working on adding some extensive USAC coverage by the famous Argentinean photographer Dr. Vicente Alvarez. Details of his race coverage can be found on pages 61-69 of our Venue List, which is available in our Downloads section.

Hello! Magazine Owner Dies

photo: Hello! Magazine

Eduardo Sánchez Junco, the owner of HELLO! and HOLA! magazines, has passed away at the age of 67.
Having shaped the iconic family media empire since the death of his father in 1984, Eduardo will be remembered for his leadership, integrity and discretion.
Full announcement at Hello!

Local Newspaper - Missing Photos Discovered

Whitehaven News (Weekly newspaper for the Copeland region of West Cumbria, UK) reports: A TREASURE trove of old Whitehaven News’ photographs has turned up.
The photographs had lain forgotten about in Workington library but have now been returned to The Whitehaven News. It helps fill a huge gap left by the loss in floods of most of The News’ archive of photographic negatives. Our photo archive only goes back to about 1980 and disappointed readers and historians are always told that the older negatives were destroyed by a flood. That lost archive can never be replaced but now hundreds of photographs have been discovered which at least give some glimpse into Whitehaven life in the 1960s.
Ful report and photos here: whitehaven-news.co.uk

Wanted: press photographer: Multimedia Image Journalist

The Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough) has a rare vacancy for a press photographer.

We're looking for a Multimedia Image Journalist able to produce quality still images and video for the newspaper and website. Ideally, applicants should have previous experience on a weekly or daily newspaper. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate creativity and technical skill allied to a great work ethic, reliability and a professional and friendly manner.
Previous video experience would be an advantage but we will provide training for the right candidate.Accurate captioning is essential.
Evening Gazette, Borough Road, MiddlesbroughTS1 3AZ
Details here: via jobsnortheast.co.uk

Closing Date : July 18, 2010

Event: PACA's 15th International Conference October 15-17th

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Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) new President Robert Henson is looking forward to joining hundreds of professional photography industry leaders in taking a bite out of the Big Apple. PACA's 15th International Conference returns to the historic Downtown Marriott (look on Google Maps) in New York City.
Highlights: October 15-17th, 2010.
· PacaSearch Update – Recently introduced, PACA’s own mega meta-search with over 70 member agencies participating to date and more than 70 million images available for worldwide clients to find at blinding speed.from just one unique site.
· Expert Panels – Inspirational speakers and industry gurus with information that people will be tweeting about for weeks.
· Trends – How will the market change and which technological advances will most significantly impact the image industry in the coming years? What should businesses be shooting or acquiring now to meet those needs?
· Safeguarding Your Assets – Update copyright protection arsenal with vital legal decisions and recent news straight out of the Copyright Office covering everything from registering images, to effective ways to trace and chase infringers.
· Marketing – It used to be about how to find our clients, but now it’s all about how prospects find us. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and social networking are here to stay.
· Networking – There is no better place to meet industry leaders and potential partners to discuss new business opportunities for collaboration in an informal setting.

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal - 60th Birthday - 15 August

click the photo for the Princess Anne gallery at Topfoto.co.uk

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, is about to celebrate her 60th birthday (15 August 2010).
She is the busiest member of the British Royal family: she does more official appointments, she is an active patron of numerous charities from the Lighthouse Board to Save the Children, and she is the only member of the British Royals to compete in the Olympic Games (Gold Medallist).

Andrew Marr: End of the news romantics

For those brought up in the pre-digital era it's easy to lament the switch from prized paper to touchscreen ubiquity. But, in the first of a series about innovation, Andrew Marr says the future will be truly liberating for those who want to keep up with events.
...Millions of people won't surrender their traditional family newspaper, read at the table, whatever the rival attractions. Millions will keep traditional news bulletin audiences looking respectably high. We live in fast-changing times but we are, most of us, more Velcro than silk....
....There are dangers and sadnesses embedded in the shift. There's the problem of endlessness and ubiquity. If something is always available, like tap water, you tend to value it less....
read it here: BBC

Hearing: Photo Industry Gossip & Rumors

Wondering why Getty Images photos did not grace any newspapers the morning after the World Cup Final?..... PAN has a report in saying, - just before the kick off, the air conditioning in the Seattle data centre went down and forced the servers inside to be shut down due to over heating. Thus stopping the distribution and publishing to the web of pictures from the match -

Redesign: Veer.com

Corbis brand Veer, a provider of affordable and reliable creative elements from just £1, is up with a redesign. The simplified site 'Provides an Uncomplicated Shopping Experience'
-now features a prominent search box on the homepage.
-six standard sizes ranging from extra small to extra, extra large.
-purchase all images and fonts either one at time with a credit card or with Veer Credits.

Northern Ireland Press Photographer of the Year Awards 2010 - Winners

The winning image from the BT Northern Ireland Press Photographer of the Year Awards - Justin Kernoghan - Photopress Belfast

Category winners here: Northern Ireland Press Photographers Association

Hipstamatic - Analog From Digital

click the iPhone to see

'The Hipstamatic for iPhone is an application that brings back the look, feel, unpredictable beauty, and fun of plastic toy cameras from the past.'
UK photographer Amanda Thomas recently landed a bronze prize in the Epson International Photographic Pano Award with a photo montage shot on her iPhone camera using this app.

