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‘We track film , footage, and stills , clear and license rights, all over the world , for TV programs, exhibitions, feature films, ads, digital products…’ Welcome to three French picture researchers (photos above!) who are now listed on our PictureResearchers.co.uk site on the Find a Picture Researcher page.…

Design Pics Inc., based in Edmonton, Canada, have announced the acquisition of Alaska Stock Images. The agency was founded in 1990 by photographer Jeff Schultz. Alaska Stock soon became known as “the place” to find quality images of Alaska, and more specifically, Alaska-themed images such as adventure, wildlife, winter lifestyles,…

Update: 5 October In addition to the press release of 2 October 2012 shares the dapd media holding with AG: Not affected by the preliminary insolvency proceedings are 18 subsidiaries, particularly from the business divisions photo (ddp images, Picture Press, SIPA USA), automotive and web content (Airmotion, News Right Management),…

Nature Picture Library based in Bristol UK – One of the two main 2020VISION farmland assignments focused on the RSPB Hope Farm reserve, where techiques are being used to maximise both food production and benefits for wildlife. Field margins, hedgerows, copses and ponds provide varied habitats and increase biodiversity. –…

UK Glamour magazine will be available digitally for the iPad and Kindle Fire from the January 2013 issue, it was announced today. The digital edition apps will include all the content from the magazine, whether editorial or advertising, as well as media rich enhanced ‘specials’. Following the success of the…

Reuters reports stock photo agency Shutterstock is planning to sell 4.5 million shares but may only achieve $67.5m compared to the $115m it wanted to raise. Full report: reuters.com PAN report May 2012: SHUTTERSTOCK GOES FOR IPO – PROSPECTUS NOW AVAILABLE…

The horticultural photo editor at garden specialist photo library Garden World Images have put together something different in the world of flora including Western Australia’s Nuytsia floribunda in full flowering glory, known locally as the WA Christmas tree… View the set and license the images here…

Watch the film behind this iconic New York image – click the film window to watch the trailer. From Sónta Television & Film company – Narrated by Fionnula Flanagan #Lunchatopaskyscraper Related PAN article: new microsite celebrates lunch in the sky image 80 years old today…

Applications close this Sunday (30th) – Click it for details.…

Stock photo library Evolve Images has published an index of their contributing stock photographers …including website links. They say: “Connecting photo buyers to photographers is integral to our mission of sustaining a creative economy that works for both image makers and image buyers,” says Mark Ippolito, Evolve Images co-Founder and…

PAN Exclusive Kevin Smith Co-Founder of Splash the celebrity photo agency bought by Corbis last July has left the company. PAN is hearing Kevin will be looking forward to spending time with his family and taking a well earned rest… This in from the PAN contact at Corbis HQ: “Since…

Olympics categories are open for new entrants: closing date for entries: 26th September 2012 AN OLYMPIC CHALLENGE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM BT AND BRITISH AIRWAYS The highly-acclaimed Picture Editors’ Guild Awards, established as a premier annual event recognising and rewarding the talent and skill of Britain’s press photographers, is bigger and…

This is a great multimedia piece by photographer Emily Macinnes who I met on my day at Ideas Tap last week. It’s called Blindsight. Visit Emily’s website here – she is available for assignment. Emily also featured on the MediaStorm blog Worth Watching section – with a few words from…

‘Dreamstime Stock Photography presentation at Think Tank 2012 – AIGA Nashville’ Learn a little about what photo community Dreamstime are doing about quality control with over 350k images being uploaded every month!….…

Another great marketing piece from bespoke stock photo agency plainpicture – this just arrived by email – click and enjoy!…

UK based architectural and interiors stock photo library View Pictures are online with a dedicated print store See View Pictures details on our Photo Libraries & Agencies page…

Photographer Flavio Gilardoni – via photo agency buenaVista photo – has been covering Milan Fashion Week – the clothes and the press – view an edit of day three on his Photoshelter website here…

Staff at Keystone Press Agency around 1981 Photographer David Levenson has sent us this image and named most of those in it – on our Press Photo History site now. ‘This is a scan of the print that was on the staff notice board in the last days of Keystone…