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Jerry Tavin ASPP 2008 Picture Professional Of The Year

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

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

Jerry follows in the footsteps of previous award winners: Jane Kinne, Larry Levin, Anita Duncan, Niki Barrie, and Nancy Wolff, who all fulfilled the following criteria: being a current ASPP member who has demonstrated one or more of the following qualities --- significant contributions to photography, a single outstanding achievement and long-time service to the association or its members. Executive Director, Cathy Sachs, says "If anyone has demonstrated long-time service to our industry it is Jerry. He has touched so many lives and is universally beloved by his colleagues, friends and students whom he has mentored".

Jerry Tavin has had a long, illustrious career in the photography, travel, music and recruiting industries. He was trained as an attorney, and then founded a successful chain of travel agencies. He later moved to Germany and became a music manager for one of the top jazz singers there. After marrying Janou Pakter, Jerry helped launch her successful global executive search firm 24 years ago.

In 1994 Jerry and Janou created nonstock, a high-end worldwide photography collection that offered an alternative to other more traditional stock agencies. Nonstock represented some 500 advertising, fashion and fine art photographers who contributed more than 40,000 images. The agency was highly respected for its unique, cutting edge and compelling imagery. In addition to establishing worldwide distribution for the nonstock brand, Jerry also represented many other collections for U.S. distribution.

After selling nonstock to PictureArts in 2004, Jerry could have chosen to retire. Instead he continued to work in the photo industry, managing a collection of vintage imagery and then partnering in 2007 with the French agency PhotoAlto to start a new rights-managed online collection called IC Worldwide, an "oasis for distinguished photographers, which reflects his leadership and vision.

Jerry's enthusiasm for photography and his entrepreneurial spirit are unmatched in this industry. He has always been an advocate not just for photography, but for the photographers themselves. He is known for his devotion to maintaining the highest standards in the business of stock photography and never compromising on quality and ethics. In addition says long-time admirer, Beate Chelette, He is genuinely interested in the well-being of those around him and especially his staff and colleagues. He is always willing to share his business expertise and experience openly and lend a helping hand.

A really good guy, wise, funny, gregarious, musically talented soul are some of the tributes being paid to Jerry. ASPP Board member, Michael Masterson, reflects the opinion of many colleagues by saying: "In my own experience, Jerry has been a steady friend, ally and mentor, always supportive, caring, enthusiastic and incredibly knowledgeable. There is no one in our industry that is more deserving of this honor."

www.aspp.com

VIEW Launch New Website

VIEW announce the launch of their new website.

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

www.viewpictures.co.uk

From the Press Releas..............

We are very excited to announce the re-launch of VIEW's new website, upgraded and improved to offer a fully integrated one-stop shop for accessing our images online.


It's all been done to make it easier and quicker for you to get hold of the pictures you need. Behind the fresh look, you'll find a number of new features, including a self-service high-resolution download facility. Prices can be worked out prior to purchase with our new online price calculator, and when you're ready to make a payment, this can now be done securely online.

There's also been some exciting technical improvements - there's a powerful new search engine and an innovative light-box with a 'drag-and-drop' function, and hover-over image previews.

We can now also offer our editorial clients the ability to streamline workflow by opening a Press or Book Publishing account with us. Both accounts offer regular users extremely beneficial rates, and the ability to download directly, with no need for credit cards.


VIEW's renowned image library has significantly grown in recent years - the UK collection alone now has over 50,000 images available online for download. We also have an extensive image bank to draw upon from our partner collections at ARTUR in Germany, and ESTO in the USA.

Above all, we remain dedicated to sourcing the very best images of architecture and interiors available today, and we hope you will enjoy the new systems we've put in place to bring them to you.

Book: Dave Hogan - "Access All Areas"

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

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

Covering 25 years of working closely with celebrities, rock stars and personalities Access All Areas features photographs from some of the most famous and infamous events on the planet including Live Aid and Live 8.

This book is a fascinating roller-coaster ride through his 25 year career; how he began his photography career at Stringfellows over 25 years ago and has since shot every major pop, rock and film star that everyone wants to see, including Kylie, Michael Jackson, The Osbournes, Bono, Take That and many more.

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

He is Getty Images' and The Sun's celebrity photographer and this is one of the most fascinating books of the year from the man with unprecedented access to the most famous stars of their time.

With a Foreword by The Sun's Showbiz Editor Gordon Smart and featuring quotes by many of the artists featured, including Bono, Sharon & Ozzy Osborne and David Walliams, this is your Access All Areas pass to the real stories behind the stars.

Access All Areas
By Dave Hogan with David Clayton
FOREWORD BY GORDON SMART
Green Umbrella Publishing ● RRP £20.00 ● Out Now
Hardback ● ISBN: 978-1906229-97-9

Book: James Mollison - 'The Disciples'

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

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

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

Included are the disciples of the Arctic Monkeys, Jimmy Buffett, George Clinton, the Cure, the Damned, P Diddy, Snoop Dogg, the Dresden Dolls, Yossou N'Dour, Bob Dylan, Missy Elliot, 50 Cent, Iron Maiden, Elton John, Tom Jones, Kiss, Led Zeplin, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Madness, Marilyn Manson, George Michael, Morrissey, Motorhead, Willie Nelson, the New York Dolls, Oasis, Dolly parton, Iggy Pop, Prince, Radiohead, Shabba Ranks, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cliff Richard, the Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols, Shakira, the Spice Girls, Rod Stewart, Angie Stone, Take That, ZZ Top, Us and the Wailers.

'The Disciples' also features a commentary by Mollison on his encounter with the fans of each star. The book is produced on a large portfolio scale and is published in a limited edition of 3000 copies.

Publication date October 2008. ISBN 978-1-905712-12-0
Retail price UK£40 / US$75 / CAN$85
Binding Hardbound (with metallic foil)
Category Photography
Extent 128pp
Trim size 10 x 14 inches / 26 x 36 cm (landscape)
Photographs 58 colour plates plus 58 illustrations

www.chrisboot.com

New Sports Photo Editor at LA Times

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

Full announcement here: latimesblogs

Nikon And HP Develop High-Res Digital Image Repro System

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

From the press release:

The digital fine art (DFA) market, the field concerned with the capture, preservation and digital reproduction of artwork, has expanded incredibly in recent years with the steady increase in digital image resolution. However, the faithful digitization and printing of artwork demands a clear knowledge of the entire workflow, from capture to image processing and final printing, as well as the necessary technologies.

Nikon and HP are proud to introduce their new system, which offers a total capture-to-print solution. This system optimizes and improves the digital fine art workflow by reducing total production time from hours to minutes. The system is comprised of the Nikon D3 digital-SLR camera for capture, a special edition of ErgoSoft's StudioPrint photo RIP software for image processing, and HP's Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer for printing. This system enables faithful reproduction of originals with optimization of a variety of aspects, including those of the camera and lens used for capture, lighting conditions, white balance, and the paper used for printing. Moreover, this system offers the added benefits of minimal initial cost as purchase of a large-format digital camera is not a requirement, as well as significant improvements in workflow and efficiency.