New Fidel Castro Images Released Via a Blog

BBC reports: New pictures show Castro in rare public appearance
New photographs have emerged showing Fidel Castro greeting workers in a rare public appearance.
The images of a grey-bearded Castro, 83, smiling and wearing a white tracksuit, offer a rare glimpse of the reclusive former Cuban leader.
Mr Castro appears slightly stooped but otherwise healthy in the four pictures, which were reportedly taken with a worker's mobile phone.
Full article: BBC
The blog & photos: Visitó Fidel el CENIC (+ Fotos)

People: Will Lewis Joins News Corp

Recently departed from the 'digital' project at the Daily Telegraph Will Lewis is now Group General Manager at News Corp
From the press release:
News International today announces the appointment of William Lewis to the new role of Group General Manager.
Lewis will have overall responsibility for coordinating editorial spending across all four national titles: The Sun, The Times, News of the World and The Sunday Times.
He will also play a leading role in News International’s continuing drive to be at the forefront of developments in digital technology, working with the Chief Technology Officer to implement a next generation of editorial technology that will support the production of content across a range of digital distribution platforms.
Lewis will report to Rebekah Brooks, Chief Executive, News International.

Redesign: London Stills

London stock imagery specialist London Stills have launched a brand new website.
The website features some improved picture buying tools including:
-Advanced boolean search so you can pinpoint the exact image you are looking for.
-Larger and clearer preview images so you can inspect the images in detail.
-Easy-to-use Order, Quote and Lightbox functions.
-No longer any need for registration or remembering log-in details. Just dive straight in.
Ricky Leaver from the agency told PAN "We would love to hear feedback from photo buyers" - let him know...

Troels Jacobsen Heads Back To The Ice

photo from Troels Antarctica 2009-10 season - click it for more

ArcticPhoto contributing photographer Troels Jacobsen is heading out for the 'stock shooting season' in the Arctic in two weeks time.
Over the past three years Troels Jacobsen has photographed white King, Gentoo, Adelie and Chinstrap Penguins and then this year he was lucky enough to see the black King Penguin on South Georgia. These colour variations are very rare and are due to either insufficient or excess pigmentation. See the lightbox here: Peculiar Penguins

Alixandra Fazzina Is At Noor

Click the image to see her latest story 'Deadend Sands'

Photo agency NOOR has announced a 'new member', photographer Alixandra Fazzina.
Alixandra’s photography focuses on under-reported conflicts and the often forgotten humanitarian consequences of war. She has worked independently as a photojournalist throughout Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

People: Stephanie Menuez Joins Menuez Archive Projects

Stephanie

Stephanie Menuez has joined exclusive stock photo imagery agency Menuez Archive Projects as Director of New Business & Marketing. Stephanie has been a photo rep for 13 years in San Francisco and is sister to the agency owner, photographer Doug Menuez. In her new role, Stephanie will be on the front line helping picture buyers get the best from the vast imagery available at Menuez. She can be reached on (212.336.1561) and will be happy 'to do lunch' if you are in New York!

People: Matthew Buxton Joins GRN

Matthew Buxton has joined Global correspondents agency, GRN as Business Development Director.

About GRN: Over the phone, on camera, on IM or on webcam as the story breaks. GRN can get you your preferred correspondent on air within minutes.
GRN has professional freelance reporters, correspondents, journalists and photo journalists in over 200 countries.

Getty Images Pulls Out Of Buying Rex Features

Breaking.....
4pm - the deal is off! - details as we get them.....

4.05pm - 6pm - the phone is ringing off the hook - voice mails are queued up, emails are flying, the industry is alive!

6.15pm - This in from Alison Crombie at Getty Images who we emailed when the deal broke:
We are disappointed that our proposed acquisition of Rex Features has been referred to the Competition Commission and we respectfully disagree with the preliminary concerns expressed by the Office of Fair Trading. Given the distraction that this next phase could potentially bring to both Getty Images and Rex Features and the parties' desire to focus their business resources on the production and delivery of high quality services to their customers, we have decided not to pursue this acquisition any further. We still believe Rex Features to be a strong and valuable business and we wish the Rex Features team the very best in the future.

6.25pm - This in from Mike Selby at Rex Features: exclusively to PAN
Following the decision by the OFT to refer the acquisition to the MMC, Rex Features and Getty Images mutually agreed to walk away from the deal.

For our part we felt that the many-months-long investigations by the MMC which would have been involved if the parties were to pursue the matter would have been extremely stressful for our staff and unsettling for our suppliers, customers and agents, and we felt that this could not be justified with no certainty of a positive outcome.
The reasons given by the OFT for its decision to refer the case are confirmation of Rex's leading position in the market.

