Photo Archive News

Elliott Erwitt Archive moves To Texas

The archive of photographer Elliott Erwitt (b. 1928), which includes more than 50,000 signed photographic prints, will be housed at the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin.
The Ransom Center photography holdings range from collections of prints to individual archives of photographers such as David Douglas Duncan, Eliot Elisofon and Arnold Newman.
The Erwitt materials are currently being prepared for public access. High-resolution press images are available.

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Job: Splash - late shift photo desk editor - LA Office

'Splash News and Pictures is currently involved in global expansion and as a result we are seeking an additional late shift photo desk editor for our Los Angeles office...' Full details of this job are on the Industry Ads page now.

Corbis Portfolio Launches - The Story Behind The Image

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Corbis Images have released a new online Portfolio today that highlights the extensive inventory of its nine signature collections that range from commercial images, to unforgettable moments in history to natural wonders and iconic celebrities. - The Corbis Portfolio collections also reveal the stories behind the images from contributors and art directors. These stories, many shared for the first time, highlight how a particular image was shot, the challenges, and the series of details required to capture the subject, preserve the mood or record that key moment in time. These behind-the-scenes stories from the eye of the photographer provide a new perspective for customers as they view and learn about the new Portfolio collections.

Martin Ellis Joins BackPage Images

London based sport photo agency Backpage Images have appointed Martin Ellis as Commercial Director. Ellis joins BPI from Action Images where he was Head of Business Development and he has previously worked in similar roles at Empics and PA Sport.
Managing Director Javier Garcia told PhotoArchiveNews.com this morning; "It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Martin Ellis as Commercial Director and I am delighted to have appointed him at a crucial stage of our existence. Martin brings a wealth of experience in editorial and commercial sales and development and I look forward to us building the BPI brand"
Martin Ellis commented: "I am very pleased to have joined BPI at this stage of our development. After working for great larger companies, being involved in a small but focused team will prove to be an exciting challenge. I look forward to helping propel BPi into being a major player in the supply of sports imagery"
the agency were unable to supply a photo of Martin - if you have one - send it in and we will get it uploaded ;-)

Picture Researchers Test: 'Before They Were Famous'

'Before They Were Famous' - click for the answers

ArenaPAL have been scouring their library and have unearthed another rare selection of gems for you! Take a look at these early career shots of internationally acclaimed performers and see how many you recognise - before checking the captions…
Look out for... a fresh-faced young man about to embark on a very long career as a British rock icon; the world’s most famous operatic tenor in his first ever UK role; and a young mime student finding inspiration for his Jean Genie!

Thought Equity Motion Provides 40 years Of US Tennis Footage

United States Tennis Association Signs Exclusive, Multi-Year Licensing Agreement with Thought Equity Motion

Thought Equity Motion, Inc., a provider of cloud-based video platform and footage licensing services, announced that the United States Tennis Association (USTA) engaged in a multi-year, exclusive agreement to utilize the company’s advanced video platform and sales distribution network to license US Open tournament footage dating back to the 1960s.
“We are excited to offer the US Open’s rich video heritage through the industry’s leading online footage licensing platform,” said Paul White, Director of Licensing and Retail Development at the USTA. “Content producers worldwide can quickly and easily search, preview, and download our content for use in their TV and film productions, commercials, and corporate projects. Thought Equity Motion’s platform technology and rights development expertise will help us to extend our archives’ value beyond the live event.”
Licensing detail here: 40 Years of US Open Tournament Action

Richard Heeps Is At Millennium

New Work by Richard Heeps at Millennium Images - click it to view the images

PixPalace Closes In America

PixPalace USA will be shut down as of September 30th. Kelli Grant the company's US Director in an email to U.S customers wrote: "PixWays, which is alive and thriving on the French market, made a great effort in the worst of economic times to challenge the North American market 3 years ago… and as we know, the US was the hardest hit.
Our goal was to enable photo buyers in North America to have access to the finest content from around the world with one click".... We thank you all for being a part of this great community and know that even though we may not be calling or emailing you with promos…….. we, are in this love together always…...

