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Barcroft TV’s YouTube channel created by independent UK hybrid linear and digital TV producer / distributor Barcroft Media is celebrating the landmark achievement of acquiring its 1 millionth subscriber. On FootageNews.com…

↑ the one millionth image, “Coming of Age” cake that was displayed at the Bakers’ & Confectioners’ Exhibition which was held at the Agricultural Hall in London in 1913. The image comes from the Grenville Collins Postcard Collection which is exclusively represented by Mary Evans Picture Library. Grenville Collins himself…

Looks like photo community EyeEm are preparing to going direct with image sales for it’s 50,000 contributing photographers on a platform called Market. EyeEm partnered Getty Images last year for a little ‘Beta’ selling, seems that went well so they are batting on direct now. From their announcement: Photography community…

This in from Helen at The Hell Gate photo agency in NY: “Hi Will, We are looking to recruit great photographers across the UK and Europe to submit and work with HEX”. HEX is their commercial lifestyle production brand which launched last year. Above and below are examples of recent…

A great signing for UK based independent photo agency Camera Press here – Photographer Lynn Goldsmith has chosen agency to represent her work in the UK/RoI. Lynn Goldsmith’s imagery is in numerous collections: The Smithsonian, The Polaroid 
Collection, The Kodak Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, The Chicago Museum of…

Portrait photographer Udo Spreitzenbarth now has his images exclusively with Hamburg Germany based photo agency INTERTOPICS – Katharina at the agency confirmed to PAN this morning “We represent him in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and we answer direct requests from all over the world.” They say: ‘When Udo Spreitzenbarth came…

↑ Click though to view another amazing round up of the best medical photos chosen for the Wellcome Image Awards. ↑ This image by by Michael Frank of a pregnant pony uterus has been selected as the overall winner.…

“Documentary films capture vital moments of history and culture that are at great risk of being lost if we don’t pay greater attention to their preservation”. on FootageNews.com…

ITN Source has launched a competition which encourages filmmakers to create a one minute film using footage from its archive. Details on FootageNews.com…

This just in from photographer David Levenson: – Great find!! “Hi Will I thought that you might be interested in this. Terry Fincher on This Is Your Life, April 21st 1976 My wife Lucy had this recording of her Dad on an old VHS tape, and we just got it…

Congratulations to PAN featured photographer Lefteris Pitarakis who has been named AP’s chief photographer for Turkey, based in Istanbul. Here’s the announcement by Tony Hicks, AP’s regional photo editor for Europe and Africa.: “Turkey is a country with a dynamic breaking news agenda, top level sports and rich historical traditions.…

Editorial photo agency VII are accepting photographer applications to join the agency up to May 1, 2015.…

photo supplied – click it Photo library PYMCA and their new project Youth Club are involved in a photo exhibition at Westminster tube station. The first ever photography exhibition at the station delivered in partnership with TFL and Annin Arts Gallery, the show features large-scale photographic works arranged in the…

Kicking off our reporting this week is a possible industry disruptor – StockUnlimited a new vector graphics, clipart and illustrations stock library official launches this evening with a party at the annual music, film, and interactive conference and festival SXSW show in Austin Texas. The library is offering a monthly…

Updated: 20 Sept 2015 – Dawn Airey Named As The New Boss At Getty Images Getty Images celebrates 20 years in business this week, the agency’s leader and co-founder Jonathan Klein is stepping down as CEO into a new role as Chairman. Naturally PAN asked who the next CEO will…

Fraser Hall is the stock photo editor at the Robert Harding World Imagery view his pick of the latest contributor images…