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PAN reader UK based editorial photographer Cinzia D’Ambrosi is shooting her photo project Hate Hurts over the coming months and asked me to let picture desks and photo agencies know she will be available for photo assignment during the project. I’ll be covering her photo enquires while she is away.…

    In the UK, News Licensing, the photo agency and library of the The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun and The Sun on Sunday newspapers are today expanding the publisher’s reach and revenue by partnering with The Mega Agency and ddp Group. They say: “Following a countrywide review, News Licensing has…

Here is a wonderful account of a great life in pictures written by photographer Herbie Knott and sent to me by Frank’s son John Selby with a selection of photos which I have edited into Herbie’s obituary.  Frank Selby, 1918–2018, Founder of Rex Features For many years there was an…

Visual China Group VCG the group/photo library which bought Corbis in Jan ’16 have now added creative images photo library 500px to their content stable. VCG had already pumped $13M into 500px in 2015…

Congratulations to The Sun’s Richard Pelham who won the SJA Sports Photographer of the Year 2017, sponsored by Canon, seen here holding his three awards including The Ed Lacey Trophy. He also took Sports Picture and Football Portfolio. The following photography awards were also presented at a gala dinner on…

It’s a little ‘corporate’ but Getty Images is just that, they shoot and deliver fine photography for corporates and they do it well so if you want to see how the team work on a massive scale sit back and view the energy.…

Camera Press is representing the Bryan Adams photo archive again.  Adams’ work over the years has featured in leading magazines including Vogue, Interview Magazine and Harper’s Bazaar. He is also co-founder of the German based art photography Magazine, Zoo.  Jacqui Wald  of Camera Press says of the re-signing:  “Bryan brings a…

Sad news reached the PAN office over the weekend, Frank Selby, the founder of London based photo agency Rex Features, has died. We featured photos of Frank celebrating a very lively 100th Birthday last month. I contacted Frank’s son, John, who is currently in Australia and he sent us the…

Photo agency Shutterstock has sold it’s digital asset management business webdam to DAM dedicated company Bynder.  …

Huntley Film Archives visited Jakarta, Indonesia, earlier this year to meet archives, producers and broadcasters of the region. They were hosted by the Indonesian Heritage Society and the Indonesian Film Centre and have collected a special programme of archive footage from around Indonesia during the 20th century. Available for licensing…

Francesca Maffeo Gallery presents ‘David Bowie: The Geoff MacCormack Collection’ by writer, producer and photographer Geoff MacCormack.  This is the first solo show of these intimate photographs of two friends, travelling side by side between 1973 and 1976. As well as the photographs, you can see ‘The Long Way Home’…

On 31st January, Shutterstock announced that it had licensed more than 1 billion royalty free images, videos and music tracks across all of its businesses. They said:”With a vast offering available today including more than 170 million commercial images, 40 million editorial images and 9 million video clips, this milestone…

Keep your eyes open for the new Royal Mail commemorative stamps, see below, celebrating the centenary of the women’s right to vote which feature five images from Mary Evans Picture Library.…

  Google have chosen Getty Images as a supplier for all their products enabling Google to use Getty Images’ content within its various products and services. They say: “Getty Images, a world leader in visual communication, and Google today announced an agreement that includes a multi-year global licensing partnership, enabling Google…

The UK’s largest national and regional news publisher Trinity Mirror, owners of the Daily Mirror newspaper have acquired Northern & Shell the owner of the Daily Express which will include accompanying titles Sunday Express, Daily Star, Daily Star Sunday and three celebrity magazines (OK!, New!, and Star) together with a…

Top London clothing designer Nigel Cabourn (PAN used to clothe from the shop near Covent Garden in the 90’s) is planning to launch a Spring collection based on photographer Sean Flynn who was covering the war in Vietnam when he disappeared in June 1971 after being captured by communist guerrillas. They…

Looks like London based photo agency Image Source is up for a re-start after welcoming back it’s founder Christina Vaughan this week   …according to an email seen by PAN, sent to a photo agency owner, in which she writes:”Today is my first day back as Chief Executive and I will…

Health and beauty photo agency Urbanlip have an updated website online this week ….they say:  “We hope you enjoy our fresh look and updated features designed to make your job easier when searching for that perfect  beauty or wellness visual. Our boutique philosophy is both personal and flexible – we listen…