"Collector's Joy" Photograph auction Today

Lot 81: MARILYN MONROE ON AN ELEPHANT, BY WEEGEE Suggested Bid: $400

"Collector's Joy" Photograph auction, THURSDAY 9/22 3:00 P.M.

First Showing: Angkor Photo Festival - Cambodia

Created in 2005, the Angkor Photo Festival is the first photography festival to be held in Southeast Asia.
Nov 19 - - 26, 2011- Siem Reap - Cambodia.

110 photographers exhibiting, 60 from Asia. Most of the major agencies are represented although we did not spot Corbis on the list....
Programme Preview
Angkor Photo Festival

Winners of the Picture Editors' Guild Press Photography Awards 2011

Successful competitors in the 2011 Picture Editors' Guild Awards were revealed at a gala dinner in London last night (20th September) with Matt Dunham of the Associated Press being named SABMiller Photographer of the Year.

His triumph came after he also secured the title of British Airways Royal Photographer of the Year and commendations in two other categories. His portfolio included a picture (below) published across the world showing a shocked Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Charles as their car was attacked by a rioting mob.

The expanded Awards contest had nine category winners including an innovative section devoted to recognising the impact of 'Citizen' photography. Sir Harry Evans, Fleet Street legend and currently editor-at-large for Reuters, presented the prizes of cash and trophies at an event hosted by the BBC's Kate Silverton in London.

Thousands of images were entered for the contest from press photographers working throughout the United Kingdom and were judged by a panel of 12 senior picture editors representing national and regional publishers and media agencies.
At the end of the Awards evening the full list of winners and commended photographers (listed in alphabetical order) was:

Picture Editors Guild News Photographer of the Year: Carl Court
Commended - Matt Dunham, Paul Hackett, Jeremy Selwyn

Picture Editors Guild Celebrity Photographer of the Year: Dave Benett
Commended - Wattie Cheung, Jon Enoch, Mike Marsland

Bloomberg Business Photographer of the Year: Christopher Ratcliffe
Commended - Jason Alden, Dan Kitwood

Newscast Young Photographer of the Year: Matt Lloyd
Commended - Adam Gerrard, Don Romney, Justin Tallis

Nikon Sports Photographer of the Year: Mike Egerton
Commended - Marc Aspland, John Giles, Ian McNicol

British Airways Royal Photographer of the Year: Matt Dunham
Commended - Chris Furlong, Christopher Jackson, Toby Melville

PhotoBox Regional Photographer of the Year: Anthony Chappel-Ross
Commended - Simon Hulme, Cathal McNaughton, David Moir

BT Citizens Photographer of the Year: Ben Jacobson
Commended - Charlie Forgham-Bailey, Peter Dewhirst, Chris Smith

Fotolia Photo Essay Photographer of the Year: Dan Kitwood
Commended - Mark Bickerdike, Matt Dunham, Jack Hill

SAB Miller Photographer of the Year: Matt Dunham

A Chairman's Award was made for his contribution to the industry to double Pulitzer Prize winner Horst Faas who travelled from Germany to receive the honour.

Guild chairman Alan Sparrow said:' Thanks to the magnificent assistance we have received from our growing list of sponsors, the Awards have become a major event to showcase the skill and artistry of the current generation of press photographers. Ours is a competitive and sometimes combative occupation but we come together on occasions like this to celebrate and admire the work of some of our most talented colleagues and rivals.'

Members of the public will be able to see a selection of the winning images at the world class Museum of London from the end of September until next January. The exhibition – uniquely displayed at an outdoor gallery space – has been made possible by technicians at the online photo printers PhotoBox.

View all Winning & Commended images: UK Picture Editors Guild
PAN will have photos of the event online as we get them - so check back later.

UK Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2011 - 'LIVE' Tonight

photo via UKPEG Twitter feed....

