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renee rewards Pap Who Topped Up The Parking Meter

Renee Zellweger made friends with a snapper in LA yesterday when he topped up a parking meter to stop her getting ticketed.
And she rewarded him with a $100 Starbucks gift card, a smile and a handshake!
More here at Wenn.com

AOP - 90% growth in VoD revenues for 2010.

The Association Of Online Publishers - AOP - reports:
Senior figures from UK digital media, including Telegraph, ITV, Future, YouTube, PHD, Channel 4, FMG, Thomson Reuters, Nielsen & AOP give their views on the state of the online video market in the UK, and its potential for future growth.
Great video aboout the market here: AOP

Polaroid Sale May Be Off

the artnewspaper reports
A group led by a former US magistrate judge has launched an 11th hour campaign to prevent the auction of photographs from the Polaroid collection. Judge Sam Joyner and others are working towards filing a motion for a rehearing at the Minnesota bankruptcy court that awarded sale rights to Sotheby�s last August.

full article here: theartnewspaper.com

Rex Features - Middleton Statement

Photo agency Rex Features has posted a statement regarding the images they syndicated of Kate Middleton at Christmas last year.

The Notice:
KATE MIDDLETON

AN APOLOGY

On 24 and 25 December 2009 a photographer not employed by Rex Features followed and took photographs of Kate Middleton and her family during the course of a private holiday in Cornwall. Rex Features subsequently syndicated a number of the photographs for publication in the foreign media.

Although at the time Rex Features did not know that an infringement of privacy had occurred, we now accept that this was the case and that by distributing the photographs we were a party to that invasion of privacy. Accordingly we have agreed to pay compensation to Miss Middleton and have undertaken not to syndicate any further private photographs of her. We apologise to Miss Middleton for what has taken place.
Rex Features Ltd
March 2010
Click for the notice at Rex Features

UPDATE: Rex Features told Photoarchivenews.com they have paid damages of �5000 + costs.

800 New Roger Mayne Images Now Online

Photo library Mary Evans has released a new batch of 800 images from the Roger Mayne collection they represent. 'Some of these are from the acclaimed series of street photographs that Mayne took in the late 1950s and 1960s of the North Kensington area of London. Southam Street, the subject of many images, was declared unfit for human habitation in 1963 and demolition began in 1968. The photographs record a communal life that vanished with the changing environment. The outdoor space of these images becomes a playground for games of cricket, football or skipping; an antidote to the confined slum interiors of the terraces, and a place for release and the forging of community.'
View a selection here: RogerMayneAtMaryEvans

SJA Annual Journalism Awards - Winners

To view Scott Heavey�s Sports Portfolio of the Year, click his image.

On Monday night at the SJA Sports Journalists Association awards the winners were:
-Sports Photographer of the Year: Scott Heavey (Action Images)
-News Picture: Eddie Keogh (freelance). Highly commended: Andrew Couldridge (Action Images), Mike Hewitt (Getty Images)
-Specialist Photographer: Toby Melville (Reuters). Highly commended: Laurence Griffiths (Getty Images), Scott Heavey (Action Images) and Eddie Keogh (freelance) -
-Picture of the Year: Gareth Copley (Press Association). Highly commended: Andrew Couldridge (Action Images) and Hugh Routledge (freelance)
The Sports Photographer of the Year award resulted in a "photo-finish" with the judges finally giving the decision to Heavey ahead of Toby Melville of Reuters, the first time that an Action Images photographer has scooped first prize. Sports picture of the year went to an image by PA Sport's Gareth Copley which captured a tense moment in the Ashes series for England batsman Jonathan Trott.
Full report here: Sports Journalist Association

Chairman of the judges David Jacobs explains the task the judges faced:
The arduous and time consuming job of judging the awards was yet again, as in recent years, done over two sessions the first a half day prejudging where an attempt was made to reduce down the folios and single picture categories to the best, this was made extremely hard by the sheer nature of the highly competent, consistent and compelling content entered. It was also clear at this point that there few outright winners.