Rex was never actively seeking a buyer, and we are not seeking one now. The offer by Getty was an interesting prospect, but now that it is off we will continue to do what we have been doing all along -- give photographers and photo users in the UK and around the world a service which is second to none.

Our near-legendary staff have been working as normal during the negotiation period, and we have been doing very nicely thank you. Lots of good exclusive stuff in the papers lately -- Kylie in "Greek Goddess" outfit in all the papers this week; Jennifer Saunders cancer story in the Mail today..... Volume of sales still going up. We had many many calls from clients today after the decision, welcoming the news and the fact that Rex is going to continue to be there as their independent picture source of choice.
We hope they'll put their money where their mouth is!
Business as usual here.

Spotted - Buzz Foto Gains London Pap Feed

Ronnie Wood and Slash posed together at the Silver Clef Awards 2010 Luncheon at the Hilton Hotel in London this last week. Photo by London Features/BuzzFoto.com - click the pic for more

LA based celebrity photo agency Buzz Foto is now carrying a photo feed from London Features (LFI)

This just in to PAN from LFI Managing Director David Jacobs:
LFI are pleased to announced a close collaboration with LA based agency Buzz Foto. The relationship comes after nearly two years of dialogue following the acquisition by Imvest Ltd of LFI.
Tony Henshaw, Managing Editor of LFI commented “that whilst it has taken a little time we are starting to find our feet and evolve the business. The content from Buzz fits well with the business direction and ethos, its clean and high end, that’s where you have to be to stand out from the crowd.”
Managing Director David Jacobs said “There’s a mutual respect between the two agencies, Buzz is headed up by a leading light in the trade, Brad Elterman, a real pro which this industry is gradually sadly missing.”

Pap Scrap

Sky News reports:
Photographers and bouncers have clashed at Katie Price's wedding to cage fighter Alex Reid.
A security team was brought in to keep paparazzi from snapping valuable pictures after the couple signed a deal with ITV2......
....But in the clamour to snatch the best shot one photographer ended up in a headlock by a security guard - giving his rivals one of the pictures of the day....
More details and photos of headlocked pap! here: SkyNews

if you are the photographer in the photos or he's one of your agency's snappers let PAN know - we want your side of the story - contact will (@) photoarchivenews.com - 07802 437827

Redesign: Motor Boat & Yachting Magazine

UK publisher IPC Media: Motor Boat & Yachting magazine unveils a comprehensive redesign this week with its August issue, complete with a raft of fresh new content franchises.
The magazine will also be introducing new columnists, a sharper News section and a series on how to spend the perfect weekend afloat in popular cruising areas around the British Isles.

Official: "We are not being bought by Getty" - Splash Squash 'The Rumour'

PAN has been following this story for sometime expecting to bring you an exclusive breaking news article about Getty Images buying another agency but this one had a twist...and a bite!

Kevin Smith founder of celebrity photo agency Splash News told PhotoArchiveNews.com the whole story.
"It is official! - we are not being bought by Getty!"
"I hope this puts these unfounded rumours to bed once and for all. We have been denying the gossip for a year, but what at first was viewed as harmless chatter in the industry began to have serious business ramifications for Splash.
Despite our repeated denials, the story grew and took on a life of its own. There were even staff at Getty telling our staff in Miami the deal had been agreed and the date for the announcement was set for July 1. It was very unsettling.

It reached a crescendo at the CEPIC trade show in Dublin last month where we were conspicuous by our absence. I had three very important business partners approach us concerned that our relationship would end if 'the deal' with Getty went ahead. The deal which was pure fantasy.

We have some huge expansion plans in the next year which were being impeded by the rumours. We are also about to embark on some large tech projects, moving our video production to HD, shifting our stills archive to new servers etc. We had two outside contractors concerned and reluctant to embark on these projects because of the rumours. So enough was enough, we had to put an end to the speculation.

It is understandable how the stories began. Many saw the acquisition of Splash as the next logical step for Getty, especially after they bought Rex Features. We are the largest in our field, and growing fast as our rivals have been contracting. We now have offices on four continents and plans for more. Our content output has grown by a third in the past six months alone, and sales are up 15% at a time when the industry as a whole is suffering.

We are content to continue our growth and fill the gap between us and Getty. It is a large gap, there is plenty of room. Who knows, a few years from now, we might buy Getty! Now there is a good rumour."
Kevin Smith. Splash News.

www.splashnews.com

Hearing: photo agency gossip(s)

-Richard Young (Rex Features celeb photographer) could be setting up his own photo agency. He still has 18 months to run on a contract with Rex but a report in the Sunday Times this weekend suggests he has no intention of staying if the Getty Images purchase of Rex get's approval from the OFT ....results due this week

-A Getty Images spokesperson confirmed to PAN this morning that the company is NOT buying celebrity photo agency Splash: 'I can categorically tell you we are not buying Splash!'......... PAN- the 'Getty buying Splash' rumours have been around a while and was starting to impact on relationships between Splash and it's contributors and agents. PAN was contacted last week by one of the owners of Splash concerned about the disruption to the business....more on this soon.