Follow the evening presentations and winning photographers on the UK Picture Editors' Guild twitter feed 'LIVE'... with photos via twitpic

PhotoArchiveNews.com - Media Partner to the UK Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2011

Splash: late shift photo desk editor - LA Office

Splash News and Pictures is currently involved in global expansion and as a result we are seeking an additional late shift photo desk editor for our Los Angeles office, We are looking for a dynamic self motivated person who is capable of working on a fast pace non stop photo desk, applicants must be able to communicate with photographers and clients, assign photographers jobs and tips, manage workflow, research information and manage a constantly developing diary. Hours would be from 3pm til 12 midnight.

Please contact Austin Raishbrook at Araishbrook@splashnews.com and attach your current resume/CV

Industry Links - it's where the photo Libraries are!

If you have arrived at PhotoArchiveNews.com in search of stock 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!

Isabelle Doran, Picture Library Manager at Loupe Images booked her Industry Link for the fourth year saying: "yes we’d certainly like to renew our listing, we have had a few clients saying they found us from our listing on PhotoArchiveNews.com."

An Industry Links costs £85 for a year.
To book yours contact Will(@)photoarchivenews.com or call UK: 01233 770044
Or send your agency/library logo - description - contact details, we can put it all together for you.

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News In Brief: Quick General Industry News

- U.S. stock & editorial photo industry news:
SPLASH TV Launches At MIPCOM 2011
Gannett Buys Sports Photo Agency US Presswire
Agency Access Acquires ADBASE and FoundFolios
Director of Photography at Vanity Fair Joins Trunk
Read it now at: About The Image

-Mary Evans are now representing images from the Scout Association Archive, image selection here: maryevans

- From Photolibrary to Getty Images - this in an email to PL customers:
In approximately three weeks (don’t worry, we’ll send you more reminders nearer the time) the following Photolibrary websites and their local domains will redirect to gettyimages.com:
• photolibrary.com*
• britainonview.com
• freshfoodimages.com
• gardenpicture.com
• monsoonimages.com
• osf.co.uk
• peterarnold.com
*(excluding the Photolibrary India and UAE local domains)

-Alamy has partnered Netmagic and extended its server infrastructure at a co-location center in Chennai, India. The purpose of the partnership is to make searching for images on the site – across Asia – as fast as possible.

-CEPIC IPTC Metadata Handbook has been released - The Handbook is a PDF package of documents, which includes Image Metadata Planning - a guide for business users, papers on the legal framework for metadata use, quick reference charts on the use of IPTC Core and Extension fields, and an interactive metadata workflow planning tool for selecting IPTC fields for use in various stages of a business workflow - download a copy here: CEPIC/Handbook

-The 'plain and simple image' photo agency Plain Picture is ten years old this week: 'Today the team has grown steadily to 27 employees and the collection is now up to 460,000 images. Despite the constant expansion over the last few years the agency has kept a sharp profile due to consistent editing with strict criteria'.

-Photo library FLPA are giving away jams and chutneys made by the company Stokes Sauces from Suffolk this month.

-Lebrecht Music & Arts has announced, 'we have added 80,000 new images to our website in the last two and a half years. Essentially that means we have doubled the high res images available at www.lebrecht.co.uk to our loyal clients'.

Go See: Dafydd Jones 'Major Exhibition' - London

Lucian Freud at Lord Antony Lambton's book launch, London September 1983
©Dafydd Jones www.dafjones.com

Scenes from the Art world - 30 years of Gallery culture by Dafydd Jones
Idea Generation Gallery, London Exhibition: 6th October – 16th October

A leading pioneer in society photography Dafydd Jones has been photographing key art world names for the past three decades. His social reportage is a visual record of the Art world’s transformation from small and unknown gallery launches of the nineteen eighties to the large scale celebrity haunts of the contemporary art market.
The exhibition entitled Scenes from the Art world: 30 years of Gallery culture will bring together a hand selected series of images from Dafydd Jones’ extensive catalogue. A panel discussion on the nature of artist as Celebrity will run alongside the exhibition and the images will be available for purchase from the Idea Generation Gallery store, affording a rare opportunity to buy some of Jones’ finest work.
“The art world knows how to party and make the most of having a good time. A party of rich bankers would inevitably be dull. But the mixture of suits, Russian collectors, socialites, young artists, the newly rich, hangers on, models, starving artists and journalists makes for a good party and a great set of shots. It’s a formula that’s worked for 30 years.” Dafydd Jones