The result of collaboration between Nikon and HP is a single capture-to-print system that maximizes the capabilities of devices and software for digital reproduction with an unprecedented fidelity to the original and superior workflow and efficiency.

www.nikon.com

TopFoto Secure Exclusive Rights Across Royal Archive

© Imperial Iranian Archives / TopFoto

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

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

The photographs are a fascinating, warm, and detailed record of the Royal Family. In time for the major anniversaries (see below) TopFoto presents Her Imperial Majesty’s childhood; her life with the Shah and their family; and the exile from Iran.

1300 images are available now on www.topfoto.co.uk, search for Iranian Archives. All images are fully watermarked – clean hi res are available immediately on request.

Anniversaries:
14 October 2008: Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi, born Diba, Shahbanou of Iran, will celebrate her 70 birthday
16 January 2009: 30 years since the Iranian Royal family left Iran for the last time.

Photokina: Metadata Working Group

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

This group came together in 2007 and has since been dedicated to solving key interoperability issues around organizing and searching for digital photos. The Metadata Working Group also introduced its first specification, which provides guidelines designed to increase interoperability and preservation of metadata in digital photographs. For more information on the Metadata Working Group and to read the press release, please visit the group’s website at:
http://metadataworkinggroup.com – or read on for the full text of the release.......

For Release Sept. 24, 2008
Metadata Working Group Introduces First Specification for Interoperability and Preservation of Metadata in Digital Photography
Adobe, Apple, Canon, Microsoft, Nokia and Sony form Metadata Working Group.

COLOGNE, Germany — Sept. 24, 2008 - At Photokina 2008, industry-leading companies announced the Metadata Working Group, an organization formed in 2007 dedicated to solving key interoperability issues that make finding, organizing and searching for digital photos a challenge. Today, the Metadata Working Group has also introduced its first specification, which provides guidelines designed to increase interoperability and preservation of metadata in digital photographs.

“Lack of metadata interoperability has led to significant frustration for both consumer and pro photographers, and our companies have spent considerable resources trying to deal with the problem,” said Josh Weisberg, chairman and founder of the Metadata Working Group and director of Microsoft’s Rich Media Group. “Getting these industry leaders together to rally around metadata interoperability is a real turning point, one that we believe will result in technology that’s easier for photographers to use. We’ve been working very hard to produce guidelines that are compatible across all applications, devices and services and that provide best practices for how, when and where metadata should be changed in popular file formats.”

Metadata, sometimes referred to as “data about data,” is important to digital photography because it allows photographers to tag their digital photos with information such as where and when they were taken. For both professional photographers and consumers, this enables basic activities such as being able to find and share photos. Although the digital photography industry has several metadata standards, these existing standards often overlap in purpose and lack interoperability guidance. The result is that many interoperability scenarios between devices, applications and services are not possible because no clearly defined rules and standards exist to ensure consistent use. The Metadata Working Group’s initial guidelines target still photo metadata, with a focus on common consumer uses. The guidelines also identify overlapping content between existing standards and schemas.

“We’ve chosen to address the most common issues photographers face as we feel this will make the biggest impact for the average photographer,” Weisberg said. “Down the road, we will expand our work to include other metadata issues relevant to photographers.”

About Metadata Working Group
Based on a 2006 proposal by Microsoft, the Metadata Working Group (MWG) organization was created in 2007 by five founding members: Adobe Systems, Inc., Apple Inc., Canon Inc., Microsoft and Nokia. Sony Corp. joined the organization as a board member in 2008. The group is dedicated to the preservation and seamless interoperability of digital media metadata and to interoperability and availability to all applications, devices and services. For more information, please visit the Metadata Working Group Web site at http://metadataworkinggroup.com .

The Photojournalism Store - Redesign

'The site has been redesigned for optimum viewing

http://thephotojournalismstore.com/

Event: Brand Licensing Europe 2008

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

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

Alamy To Open US Office

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

To fund the extra costs of operating in the US, the company is planning to increase its commission fee by five per cent. Distributor sales commission will also go up by five per cent. The increases will apply once the US sales team has been recruited.

However, Alamy will be discontinuing some of the charges that contributors pay such as bank transfer and cheque fees and the one per cent foreign exchange fee on accounts not paid in dollars.

Alamy CEO James West explained: “We feel there are great opportunities to increase our business in the US and make more money for our contributors by setting up an office there.

“We cannot sustain such an expansion through our current commission structure but believe that whatever our contributors may lose in commission revenue will be more than made up for through a substantial increase in sales.”

The company is forecasting an increase in gross contributor payments over a three year period of between £1 million and £3.5 million.

“Around 80 per cent of our revenue comes from high value, high volume large accounts but we are under-exposed in this market in the US,” said West. “From talking to our US customers, it became clear that we need to establish a US presence.”

West is planning to move to America with his family for six months next year to oversee operations and learn more about the market. Recruiting is taking place now for sales staff for the office.

For more information read the Alamy Blog: www.alamy.com/Blog

Symposium: WildPhotos 2008

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

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

Held at the Royal Geographical Society in London on Fri 31st October and Sat 1st November, WildPhotos is aimed at anyone with a passion for wildlife and high-quality imagery, whether amateur or professional photographers, working in the photography or publishing industries, or wanting to make more use of the power of nature photography to move and inspire people.

For full programme details and tickets visit: www.wildphotos.org.uk/

Confirmed speakers include:
• Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 winners
• Angela Anderson, Operations Manager, BAPLA (UK)
• Jim Brandenburg, photographer (USA)
• Eddie Ephraums, photographer and publishing consultant (UK)
• Chris Gomersall, photographer (UK)
• Paul Harcourt Davies, photographer (UK/Italy)
• Tim Harris, Account Manager, NHPA/Photoshot (UK)
• Vanessa Kramer, Editor, Corbis (UK)
• Cristina Mittermeier, Executive Director, International League of Conservation Photographers (USA)
• Kathy Moran, Senior Photography Editor (Natural History), National Geographic (USA)
• Piotr Naskrecki, photographer (US)
• Colin Prior, photographer (UK)
• José Ruiz, photographer (Spain)
• Erik Sampers, Terre Sauvage (France)
• Brian Skerry, photographer (USA)
• Sophie Stafford, Editor, BBC Wildlife Magazine (UK)
• Jan Töve, photographer (Sweden)
• Stefano Unterthiner, photographer (Italy)
• Staffan Widstrand, photographer (Sweden)
• Steve Winter, photographer (USA)
• Xi Zhinong, photographer (China)

Sony Ericsson World View 2008

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

Each blog partner who joins the scheme will also be entered into a special competition with their own chance to win a holiday worth £3,000. The winner will be the blog that drives the most entries to the World View website.

