Alan Smith, owner at photo library Topfoto and founder of fotofringe, has been keeping the picture library industry in the news again – this week he entertained BBC South East news at his offices in Edenbridge, Kent for a feature on John Hedgecoe’s iconic photograph of the Queen which is…
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IDS and Corbis have announce they have concluded an agreement which will raise Corbis’s profile on IDS’s PictureDesk service. Corbis will be increasing the content it offers on IDS to include its Outline and Demotix brands, and that of Corbis’s most recent acquisition, Splash. Matthew Carse founder and CEO of…
this in from organiser Alison Mercer: 3-5 MAY 2012, THE LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM THEATRE, THE PIAZZA, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON WC2E 7BB AND THE LONDON FILM SCHOOL, 24 SHELTON STREET, LONDON WC2H 9UB The London Archive Film Festival aims to showcase international archive-based documentary and short productions, some of which never…
In the past few hours, over 70 image buyers of all different kinds, from newspapers to a mega branding companies have registered for fotofringe – which will speed up their entry on the day. That’s now well over 600 image buyers registered to attend. Flora Smith, organiser, told PhotoArchiveNews.com: “It’s…
UK based stock photo company Alamy has today announced its move into the stock video market. They say: Alamy aims to break the mould with video the way it did with stills. – Alamy intends to bring its simplicity and straightforward approach to video. Through a simple one price structure,…
On 16 May – 18th May, 2012, the Coordination of European Picture Agencies Stock, Press and Heritage (CEPIC) will present its annual international conference at London’s Old Truman Brewery. – The congress opens on Wednesday 16th May with a keynote presentation by award-winning photojournalist, Jonathan Torgovnik, author of Bollywood Dreams…
FotoFringe exhibitor SuperStock will be giving away the latest iPAD to clients that participate in a draw. So, just pop by table 18 in Hall 2 to meet the team and enter to win our iPad giveaway. SuperStock staff members Caroline Aubrey, along with Tim Kantoch and Lorel Ward, Senior…
After some 7 years WENN’s German office, headed up by Heiko Schoenborn (at the desk above), has moved into larger premises. The celebrity news & photo company have expanded their Berlin operation and the new premises now houses 6 full time news & photo production and sales staff. WENN Germany…
Getty Images have put together a short profile of celebrity photographer Dave Benett.…
photo: 42-29124583 / © Lech Muszynski/epa/Corbis Photo agency Corbis, the (London) National Theatre’s Photographic Images Partner, have provided photos for a new exhibition capturing festivals from around the world, from their archive. Festival! Exhibition opens today at the National Theatre, Southbank until Monday 4th June.…
An embarrassing event for the Royals PR unit today with images of Pippa Middleton enjoying watching a ‘friend’ point a gun at photographers whilst wondering around Paris in a open top car – photographed by UK based photo agency Xposure Photos and published in The Sun. The Sun in the…
FOCAL International, the International Federation of Commercial Audio-visual Libraries, have announced that tickets are now available for the ninth annual FOCAL International awards in association with AP Archive. The event takes place on 2 May 2012 at The Lancaster London Hotel, and will be hosted by journalist and broadcaster John…
Google have marked the centenary of photographer Robert Doisneau’s birth today with his famous images across their home page logo.…
above: Parkinson and Carmen Dell’Orefice “In the Bahamas” July 1959 ” Copyright AWA NORMAN PARKINSON ‘AN EYE FOR FASHION’ at the new MShed Museum and Gallery Bristol – Princes Wharf Wapping Road BS14RN Ends 6pm on Sunday 15th April An exhibition from The Angela Williams Archive AWA co-curated in collaboration…
Stock footage agency Thought Equity are online with a brand new look and name. More here: www.t3licensing.com They Say: Thought Equity Motion, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based video management and licensing services, today announced that the company has changed its name to T3Media, Inc., effective immediately. “T3Media reflects the…
This from the Advance Storytelling Workshop run by multimedia photo agency MediaStorm. Text intro reads: ‘For Walter Backerman, seltzer is more than a drink. It’s the embodiment of his family. As a third generation seltzer man, he follow the same route as his grandfather. But after 90 years of business,…
Job Title: Photography Account Executive Department: TNR Communications Location: London TNR is a specialist communications consultancy, offering a range of PR services from a journalistic perspective. TNR are part of the Press Association’s commercial division. Full job spec on the Industry Jobs page…