Mr Pap - My Time In The BB House

'Jeff and Jenny talk to Mr Paparazzi about his time in the Big Brother house', click it

Alpha Tweeter

UK based Alpha Photographic Press Agency have started a twitter feed - Mark Blumire MD at Alpha Press told PhotoAchiveNews.com "We felt we should let publishers and photographers know that we are very much part of the 24/7 photo press world and the modern social media universe we're all living in now. It gives our images another shop window and an exciting new medium to explore. Follow us now and enjoy Alpha's pictorial diary of choice photos!".
Here: twitter.com/#!/Alpha_Press

UK Picture Editors' Guild 2011 Awards: Finalists Announced

The 2011 awards evening will be held for a second year at the Prince Consort Rooms within The Honourable Artillery Company HQ, London.

Finalists in the UK Picture Editors' Guild 2011 Awards sponsored by SABMiller are:

Picture Editors Guild News Photographer of the Year:
Carl Court
Matt Dunham
Paul Hackett
Jeremy Selwin

Celebrity Photographer of the Year:
Dave Bennett
Wattie Cheung
Jon Enoch
Mike Marsland

Bloomberg Buisness Photographer of the Year:
Jason Alden
Dan Kitwood
Christpher Ratcliffe
Christpher Ratcliffe

Newscast Young Photographer of the Year:
Adam Gerrard
Matt Lloyd
Don Romney
Justin Tallis

Nikon Sports Photographer of the Year:
Marc Aspland
Mike Egerton
John Giles
Ian McNicol

British Airways Royal Photographer of the Year:
Matt Dunham
Chris Furlong
Christopher Jackson
Toby Melville

Regional Photographer of the Year:
Simon Hulme
Cathal McNaughton
David Moir
Anthony Chappel-Ross

British Telecom Citizens Photographer of the Year:
Charlie Forgham-Bailey
Peter Dewhurst
Ben Jacobson
Chris Smith

Fotolia Photo Essay Photographer of the Year:
Mark Bickerdike
Matt Dunham
Jack Hill
Dan Kitwood

Winners will be announced at the awards event on the 20th Sept in central London - full details here: The UK Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2011

Icon News - New Celebrity Channel Looks for Content

'This week Icon News puts a call out to all paparazzi to submit their contact info, to recieve weekly updates of shots for purchase'.... more at AboutTheImage.com today.

Rugby WC At PA Images

Full coverage of the Rugby World Cup from Press Association Images - click images for details

Copyright Watch! - Bruce Juice Website - UPDATE

12 Sept: PAN has received an email from the 'webmaster' at Buce Juice - here it is:
Hello, your talking about our site www.bruce-juice.com on PA news, I thought I would give you the respect of a response. I suspected our site was being targeted by media groups, and tonight I found out why after reading your copyright watch. I speak to web-masters of other image sharing sites and they haven't had any emails, as yet.

If there is copyright issues on our site, it's only fair the owners will want to get to the bottom of it. I've learnt a lot over the last few days, dealing with many emails, removing a lot of content etc..

We have received emails from various media/news groups concerning our site, some conclude with simply removing content and us explaining where the images came from (I assume they take that info and attempt to follow the breadcrumbs back to source) , others however, are quite happy to hold us responsible for a planet-wide hacking conspiracy, with no talk other than layers.

I found 3 variations of "Copyright Watch!" about Bruce Juice, and the one thing that truly troubled me, is that there is talk of us having some sort of FTP or server access which we exploit to gain access to images, THIS IS NOT TRUE. All the images on our site are already openly available
on sites such as Imagebam, linked to via forums and blogs.

