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Great news in from Paris based editorial photo and video agency ABACA PRESS who have announced to PhotoArchiveNews.com they have signed an exclusive photo syndication deal with UK newspapers The Times, The Sunday Times and the Sun. This deal will include licensing the photo collections of each newspaper and the…

Now here’s some smart email newsletter marketing – arriving in the PAN inbox this week – UK photo library Lebrecht  featured the results of their recent book fair visits: ‘Author Pictures at Lebrecht has visited major book festivals taking place in the UK and Europe over the summer and autumn, adding to…

Canon UK –  trusted world-leading innovator and provider of imaging and information technology solutions – has joined forces with The UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards in association with Shutterstock as sponsors of the Sports category. The category to be known as the Canon Sports Photographer of the Year will have…

Travel stock photo agency Robert Harding in the UK have curated a collection of stock photos not available at their distribution partners. It’s called Sirius.…

Getty Images dev team just turned on their latest search tool for the platform – you upload an image and the ‘similar search’ will try matching it. Give it a go from the home page.…

CEO and founder at Blend Images Rick Leckrone has resigned, effective immediately. Sarah Fix, Creative Vice President has been named CEO by Blend’s LLC Managers. Leckrone said, “It has been an enormous privilege to have led Blend Images for over a decade. I am extremely proud of the team we’ve…

  The UK Picture Editors Guild Awards in association with Shutterstock have been joined by industry giant Fujifilm to recognise young talent in a new award category ‘Student Photographer of the Year’. The challenge set to students is to show –  with five images –  their understanding of the course they are on.…

A number of photo libraries benefit from digital grants at Europeana – will be interesting to hear what the public think about the platform now it has had a few years to grow. Europeana gives access to over 53 million items including image, text, sound, video and 3D material from…

Aimed at photographers but a good catch up for photo agencies this latest guide from photographer website provider…

Founded with the aim of enabling emerging photographers to break into the industry, Getty Images Creative Bursary asks photographers to submit a project proposal and visual brief, in support of their creative idea. Applicants have complete creative freedom and can submit ideas across the photography spectrum, from ground-breaking conceptual shoots,…

UK based Science Photo Library -SPL- have introduced Nan Halperin as their new Business Development Manager for North America. They say: ‘Nan will focus on building strong relationships across North America and is looking forward to working with new clients to introduce them to SPL’s unique content. Nan brings a breadth of knowledge and…

News UK have run a short interview with their Sunday Times picture editor Ray Wells where he reveals his favourite iconic Sunday Times image and how he chooses a front page picture HERE…

Over at our Press Photo History project we are on the lookout for footage of Fleet Street photo agencies or newspaper photographic departments. The PPHP has been researching and publishing memories and images from photo agency, here are a couple – Central Press lunch break 1960’s and A Day In…

A new photo agency called GLIX has launched in Hungary  – with a mission ‘to put Hungary into the international photo map’. Alongside a comprehensive photo database of Hungarian sights and cities, landscape and nature GLIX offer a complete photo agency package – in there are 40 million pictures both Editorial…

Photo agency Noor is partnering documentary news agency Upfront to launch a ‘new innovative platform that will produce short & long feature films, series and documentaries’ – Noor Film. They say: Upfront founder Lucas Menget states about the new collaboration: “NOOR photojournalists, filmmakers and authors are our new sentinels. For years, they have…

Great news into the PAN office yesterday from David Leigh at The Mega Agency who was positively beaming when he called to deliver this update late last night from Miami – Mega Agency photographer Ian Lawrence has been praised by the Metropolitan Police for the vital role he played in putting…

As Political news and comment seem to be top of the news agenda currently PAN spotted this promo from US based photo and footage library Global Image Works showing the depth of their stills library  – and below from their footage library – they even do the research for you…