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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sales Account Executive

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

For the right candidate this is a fantastic opportunity. While an art background is not essential creative flair and an appreciation of things creative is. The successful candidate will need to be able to interpret and fulfil client’s needs and contribute to creative meetings and trend analysis. The position offers a great opportunity to attend UK and International tradeshows building a great knowledge of the art licensing industry.

A good communicator, firm decision maker and a people person are a must for this role.

Experience required:

* A minimum 2 years sales experience
* A minimum of 2 years Account Handling experience
* Strong negotiation skills with a proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets
* Identifying potential clients and contacting them for face to face meetings, by phone and email marketing
* Have experience managing and delivering projects successfully
* Picture research
* Knowledge of the art licensing industry and/or picture library industry an advantage by not essential

Skills required:

* Excellent communication skills in both speech and written word
* The ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
* Well-developed organisational skills
* Effective Problem Solving skills
* To be able to multi task and prioritise work
* Have a keen interest in illustration and art styles
* Computer literate including Microsoft Office programs - Word, Excel, Entourage, Power point. Photoshop, illustrator would be helpful but not essential.

If you are interested, please send your CV and covering letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for this role to: jobs@mgl-uk.com

Salary: £22,000 - £28,000 DOE, please state current salary in covering letter
Job Type: Full Time / Permanent
Location: Central London

Office Administrator / Assistant Account Handler

We are looking for a resourceful, self-motivated and conscientious team member to complete all office administration tasks and to assist with day-to-day account handling.

The Role:

This is a varied role requiring a level head, good organizational skills, and excellent communication skills. We need someone who is happy to work within a small team, able to prioritise work and who thrives on a full workload.

You need to be someone who will not mind doing the mundane tasks such as ordering stationary and uploading images to our websites, and have a flexible attitude to undertake new tasks as and when they arise. You also need to have a calm manner and excellent communication skills to manage commissions, predominantly for our publishing clients, discussing projects in full with the client and artist. The account handling will involve developing an informed knowledge of our represented artists, taking briefs from clients over the phone and by email and managing the commission with the artist. We are looking for someone to manage our client’s expectations to the full and to increase business for our artists in the publishing arena.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate, as this role will expand with the new business you develop.

Primary Admin duties include:

* Answering telephone and email enquires
* Booking couriers
* Post
* Ordering stationary
* Key wording
* Uploading images to our website
* Sending out our e-marketing initiatives
* Updating records
* Sales admin
* Trade fair arrangements
* Scheduling IT backup as instructed by IT support

Account Handling duties include (full training will be given):

* Taking brief and enquiries over the phone and by email
* Interpreting the clients requirements and brief to pass on to the illustrator
* Negotiating fees and licensing terms
* Managing the commission with the artist from start to finish
* Assisting with the marketing of the artists work to existing and potential clients

Skills & Experience required:

* Administration experience
* Experience overseeing or delivering projects successfully
* Excellent communication skills in both speech and written word
* The ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
* Well-developed organisational skills
* Effective Problem Solving skills
* To be able to multi task and prioritise work
* Have a keen interest in illustration and art styles
* Computer literate including Microsoft Office programs - Word, Excel, Entourage, Power point. Photoshop, illustrator would be helpful but not essential.

The company:

We are an Illustration Agency, who represent 60 illustrators for commission for advertising, new media, design agencies and publishing clients. Our sister company is an art licensing company, who license images to manuacturers.

This role will be across both companies. Please visit the following sites for a better understanding of the illustrators we represent for commission www.meiklejohn.co.uk and www.newdivsision.com and www.mgl-uk.com and www.visionlicensing.com for a better understanding of the images the MGL image library holds.

We are based in Southwark, between London Bridge and Waterloo main line stations (a stones throw from Tate Modern).

Please send your C.V with covering letter to covering letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for this role to: jobs@mgl-uk.com

Salary: £18,000
Job Type: Full Time / Permanent
Location: Central London

Toby Allen
London Based Photo Editor, Picture Researcher, Multimedia Skills
Recent Contracts Include: Discovery Channel, Corbis
Can work on site or remotely
Email: allentoby@me.com
Tel: 07900 905708

Lin Barton
Picture Researcher - Experience in academic publishing and art news publications, familiarity with European and American archives and libraries.
Based in New York City, can work remotely.
Email: lin.barton@gmail.com
Mobile: 0016465525439

Alex Benwell
Picture Researcher / Photographer - Available for newspaper, magazine or book publishers. 9 years working for The Times and Times Online, 4 years picture library experience. Very good photoshop skills, Escenic, NICA, Cropshop.
Can work in house or from home.
Email: alex@alexbenwell.co.uk
Mobile: 07976 23 64 69

David Brownridge
Over 20 years experience of picture desks.
Available for freelance picture research work.
Email: davidbrownridge@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 07974 836563

Sean Hannaway
Picture Researcher - experienced in partworks/magazines, books and newspaper publishing. Particular interest in natural history and sports photography.
London based - can work in-house or from home.
Email: sean_hannaway@hotmail.com
Mob: 07841 143773

Graham Harper
Experienced Picture editor/researcher working on magazines, books, catalogues & brochures.
Based in London, can work from home or your office.
Email: graham.harper1@googlemail.com
Tel 07703 476 279

Susannah Jayes
Experienced picture researcher/editor. Clients include partwork and
book packagers, magazines, book publishers and government organisations. London-based - can work in-house or remotely.
Email: pictureresearcher@btinternet.com
Phone: 07940502390

Anna Mousley
Over 15 years continuous work in the photo industry. Services include picture research/editorial, copyright clearance, captioning/key-wording; available freelance, in-house or for stand-alone projects.
Email: anna.grapes@mail.com
Tel: 07713 147714

Susi Paz
Picture Researcher, Photography and E-learing video Producer
Areas covered: Based in London and Oxfordshire, can travel where needed.
Clients include: advertising, book publishers, newspapers and magazines , Government departments and the United Nations.
Can work on site or remotely
Email: picturepost@hotmail.com
Tel: 07956 452 114

Susie Prescott
Picture Research over 18 years experience. Regular clients include Pearson Education (Books), Hello! Magazine and The Daily Mail for picture research, consultancy or photo shoots. Work remotely (preferable) or on site as required.
Email: susie.prescott@blueyonder.co.uk
Mobile 07957200951

Kay Rowley
Experienced picture editor/researcher.
Clients include: newspapers, consumer and contract magazines, advertising, book publishers, corporate and TV.
Based SE England, prefer to work remotely.
Email: kayrowley@yahoo.com
Tel: 07967 133621

Carola Strohoff
Working on hourly rates or project-related fees
Experienced, London based Picture Editor, Researches for Text & Photographs, Production Services, Worldwide Researches, Languages: German, French and English, Office and Apple Equipment in place .
Clients include Magazines and Advertising Agencies world wide
Email: carola@kandrmedia.com
Tel: +44 20 8743 5766

Louise Turner
Picture Researcher Available for Freelance Artbuying and Picture Research to Ad Agencies.
Over 15 years experience in the industry.
London based - can work on site or remotely.
Email: louisejturner@yahoo.com
Tel: 07958 305 220

Stuart Silvermore/Silverport Pictures PRA BFP
Freelance picture research, keywording, photography and photoshop work. Over 15 years picture industry experience. Coastal/maritime photography collection available online.
Email: info@silverportpictures.com
Tel: 01752 830590