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Visual researcher, copyright clearance specialist Elizabeth Klinck is running a workshop at: DOC Toronto Oct 18, 2012 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Documentary researchers, writers, directors and producers of all levels are invited to learn the latest on how to obtain stock footage, stills and recorded music, while reducing…

‘An inside look into Xavius (@thexavius), arguably the most influential Instagram artist in the world.’ by Olde Payphone …it’s a spoof 😉…

Following the recent publication of the papped Princess we asked five celebrity photo agency owners for their thoughts on the gear used to snap the princess – was it a private or fair game situation, and would they have taken them on to syndicate? Three declined to comment – two…

PACA have teamed up with PACA, ASMP, and CCC to jointly explore the development of a new, global, collective licensing model for unlicensed web usages. ‘We feel this project has tremendous potential for all licensors of visual media, and will have a transformative impact on our industry.’ The new idea…

Microstock photo agency Depositphotos will not accept payment by SMS anymore, since this method has proved to be unprofitable. they say: From the moment Depositphotos was founded, its goal was to provide its clients with the widest range of payment methods possible. Therefore, the company introduced its innovative pay-by-SMS functionality.…

The photo department of the Press Association Press Association Images moved into their new office suite over the weekend, MD at PA Photos sent PhotoArchiveNews.com the photos below with this note: ‘Hi Will, Hope you are well. As promised your scoop on our new offices in Pearl House in the…

above: Photographer and co-owner of specialist photo library Arctic Photo Bryan Alexander has been spotted offering his services as a male model for the latest Rohan clothing company catalogue whilst on a stock shoot in Siberia. An anonymous note arrived with the clipping at the PhotoArchiveNews.com office yesterday read: ‘Bryan…

click it to view Henry Horenstein: Honky Tonk From aCurator – the full-screen magazine photo feature site: “Some say the 1970s were the last great decade of country music – between the pomade, plaid jackets, and goofy hillbilly jokes of the 1950s and the more polished ‘Urban Cowboy’ sound of…

above: Watch the grants announcement made at Visa pour l’Image this month Getty Images awarded $80,000 in grants supporting the work of four international photojournalists. Bharat Choudhary, Kosuke Okahara, Paolo Marchetti and Sebastian Liste each received $20,000 prizes and editorial support as winners of the 2012 Getty Grants for Editorial…

The BBC is reporting from the Paris court where Will and Kate are trying to close down usage of those now famous topless shots….’He [Royal lawyer] said the royal couple could not have known they were being photographed, adding it would only have been possible to see the couple with…

The Beta version of the new USA Today website looks great and carries lots of photo usage leaders to features and news articles. Here – USA Today current site Here…

Canon today unveils its latest EOS DSLR, the EOS 6D. The EOS 6D combines a powerful, full-frame imaging system and superior low-light performance with a compact, robust and lightweight design. For the first time in any EOS model, Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity are included, empowering photographers to capture stunning images…

Specialist photo agency Writer Pictures has put a call out for images of two of the Booker Prize nominees – They say: …’Alison Moore and Tan Twan Eng have so far escaped our grasped. But not for lack of trying. We have Moore in a group shot from the Orange…

MoST a new ‘Management of StoryTellers artists and photographers’ agency opens for business today. The agency is run from offices in Italy and Bangkok, and currently represents 9 photographers. View and license their photo features here: www.mostartists.com Recent assignment: photographer Lek Kiatsirikajorn from the agency recently shot a commission for…

Italian celebrity gossip and lifestyle magazine Chi has announced it is planning to publish the topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge in a special edition next week. Chi is owned by the publisher of Closer magazine who published the photos yesterday. The magazine last made the headlines when it…

‘ONLY IN CLOSER: KATE AND WILLIAM, THEIR VERY HOT HOLIDAY IN PROVENCE’ Closer magazine in France have published topless photos of the the Duchess of Cambridge – here that site is being hammered so you may have trouble visiting….and it now appears they have removed the mag cover photo (above)…

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