Masterfile Buy Crestock

'In a separate notice, we advised you that the assets of Crestock were acquired by Masterfile Corporation, a Canadian stock photo agency on July 1, 2010. Here is some additional information of interest to photographers and illustrators contributing images to Crestock...'
What the Crestock Acquisition Means to Contributing Artists: crestock blog

Jobs: Media Finance Manager - IT Manager

Barcroft Media, a leading international editorial press agency, is looking to take on a Finance Manager to join its team at its offices in Shoreditch, London.

WENN require an IT Manager (LINUX, CentOS, PHP/MySQL/Perl)
We are seeking an experienced IT Manager to be located at our London HQ with responsibility for managing the company’s entire global IT infrastructure.

For full details of these jobs visit the Industry Ads page.

The Press Photographer's Year 2010: Winners

Photograph Of The Year: David Bebber, The Times click photo for a slideshow

Sixteen prizes have been awarded, and there are 119 pictures in the final edit that the jury selected from the 7,717 submitted for The Press Photographer's Year 2010. Our congratulations go to all those photographers for their exemplary work.

These photographs have been selected to represent the extraordinary variety and standard of the entries received, and will be showcased in the exhibition at the National Theatre from Saturday 10th July alongside the First Prize winners in the Multimedia and Digital Film categories.
See the winners list and the photos here: theppy.com

Pay Today: The Times & Sunday Times

From today you will have to pay to read the news on The Times & Sunday Times websites. - Pricing £1 for a day's access or £2 for a week if you subscribe....

thetimes.co.uk
thesundaytimes.co.uk

Mary Evans Dies

Mary Evans with her husband Hilary. photo: Mark Furness

Mary Evans, Founder of Mary Evans Picture Library, has died.

An announcement was made on the Mary Evans homepage this morning.

'Mary Evans 1936-2010

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mary Evans. Along with her husband Hilary, Mary founded the Library in 1964.

By this time Mary and Hilary were already avid collectors of old books, pictures and ephemera covering a wide range of subjects. While showing off their collection to a friend one day, it was suggested that they might turn their hobby into a business, and so the Mary Evans Picture Library was born.'
Read the full announcement on The Mary Evans website.

Alan Smith from Topfoto sent us his reflection of Mary's contribution to the picture industry:
"A major thing Mary did in 1975 with Hilary was to share their knowledge with us all and to publish An International Guide to Picture Sources, the first of the many editions of The Picture Researchers Handbook. This helped picture libraries and publishers and researchers throughout the world, perhaps the first example of the spirit of cooperation which is now common since he arrival of Bapla and Cepic."

"Thank Evans for History": PAN Article 14 May 2007

Here is the article we ran during the BAPLA PBF in 2007 when Mary won BAPLA Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding achievement and her lifelong contribution to our industry.

BAPLA says "Thank Evans for History"

From left: Linda Royles, CEO BAPLA, Catherine Draycott, Chairman BAPLA, Mary Evans, Hilary Evans, Valentine Ward-Evans. Photo credit: Paul Brown

From the BAPLA press release:
BAPLA took the opportunity of their 2007 Picture Buyers’ Fair to give a very special award to a very special lady.
Mary Evans, co-founder (with husband Hilary) of The Mary Evans Picture Library, was awarded the BAPLA Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding achievement and her lifelong contribution to our industry. A founder member of BAPLA in 1975, Mary has tirelessly worked for the good of the industry, picture researchers, and the preservation of cultural heritage for more than fifty years.

Magnum Press Prints On Show

The Magnum Mark: Selections From The Magnum Photos Archive
June 30 - September 10, 2010
Wednesday - Saturday: 12pm - 5pm
The FLAG Art Foundation
545 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
USA

'Featured within the exhibition will be previously unseen press prints, darkroom “print maps”, original contact sheets and additional ephemera from Magnum’s New York archive alongside a new media component.'
Detail: Magnum Photos/events

Huw Evans Walks Kilimanjaro For Lung Cancer Research

Huw Evans of Huw Evans Picture Agency Cardiff is aiming to raise £10,000 for Lung Cancer Research.
'My aim is to raise £1m for Lung Cancer Research in Cardiff after my wife, Sue, was diagnosed with the disease in November 08. It was more devastating that she contracted this as she is a non-smoker. This is why we need Research, more and more young women who haven't smoked are presenting with this form of Cancer. People who know me will realise that this means a lot to me as climbing Kilimanjaro is no walk in the park. I promise you I will do it. I will do it for Sue, so please dig deep and support me in this venture.'

Visit the Fundraising Page here: www.justgiving.com/huwevanskilimanjaro

Le Monde: Tycoon Takeover

An unlikely trio of tycoons is set to take over the prestigious French newspaper Le Monde after a rival consortium said it was pulling out.

