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PhotoArchiveNews.com reader, Associated Press photographer Lefteris Pitarakis, sent me this note last night: Hello Will, how are you This is Lefteris Pitarakis, I’m a photographer with AP based here in London, we never met in person, I had been following your website for a long time… We just published this…

Fujifilm Professional has revealed that production of a number of its films is to cease. The affected films are Fujichrome Velvia 100F in 35mm, 120 and 4×5 formats and Velvia 50 in 4×5 and 8×10. The last shipment of these films will arrive into the UK in December 2012. Gabriel…

Photo: Internet photoshop pranksters at PlanetHiltron turn Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie into ‘ordinary people’ World celebrity news and photo agency WENN are now representing viral virtuoso Planet Hiltron. Planet Hiltron – the professional name of graphic genius Danny Evans – creates celebrity images with a twist. They say: He…

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Photo: Jack Hill/Pool The Times is pleased to announce that an exhibition of photographs from The Times Archive Collection will be on display at City Hall, home of the London Assembly, from 17 to 20 July 2012. full details on our Press Photo History site now.…

PhotoShelter in partnership with Outdoor Photographer have released a brand new guide… Selling Nature Photography The guide explores how successful nature photographers have built their businesses and the secrets to getting the attention of leading buyers. You’ll also discover the most popular avenues for selling nature photography today, and how…

Business Insider is reporting on it’s Law & Order page: ‘An appeals court has killed a “Patridge Family” star’s proposed class-action lawsuit alleging a photo distributor didn’t have the right to post pics of celebrities walking down the red carpet’… Read the full report here: businessinsider.com thanks to John at…

Press Association Images have updated their online image library with a new ‘look and feel’. The site includes direct links to current important sport and news events, their print store and recent showbiz highlights. Look, search and license images at the new look platform here Vist the PA Images listing…

Stock photo agency Fotolia has expanding its services to Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Australia in a strategic move to acquire more content from local contributing artists,…. Read the full report on AboutTheImage.com now…

The Associated Press and Press Association have announced a worldwide photo distribution partnership with Chelsea Football Club. AP & PA will ensure global distribution of the club’s photography via their vast networks. Under the terms of agreement, AP will have exclusive rights to licence CFC-produced and owned imagery for global…

Getty Images launched a new search function this morning across their rights managed editorial image library, including the archival images in the Hulton Getty collection. The function is called Iconic and it promises to return you a weighted image selection on your search. Selecting the Iconic button on a search…

Jason Hawkes Aerial Stock Library have a stunning image collection from the air – click the shots to view & license Architectural photo agency View Pictures have been inside shooting the stadiums – click the shots to view & license…

Russian news and photo agency RIA Novosti are online with photographer Alexey Kudenko’s photo feature on summer camp of Kamchatka reindeer herders (49 images) view the photo set here…

Socialstock a UK photo library which specialises in model and property released images of health and care plus family and community life, education and training, housing, environment, crime and emergency services, recreation and lifestyle, youth culture, housing and urban development, transport and all aspects of UK multicultural living is now…

The Uxbridge Gazette picked up a story (and a photo) after reader Sarah Scott, a photo editor at London based Rex Features witnessed a lamppost struck by lightning … ?!… thought we’d run it anyway! ‘Sarah, who knows a great shot when she sees one – she is as a…

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Thousands of images from the National Geographic Stock: Vintage Collection are now available at The Granger Collection. The rare historical catalogue, part of the National Geographic Image Collection, documents the world and its inhabitants, including indigenous people, their cultures, the environment, and the natural world from the 1880s through the…