The blog partnership scheme will run from September 22nd until the close of the World View 2008 competition on 31st October 2008.

World View 2008 launched for its third year in July. This competition allows photography enthusiasts to test their skills and promote their best image with a global audience. Each entrant has the chance to win one of two holidays of a lifetime; the “judge’s choice winner’ will win a trip of a lifetime worth £10,000, and the “people’s choice winner” worth £5,000.

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

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

Jobs: 2 Positions - BAPLA

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

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

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

Executive Director - BAPLA

BAPLA is seeking a dynamic Executive Director to lead and develop the organisation during a time of rapid change in the industry.

The successful candidate will be a graduate with a minimum of 5 years of senior management experience. You should be familiar with managing budgets and ideally have a track record of business development success.
You should have strong leadership and communication skills, as well as the ability to think strategically. Knowledge of the industry, or working experience within it, would be an advantage.

Salary from £50,000, according to experience.

Based in central London, BAPLA offers five weeks holiday as well as a travel assistance scheme.

BAPLA is an equal opportunities organisation and welcomes all applications.

If you are interested in applying, please submit a C.V. and cover letter to Angela Anderson.

Angela Anderson
BAPLA
18 Vine Hill
London
angela@bapla.org.ukk

Closing date for applications: 10 October 2008.

Membership and Communications Manager - BAPLA

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

This position is responsible for the Editorial and Technical management of the BAPLA website, in order to reflect the Association's objectives as well as looking after all aspects of our valuable membership and industry professionals.

Skills Required:

Excellent MS Office skills, in Access, Excel and Word
Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal
Good sense of design and Photoshop skills
Knowledge of Joomla!
Experience of briefing and managing design projects
Basic knowledge of office IT systems
Candidates need to be flexible and have a ‘can-do’ approach.

Industry knowledge preferred.

This is a three to six month contract with a temp to perm opportunity. Based in central London, BAPLA offers a competitive salary, five weeks holiday as well as a Travel Assistance scheme.

BAPLA is an equal opportunities organization and welcomes all applications.

If you are interested in applying, please submit a C.V. and cover letter to Pauline Shakespeare.

Pauline Shakespeare
BAPLA
18 Vine Hill
London
pauline@bapla.org.uk

Closing date for applications: 10 October 2008.

Microsoft Upgrades Pro Photo Tools

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

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

IPA Announces 2008 Nominees

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

The winners will be announced at the Lucie Awards on Monday evening, October 20, 2008 at the Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center.

Tickets for the Lucie Awards are available at www.lincolncenter.org/

Visit the site: www.photoawards.com

The Lucie Awards, presented by Pilsner Urquell, celebrate their 6th year anniversary. In addition to the winners of this competition, honorees will be recognized at the ceremony. The Lucie Awards, produced by the Lucie Foundation, (a non-profit, charitable foundation), salute the achievements of the world's finest photographers, discover emerging talent through the International Photography Awards and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide.

There were almost 23,000 submissions in competition this year from 124 countries around the world. Hossein Farmani, founder of the Lucie Awards commented, "We are so excited that the Lucie Awards have attracted not only such a vast quantity of entries, but even more importantly such a high quality of creative work from so many photographers around the globe. Each year brings to light the high level of interest in so many categories of outstanding photography."

Nominees for International Photographer of the Year are: Mark Holthusen, Livia Corona, Paolo Pellegrin, Brent Stirton, Oleg Dou (Duryagin), David Burdeny, Nadav Kander, and Nick Veasey.

Nominees for Discovery of the Year are: Benny Haryanto, Marcin Stawiarz, John Delaney, Faisal Almalki, Weronika Gesicka, Lung Liu, and Rachel Blaser.

Nominees for the Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year are: Brent Stirton, Justin Maxon, Jimmy Williams, Malcolm Gilbert, Claire Martin, and Henrieta Haniskova.

IPA prizes include $10,000 for the International Photographer of the Year Award provided by AtEdge, $5,000 prize to the Discovery of the Year Award, provided by Pilsner Urquell and $5,000 provided to the Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year. The winners are published in the IPA Annual book distributed throughout the international photography community.

The Lucie Awards official media partner is PDN and Photo Plus International. In addition to title sponsor Pilsner Urquell, support is provided by Amvona, AtEDGE, Blurb, Canon, HP, Orbitz, and Splashlight Studios.

Robert Harding: the 'print' site

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

Alaska Stock On Celebration Stamp

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

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

www.alaskastock.com

PicApp Adds Content From Newscom

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

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

www.picapp.com

John Haynes At The 'Lebrecht 2008 Garden Party'

Photographs by © Joe Wong

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

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

Digital Arts Mag - Guide to Searching Photo Libraries

Digital Arts reports: MAKE USING STOCK LIBRARIES EASIER

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

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

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

Oxford Scientific Supports Environmental Photographer Of The Year

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

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

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

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

The 2008 Environmental Photographer of the Year exhibition includes images that are resonant, creative and beautiful. Over 1,400 pictures were entered into the competition, examining issues such as poverty, climate change, human rights, leisure, culture, biodiversity and natural beauty. The categories were Changing Climates; Quality of Life; The Natural World; and a special Under 21 category which had no thematic boundaries.
The entries were judged on impact, creativity, composition, originality and technical abilities, by some of the most respected environmental photographers in the industry,

Lee Wheatley, UK Creative Director of Photolibrary Group, says, "’we’re thrilled with becoming a key supporter of EPOTY. The quality of the photography and the competition’s growing momentum were key factors for Oxford Scientific (OSF) to align itself with such a competition and its organiser, CIWEM. EPOTY resonates perfectly with Oxford Scientifics' (OSF) remit, and we look forward to building on the success with the 2008 awards in 2009’.
The Oxford Scientific (OSF) collection totals 350,000 images and is renowned worldwide for its award winning photographers and stunning imagery. The collection covers topics as varied as flora, fauna, mammals, medical, science and many more.

www.photolibrary.com

Australian Newspapers Available Online 1800 - 1950's

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

'This exciting new online service enables the full-text searching of newspaper articles from newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s. The first Australian newspaper, the Sydney Gazette published in Sydney in 1803, is included in the service. The Australian Newspapers Beta service already contains over 90,000 newspaper pages from 1803 onwards, with more pages being added daily. The National Library of Australia welcomes your feedback on the service and will continue development of the service over the next few months.'

www.ndpbeta.nla.gov.au

New MD at the Mirror

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

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

Further announcements on the new organisational management structure will be made in the next few days.
Richard Webb, currently Managing Director, UK Nationals will be leaving the organisation.
Sly Bailey Chief Executive said: “The new role will enable our National newspapers’ to fully embrace the changing media landscape. Bringing together the power of these great brands is in the best interest of our business and our customers.
“Richard has done a tremendous job to further the success of the UK Nationals during his time with the Group and he leaves with my thanks and best wishes for the future.”