The publication is facing hard times and is looking for a sizeable cash injection to restore its fortunes.
Full details from the bbc here: Colourful tycoon trio set to take over Le Monde

Developing & Launching An 'App' - an Experience

click the pic for Celeb Around demo

Tom Hulme, the man who created the UK's first celebrity based iPhone App, Celeb Around, writes about the experience on his blog.
'I launched an iPhone app earlier this year, it’s a location-based celebrity mag – enabling the user to choose venues near them based on which are popular with the stars. I came up with the idea by thinking through what might disrupt the traditional celebrity media industry,.................
.........The problem is it’s unbelievably tough to get noticed with this many app’s around, particularly as big brands with existing customers have entered the space............
.........We managed to secure positive reviews on app sites, e.g. here, (relatively easy to do, particularly if you issue them free promo codes to test the app).......
.........We also tried Twitter, Facebook, and viral videos to build awareness. This was more successful but didn’t really show any signs of meaningfully driving sales. To put these first few days into some sort of context we were ranging between positions 200 and 300+ in the charts. It became clear to us pretty quickly that we would need traditional media to start the ball rolling.............'
Read Tom's iPhone App experience here: wēijī

**Closing Today** Job: Business Development Manager (Lonely Planet Images)

'We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Manager (Lonely Planet Images; LPI) to join the Client Solutions (CS) team in London. Reporting into the Head of Business Development, you’ll have specific responsibility for key account management and business development for image sales across EMEA as well as commercial content business development across the CS portfolio (bulk sales, rejacket, custom print, video, images, online sponsorship and digital content). '

For full details of this job visit the Industry Ads page.

OK! Magazine Launch Celeb App

Celebrity magazine OK! has launched 'Celebspotter' - 'a fast and exciting way to find out where your favourite celebrities hang out... and what they get up to! Ever wondered how the A-listers really live? OK! '
£1.79 from the iTunes store

Environmental Photographer Of The Year 2010

CIWEM’s (The Chartered Institute Of Water And Environmental Management) Environmental Photographer of the Year honours amateur and professional photographers who use their ability to raise awareness of environmental and social issues. The competition encourages entries that are contemporary, creative, resonant, challenging, original and beautiful. But most of all, we want your pictures to inspire people around the world to start taking care of our environment.
Entry details -Closes at 5pm on 31st July 2010 - here: EPOTY

Christopher Anderson Made Full Member At Magnum

Breaking...from the Magnum Photos AGM in NY
Announced overnight: Christopher Anderson has been voted in as a full member of Magnum Photos.

full details on this and other announcements expected soon

iStock Iphone App is ready

this just in....9.26am
iStockphoto has - today - launched it's iPhone application allowing users to browse the library from an iPhone or iPod Touch. Customers can access and manage lightboxes of stored files from their existing iStockphoto account or create new lightboxes to save files for future viewing or purchase. The app also allows files to be e-mailed to clients and colleagues for discussion and evaluation.
In addition, the new app allows the more then 80,000 contributing artists whose work is sold on the site, to track their sales and view download statistics, even while on the go.

Fotolia Provide Desktop Search Widget

Picture buyers are now able to search and download photos, vectors, and videos from Fotolia directly on their desktop using Fotolia’s powerful Adobe AIR Application. 'Compatible with Mac OSX and Windows, the application puts Fotolia’s collection of over nine-million images directly and conveniently at your fingertips.'

Moving Image Course From Direct Lighting

Want to expand your lighting knowledge to shoot moving images?
Tuesday 6th July 2010, London.
£195.00 + VAT
'This intensive Moving Image Course by award winning lighting cameraman Jonathan Harrison will use the latest kit from Kino Flo and Dedolight to give you hands-on experience producing creative, artistic lighting effects for moving images.'
Details: Direct Studio

Kids Images - The Magazine

click the pic to view the magazine

Munich based Kids Images, a specialist stock source for Baby, Children, Teenager, Family and Pregnancy, have released an online magazine showing the depth of the collection.

LIFE Prints For Sale

New York based auction house Lelands are selling 'hand picked' prints from the LIFE archives - the auction is online and bids need to be in by 9th July.

New Image Set: Istanbul - At Maground

click the pic to view the set

Hamburg-based stock photo agency Maground have just released a new set of images covering Istanbul, this years "European Capital of Culture".

GQ Scoops The Maggies

'Beating off fierce competition by titles as varied as Metal Hammer, New Scientist and the Beano, men's luxury fashion magazine, GQ, won two awards at this year’s The Maggies, scooping the top honour of Best Cover of the Year, as well as Best Fashion Cover, for their September 2009 issue, featuring a seductive Sienna Miller.'
The winners were today announced online at www.themaggies.co.uk

Category winners:
Overall Winner – GQ (September 2009)
Entertainment Winner – Metal Hammer (December 2009)
Fashion Winner – GQ (September 2009)
Lifestyle Winner – FHM (October 2009)
Specialist Winner – New Scientist (5th December 2009)
Sport Winner – Whitelines (January 2009)
Technology Winner – Wired (June 2009)
Trade Winner – Marketing Week (10th December 2009)
Youth Winner – Beano (October 2009)