After explaining to one agency where we get our images from (I won't mention names as they where very helpful) , they suggested our site's pitch wasn't doing us any favours, and our wording was also an issue.

We have revised our copyright notice, and our Facebook fan page text. The lady at the above mentioned agency agreed that the main concern was the source, which we helped point in the right direction.

************************************

There is clearly a problem with the images being shared. What confuses me is the lack of talk aimed at getting to the bottom of their leaks. If someone is illegally hacking in, tho more likely untrustworthy employee's or customers. Then this should be the focus, this is the source of the problem.

I am positive that imagebam, imagevenue etc will store records of the IP's used to upload copyrighted images, with that information an address can be found, which I suspect would probably be the address of a customer or employee, or worst case - a hacker.

-ENDS-

We replied:
'Hi Bruce juice, thanks for getting in touch - you have completely missed the point, I will be happy to help you understand the commercial aspects of editorial and commercial photography but you will have to call me'. ... nothing from them yet.

NB - BBC reports: File-sharing site hit by hackers

9th Sept: One large photo agency will be confirming today if their legal team will be chasing Bruce-Juice.
- 6 photo agency owners have confirmed their images are on the site
- One agency owner from LA commented: "Hi Will, Yes Bruce-Juice.com are one of the many sites that rip us off wholesale on a regular basis. Their Quantcast shows only around 20K monthly traffic so we stopped thinking about them as a viable litigation.
If someone else has any ideas on how to squeeze money out of them or shut them down, I would love to hear them.......thanks"
- Another from the UK: "Our content is on this site. I have had a skim through this morning and identified 4 big studio shoots so far.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Let me know the other agencies and planned action".
- Another agency boss: 'If any other agencies are taking legal action we'd love to know, as this website is exposing a scandalous way of stealing'.

8 Sept:
A number of photo agencies have contacted PAN about the activities of http://www.bruce-juice.com
The site offers hi res photo downloads, mainly celebrity photo content - for free. - 'Welcome to Bruce Juice, the UK's biggest celebrity image sharing website'. Rex Features in the UK first raised the alarm in an email to PhotoArchiveNews.com yesterday, we then sent an 'Alert' email to pap agency owners including the large general news agencies. Four agencies have now confirmed their images are available on the site without permission or arrangement.

It appears bruce-juice.com or a contributor to the site has tapped into an unsecure FTP server at a newspaper or magazine in the UK. If your content is on the site without permission let us know - will (at) photoarchivenews.com - and we will put you in touch with all agencies affected.

This is the Bruce Juice copyright notice!: 'All images on bruce-juice.com featuring individuals of 'celebrity' and 'public figure' status are believed to be in the public domain. bruce-juice.com does not claim ownership of any images featuring individuals of 'celebrity' and 'public figure' status. bruce-juice.com DOES NOT accept responsibility for it's users downloading material that is later found to be an infringement of copyright laws'.

Picture Group Europe Now At IDS

PictureGroup Europe images are now available on IDS Picture Desk - 'the one stop image search platform for media professionals' - We reported last month the opening in London of Picture Group Europe (PictureGroup was launched in the US in 2009 by entertainment photographer Frank Micelotta) The UK based arm of the agency headed up by Chief Photographer Anthony Harvey, formerly with PA and European Sales & Licensing Manager Stephen West formerly with Getty Images.

Go See: Ron Galella - London

UK Picture Editors' Guild Launches Winners Exhibition

The UK Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2011: Winners' Exhibition - Museum Of London - September 29th 2011 - 22 january 2012.
This year's award-winning images will be on display to the public in a ground-breaking new exhibition thanks to PhotoBox and the Museum of London.
Guild chairman Alan Sparrow sees the exhibition as a chance to let the public appreciate up-close the talent and professionalism that goes into a great Press picture. He said:' This is how every photographer likes to show off the best of their work - a huge perfect print to be viewed at leisure. We are fortunate to have such a great company as PhotoBox, coupled with the Museum of London, to create this fantastic addition to the 2011 Awards.'
Details: UK Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2011: Winners' Exhibition

Zoo Mag Cuts Picture Department

MediaWeek reports: ... 'The roles of news editor, picture editor and deputy art editor have been hit by the announcement, according to a source, who claimed the magazine needed to cut costs "to stay viable".... full reports here: mediaweek.co.uk

PAN Photo Exclusive: Pixxday - SUISSE event

the event getting busy... nice disco ball Tom!

and the DJ played on....