Kursiv Release New Keywording Software

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

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

As an introductory offer, KIM Keywording can be purchased with 20% rebate 'till the end of september 2008. This applies to any license type. To profit from this special offer, purchase online at www.kursiv.com and enter the following code in your shopping basket: PHOTOARCHIVENEWS.

Images without keywords cannot be found in the internet – and thus will not be sold. Good keywording is essential for photoagencies and photographers, and becomes even more important with the ever increasing number of images available on searchengines worldwide.

What is considered a "good" keywording is dependent on your own requirements and those of your distribution partners. Not all searchengines in the web are the same. KIM Keywording allows you to keyword once, and create a variable output according to your needs.

KIM Keywording realizes this by applying a "contextual keywording". A context is more important as the keywords themselves. A context means a keyword in a unique setting. Whenever a new keyword is added to the keyword database, it gets the unique context from its unique position within the keyword hierarchy.

The keyword "Switzerland", for example, is linked to a larger context of "geography – Europe – Western Europe – Switzerland" and the word "snowing" comes from the larger context "nature – phenomena – weather – snow – snow flake – snowing". Every single context also has fields for plurals and synonyms, and all this for up to 10 languages.
Once an image has been keyworded with KIM Keywording, the software "knows" what contexts were applied to that image. This allows for adjustments to the keyword catalog, like deactivating plurals, or expanding synonyms and the like. Pushing a button will then update all keywords of all images.

KIM Keywording supports up to 10, also non-latin languages. As many agencies send out their images to different service partners for the keywording of several languages, no such extra hasle is required when using KIM Keywording. New languages can be added to the keyword database in which every unique context allows for unique and precise translations. Once the new language is added to the keyword database, the additional language can be applied to all already keyworded images with a simple mouseclick. As all images have been keyworded with unique contexts, the result is an extremely fast and reliable workflow with correct translations.

KIM Keywording reads and writes IPTC Core fields from TIFF- and JPEG files. Export of metadata is possible for many formats, including CSV, Excel, XML, etc. KIM Keywording is a cross platform software for Mac and Windows and can now be purchased in a version for 1 or 10 languages.

Further informations, screencasts as well as a test version can be found here:
www.kursiv.com/software

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Launched

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

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

Dennis Publishing Expands Into India

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

Dennis Media Transasia India Ltd will begin by adding music magazine Blender to the joint venture. The magazine has already made a flying start in India and continues to attract readers and advertisers alike with its cutting edge design and sharp editorial. Additional magazine launches are planned for the next six months, but there are also several digital only brands in the mix. The growth of digital advertising revenue in India - planned to almost double to 7,500 million rupees in the next two years - also underpins the venture. The combination of Dennis Publishing's expertise in this field - almost 40% of UK ad revenue is digital - and Media Transasia India's business breadth and extensive network throughout India, will create a dynamic culture and company.

Dennis Publishing will ally its men's sector expertise (Maxim, Men's Fitness, evo, Monkey) to the local knowledge and capabilities of Media Transasia, to continue to develop brands like Blender and introduce key international licenses in this sector. The long-term aim is for Dennis Media Transasia India Ltd to become the largest men's publisher in India.

James Tye, CEO of Dennis Publishing, comments: "India is the most dynamic media market in the world and is an obvious choice for our global and digital expansion. I am also delighted with our choice of partner - we are both privately owned companies and we share the same philosophy of serving our customers with innovative and outstanding editorial, in print, online and on mobile. The rapid international expansion of Dennis Publishing means we now have a strong presence in four of the world's top 10 economies - the UK, USA, Australia and now India, with more to follow."

Media Transasia is one of South East Asia's most progressive publishers. Founded in 1977 the company has grown to encompass 3 countries, publishing 25 magazines and employing 400 people. With offices in the five key metropolitan cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata) the company was ideally placed to capitalise on the emerging and media hungry, urban 'middle classes.' Media Transasia India has doubled in size over the past 4 years.

In 2005 Media Transasia launched Maxim, the world's best selling men's lifestyle magazine, under a license agreement with Dennis Publishing. Maxim quickly established itself as the bench mark for international magazines looking to launch in India, selling three times more copies than the market leading men's magazine.

Exhibition: Coded

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

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

Part of the Brighton Photo Fringe www.photofringe.org

Kidnapped Australian Photojournalist Shown On Arab TV

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

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

Full article here: www.heraldsun.com.au

The Travel Library Introduces Easier Downloads

© The Travel Library

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

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

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

Image Quest Marine's Halloween Monsters

© Image Quest Marine

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

www.imagequestmarine.com/stock

LFI - The New Website

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

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

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

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

The Week Arrives In Australia

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

"The Week has been a huge success, having secured a record 20 consecutive circulation increases in the United Kingdom," says Kerin O'Connor, Managing Director of the UK edition and Dennis Publishing Executive Director. "It's the most subscribed magazine in Britain of any kind. Meanwhile, it has reached a circulation of over half a million in the USA in just 6 years - growing 165% from its base circulation, a far better performance than any other news or current affairs title.

"The Week is now a global brand and has the potential to achieve similar success in the Australian market," adds O'Connor. "The magazine is based on a unique formula, distilling the best Australian and international news, opinion and ideas into just 35 pages. The same ingredients for success that we found in the UK and USA are present in Australia: a vibrant media, an appetite for news, and an intelligent, well educated population,"

The Week is the ideal companion to today's busy lifestyles. The mainstream Australian media produce around 10 million words every week. It's impossible for even the most diligent news junkie to keep up. The Week offers a succinct summary of all you need to know about everything that matters.

The bedrock of the magazine is its stylish summaries of the best opinion and commentary on national affairs and business. But it also covers the lighter side - sport, food, travel, health, gossip, property and the arts.

"The Week's success has been built on the quality of its writing and an ability to present a clear, unbiased editorial tone through the careful selection of stories and sources," states O'Connor. "I'm delighted that we were able to recruit David Salter as Editor-in-Chief, and Hall Greenland as Editor. Together they have more than 75 years of media experience in Australia and overseas. They make a great team."

Editor-in-Chief David Salter offers a sharp summary of The Week's editorial approach: "It's fair, fast and funny. The magic of The Week is its unique and innovative blend of paraphrase and quotation," he adds. "The key ingredients are intelligent selection, stylish precis - and wit.

"But we're not a conventional news magazine. It's not about us. We take no positions and parade no opinions of our own - only the best of the other media."

Felix Dennis, chairman and owner of Dennis Publishing, is confident that The Week can continue its growth as a global brand in a new market.

"The Week is perhaps the best-read magazine on the planet," he says. "Readers adore it, become addicted to it and proselytize about it to their friends. Its unique blend of information, opinion and entertainment has driven its extraordinary growth in the UK and the USA and I have no doubt that our Australian edition will work the same magic."

Job: Scanner/Digital Imaging Technician - Mary Evans

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

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

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

Trial 8 Magazine - Buy A Single Copy Now!