Apple Hack

The hackers are turning to Apple - CNN reports

Getty Images Has 40m New Contributors

BBC reports - Getty taps into Flickr snappers -
Flickr's 40 million registered users are being given the chance to make money out of their snaps.
.....Neither Getty nor Flickr were forthcoming about actual rates saying they vary from job to job but are industry standard. It is generally thought the average rate for an image is between $150-$240 (£100-£160). .....
.....Mr Evans-Lombe also said another great asset of the collection was that it was "more gritty" because the photographs are not shot for commercial services and therefore have more authenticity.....
read it here: bbc.co.uk

Site Relaunch: Zoonar

click to explore the new site

Hamburg based microstock agency Zoonar has a new website.
They told PAN, 'Apart from a modern design, Zoonar now also sells vector graphics and offers photographers FTP upload and an automatic picture transfer to our content partners. Also new is the merchandising licence which allows customers to easily licence photos for use for commercial products.'

Hearing: Stock Photo Market Rumours!

Gossip & rumour around the industry this week......

✮ Large general photo agency is ready to acquire a Celebrity/Pap photo agency .......announcement expected next 2 weeks.

✮ Major independent 'historic' photo agency is about to be represented by a large general photo agency......announcement expected beginning -mid July.

✮ Pap agency being investigated by U.S. IRS

✮ Major UK Pap agency gearing up for a push after landing new investment.

✮ CEPIC Congress 2011 heading for Istanbul ?!

...more as we get it

SPL - It's A Rap!

click above to rap!

Science Photo Library has released a rap video featuring their video footage and the talents of Jonathan Chase, an Associate Lecturer in Science Communication at the University of Glamorgan.
Jonathan Chase says: “I started my career as a Science Rapper mainly by coincidence. When I was growing up I used to DJ but when I started studying science, my lyrics just naturally evolved around the topic. One day I showed my professor a verse I’d done, and he thought it was good and showed a lady from NASA. She then asked me to do a rap for their Astrobiology magazine, and so now I continue to search out similar opportunities.”

The video, “A Better View”, is available at no extra cost as part of Science Photo Library’s ‘Schools Subscription’ which allows teachers and children to use SPL’s image and video content. For the first time, Science Photo Library gives schools unlimited access to its collection for a minimal licensing fee.
Science Photo Library’s Managing Director Giancarlo Zuccotto says: “Being aware of the pressures many teachers face today with limited resources, we are delighted to offer schools a highly cost-effective way to access our vast and up-to-date imagery which covers most of the areas in the UK curriculum”.

Spotted: Andrew Mitchell & Friend!

Click through the image - sent anonymously to PAN ;-) and watch how the team at Fotolia tackled a recent trade show.....(thanks Andrew, who IS that on the right?!)

J-Tag = Unaltered Images At Aurora

click for detail

Aurora Photos has released a new image designation and web site search filter it calls the “J-Tag,” or “Journalistic Tag.” It enables journalism and editorial picture buyers to be sure that the pictures they are licensing have not been altered or manipulated in any way.
Photographers who make submissions to Aurora are required to indicate whether each submission or individual image adheres to this definition. The agency has been collecting this information and classifying images in it’s database in this way since July 2008. To date, over 85,000 images in the Aurora Photos archive have been classified as “journalistic.”
The “J-Tag” images can be found by going to the advanced search page and selecting the “Aurora’s J-Tag” option checkbox. A “J-Tag” icon appears on the enlarged view of any “journalistic” image.

Historic RF Image Content Added To Footage.net

57,000 clips royalty-free historic footage and photos from image content agency CriticalPast are now available on stock footage search platform Footage.net.
Covering many of history's most iconic moments from 1890 through the present day, CriticalPast's entire footage library can be searched, screened and downloaded in minutes from its website. Each clip can be obtained in more than 10 image formats, depending on individual user's specific needs.
Ask for more here: footage.net

Kodak’s Colorama archive Goes To George Eastman House

Jim Pond. Family in convertible somewhere in Texas, June 3–24, 1968. © Kodak.

George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film has announced the Eastman Kodak Company has donated its Colorama archive to the museum.
Coloramas were promoted by Kodak as “the world’s largest photographs” and called “technically remarkable” by Ansel Adams, who photographed several. The towering backlit transparencies were 18-feet high and 60-feet wide, each illuminated by more than a mile of tubing. A total of 565 Coloramas were publicly displayed, changing out every three weeks.

The archive gift from Kodak of several thousand items includes display images of all Coloramas, including ones that were intended but not featured, plus research documents, negatives, guide prints, proof prints, model releases, and digital files. This archive will join the Eastman House current holdings of high-res scans and a detailed history compiled by long-time Kodak and Colorama photographer Norman Kerr.
“We are delighted that this treasure trove of photographic history and imaging technology, which enthralled millions of people over the years, has found a home where they will be preserved for many more people to enjoy in the future,” said Kodak professional photographer Steve Kelly, himself the creator of several Coloramas. “These images were Kodak Moments of the highest order, and we at Kodak are proud to have them reside at the home of our founder so that the public can once again experience the magnificence of these images.”