Leading picture agencies, libraries and media companies attended the pixxday SUISSE where they met nearly three hundred picture editors, art buyers, graphic designers. Launched by software company picturemaxx AG in cooperation with its partners from the media network i-picturemaxx the day provided a networking opportunity for the picture industry in Zurich.

Jana Darnstädt, Picturemaxx Account Manager in Switzerland told Photoarchivenews.com this morning, “pixxday SUISSE was a very successful event with over 270 picture editors, art buyers, marketing and media companies who attended. I would like to thank everyone for their participation at the event and we look forward to welcoming you at next year’s pixxday where we can continue to strengthen the community and relationships between suppliers and buyers of media.”

Herbert Ingram Exhibition - Boston UK

The Boston Standard reports: 'A BOSTON MP, acclaimed locally for bringing clean piped drinking water to Boston, is to be honoured with a free exhibition at Fydell House this weekend....He founded the Illustrated London News, the first newspaper to carry pictures - some of which will be on display'. - Full article here Bostonstandard.co.uk

Herbert Ingram statue on Google Maps: Herbert Ingram statue

F1 Photographer Raises Funds In Memory Of Son

Formula One photographer Russell Batchelor lost his son earlier this year, and is raising funds for Ethan's old school by auctioning some amazing F1 items that have been donated by drivers and teams. Full details here: Please help my mate Rusty...

Jobs: Picture Desk Editors: Celeb Agency - London

Pacific Coast News is moving their United Kingdom office from Edinburgh to London and currently has Picture Desk editing vacancies! details here: PAN Industry Ads page

Picture Desk Editors: Celeb Agency - London

Pacific Coast News is moving their United Kingdom office from Edinburgh to London and currently has Picture Desk editing vacancies!

After eight great years in Scotland, we have decided to be closer to the celebrity action. With much excitement, we announce that at the end of the month our U.K. office will be situated in the thriving Clerkenwell area of central London.

Joining our relocating Edinburgh team will be Dave Wheels, formerly of Marbella based agency Solarpix. His role will be to improve our IT and strengthen our editorial content from across Europe.

We are looking for bright and eager picture desk production people who want either full-time or part-time work. We have a very busy desk and with the move to London, it will only get busier.

For the two available full-time positions, we are looking for one candidate with prior editing and agency experience. The other position will be for an industry newcomer and we are willing to train from scratch! We are also looking for editors available on a freelance shift basis.

Work in London will start October 1st.

For all editing positions, please send a C.V. to jaylott@pacificcoastnews.com

PAN Photo Exclusive! Wenn Wedding

above, the happy couple and right, Owen at work... a couple of years ago

This just in from Lloyd Beiny "My son Owen, Director of Operations for WENN in LA and ace pap, got married on the beach at Santa Monica last week. Here's a pic of Owen and Adele. Apparently its EXCLUSIVE !

Congrats to the happy couple from all at PhotoArchiveNews.com - read the interview we did with Owen in 2007 here PAN Interviews

News In Brief: Quick General Industry News

-Getty Images are going to shoot the 2012 London Olympics in 3D.

-Alamy launches ‘100% Royalties’ for students.
'The campaign will see Alamy offering photography and design students 100 percent royalties on all sales over a two year period'.

-Deposit Photos has secured a significant investment contract with TMT Investments.
'TMT Investments PLC has committed to an investment of up to 3 million dollars (US) in the next year. The amount of investment was fixed in the contract of intents concluded during the preliminary negotiations between the companies in 2010'.

