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This ad is now closed. For Sale An amalgamated historic library including Barratt’s Photo Press, Fleet Street News and London News Service. A rare opportunity to own the full copyright of a historic, mainly black and white, glass plate library originating from the early 1900s to film negatives in the…

Montreal Gazette.com reports: Photographers and writers here and around the world were stunned Sunday to learn that Montreal-based Reuters photographer Shaun Best, 43, had died Saturday night, apparently of a heart attack. Full article here: montrealgazette.com And from Reuters here: Reuters…

Stock photo agency Danita Delimont have uploaded images from UNESCO photo collection. The say: “We’ve recently taken on a new image partner that has spent over 20 years delving through the archives of ancient libraries, museums, monasteries and institutions throughout Europe, searching for this kind of content. Our new gallery,…

4 June – 30 October 2011 V&A/RIBA Architecture Gallery Room 128a at the V&A – FREE Explore the work of Bedford Lemere & Co., the leading architectural photography company of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In business from the 1870s until the 1940s, Bedford Lemere and his son…

BoxOffice Magazine has uploaded a PDF of every issue from 1925 – present on their online Vault page – ‘Welcome to the home for nearly 3000 back issues of Boxoffice Magazine, the theatrical film business’ premier trade publication since 1920. Each week we post five issues from our vast archive…

click through to watch and browse Olympics now Stock footage platform BBC Motion Gallery have released an updated Olympics page featuring coverage of the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics and historical Olympics footage from the archives.…

No shooting at the latest Tom Cruise film location The Orlando Sentinel reports, Try to take a snapshot of Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin or Catherine Zeta-Jones in downtown Fort Lauderdale and you may wind up posing for a mug shot…. Officers at the site said the signs were a response…

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On-demand video production platform Wooshii.com is changing the way that people source online video – and it is offering traditional video companies a chance to get a slice of the action. Full details on the Industry ads page…

the new look site Russian news photo agency RIA Novosti have launched their new look website. The URL for the English version will change to www.visualrian.ru/en From June 7, visitors [to the original site] www.visualrian.com will be routed automatically to the new site.…

A photo shoot with Zara Phillips photographed by Kit Houghton is part of the latest image upload available at the Country Life Picture Library, see the new images View the latest images here!…

click for a clip Getty Images, is re-branding it’s WireImage Video offering as Getty Images Entertainment Video, providing video coverage of current entertainment-related events and extensive celebrity video archives. The company has enhanced its video offering to now include a simplified delivery method with direct clip downloads, 24 hours per…

Photoshelter: “We had a chance to speak with Travis (really nice guy!) on the phone.” As part of the research undertaken by Photoshelter to produce their free downloadable guide, Starting a Photography Business, they interviewed photographer Travis Dove who swears he didn’t intend to become a photographer — particularly when…

Wildlife stock photo experts FLPA are offering a chance to win a bottle of bubbly each time you place an image order with them through June – to qualify add ‘Champagne offer’ each time you place an order. Click here to view a few new images at FLPA…

Flying in a motorized paraglider over one of the most diverse continents in the world, George Steinmetz captures the stunning beauty of Africa’s landscapes and people. His pictures show not only the spectacular patterns of the land, but also the potential and hope that the continent encompasses. Watch it here:…

Bridgeman are now representing the Scott Polar Museum. Images available for licensing via the Bridgeman Art Library. For the first time many of the Institute’s fine art images will be commercially available online…

The Australian reports on the arrival of the Splash office in Australia: ..’For its size, Australia supports a large paparazzi pack, including Snapper Media (which previously handled Splash’s local picture syndications), OMG News, Scope Features, Big Pictures, Picture Media, Austral International and Melbourne-based Barcroft Pacific…. OMG News’s Jamie Fawcett, perhaps…

Getty Images announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Photolibrary. The acquisition was first announced on April 27 2011 and will bring Photolibrary’s renowned collections, including Peter Arnold and Oxford Scientific, to even more customers around the world.…