Google to scan 400,000 Copyright-Free Books

Austria's national library has announced it has struck a 30-million-euro deal with Google to digitise approximately 120 million pages from 400,000 copyright-free books, a vast collection spanning 400 years of European history.
Scanning work is to begin in 2011 in Bavaria in southern Germany, and is expected to last around six years.
Johanna Rachinger, the head of the ONB library, said Google will not have exclusive use of the scanned books, which will be accessible on the ONB's website www.onb.ac.at, the Google Books library at books.google.at and its European counterpart www.europeana.eu
Google has already invloved itself in book digitisation and opponents have challenged its book-scanning activities in court, with US lawsuits filed by authors and publishers and more recently by photographers, and similar action under way in France.
Read full report at AFP

Job: Syndication Sales Manager - Lickerish

Lickerish, an international syndication agency specialising in portrait celebrity and beauty photography, is growing and our London office is looking for a Sales Manager who is a dynamic, self-motivated, professional and above all, a great manager and seller!
For full details of this job and others visit the Industry Ads page.

Job: Media Researcher – maternity cover (at least 6 months)

Macmillan Publishers Ltd is looking for a Media Researcher to cover a maternity leave in its Latin America department.
The role will involve working closely with editorial and design in researching and acquiring pictures, photographic images and footage, and liaising with colleagues based in the UK and Mexico.

For full details of this job and others visit the Industry Ads page.

France 24 & RFI Announce 2nd Web Documentary Award

For the second consecutive year, FRANCE 24 and RFI are organizing the Web Documentary Award within the framework of the photojournalism festival “Visa pour l’Image - Perpignan”
The award honours a web documentary that sets itself apart from other enteries in terms of choice of subject, originality and innovative use of new multimedia tools. Candidates should in particular demonstrate innovation and contribute to the development of a modern approach to news on the web.
Entry deadline: 20 July 2010.
'This initiative is in line with the strategy undertaken by FRANCE 24 and RFI, both pioneer media in the use of multimedia tools, new technologies and innovative perspective on news.'

'News Group Net' Provides Direct Local 'Oil Disaster' Reporting

'Photos may be freely used for news purposes'

The New Orleans-based Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board has chosen News Group Net LLC to manage online news and crisis communications as a result of the devastating impact on the seafood industry caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
In less that a week, News Group Net developed an online site – www.LouisianaSeafoodNews.com – filled with legitimate news stories about the fishermen, chefs and the seafood industry, along with high resolution photos and HD video. The site is being updated on a daily basis with new stories.
“It is an authentic online news resource,” said the News Group Net’s David Henderson, a former television network correspondent. “We avoid press releases to focus on timely, legitimate news stories together with many visuals that present the scope of the impact this crisis is having on Louisiana fishermen and all those in the industry.”

CEPIC Congress In Photos

photo: CTK Photo/Rene Fluger

If you did not make the Congress in Dublin this week, or you did and just want a re-cap - Cepic have posted an edit here

Job: Reuters Global Editor, Pictures

Reuters are looking for a Global Editor - Pictures based in London or New York.

Overview
Reuters is looking for a senior photo journalist and proven editorial manager to lead its global pictures team. Taking charge of several hundred staff and freelance photographers worldwide, the editor will have excellent news judgment, a highly developed sense of client needs and a deep understanding of how to use technology to improve product quality, service and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
• Lead global team of regional chief photographers and pictures editors
• Communicate news priorities, review regularly with stakeholders
• Promote areas of differentiation, reduce secondary production
• Maintain close contacts with clients in coordination with Media business
• Use client community and usage data to sharpen product offering
• Establish clear success criteria, manage performance and develop talent
• Deploy technology and equipment to support objectives
• Review global workflow with managing editor, multimedia
• Identify opportunities to drive integration within editorial
• Deliver budget targets
Click here and scroll down to find the full job spec Thomson Reuters Jobs

"Connecting With.... " David Taylor - MD At Xposure Photo Agency

another PAN exclusive interview

Describe the agency in a sentence.
An established, but still growing celebrity Photo Agency changing with the times and setting the pace in the industry.

What is the agency's best selling picture to date?
Close call. .....the big fight with Amy Winehouse and boyfriend Blake, lots of blood and scratches and lots of sales.....(picture is attached)

Describe the first hour of a typical day in the office.
Unfortunately my home is also my office, so I normally get up at around 6.30am and with one eye open look at my phone messages,.......

Any nightmare moments for the agency?
There are always nightmare moments, it's part of the business. When you are an agent everybody comes to you with their problems......

Read all the questions, get all the answers, see the photos here: PAN Interviews

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PictureGroup Merges With Elevation Photos

Digital media company, PictureGroup, is to merge with Elevation Photos run by Mick Magsino.

Frank Micelotta, CEO and founder of PictureGroup said “Mick is an amazing talent who has built an impressive photo agency over the past two years. Mick was an extraordinary asset when he worked for me at ImageDirect and I’m thrilled to be working with him again,” says Frank Micelotta. “Both our current PictureGroup clients and future clients will greatly benefit from Mick’s assignment capabilities and expertise. And I’m excited to broaden the PictureGroup business beyond music and entertainment to include some of the leading fashion brands which Mick brings with him.”

