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Go See: VII Gallery – The Family Alaska Photos At First Light NCAA Resign With Thought Equity…

iStockphoto have announced a new app that lets anyone create fast, fun and free e-cards for use on Facebook. The company also released the results of an in-depth consumer study that revealed more people are turning to e-cards now instead of traditional cards.…

Corbis Images and AP have boosted their recent relationship by announcing a month-long Facebook showcase of images from the collaboration between the two companies, entitled “Perceptions.” The social media photo showcase will be updated on a daily basis and available today to March 5th on each of the company’s Facebook…

Pro sports photographer Asanka Brendon Ratnayake contacted PhotoArchiveNews.com concerned about spotting his recent 2012 Australian Tennis Open images on a public Picasa web album. Asanka shoots for sports agency Icon which then distributes/licences event images via Corbis. On his twitter feed Asanka wrote: ‘hate how my images licenced by Corbis…

RF photo agency Shutterstock are online with a Valentines lightbox here…

Bit of a plug here – BUT, PhotoArchiveNews.com was visited by 1000 industry people in one day this week – that’s a record for the site! Daily visits have been climbing steadily over the last year (we went online in 2001) and average 500 – 700 readers a day. Subscriptions…

Animal Photography image library, specialising in pictures of Cats, Dogs and Horses are online with a Breed Feature a gallery featuring a rare hairless breed called the Sphynx. Look and license here. Photo: Vidar Skauen/Animal Photography…

Busy Berline based image licensing agency Favorite Picture have launched the new year with a massive new collection of beauty pictures. They say: ‘Our international photographers, along with photographers from our English twin agency Lickerish, now share their portfolios of beauty, portrait, make-up, modeling, hair-style and conceptual pictures. View &…

Picture desks using the media search platform i-Picturemaxx in the UK and Germany can now access an immediate photo & video feed from celebrity photo agencies Optic Photos and Pacific Coast News. They join a fast growing rich photo base from photo agencies like Cobris’ Splash, Goff Photos, Big Pictures,…

Photo media services company K&R Media are online with an updated website. K&R Media specialises in photo production, picture researche, holiday or other temporary replacements, text and story inquiries, approval and permissions for publishers and advertising agency’s. Owner Carola Strohoff told PhotoArchiveNews.com this morning: “The new site now carries a…

UK based exclusive rights managed travel picture library 4Corners Images are online with a new London images gallery. They say: As the eyes of the world focus on London for the 2012 Olympic Games, we’re proud to share our new views of the capital’. View and license the images here…

Sharon McTeir – Creative Publishing Services. ‘In 2005 I set up my own company offering design, typsetting and picture research services. I have worked for companies such as Hodder Education, Harper Collins, Larousse, Canongate, Birlinn, Chambers Harrap, Leclie and Leckie, Mainstream and Whittles on a wide range of projects. I…

New views at large-format rights managed photo agency Panoramic Images include Long and Skinny, Washington DC, New Photographers, Chicago Views…. Explore and license here.…

Hannah Hess (photo above), 44, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the european pressphoto agency epa. She will be taking over from current Editor-in-Chief Cengiz Seren, 58, in the spring. Cengiz is leaving to take up a ‘new challenge’, after a total of 19 years with epa. “Hannah is our ideal…

UK base photo library Topfoto are online with a gallery package of historic world events in pictures : March 1962 – this gallery is part of their ongoing feature ’50 Years Ago’, a monthly pictorial source for picture researchers and photo editors.…

UK photo agency Photoshot has launched an interesting photo packed blog called: Photoshot Live – Features include: Showbiz, Bizarre News, Music, Style and an Upcoming Coverage diary.…

Above one of the clauses in the ‘Byelaws for Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square Garden’ Posted on the Greater London Authority website : Confirmation of Byelaws for Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square Garden Closing Date: 29 February, 2012 On 25 January 2012 the Greater London Authority (the ‘GLA’) made the…