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The Bridgeman art library and Mary Evans picture library have launched online diaries covering notable anniversaries with links to their image archives. Search and license here: Mary Evans Anniversaries 2012 – 2013 Bridgeman Anniversaries 2012…

GreenLight the media licensing, talent negotiation and rights representation consultancy service from Corbis has been selected to represent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. GreenLight will manage advertising, promotion and merchandise for Legendary Civil Rights Activist and Leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is the first time the organisation has…

From PAN contributor John Balean, TopFoto picture library. You should aware that the UK Government is planning to implement some changes relating to copyright and many of those are based on recommendations made in the Hargreaves Review. What you might not realise are some of the key issues that will…

NB: Offer finished Wednesday 18 Jan ‘In only 2 days the special CEPIC Congress 2012 Offer will expire. Don’t miss this unique opportunity which allows you to register three participants for the price of two until this Wednesday, 18th January.’ ‘If two participants register, the third will get a free…

First posted: 17 August 2011: PAN reader, UK based picture researcher, is trying to track down the Michael Holford Collection , ‘He was a photographer of fine art and object d’arts based in Essex’ – contact [email protected] or call 07802 437827 if you know where this collection is – thanks.…

Staff at UK based photo library Topfoto are featured in a BBC Screening this Saturday BBC2 21.00: a new documentary on the artistic legacy of Ken Russell. They say: “..and if you watch closely you may be able to spot some of his photographs as the BBC spent a day…

Photo news wire agency Demotix have a couple of announcements this morning, firstly they have launched an iPhone App (above left) They say: ‘While a lot of reporters currently upload breaking news from Wi-Fi hotspots and internet cafes near where they’re shooting, the app will now let them cover the…

Continuing our coverage and support of the BBPA’s (British Press Photographers’s Association) request to join the Leveson Inquiry we spotted the London Evening Standard has given the request space here: In the air: Snappers want a say at Leveson The BBPA first launched their request in December 2011 Press Photographers…

YVNZ reports: ‘Pippa Middleton snapped 400 times daily’ Daily Mail Picture Editor Paul Silva said his paper received a barrage of Middleton images from photo agencies and freelance photographers every time she left her house. “At the moment we have a situation where there must be nine or 10 agencies…

UK based specialist photo agency Writer Pictures is a new contributing partner to AP Images. Under the arrangement, Writer Pictures will distribute their images via the AP Images website to users and AP customers globally. “We’re excited to work with what is one of the most unique and relevant collections…

PhotoArchiveNews.com caught up with Editorial feature photographer Lionel Derimais (above) in London yesterday [for a spot of lunch]. Lionel is back in London after a few years in Paris and China where he worked for national newspapers and various photo agencies. He is available for assignment: Site Portfolio Contact 07845…

They say: Is your camera lost or missing? Has your camera been stolen? If so, stolencamerafinder can help you find out where it is now. Every photo you take with your digital camera contains hidden information about both the image and the camera such as the make, model and date.…

This is the image by photographer Andrew Couldridge at Action Images found on a re-edit by the agency’s picture desk manager Simon Flavin which shows an unidentified man sitting next to WBA supervisor Michael Welsh (bottom 2nd left) who has been accused by boxer Amir Khan of interfering with ringside…

Over the last year a team of volunteers has been working hard to list a collection of approximately 4000 photographic prints acquired from the former North Eastern Railway Headquarters in York (now the Cedar Court Grand Hotel). These have been stored in their original filing cabinet since their acquisition and…

Chicago Tribune Staff photographer Scott Strazzante is online with a blog at the newspaper – “Shooting from the Hip” is a photo blog authored by Chicago Tribune staff photographer Scott Strazzante. The blog highlights Strazzante’s daily work and offers a peek into what it is like to be a working…

USA Today Reports: Around the world today, paparazzi and celebrity magazine editors are licking their chops: Beyoncé’s baby is here — who’s gonna get that shot?… usatoday.com…

New York radio station NY 1 has run a video and text interview with photographer Harry Benson – ‘Harry Benson’s photographs have been seen all over the world and his accent is still straight out of Glasgow, but for most of his adult life, New York has been his home.’…

Corbis has just announced the purchased of Norm Marshall & Associates (NMA Group) a world-leader in entertainment marketing and product placement. “Corbis is committed to helping global brands break through the clutter of today’s advertising market by providing the industry’s first comprehensive and integrated approach to connect brands with global…