Canon launched the new EOS 5D Mark III today. They say: “The EOS 5D Mark III builds on the performance of the legendary EOS 5D Mark II, offering improved speed, greater resolution, enhanced processing power and extended creative options for both stills and Full HD movies – providing unparalleled artistic…
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The Local – Sweden’s News In English – reports: ‘Swedish picture agency Scanpix is suing search engine giant Google for around 5 million kronor ($753,000) for what the agency claims is unauthorized use of its images.’.. read on here: thelocal.se Thanks to PhotoArchiveNews.com reader Arttu for flagging this up.…
UK based independent photo library Robert Harding World Imagery has acquired Specialist Stock a comprehensive collection of photo and footage libraries, supplying environmental themed stock to international broadcasters, publications, NGOs and the education sector. The acquisition will mean that Robert Harding becomes an authority in themes such as global warming…
They say: ‘The Associated Press is working with Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) to digitize its unique video archive, making it available to a whole new audience across digital platforms. AP’s film and tape archive contains around 70,000 hours’ worth of footage, including more than 1.3 million global news and entertainment…
Photographer Mario Testino has photographed his own home for Vogue magazine. Vogue say: ‘Channeling his Peruvian roots, the iconic lensman transformed a Los Angeles hacienda into a vibrant showcase for his aesthetic—and now captures the results with his own camera.’ Here…
fotofringe London: 26 April 2012. FREE to Picture users/researchers/designers/creatives ‘fotofringe works brilliantly allowing visiting picture-users to sit with the agencies at their tables and talk to the key people. No time-wasting and no overload.’ Full event details: fotofringeLondon.com :: PhotoArchiveNews.com is Media Partner to fotofringe London 2012 ::…
Next in the series of online seminars with New York based photo agency VII photographers: My Life, My Style with Venetia Dearden WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 at 12pm EST / 17.00 GMT My photographic journey is very personal, and is really my life. I document what I feel, and where…
Travel stock photo agency 4Corners have boosted their image library of all things British by investing in a Volkswagen California camper van for use by top photographers on shoots throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The result is an amazing selection of British stock photography taken in all weathers, capturing the…
Guardian.co.uk reports: Art historians have been disturbed by allegations that the Tate was about to dump its invaluable photographic archive in a skip when another institution realised its importance and rescued it, and that the Victoria & Albert Museum has already destroyed its own thematic archive. Curators, who consider such…
UK based sports photo agency Colorsport have put together a gallery of images from their photographers coverage of this weekend’s games in the Six Nations. Colorsport is a fotofringe London exhibitor…
Mr Murdoch confirmed the new Sun on Sunday edition sold over three million copies, here we feature the photo agencies and photographers credited in this first issue. PAN counted the picture credits: Main feature inc front pageAmanda Holden shoot Dan Charity – Main page 3 Kenneth Cappello/Corbis Outline– Page 15…
Mr Murdoch on Twitter: “Amazing! The Sun confirmed sale of 3.260,000 copies yesterday. Thanks all readers and advertisers. Sorry if sold out – more next time.” – see our listing of the picture credits used in the first edition…
closes 10 p.m. GMT on the 4 March 2012. Fiona Gifford creator of the Renaissance Photography Prize told PhotoArchiveNews.com this morning: “In addition to the overall Renaissance winner and category prizes, there is a prize of a Nikon F6 camera, donated by Calumet, for the best image taken on film.…
Social content website BuzzFeed have put Every World Press Photo Winner From 1955-2011 onto one page.…
UPDATED 28 Feb 2012: Paul Conroy rescued and safe in Lebanon – BBC In this video release on Live Leak Sunday Times photographer Paul Conroy pleads For help from Homs Syria where he was wounded in the same attack which killed French photographer Remi Ochlik of Bureau233 agency and Sunday…
Photo agency Institute – with a record 70 cover shots booked in 24 months! – have updated their latest contributor image usage tearsheets here top shows: David Chancellor’s “Elephant Story” in Science et Vie…
• Mobile Granger – New York based historical picture library The Granger Collection has launched a mobile version of its website here • Spotted: Redux Pictures New Website here • Alamy Approaches 30m Images – Announces US Revenue Up here…
Travel photo feature agency Solomango from stock photo library 4Corners are online with a new site – in a blog They say: ‘We’ve relaunched our features site Solomango in a blog format so that as well as the best contemporary travel reportage, we also offer diverting, informative and visually inspiring…