-Danita Delimont Stock Photography has signed a partnership agreement with Gallo Images, a South Africa-based stock agency and key contributor to Getty Images. Under terms of the partnership, Delimont will select images from its library of diverse travel destinations and educational content to Gallo, a Getty master delegate and image partner that represents all collections from Getty Images.

-Bridgeman are now representing The Royal Amouries - comprises the national (UK) repository of artillery, firearms, arms and armour, one of the most extensive in the world.

Guardian Pic Ed On Photo Manipulation

Roger Tooth, picture editor at the Guardian newspaper in London writes about 'Acceptable uses of Photoshop in the Guardian and Grazia' here: guardian.co.uk

PPHP Latest: Peter Smith - 'My life in Fleet Street'

.....'After negotiating a few bundles of papers thrown from the vans I ran in to Salisbury Court and found the entrance in an alley way leading to St Brides Church and gingerly poked my head around the door. “Come in lad, just don’t stand there” came a friendly voice peering over a newspaper. It was Mr Jones, Picture Editor, Jonah, as he was fondly known by his colleagues and whom I had met the week before during my interview. I was introduced to the head messenger boy, “he will show you the ropes”; he said and left to carry on with his work. And so I started my career as a messenger boy with the Associated Press Photos at the age of sixteen earning the princely sum of £2.10 shillings a week. One of my priority duties was to get a regular supply of tea for the photographers who had just come back from an assignment. Boy! Get the tea-I would grab an old enamel jug, the photographer would give me sixpence and I would go across the road to Manzies and get the tea as well as thick buttered cheese rolls......

Peter Smith ex Fleet Street photographer and photo editor has contacted the PPHP from South Africa where he is retired…. he still shoots for pleasure and loves his life in SA. He is back in the UK next year to visit family and will be fitting in a visit to a Fleet Street pub with friends..the PPHP is looking forward to a few beers and more memories.. Here is his story: PressPhotoHistory.com / 'My life in Fleet Street'

There Be Treasure In Them Images

They say: 'Lebrecht Music & Arts has be sailin' across th' oceans 'n come back wit' images 'o band 'o pirates' lovely booty. Famous pirates from t' Barbary coast and t' Americas be now online on our website. ... Click here to spy wit' ye eye

The Lucas Dolega Association

In memory of photographer Lucas Dolega his partner Nathalie his parents, friends and colleagues, have decided to pay him homage with the creation of an association. The Lucas Dolega Association will be dedicated to these objectives of memory, of support to the independant photographers and of raising public awareness.

'After Lucas’ departure, Nathalie, his partner and us, his parents, friends and colleagues, have decided to pay him homage with the creation of an association. To keep him with us, we had to retrace his career path, to tell his story, to show his pictures. We had to keep a trace of his energy and of his passion for this job. His curiosity for the others implied also to look forward : from there was born our wish to open a platform of information and exchange dedicated to the photojournalists. Its aim is to support them in the preparation of their stories, in their actions on the field and to help them to showcase their work.
Lastly, because Lucas died in Tunisia, at the first moments of the Jasmin Revolution, we had to remind the public that in order to bring back these images that we look at everyday, some men and women take risks'.

Clownfish Print Store Launches

click to view the store

UK based photo agency Clownfishphoto has launched a Media Storehouse powered Print Store. They say: 'Welcome to Clownfishphoto's dedicated Print & Merchandise store. Here you will find spectacular images taken by Professional Photographers across the Globe. We pride ourselves on the quality of our images and this store presents a sample of our finest for your pleasure'.

Art Director, full time, permanent - London

Position: Art Director, full time, permanent
Location: Clerkenwell EC1
Salary: Competitive
Start date- September 2011

Our client, a leading Stock Photography Agency specialising in the creation of Royalty Free and Rights Managed stills imagery, is seeking an Art Director to join its expanding content creation team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the conception and execution of the creative image content.

