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Here at PAN we were impressed with the number of 2017 award-winning images and photographers at NPL – well done guys! View all the competition winning images here.…

The fire started on December 4 and ended January 12. It was the largest wildfire in California history, burning approximately 440 square miles across southern parts of the state. At one point, the fire was so powerful it generated its own weather and was classified as a “firestorm.” It is…

Here are the top 11 major image trends… • Fantasy • New Minimalism • Space • Natural Luxury • Punchy Pastels • A Global March • Cactus • Digital Crafts • Ancient Geometrics • Crypto Currency • Holographic Foil Here’s what they say about them… Shutterstock have released their 2018…

Getty Images have released their Visual Trends for 2018 as part of their annual creative guidebook, Creative in Focus.  Their top three world trends are: • Masculinity Undone • Second Renaissance • Conceptual Realism Based on Getty Images’ creative research by its visual experts and search and image data –…

Thanks to John Selby who sent this wonderful set of photos to the PAN HQ today featuring Frank Selby, co-founder of picture agency Rex Features, celebrating his 100th birthday last Friday -12th January.  Frank started the agency with his wife Elizabeth in 1954. He celebrated this milestone birthday with a family…

A UK national newspaper photo collection manager and Press Photo History reader is searching for any information on Middlesex County Press Agency. Details on our Press Photo History project…

Getty Images has acquired TDWsport, a world leading cycling photography business and archive. Deal facts, all you need to know: • Tim de Waele – owner of TDWsport (in action photo below) and a 27-year veteran in the industry joins Getty Images as a staff photographer to lead the company’s cycling coverage.…

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…