Mick Magsino will join PictureGroup as VP of Assignment Services, he said “By merging Elevation Photos with PictureGroup, it will only strengthen our reach across many sectors in the editorial and corporate assignment space that will only benefit our clients. Frank and I have always had a positive working relationship and I am excited to be part of his company.”

Football In The 14th Century

Football in London in the 14th century (acrylic on paper). Farley / National Football Museum, Preston, UK / The Bridgeman Art Library

At this time of increasing football fever, it's interesting to see how the game has developed over the years, courtesy of the National Football Museum, UK and The Bridgeman Art Library.

Introducing: Anshika Varma - Photographer

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Latest PAN subscriber: Indian commercial & editorial photographer Anshika Varma.
Currently shooting for: Time Out Delhi since 2007
www.anshikavarma.com

Imaging DNA - A New Digital + Analog Imaging Conference

July 10 - 11, California
Imaging DNA is a new conference that lies at the crossroads of images: those who make them, those who use them and those who teach. Imaging DNA is designed to immerse you in the ideas, discussion and debate around making, displaying, licensing or otherwise using an image. Imaging DNA gathers the leaders and innovators of imaging, technology, media and education to give you insights into the big changes and the subtle trends that have an impact on making and using the best images – today and tomorrow.

How To Hide Shocking Photo Price Slashing!!

Industry observer Paul Melcher sums up this awful piece of advertising by DK Images on his blog, Thoughts of a Bohemian.

'It is not just soccer frenzy that has been hitting Europe these days, it is also price slashing. In perfect timing with the Cepic Congress in Dublin, DKimages, announces a full month of £30.00 ( $43.00 or € 36.00) per image regardless of size and position.'....

'If DKimages had lots and lots of pictures of Soccer to license, this would still somewhat make sense. But they don’t. The only thing that makes sense is that they do not want to be bothered while they watch the Cup so they priced everything low and at one price so they can set their machines to automated billing and quietly resume watching the telly. “Here you go” their press release says” take all these images, use them as you want and just pay us 30 quid . We’re busy watching the games. We will be back in July”.....

....Someone at DKimage got hit really hard by a soccer ball in the face and came up with this correlation : ” I know..”, he/she said, with his index finger raised to the sky…”let’s make all our images available for a crappy cheap price . And since a soccer ball is round, like the earth, let’s make that price £30 .00!!!”...
Read Paul's full the article here: ThoughtsOfABohemian

Buzz Foto: How It Started

'The Birth Of BuzzFoto': BuzzFoto creators and owners, Brad Elterman and Henry Flores give you a brief history on the birth of their photo agency. They describe how they met for the first time and how they wanted to create a global paparazzi agency that is accepted as a global brand, Paparazzi as an art form!'

Ron Galella - Clips From 'Smash His Camera'

Clips from Smash His Camera by Leon Gas

A preview of the HBO doc 'Smash His Camera' telling the story of paparazzi photographer Ron Galella.
Inherent in the story of this notorious paparazzo are the complex issues of the right to privacy, freedom of the press, and the ever-growing vortex of celebrity worship. He sneaked around and invaded and bribed and held up his camera and shot till he dropped (or someone dropped him). His was the artistry of the sniper. Yet, Galella found something essential in his real-life subjects, and he gave it permanence.

International Photography Awards Extends Competition Deadline - June 30

The International Photography Awards competition has extended the final deadline for submissions until June 30th. IPA is now in it's eighth year and three top photographers will walk away with a combined cash prize award of $20,000.00 at the ng Lucie Awards at the Lincoln Center, New York in October.

Submit your photos here.

Media Storm - The Redesign Launch

MediaStorm have relaunched their website:
'We've made it easier for you to navigate our Publication, Client services and Training opportunities.'
- We added more functionality and content options to the home page.
- We created a new video player with detailed information about each project.
- We added full screen playback and higher quality video encodes.
- Many of our projects are now available for embed on your websites and blogs.
-Our projects can be filtered by type, client, and workshop.
- Contributors, workshop participants, and staff now have dedicated pages.
- We expanded our blog, store, awards, link to us and resource sections
Look now: www.mediastorm.com

UK PICTURE EDITORS' GUILD AWARDS 2010

The UK Picture Editors' Guild is delighted to announce
The UK Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2010
September 21st - Honourable Artillery Company HQ, London

The dynamic and highly-competitive world of the professional press photographer has just got even more combative with a newly launched contest to reward the very best in picture journalism. Backed by major sponsors and judged by top picture editors, the awards will assess the best images for the year in a range of categories with the winners to be announced at a prestigious London venue in
September.
Guild members have judged numerous international and UK competitions over the last two decades but are now staging their own nationwide event for the first time. Adapted to the digital era, the competition will use a dedicated website with seven varied categories catering for all professional press photographers. An innovative eighth section – BT Citiizen Photograph of the Year – is also open to the public.