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

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

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

CONTENTS
Moments
World Press Photo a view from the Jury

Spotlight
Christoph Bangert
Teenie Harris
Open Society Institute

Interview Bill Jay by David Brittain

Work in Progress Jim Goldberg

Features
Iran by Kaveh Golestand
Signing Off by Peter Granser
Frozen Exile by Ahmet Unver
HOST Folio, Maurice Broomfield
Water Colours by Narelle Autio
Not Natasha by Dana Popa
China Dust Storm by Benoit Aquin
Of The Marintime by Vanessa Winship

Columns
Adrop to Drink by James Morrison
Piety and Torture by John O’Farrell
The Vanishing Shore by Fiona Halliday
Imaging war by Jonathan Kaplan
Walk the Line by Max Houghton
Foreign Affairs - Peter Beaumont
Media - Tim Minogue
Arts - Corinne Sweet
Fiction - The Footballer by Joe Stretch

Reviews, Books, Exhibitions, Magazine Report by Jeremy Leslie

On My Shelf Isabel Hilton

List price: £20.00
On offer: £14.00

ITN Source Launches 'Clips On Demand'

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

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

From the Press Release...............

ITN Source launches Clips on Demand, the world's largest collection of broadcast-quality, "rights-ready" video clips available for purchase and download online for the first time. Over half a million clips are on offer, covering news, history, entertainment and wildlife selected from ITN Source's range of video archives. A range of clips will be added every minute of every day from ITN Source's content partners including, ITN, Reuters, FOX Movitone, Setanta Sports News and UTV.

Clips on Demand is the key feature of a complete re-launch of itnsource.com, the gateway to more than a million hours of video content which is now the leading source of professional video content globally. Clips on Demand enables users to search, browse, select, pay and download broadcast quality clips for media use any time day or night.

It is the first time customers have been offered a full self service e-commerce model that offers transparency throughout the whole licensing process. Customers can choose between two licenses, either single country or world. The licences span a range of uses including broadcast, new media, retail, advertising, corporate, internal communications and education. ITN Source is offering a 30% discount off standard clip pricing for all customers buying content through itnsource.com.

Asha Oberoi, Content Director of ITN Source said: "We're extremely excited about Clips on Demand, it is an unprecedented move in the video content industry that enables all our customers to licence professional video content that fits their project anytime, anywhere and on demand with just a few clicks.

"The site is a key focus for driving our business forward and essential in delivering content to new and existing customers globally. Giving our customers the option to download content will deliver some cost savings, which we are passing on to them in the form of a 30% discount when they purchase content through itnsource.com."

DRR Responds to PhotoShelter Collection Closing

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

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

Camera Press Ready For Christmas

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

Outdoor-Archiv Sign New Sports Photographer

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

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

Call For Entries: Fashion 3

2007 bronze winner Lauren Alderman

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

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

Exhibition: Tokyo Stories

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

As part of Paris Photo 2008’s focus on Japan, Studio Equis presents, with the support of Epson, an exceptional exhibition Tokyo Stories, at Artcurial from 8–15 November 2008. With close to 100 rare prints, many of which have previously never been seen outside of Japan, Tokyo Stories reveals the multiple faces of Tokyo from the 1930s until the present day through the works of three of Japan’s leading photographers: Hiroshi Hamaya, Tadahiko Hayashi and Shigeichi Nagano.

As a native of Tokyo, the city naturally became Hamaya’s first photographic subject. His images taken in the 1930s reveal a mysterious and exotic city, light years away from the megalopolis we know today. Hayashi captured the physical devastation of Tokyo in the aftermath of the Pacific War and the determination of its inhabitants to build a better future amidst the rubble. Nagano’s photographs of the city over the last 50 years bear witness to the radical changes the city underwent during its modernisation whilst still holding onto its traditional past.

Tokyo is a city of contrasts, a kaleidoscope of images, where the futuristic present thrives alongside the traditional past. This exhibition presents these multiple faces of Tokyo: student protests, political intrigues, the birth of ‘salarymen’ and their endless workdays, geishas, prostitutes, street orphans, writers, artists, designers and fashionistas, ... all of these characters collide to create this city of layers and contrasts.

www.studioequis.net

6th Annual LUCIE AWARDS

6th Annual LUCIE AWARDS Celebrate LEGENDARY PHOTOGRAPHERS

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

The 2008 honorees are: Gianni Berengo Gardin (Lifetime Achievement), Sara Terry: The Aftermath Project (Humanitarian Award), Richard Misrach (Achievement in Fine Art), Josef Koudelka (Achievement in Documentary), Susan Meiselas (Achievement in Photojournalism), Herman Leonard (Achievement in Portraiture), Patrick Demarchelier (Achievement in Fashion), Erwin Olaf (Achievement in Advertising) and John Iacono (Achievement in Sports). In addition to celebrating the masters, Visa Pour L'Image Festival will be honored with the Spotlight Award for celebrating their 20 year Anniversary in 2008. Each year, Honorees are selected by the 55 member Advisory Board.

Past honorees include: Larry Clark, Elliott Erwitt, Kenro Izu, Albert Watson, Melvin Sokolsky, Steve McCurry, Mary Ellen Mark, Sebastiao Salgado, Bert Stern, James Nachtwey, Douglas Kirkland, Sarah Moon, Harry Benson, David Bailey, Neil Leifer, Peter Lindbergh and the late Gordon Parks, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Philip Jones Griffith and Cornell Capa.

The Lucies will also recognize those in the creative community who are integral in crafting an image in the following categories: Print Advertising Campaign of the Year, Fashion Layout of the Year, Photography Magazine of the Year, Book Publisher of the Year, Exhibition/Curator of the Year and Picture Editor of the Year. The IPA competition will announce its top winners from the 2008 competition and distribute $20,000 in cash prizes across the top three awards.

The Lucie Awards official media partner is PDN and Photo Plus International. In addition to title sponsor Pilsner Urquell, support is provided by Blurb, Amvona, AtEDGE, Canon, HP, Orbitz, and Splashlight Studios.

Tickets for the Lucie Awards are available at http://www.lincolncenter.org/

www.lucieawards.com

Free Legal Advice Service

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

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

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

Book: Mikhael Subotzky Celebrates Publication

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

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

www.chrisboot.com

Millennium Images Shoot 'Hadron Collider' at CERN

The Large Hadron Collider by Enrico Sacchetti:From Millennium Images

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

From the Press Release:

Experiments at the LHC will open new vistas on the deepest secrets of the universe, from new forces of nature to new dimensions of space. These experiments may help scientists unravel some of particle physics biggest mysteries such as the origin of mass and the identification of dark matter and possibly identify the Higgs boson particle, what is commonly known as the "God" particle. Scientists hypothesize that the Higgs boson is what causes mass to exist. Text by Enrico Sacchetti.

