The Grosby Group, a photo agency specialising in the hispanic market in the USA and in Latin America, has launched a YouTube show channel featuring the latest celebrity images from their partner agencies. Watch the latest instalment above.…
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UK based stock photo library fotoLibra have launched an update to their website. Managing Director Gwyn Headley explains: “Well — fotoLibra has a new website! This is Version 6.0, It’s evolutionary rather than revolutionary, so old fotoLibra hands won’t be fazed by unfamiliar procedures — but explore a little further…
The team at PA Photos sent PAN this shot late Friday showing off their jumper fashions on Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day. They say: Hi Will, Please find attached our Christmas jumper shot from most of the staff who participated today! Unfortunately not everyone could be in the shot…
The British Library have released over a million images onto Flickr Commons for anyone to use, remix and repurpose. They say: These images were taken from the pages of 17th, 18th and 19th century books digitised by Microsoft who then generously gifted the scanned images to us, allowing us to…
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The Rights Clearance dept at London art gallery Tate have contacted the Press Photo History Project looking for contact details for the estate of photographer Sam Lambert. They say: “Dear Will, I’m working on the Transforming Tate Britain: Archive & Access project, a major initiative aiming to digitise, and make…
Jon Yau bought the domain name stockphoto.com via auction site Flippa for $250,000 and launched the site in September. Flippa has now run a guest post by Jon where he explains his plans for the site. ….’This is crazy. $250,000 for a domain name? It’s been fun (and a little…
↑ Muhammed Muheisen shows Afghan refugee children how the camera works, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Nathalie Bardou) Erin Madigan White at the AP communications dept reports on the AP’s THE DEFINITIVE SOURCE blog: ‘Calling his work “indispensable for news…
© Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum Photos Magnum photographer Paolo Pellegrin has photographed the chemical weapons inspectors of The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace prize this year. He was given unique access and his images provide a rarely seen insight into the daily lives…
Shutterstock say: ‘Over the last year, we’ve begun to see people visiting Shutterstock more and more from Android devices. In fact, last month, they made up almost half of the mobile traffic to Shutterstock.com. Given the growing reach of Android devices worldwide, our Android app is yet another way we’re…
Twitter : ‘We’ve got a present for you: The year on Twitter, wrapped, and ready to open‘…
A tribute to an international field of nominees in the 2013 Rory Peck Awards. BBC News Channel Thur 26 Dec 01:30 and again on the 27 at 03:30. ….also features on BBC News Sat 0530 1430 2130 Sun 0330 2130 showcasing brave & brilliant freelancers #rorypeckawards…
James Moy who is represented by PA Images in the UK has been awarded – Guild of Motoring Writers (GOMW) Motorsport Photographer of The Year 2013. James picked up at the RAC Club Pall Mall on 5th December at their awards dinner. “I am very proud to be announced as…
BBC reports: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has abolished the country’s state-owned news agency RIA Novosti. In a surprise decree published on the Kremlin’s website on Monday, Mr Putin announced it would be replaced by a news agency called Russia Today. Full BBC article here Another report here: Lenta.ru View the…
↑ Mirror photographer Monte Fresco in the Azteca Stadium – 1970 World Cup tournament in Mexico. May 1970. Self portrait © Mirrorpix Click the image for detail Photographer Monte Fresco who worked for the Daily Mirror newspaper for 30 years has died. The Daily Mirror reports: ‘The award-winning photographer worked…
Launching early 2014 photo agency AFP and Hupu Sports Media Co. are to launch a Chinese language sports service in China. AFP will provide stories, photos, videos and graphics to Hupu, which will deliver a selection of the agency’s production along with its own content through a dedicated website and…
©?L to R: Roger Tooth, Guardian, At back Frank Martin rtd, Denis Thorpe rtd, Mike Huckle dkrm mangr rtd, Martin Argles photographer now freelancing, Mrs Crook ,Brian Crooks wife, Eamonn McCabe Picture Editor, …. …Full listing and detail on our PressPhotoHistory site now…
The New York Times reports: The magazine [Newsweek] expects to begin a 64-page weekly edition in January or February, said Jim Impoco, Newsweek’s editor in chief. …Full article here nytimes.com…