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Natural history footage stock demand up 400% at NHNZ

New Zealand based NHNZ stock footage archive has reported it hit the ground running in 2013 with a 400% increase in requests for natural history footage, from producers of archive-driven shows. NHNZ Moving Images archive director Caroline Cook says from the day she and her team got back in January,…

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Topfoto updates website – features endless scrolling + drag & drop

“Everything is working perfectly and absolutely fabulous to use. We haven’t come across anything yet for which we have questions, or which are causing us any problems. Wonderful site.” Customer report, daily use for 1 month during TopFoto’s final test period, contributed 22.01.2013 A great update here from UK based…

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Change of jury chairman – 2013 World Press Photo Contest

Santiago Lyon, vice president and director of photography at The Associated Press, will chair the 2013 World Press Photo Contest jury. He takes over the task from Gary Knight who is unable to join the judging due to bereavement in the family. Lyon’s place in the News and Documentary jury…

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Go See: PA Images Lewis Whyld – London Riots Revisited

The Press Association is to present a selection of iconic images photographed during the London riots, titled London Riots Revisited. The exhibition will focus on well-known images shot by PA photographer Lewis Whyld as the unrest and panic developed on the streets of London in 2011. PA Group Picture Editor,…

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Shutterstock Launches Eastern Europe language dedicated site

Shutterstock have expanded their focus on Eastern Europe and launched a site in four new languages, Turkish, Hungarian, Polish and Czech. The announcement brings the total number of languages supported by Shutterstock to fourteen, and reflects increasing local popularity of the site, enabling easier access for customers, a better user…

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Choosing the right photographer for the job – Catwalk Photography

↑ Click for Gallery of Philip Treacy Spring Summer 2013 catwalk show at London Fashion Week Photographer Rob Sheppard, owner at photo agency Catwalk Capture, has posted an article on the agency’s blog highlighting the reasons for hiring a specialist photographer to cover your catwalk event. ‘A common mistake amongst…

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Pond5 ‘V2’ offers media contributor profiles amongst updated features

Media makers marketplace Pond5 have released version “v2” of their website. They say – ‘The site offers a dramatically improved experience for both customers and contributors, giving filmmakers, photographers, musicians, 3D artists, and all kinds of media makers a place to connect with fellow artists, sell their stock media, and…

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Call for entries: Photo comp – MY UK from Metro Newspaper & WPO

Metro newspaper in London has partnered the World Photography Organisation (WPO) on a new photography competition from WPO called My UK Photo: My UK judge Alan Sparrow – Metro’s Picture Editor ©PhotoArchiveNews.com Entry is now open and asks a simple question – what does the great British winter look like…

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New photo agency: Collage Stock – launches summer 2013

Look out for Collage Stock launching later this year – it’s microstock – its 50% commission on image sales – you can apply to be a contributor here They say: We are artists and business owners that were constantly looking for microstock pictures that represented all ethnicities and we consistently…

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Read: Photo Library owner exposes photo image buying scam

Gwyn Headley, the boss at photo library fotoLibra, has identified a credit card scam set up by a bogus contributor to the library. ….This is how it works. First ‘You’ steal someone’s credit card details. Then You join fotoLibra as a free member and upload one picture. Then You join…

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Mark Getty makes The Tatler List

Society magazine Tatler have an online list of ‘The People Who Really Matter’ called The Tatler List. Our very own stock photo industry representative Mark Getty, co-founder of photo agency giant Getty Images, weighs in at number 529 on the list, one ahead of Princess Antonia Of Russia and 528…