You can see a portfolio of Enrico Sacchetti's project at http://www.milim.com/new-work.php

Most of the activities at CERN are currently directed towards building a new collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the experiments for it. The LHC represents a large-scale, worldwide scientific cooperation project. The LHC tunnel is located 100 meters underground, in the region between the Geneva airport and the nearby Jura mountains. It uses the 27 km circumference circular tunnel previously occupied by LEP which was closed down in November 2000. CERN's existing PS/SPS accelerator complexes will be used to pre-accelerate protons which will then be injected into the LHC.

Six experiments (CMS, ATLAS, LHCb, TOTEM, LHC-forward and ALICE) are currently being built, and will be running on the collider; each of them will study particle collisions under a different point of view, and with different technologies. Construction for these experiments required an extraordinary engineering effort. Just as an example, to lower the pieces for the CMS experiment into the underground cavern which will host it, a special crane will have to be rented from Belgium, which will be able to lift the almost 2000 tons for each piece. The first of the approximately 5,000 magnets necessary for construction was lowered down a special shaft at 13:00 GMT on 7 March 2005. This accelerator will generate vast quantities of computer data, which CERN will stream to laboratories around the world for distributed processing (making use of a specialized GRID infrastructure, the LHC Computing Grid). In April 2005, a trial successfully streamed 600 MB per second to seven different sites across the world. If all the data generated by the LHC is to be analysed, then scientists must achieve 1,800 MB per second before 2008.

As of August 2008 the majority of the LHC ring is now cooled to the 1.9 K (-271.25 °C) operating temperature. The initial particle beams are due for injection in August 2008, the first attempt to circulate a beam through the entire LHC is scheduled for September 10, 2008, and the first high-energy collisions are planned to take place after the LHC is officially unveiled, on October 21, 2008.

Source of text Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN

An award-winning commercial photographer in Europe, Enrico Sacchetti is well known for his work in fashion, portraiture and popular culture. His work has appeared in major publications worldwide. After a 15-year career in London, Enrico is now based in New York City. Although, experienced in working with both film and digital platforms, he prefers working with film on medium and large format cameras.

Selected Awards:First-place prize recipient of Fuji's 2006 Distinction Awards

Selected Exhibitions: Fashion Acts Exhibition London 2004, L'Oreal Exhibition Paris 2004, Fuji Film on Film Exhibition London 2006.

Millennium Images is pleased to announce that our Express High Res Download facility is now running on the web site. 90% of our images are now available for direct high res download. All you need to do is to log on, using your username (or email) and password, find the image you want, click on the thumbnail and follow the links for Express High Res Download. (If by chance the image you have selected isn't available as a high res on the site yet just press the link which says Request High Res and we will send it to you in the normal way.) Please do try out this facility. It really is very quick and easy.

If you are interested in buying reproduction rights to these pictures or would like to know more about the work of Enrico Sacchetti please call Niall on +44 (0) 208 985 1144 or mailto:niall@milim.com Millennium sells reproduction rights in contemporary photography and arranges commissions. We hold pictures by more than 400 photographers. You can visit our website and searchable database at:http://www.milim.com

Haymarket Consider 'Eve' Closure

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

Kevin Costello, Haymarket Consumer Media managing director, said: “The Eve team has worked tirelessly since we acquired the title over three years ago to create a brand that embodies the Haymarket values of quality and expertise. Despite these valiant efforts, Eve is making an unsustainable level of loss that is exacerbated by the recent ABC decline, the continuing strength of its key competitors and uncertain conditions within the UK economy generally.

“It is with great regret that we have had to consider closing the title. They are an extremely talented group of individuals and it’s a great privilege to work with them.”

The announcement follows a detailed review of the Eve portfolio by Haymarket, which led the company to conclude that as matters stand it is not feasible to continue the magazine.

This morning (4 Sept) Costello met with affected staff to inform them of the possible closure, that they are now at risk of redundancy and are formally entering a period of consultation. During this time, the management will explore ideas put forward by affected staff to lessen the impact of closing Eve.

Unaffected by the announcement is evecars.com, the future branding of which is under review. Eve licensees have also been informed and are developing local plans as appropriate to address these potential changes.

Out of respect to the employees affected by this announcement, Haymarket is declining further comment during the consultation period, which is expected to conclude some time in October.

None of the company’s other titles are at risk of closure.

IPC - Loaded & NME Shortlisted

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

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

A host of UK magazine editors – including a number from IPC Media – nominated their favourite iconic covers to form a long list for the Great Cover Debate. Two months ago, a panel of expert judges, sifted through 11 decades of famous magazine covers to decide on a final shortlist of 16, and now the poll is open to a public vote.

NME's controversial naked Beth Ditto cover from June 2007 was selected for its attitude, impact, humour, relevance and courage. NME editor Conor McNicholas says: "It was genuinely the most talked about cover of the year. We had, in one fell swoop done that magical thing that magazines can do, which is create an international, cultural event."

Loaded's classic Kevin Keegan cover from April 1996 was nominated as one of the great 'poster' covers that put Loaded at the heart of the mid-90s men's mag explosion. Current Loaded editor Martin Daubney says: “It embodies the spirit of Loaded – if you won't make a joke, we'll do it for you – it's a stroke of genius.”

IPC Ignite managing director Eric Fuller adds: “I'm delighted that the outstanding quality of our creative teams has once again been recognised. Both Ignite covers on the shortlist embody the unique spirit of each magazine, and they deserve their place in such esteemed company.”

A host of IPC Media editors have also provided written and video citations for their own favourites to make the shortlist – including Conor McNicholas - NME, Martin Daubney - Loaded, Andy Cowles – editorial director, Guy Woodward - Decanter, Louise White - Hair, Ali Hall - Look and Catherine Westwood - Wedding.

Voting will continue for the next few weeks, after which the winner – crowned the 'nation's favourite cover' – will be announced during Magazine Week (September 29 - October 5).

www.magazineweek.net

www.ppa.co.uk

Dennis Launch Latest 'Bookazines'

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

The seasonal 160-page bookazine series, beginning with 'The Annabel Karmel Family Cookbook - Winter & Christmas Edition 2008', will showcase over 80 of the food guru's favourite recipes for the coming months.

The bookazine series will have a newsstand price of £7.99 and the initial print-run of 100,000 will be available in high traffic newsstands in Marks and Spencer, Boots, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, WH Smith, Borders, and Amazon.co.uk.

This series from Dennis Publishing marks the first opportunity for brands to advertise alongside Annabel Karmel content in print and the Dennis team will be working with brands from the food, baby and parenting sectors to ensure the bookazine is used in the most creative and engaging way.

The bookazine is aimed at parents - whether they have new-borns or 11-year olds - who wish to make the process of cooking a healthy, fun and engaging activity for their children. There are also a variety of delicious recipes for the whole family to enjoy.

The Annabel Karmel Family Cookbook (Winter & Christmas edition), on sale 2nd October 2008, wil feature step-by-step winter recipe guides, which will be themed:'Back to School', 'Halloween', 'Bonfire Night' and 'Christmas' amongst others. The series will also include competitions, family games and activities. Spring and Summer editions will follow in 2009.

