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UK based, ‘socially responsible image agency’ Majority World has announced that it has secured vital new start up investment from Stichting DOEN in the Netherlands as well as from two of its founder directors. As a result of this vote of confidence, the agency can now embark on its ambitious…

Veer offer ‘Extended Customer Protection Plan’, providing customers with up to $250,000(USD) coverage for 100 Veer Credits The Extended Customer Protection Plan gives customers added peace of mind that they are legally protected from claims of infringement of intellectual property from the copyright holder of the image, from models within…

UK based photo library StockPhotography.co.uk has added 3,000 new British celebrity shots to its image offering including British actors, musicians, TV and sporting personalities.…

James Arnold, RHS Licensing Manager: ‘As a charity, the RHS is dedicated to inspiring millions of people to garden, and this competition is a true celebration of the beauty of gardens, their plants and their wildlife. ‘We’re looking for photographs which leap from the page, and are not only well-composed,…

Getty Images staff photographer Joe Raedle and two two correspondents from AFP have been released – watch them released on this AP You Tube video report…

Cockpit View from VC10 Tanker Aircraft as it Takes off to Support Enforcement of the No Fly Zone over Libya – click image for more at Defense Images on Flickr For all images and general licensing details visit Defense Images Database, an official Ministry of Defence website holds thousands of…

The Photoarchivenews.com office spotted this yesterday on a forum: ‘I have recently been left a large collection of original aircraft photos in a will. They are a mixture of colour prints and slides, numbering several thousand, and dating from about 1980-ish to last year; mostly UK, but some in the…

London based Science Photo Library, has agreed a licensing agreement with digital educational content collection Global Grid for Learning (GGfL). GGfL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cambridge University Press, aims to connect teachers and students at all stages in education to single sources of digital multimedia content from multiple providers.…

Hollywood base celebrity photo agency X17 have updated their website – they say, “With an average of more than 350,000 viewers/day, X17online is recognized as a leader in celebrity news and the ultimate source for the latest, most exclusive photos and videos from world of entertainment”.…

cnet News reports: Adding another chapter to a long, drawn-out legal saga, a New York federal district court has rejected the controversial settlement in a class-action suit brought against Google Books by the Authors Guild, a publishing industry trade group. full report here: news.cnet.com…

Celebrity stills and video photo agency Splash has partnered with Flingo. The partnership will bring Splash’s celebrity and entertainment video news service, Splash News TV, to television audiences worldwide through Flingo’s Connected TV publishing suite. Packaged video content from Splash News will be updated each daily initially to over 3…

Conferences April 9 – 14, 2011slashExhibits April 11 – 14 Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada USA The AP booth at this years NAB Show will be feature their ENPS Mobile Suite. Used in almost 800 newsrooms in 60 countries, ENPS provides powerful, easy-to-use features for journalists working in…

Reuters new agency reports Getty Images staff photographer Joe Raedle has gone missing along with two correspondents from AFP. Full report: Reuters…

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Friday 2.30pm: FotoFringe London has just had it’s first major Twitter mention from the good people at Press Gazette – thanks Dom.…

The archive team at Getty Images have put together a great video with staff at the famous photo agency Gamma Rapho. The video contains a tour of the Gamma offices and a full overview of the history and content in France’s leading historical archive. Getty Images’ new Gamma – Keystone…

The Art Archive and The Kobal Collection is looking for an International Account Executive. Full details of this job are now on the Industry Ads page…

“My usual camera bag is pretty huge, and really heavy. So for the past few weeks I’ve swapped it for a Nokia N8. Is it possible to shoot aerial views all over the UK on a cameraphone?” Aerial stock and commission photographer Jason Hawkes has sent us a link to…