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualise, produce, art direct and edit highly commercial content for all collections within the company’s Image brands.
• Price and negotiate budgets for shoot productions.
• Develop and maintain relationships within the photographic community and source new photographic talent.
• Develop and maintain relationships with photographers who are funding their own productions. Art Direct and edit the content generated from this relationship.
• International travel involved.

Requirements:

• You will need to have a minimum of 3 years Art Direction experience.
• Your portfolio must demonstrate an in depth understanding of commercial imagery with high production values and strong creative integrity.
• You must have experience of pricing and negotiating budgets for large photographic productions.
• You will bring with you a broad and established contact list from across the industry.
• Great communication skills and an enthusiasm to become an integral part of a talented and passionate team.

Benefits:

• Virgin Active gym membership.

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter in confidence to James Cape – info@createselect.com

Hargreaves Review - Feedback Needed By 5th Sept

Artist Bill Of Rights Campaign has highlighted the issues across the recent Hargreaves Review of IP, they have a guideline if you want to submit your concerns to the Select Committee today.

'The UK Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has announced its intention to conduct an inquiry into the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and the Government’s response to that Review. According to the UK Government website the inquiry will focus on "The recommendations set out in the Hargreaves Review on Intellectual Property and the Government’s plans for the implementation of its recommendations." They are seeking written submissions from individuals and companies about the proposals contained in Professor Hargreaves review of copyright. Every creative should make a submission, the deadline is 5th September 2011'. Here: UK Artists - Fight For Your Moral Rights

and here: Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property

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Getty Images Grants Announced

'Getty Images US$20,000 Grants Placed' reports AboutTheImage.com

Soon: Industry Event: Pixxday - SUISSE 8 Sept

Leading picture agencies, libraries and media companies will be on show to media buyers like picture editors, art buyers, graphic designers and marketing specialists at the pixxday SUISSE event on September 8, 2011 in Zurich (10 a.m. and 6 p.m). Launched by software company picturemaxx AG in cooperation with its partners from the media network i-picturemaxx the day provides a networking opportunity for the picture industry in Zurich. All 35 tables at the show have been sold.

Agency Photog Shortlists At UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards

above: A shot from Ian MacNicol's portfolio shows Micheal Russell of USA diving to return a shot to Rafa Nadal on the centre court in the first round of Wimbledon

Colorsport Images photographer Ian MacNicol has been shortlisted in the Nikon Sports Photographer of the Year category for the UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2011.
James Pinniger, Colorsport Chief Executive said: "I am very proud that Ian's talent has been recognised in this prestigious competition. He is a very talented and versatile sports photographer.
"Sports photography is an increasingly competitive field and we have to compete against multi-million dollar multinational corporations. This hopefully goes to show that we are doing the right thing, and highlights the young, talented and dedicated team we are building here at Colorsport."
Ian is currently in Daegu, covering the World Athletics Championship.

Online Account Manager : London

Position: Online Account Manager, full time, permanent
Location: Victoria. London
Salary: Competitive
Start date- September 2011

Our client is the UK’s leading multimedia content provider and national news agency offering unrivalled content and digital media services. It is at the heart of the UK media news providing a continuous feed of text, pictures, video and data into newsrooms around the country. Its list of services include unrivalled news coverage across the UK and Ireland, Comprehensive sports results and news and News, sport and entertainment video.

The Role

Our client is looking for an Online Account Manager to join a talented and dynamic team. Your role would be to sell a number of innovative online products to a portfolio of high profile blue chip companies. The ideal candidate will ensure their key accounts are maintained on a daily basis and that they generate a large amount of growth through new business.

Responsibilities

• Maximise revenues from your assigned clients
• Develop new business
• Developing a strong relationship by keeping clients up to date with new ideas
and initiatives
• Accurate forecasting and projecting for your business
• Generate new idea's and sell creative solutions to clients
• Contribute in creating a challenging work environment for all fellow team members
• Achieve agreed levels of productivity e.g. phone calls, meetings, revenue
• Write and deliver complex proposals

To apply contact: info@createselect.com