]]> The main judging was carried out over a full day with judges Neil Sullivan, Times Sports Picture Editor, Eammon McCabe & Mike King both Photographer�s and previous winners, Simon Flavin Action Images Picture Editor, all overseen by chairman of the panel David Jacobs.
The first category, in previously years considered as the easiest to judge, was Young Photographer of the year, the age limit had been increased from 23 to 30 years of age, we were immediately looking at eleven exceptional folios most of which were so good the same photographers images were later seen close to or shortlisted in the main sports folio awards. The ultimate winner was Andrew Matthews of the Press Association.
The following category was News picture of the year won by Eddie Keogh of Reuters, here judge Neil Sullivan commented �this well published image really stood out of the page�.
Then came specialist folio, whilst there was a unanimous winner a special mention goes to Ady Kerry whose Hockey folio proved that an exceptional photographer can produce a worthy folio in this from a minority sport. However on the winning folio Judge Eamonn McCabe himself a multiple award winner of the title commented �this exceptional folio has really excelled in bringing the competition on to a new level�. Sports picture of the year went to Gareth Copley (Press Association) which was also a winner in the World Sports action photo, a �remarkable cricket picture catching the peak of the action� commented Mike King. A special mention went to Bob Thomas (Popperfoto) whose tubby park goalie most humorous.
Sports Folio was another close category where after reviewing each folio numerous occasions, the judges ultimately found a winner with Scott Heavey (Action Images) whose folio was generally felt that �with its diverse range of photographs and techniques - a worthy winner�.
The main award of sports photographer of the year was finally also awarded to Scott Heavey (Action Images) given his strong entries throughout the whole competition.

Looking For: 'London Life' Magazine images

A photoarchivenews.com reader writes:
London Life mag 1965-1967 (not the original London Life, a men�s mag c1920 -1960). A photographer is trying to track down his negs. He says it was part of Sunday Times (Times outfit bought from Thompson by Murdoch�s News International in 1981) but they don�t have any content from it. Any ideas or can you put the question out on the blog? This is what I�ve got on its history.

In 1965 Tatler�s publishers, controlled by Thomson, closed the title and Tatler was reinvented as London Life (under former Sunday Times Magazine editor Mark Boxer).Within two years, London Life folded, and the Illustrated County Magazine Group (publishers of East Anglia Life) bought the Tatler name, and relaunched it as a monthly in March 1968. It was sold and relaunched as a monthly magazine in 1977, called Tatler & Bystander till 1982 when sold to Conde Nast.

If you have any detail on the where these image are please email will@photoarchivenews.com or here: PressPhotoHistoryProject

Snowdon At 80

Click to read an article supplied to the UK Daily Mail by Jacqui Wald at Camera Press: MailOnline

CEPIC Dublin - 'Early Bird' discount till 14 March

The Early Bird discount expires on 14 March 2010 and not only offers you a great deal but gives you access to the list of attendees.
Join the 185 companies from 29 countries already registered and book now at .
CEPIC Congress

BAPLA Picture Buyers' Fair - Registration Open

Registration is now open at - Picture Buyers' Fair - May 19th/20th

FOCAL Awards 2010 - Nominations are in

The final shortlisted Nominations to the FOCAL International Awards 2010 in association with AP Archive have been announced and it should be another exciting race to the finish!
And the NOMINATIONS are........ Full List Here

Lunatic 5 Is Online Now

click image to view the edition

Lunatic gives the opportunity to photographers to promote original stories and images. It also aims to provide space for creative work within photojournalism. Lunatic is bi-annual online photo magazine presenting new work from known and unknown talented photographers from all around the world.
Lunatic was created in 2007 by Karl Blanchet, photographer and member of the collective Luna and is co-managed by Eric Hilaire, picture Editor.
Watch and enjoy: lunaticmag.com

fastcashphoto on Jim Pickerell

Stock industry veteran and analyst, Jim Pickerell, from Selling Stock tells fastcashphoto.com about his life in photography and gives his insight into the state and future of the photo industry, which according to him is not altogether bright.
Read all here - Interview With Jim Pickerell

Cancelled: Regional Press Awards 2010

Wilmington Group has announced that it will not be holding the Regional Press Awards this year.
Wilmington retained the rights to Press Gazette�s events when it sold the magazine and website to Progressive Media International in April last year.
It held a consultation with key figures in the regional newspaper publishing industry, with the assistance of the Newspaper Society, "to assess the options for the Regional Press Awards in the current economic environment".
Full detail here PressGazette.co.uk