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Update: 19 Dec – Instagram will now NOT be selling your photos …here’s the announcement in a blog post by Kevin Systrom co-founder, Instagram – Thank you, and we’re listening 18 Dec: Instagram launches as a commercial photo library – starting Jan 16 2013 Facebook owned Instagram have made a…

Congratulations to photographer Andrew Newey who has won ‘Best Single Image in a Portfolio’ at the Travel Photographer of the Year competition TPOTY 2012 with his image above. Andrew told me: “Hi Will, I know it’s been a while since we last spoke but I just wanted to thank you…

Photo library Mary Evans are offering two free tickets to the Hartnell to Amies – Couture by Royal Appointment exhibition now on at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey. London – closes on 23rd February 2013. They say ‘The recipient of the tickets will be the first name pulled…

Adam Patterson has joined Panos Pictures. Currently based in Northern Ireland, Adam has recently worked with the BBC’s Panorama programme in various capacities in Dubai, Chile and the UK. He was given a Special Mention at the 2010 World Press Awards for his role in getting a camera to the…

Updated 12 Dec – Thames & Hudson team were crowned Champions of the Bridgeman pub quiz 2012 won the quiz …see photos ↓ by Alessandro Conficoni Account Manager at Bridgeman. Giovanni Cafagna, Bridgeman Commercial Director and quiz master, with Katherine Millar Craig (used to be in Bridgeman cataloguing team) and…

Alan in the archives with the BBC – click ↑ and start at 19mins in Alan Smith the owner of Kent based image library Topfoto has been helping local BBC News programme South East Today with a feature they ran this week about the film Lawrence of Arabia. Related: From…

Sky News Australia reports: ‘Paparazzo and businessman Darryn Lyons is suing the Herald and Weekly Times and The Geelong Advertiser for defamation over a story they published about his financial situation.’ Full story here www.skynews.com.au…

Microstock agency Depositphotos has reported it grew at a record pace in 2012, more than doubling its stock content library offering to 11 million royalty free stock photographs, vector images, and videos. They say ‘More than 150,000 high-quality stock files are uploaded to Depositphotos’ website on a weekly basis. In…

London based premium stock photo producer Image Source are offering 60% royalties on any imagery produced in North American between Dec 1st 2012 and through to Dec 31st 2013 …and the 60% remains then for the lifetime of the image. They say: ‘The merger of Image Source and Cultura Creative…

The ‘Find a Picture Researcher’ list on PictureResearchers.co.uk has been created by PhotoArchiveNews.com in response to the growing number of requests we are getting for reliable professional freelance picture researchers and photo editors (stills & footage) worldwide – 40 freelance professionals are already listed – we need lots more! The…

The 2013 World Press Photo contests are accepting entries. World Press Photo invites all professional visual journalists worldwide to participate in the 56th annual photojournalism contest and 3rd annual multimedia contest. The final deadline for submissions is 17 January 2013 for the photo contest, and the deadline to participate in…

The new site click it ↑ – the old site ↓ UK photo agency Rex Features are online this morning with a new look website – view it here Related – last time they launched a new site – 2007 October 7 2007: Rex Features – The New Site October…

Updated 4 Dec: Entries now open – National newspapers and their journalists can enter The Press Awards 2012 at www.pressawards.org.uk Nov 27: Registration opens for The Press Awards For 2012 National newspapers and their journalists can register for The Press Awards that will celebrate the best of British national newspaper…

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Media Storehouse, the b2c printstore company – have updated their main photo printstore home with a complete new look and redesigned buyers experience. Established in 2003, originally in partnership with Fuji Film, Media Storehouse now support over 100 major clients including Premier football clubs, press agencies, museums, BAPLA members, charities,…

Fotofringe – for the stock photo industry: Picture Researchers & Editors, Designers & Creatives New exhibitors to FotoFringe 2013: Creative Image Library – Demurez Cover Art – Eyevine – GalleryStock – Glasgow Life Photo Library – Historic Scotland Images – LAT Photographic – Lee Miller Archives – PA Images –…

A researcher called the Press Photo History office wanting info on Andy Andrews at Planet News and any general history re the agency Here: Planet News – Just a photo agency?…