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Photo software and delivery company Picturemaxx has combined it’s two business departments picturemaxx AG and picturemaxx international GmbH under one company name picturemaxx AG. Benjamin Neu, CEO of picturemaxx AG told PhotoArchiveNews.com: “picturemaxx international has made a major contribution to the expansion of our picturemaxx Media Network and established successfully a…

  Following the general rush to create a Bitcoin currency Kodak and London based photo agency WENN have joined forces to launch the KodakCoin their own currency and an image tracking system KodakOne. They say: ‘Utilising blockchain technology, the KODAKOne platform will create an encrypted, digital ledger of rights ownership for…

Splash News has signed a photo and video distribution deal with Isopix photo agency for the Belgium market. Belgium photo desk note: ‘Images will be available on the Isopix website but can also be seen on the Splash News website. Ask today for your logins and passwords if you don’t already have them!…

Daily Express Photographer Leslie Lee passed away Tuesday 9 January aged 92 in Braintree Essex. Tony Sapiano who worked with Les reported the news on photographers forum Snapperweb. Tony passed us on to John Mead, Les’s Picture Editor at the Express 1978 – 1985 (now retired), John told us “Les…

A PAN reader and photo researcher is searching for: ASHRAF MARWAN Egyptian politician, spy, diplomat, playboy son in law of Col. Nasser from the 1960’s/70/s… anything….. Full detail on our Press Photo History project…

UPDATED 8 Jan:                             It’s that time of the year again and Mary Evans are again first off the mark with their 2018 Calendar which arrived over the weekend  – thanks … will be posting others as…

Congratulations to PhotoArchiveNews.com reader Tom Houghton who takes up a new photo role at Nature Magazine this week after 8 years as Senior Picture Researcher on the Sunday Times Digital Picture Desk. Tom is taking up a new position at Nature  – Media Editor  – after spotting the job advertised…

Sheldon Marshall (1953 – 2017) This just in from Heritage Image Partnership: It is with immense sadness that Heritage Image Partnership announces the passing of its Chief Executive and Chairman, Sheldon Marshall. Sheldon, who had always maintained an adventurous streak, suffered unusual respiratory complications that he sadly did not recover…

My expedition photography agency About The Image has a new George Rodger product on offer. A few months ago George’s son Jon and I have produced the George Rodger Nuba & Latuka Colour Photographs which we are now offering  book estate stamped and signed by Jon and George’s wife Jinx Rodger in…

  Staff news here from celebrity photo agency Backgrid who announced this morning that Kasey Drayton has now taken over as Head of Operations for Backgrid Australia. Kasey started her photo industry career with Big Pictures where she stayed for 15 years then joined Splash at Corbis and most recently worked…

PAN friend press photographer Jonathan Buckmaster the creator of the Facebook page Snapperweb -dedicated to press photographers in the UK- emailed me this report on another well organised and attended Christmas party. Hi Will, The party went very well this year and was held at the same venue as last…

News Syndication, the photo agency of News UK looking after the photo assets of the The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun and the archives of the News Of The World and Today newspaper has become News Licensing – to more accurately reflect what they do. Look to the…

Great photo agency marketing work here from Mark and Charlotte at London based Offside Sports  – Charlotte explains ….”Every day I’ll be posting a video on Offside’s Instagram essentially comprising of me opening up a box. Each numbered box has a transparency in from a past World Cup (we’re running…

On the BBC: See how a grip handle from a 19040’s Graflex press camera inspired a designer on the first Star Wars realise the basis of the Lighsaber. Here…

The busiest, biggest and best stock photo industry event Fotofringe London is taking place again in 2018 in London on Tuesday 17 April. Expect the same relaxed and informative one day event for photo editors, researches, designers and creatives who want to meet and view millions of licence ready stock…

Getty Images just signed an exclusive global distribution deal for stock footage from Sony Pictures. The Sony Pictures Stock Footage numbers 160,000 clips originally shot under the Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Television banners. The library represents the world’s largest collection of stock footage produced by a…

London based rights managed photo library Lensmodern closed on 12 December. In an email sent to image buyers last week the owners announced the closing date citing industry pressure on rights managed image prices for the closure. …and now on the agency site. • They will continue to administer the licence arrangements…

The most simple marketing has again proved the rule when you have a specialist photo library – this cracking marketing email from performing arts photo library ArenaPal caught our eye this week  – great idea for a lightbox feature. click it to get backstage.…