Annabel Karmel has written a highly successful range of children's nutrition books and her hugely popular and unique food-product range is stocked in many of the largest supermarkets in the UK. The food range is also served in all the major UK theme parks including Thope Park, Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventure, Haven Holidays and Asquith (the leading chain of nurseries).

Annabel writes regularly for national newspapers and magazines and appears frequently on radio and television as the UK's top expert on children's nutritional issues.

Annabel's online presence is also strong, with the number one website on children's nutrition www.annabelkarmel.com and an online TV channel annabelkarmel.tv. Annabel was awarded an MBE in 2006 for her services to child nutrition.

Martin Belson, Newstrade Director at Dennis Publishing, said: "We are thrilled to be announcing this new series of titles in conjunction with such a strong, high-end brand and personaiity. The unique and creative opportunities these bookazines offer advertisers will be an extremely exciting prospect for any brand wanting to talk to parents as Annabel is such a well trusted and recognised personality within the 'new parent' community."

Annabel Karmel said: "It has always been my dream to produce a magazine dedicated to children and food. With over 80 recipes for all occasions from favourite baby purees, meals to tempt a fussy eater and inspiration for lunchboxes to everything you need for a Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas to remember, this one will be one Winter to remember. I have created many new delicious recipes to ensure that parents will never be stuck for ideas on what to make for their child or family. Beautifully photographed, this is more than a bookazine, it is a way to bring joy and smiles into your child's life and bring the family together during the cold winder days."

Bookazine Facts

A bookazine is a perfect-bound, magazine-sized, soft back book, boasting high production values (130gsm glossy paper stock, 350 gsm cover stock).

Each bookazine takes an in-depth look at a particular subject and will be distributed through traditional magazine retail outlets.

Dennis Publishing has published over 30 bookazines to date, covering subject matters from gardening with children to Facebook.

Job: Global Archive / Stock Sales Director - Magnum Photos

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

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

cnet Demo's 'Photrade'

cnet news reports:

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

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

Full article here: www.cnet.com

BJP's Vision Event - 7th November

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

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

Vision is unique-no other event independent of colleges or associations creates a platform for young photographers to interact directly with those successful in the industry

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

Previous speakers at Vision: Martin Parr, Antoine d΄ Agata, Rene Burri, Brian Griffin, Simon Norfolk, Anders Petersen, Stephen Gill with filmmaker Jon Ronson. This years’ speakers are yet to be confirmed.

In Past years Vision has attracted crowds of up to 1350 visitors. 2007 saw an Attendee Breakdown of 70% students to 30% assistants and professional photographers.

Vision provides an interactive opportunity to promote and present your brand, while reaching your future clients early.

Entry costs only £10. Register now! www.bjp-online.com/vision

*Subscribers to The British Journal of Photography will receive 20% discount on the entry fee.

Magnum Photos Global Archive / Stock Sales Director

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

Responsible to the board, the aim of the position is to drive profitable growth in image licensing on a worldwide basis, with the support of a local team based in each of Magnum Photos’ offices - Paris, New York, London and Tokyo. It is preferred that this position be based in Paris, with regular travel to New York and London, salary commensurate with experience.

Main Responsibilities
• Further develop and fully implement a global strategy for Archive and Stock sales activities, maximising income from Magnum’s world class collection of images, and improving service to clients
• Further develop territorial distribution and determine strategy to effectively increase representation globally
• Manage and develop existing and new distribution channels, partnerships and sales agreements, whilst driving improvements to the tools for the modern B2B and B2C online businesses
• Manage the global archive and stock sales teams across the offices including managing yearly budgets, resources and costs
• Preserve the long-term conservation and growth of Magnum photographic collection in view of its heritage and value
• Provide quarterly updates of Archive / Stock Sales department activities to the Senior Management Team and to the Board
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
• Undergraduate and/or graduate education
• Experience and knowledge of the photography market and digital distribution (strong knowledge of the US market a plus)
• Fluency in English essential; high standard of French preferred
• Strong ability to understand key issues and problem solving skills
• Practicality and effectiveness, action-oriented attitude, appropriate mix of detail and big picture thinking
• Leadership skills, ability to work in a multinational environment, ability to manage staff based in different locations
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to deal with artists
• Great communicator, able to effectively synthesize and present to internal team and share-holders.

Qualification Level: Graduate
Closing Date: Sept 30th 2008

Please send CV and cover letter by post or email to:
Judy Albert, Magnum Photos, 63 Gee Street, London EC1V 3RS, United Kingdom
judya@magnumphotos.co.uk

www.magnumphotos.com

Photolibrary Represents AGE Fotostock

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

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

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

The AGE FotoStock collection offers over half a million images of high and evocative rights managed imagery which can be browsed, selected, and licensed online at www.photolibrary.com.

The large diversity and high quality of the images found in this latest collection, and the broad range of themes, continue to allow Photolibrary to remain at the forefront of the creatives’ thought process when looking for high end image content.

Glenn Parker, Photolibrary Group CEO, says, "This latest representation agreement illustrates Photolibrary's commitment to representing the very best rights managed imagery available, thus continuing our key offer of creative excellence for users of www.photolibrary.com. Representing the AGE Fotostock collection throughout our global network allows us to keep true to this commitment.

Alfonso Gutierrez, General Manager of AGE FotoStock, says, "Nowadays everything is about distribution in our business. Pricing is related to the level of the offer in any market or industry and therefore somewhat unpredictable. However, while distribution is key in any business it is especially important in stock photography. The more people that see your images, the more possibilities you have to sell them at market price. This agreement with the excellent distribution network of Photolibrary achieves our goal of increasing the visibility of our images to many more clients still and in many more countries around the world as well.”

www.agefotostock.com
www.thpphotoservices.com

Exhibition: Best of British

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

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

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

The new photographic exhibition will offer people a unique chance to view rarely seen images that celebrate all that puts the ‘Great’ in Great Britain. The ‘Best of British’ exhibition, opening at St Pancras International, presents over a century of photography especially selected from the Press Association’s archives, with many of the images not seen since their first publication decades ago.

The exhibition, which runs between 8 – 26 September, showcases key moments and heroes from British history but often from different or quirky angles. Many will draw a smile, or tell a story, they may even include familiar faces or places - but most have rarely been seen in public before now.

40 photographs have been selected from the Press Association’s archives of more than seven million images. The exhibition, showing Britain across three centuries, marks the 140th anniversary of both the Press Association and St Pancras station this year.

The photographs will be displayed throughout the station, offering visitors and travellers a fascinating glimpse at some of the defining moments of British history. Whether catching a train, doing a spot of shopping or meeting friends, the exhibition will be accessible and free for all.

“Working with the team at St Pancras International, we shortlisted an interesting selection of images dating back to 1897. The oldest image on display is a portrait of Queen Victoria at her Diamond Jubilee; the most recent is a photo of her great great great great grandson, Prince Harry! We want visitors to the station to enjoy fabulous images of historical and current events in Britain that they may have seen in their lives,” said Martin Stephens, assistant managing director of PA Photos.

The photographs were taken by some of the agency’s renowned photographers such as John Stillwell, who was the only photographer to accompany Prince Harry on his tour of duty in Afghanistan in March of this year. Other images include iconic figures such as Winston Churchill, Bobby Moore, Twiggy and the Beatles. There are also photographs of the station taken over the years.

Dominique Didinal, marketing manager of St Pancras International, said “Both St Pancras International and the Press Association are part of the history of Britain. Over the years the Press Association has captured moments of pride, sadness, victory - the very fabric of Britain – and St Pancras International is itself a magnificent symbol of great pride, achievement and a feat of Great British engineering. With our shared anniversary this year, the partnership is a fantastic fit to showcase something truly British.”

A series of ten books called ‘20th Century Britain in Pictures’ and published by Ammonite Press accompanies the exhibition. As part of the Press Association’s anniversary celebrations, each book features over 300 photos to chronicle a decade of British life as seen through its archive. The series will be available in all major bookshops in the autumn and can be pre-ordered from Foyles in St Pancras International.

To view PA's archive: www.paphotos.com
To find out more about St Pancras station www.stpancras.com

Sales Executive at Red Cover

Red Cover – a leading picture library specialising in interiors and garden imagery, is looking for an enthusiastic person with a creative flair to join their Sales Team.

Full time, based in South London, you will need experience working in a proactive sales environment, some level of account handling and knowledge of the image industry is a must. It is important the applicant has a keen eye for selecting appropriate images and features to suit the clients’ needs. An interest in the subject of interiors would be an advantage.

Responsibilities:
* Meet and exceed sales targets
* Daily client liaison through the use of telephone, email and regular client visits
* Fee quotations and sales negotiation
* Proactive selling of single images to magazines, newspapers, advertising, design, merchandising and other media clients around the world
* Syndication: Selling of feature packages within the UK & International editorial market
* Selecting features corresponding to client sector, category and requirements
* Sourcing of new clients to extend the client database using the Internet, other research tools and visits to trade fairs

Full-time

Salary upon request

Based in South London

Please email your C.V. to Atinuke Olumekun at the email address below:

atinuke.olumekun@redcover.com

www.redcover.com

Rawzor - Lossless Compression For Camera Raw Files

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

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

Full details here: www.rawzor.com

Barcroft Media - New Site

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

View the site:www.barcroftmedia.com

Job: Sales Executive at Red Cover

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

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

Two Celebrity Photographers - Matrixphotos.com

Matrixphotos.com is an established and exciting picture agency. Why not join us and become part of our dynamic team?

We are currently recruiting two self motivated celebrity photographers. We offer a generous package for the right candidates.

Please contact Danny Hayward or Simon Bridger at the agency.
T: 0845 345 7072
Email: recruitment@matrixphotos.com

Matrix Photos - The New Site

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

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

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

Corbis' Creative IQ Trend - Back to Basics

© 2001-2008 Corbis Corporation

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

- Pub sales are down by 8.3% and supermarket beer sales up 5.3% as we swap nights out for drinks in*
- As we switch from premium food brands to cheaper alternatives, organic food sales fall by 19%
- Holidaying at home suddenly seems more appealing: British seaside resorts have seen a 10% rise in holidaymakers choosing them over locations abroad

Creative IQ Trends are periodic reports on emerging cultural trends responsible for current and projected future visual image needs. The studies cover global, cross-cultural trends as well as smaller regional trends. These proprietary reports are the result of extensive analysis of top-selling Corbis images, commercial and editorial tear sheets and the latest demographic and psychographic research. Originally solely for internal information to Corbis photographers, the Creative IQ Trends are now made available to the creative community at large at www.corbis.com/creativeboutique

Exhibition: Lucien Herve - Starts 6th September

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

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

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

www.michaelhoppengallery.com

Aerial Photographer Produces Book

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

Mary Evans Launches Castle Howard Collection

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

One of Britain's finest and best-loved stately homes, Castle Howard, known to film buffs as the fictional Brideshead in Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited", was built for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle between 1699 and 1712.

Designed by John Vanburgh, later the architect of Blenheim Palace, and assisted by the experienced Nicholas Hawksmoor, Castle Howard was the first private house in England to be endowed with a grand dome which crowns the lavish Baroque structure. The grounds are equally impressive with formal gardens, woodland, fountains and lakes setting off two further major buildings; the Temple of the Four Winds, and the Mausoleum built by Hawksmoor in which the 3rd Earl is interred.

The collection, which is being scanned and photographed by Mary Evans on an ongoing basis, includes treasures from this Yorkshire landmark's superb interior and archive. The core of the picture collection was built up by the 3rd, 4th and 5th Earls during the 18th century, notably during their travels in Italy on the Grand Tour. Although some of the works were later sold, or destroyed by fire in 1940, valuable later additions were made by George, 9th Earl of Carlisle, the last with this title to live at Castle Howard. A great patron of the arts, and an accomplished painter himself, he forged friendships with some of the greatest of the Victorian artists and it is due to his legacy that works by Frederick, Lord Leighton, G.F. Watts and Walter Crane number among Castle Howard's numerous treasures. They join 18th century satirical cartoons, architectural drawings and hand-coloured engravings of birds and wildlife while other notable pieces include paintings by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Rubens, Canaletto and Holbein (including an outstanding painting of King Henry VIII by the latter) which adorn the walls of Castle Howard.

Paul Brown continued ".....As a picture library, we're particularly proud to be working behind the scenes to bring this prestigious but relatively undiscovered collection to light, and in the process offer our clients such a superb, historically significant set of pictures."

The full range of images from the Castle Howard Collection can be viewed at www.maryevans.com and more information about Castle Howard can be found at www.castlehoward.co.uk.

Where Did The Summer Go?

Blackberries © DK Images

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

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

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

Happy 2nd Birthday to Media Blitz

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

You can choose from Boots, John Lewis, or Marks & Spencer.

This time in 2006 they had a little over 10,000 images - today they have a little over 100,000 images to choose from!

http://www.mediablitzimages.com/

Picturehouse New York - 29 October

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

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

More than 25 first-time exhibitors are among this year's line-up, which include industry giants, such as Corbis, Jupiterimages, Getty Images and Masterfile; agencies representing photographers, such as Digital Railroad, IPNstock, and PhotoShelter; and a host of specialty niche archives ranging from aerospace (Boeingimages), agriculture (Grant Heilman), architecture (LOOK), humor (The Cartoon Bank), fine art (akg-images), food (Stockfood), historic (North Wind Picture Archives, Everett Collection), medical/science (Phototake), travel (Danita Delimont Stock Photography)