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Social issues photo library John Birdsall’s has a new iPhone App, featuring 20,000 images. Users can search by keyword, make a lightbox of an image selection and email that direct to their desktop. Partner Clare Marsh said: ‘Our customers are on-the-go people and we feel this App caters to their…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appointed Russian News & Information Agency RIA Novosti as the Host National News Agency and the National Olympic Photo Pool for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. As the Host National News Agency for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, RIA Novosti will enjoy similar…

Photographer Don North reports on consortiumnews.com; ‘Bill Gates v’s Photojournalists’ ‘When Microsoft founder Bill Gates bought the once-mighty French photo agency Sygma in 1999, there was hope that his vast financial resources and renowned business skills could rescue not only Sygma but the profession of photojournalism’…… …..’Dominique Aubert, once a…

The archive of photographer Elliott Erwitt (b. 1928), which includes more than 50,000 signed photographic prints, will be housed at the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. The Ransom Center photography holdings range from collections of prints to individual archives…

‘Splash News and Pictures is currently involved in global expansion and as a result we are seeking an additional late shift photo desk editor for our Los Angeles office…’ Full details of this job are on the Industry Ads page now.…

Click to explore…. Corbis Images have released a new online Portfolio today that highlights the extensive inventory of its nine signature collections that range from commercial images, to unforgettable moments in history to natural wonders and iconic celebrities. – The Corbis Portfolio collections also reveal the stories behind the images…

London based sport photo agency Backpage Images have appointed Martin Ellis as Commercial Director. Ellis joins BPI from Action Images where he was Head of Business Development and he has previously worked in similar roles at Empics and PA Sport. Managing Director Javier Garcia told PhotoArchiveNews.com this morning; “It is…

‘Before They Were Famous’ – click for the answers ArenaPAL have been scouring their library and have unearthed another rare selection of gems for you! Take a look at these early career shots of internationally acclaimed performers and see how many you recognise – before checking the captions… Look out…

United States Tennis Association Signs Exclusive, Multi-Year Licensing Agreement with Thought Equity Motion Thought Equity Motion, Inc., a provider of cloud-based video platform and footage licensing services, announced that the United States Tennis Association (USTA) engaged in a multi-year, exclusive agreement to utilize the company’s advanced video platform and sales…

New Work by Richard Heeps at Millennium Images – click it to view the images…

PixPalace USA will be shut down as of September 30th. Kelli Grant the company’s US Director in an email to U.S customers wrote: “PixWays, which is alive and thriving on the French market, made a great effort in the worst of economic times to challenge the North American market 3…

Lot 81: MARILYN MONROE ON AN ELEPHANT, BY WEEGEE Suggested Bid: $400 “Collector’s Joy” Photograph auction, THURSDAY 9/22 3:00 P.M.…

Created in 2005, the Angkor Photo Festival is the first photography festival to be held in Southeast Asia. Nov 19 – – 26, 2011- Siem Reap – Cambodia. 110 photographers exhibiting, 60 from Asia. Most of the major agencies are represented although we did not spot Corbis on the list….…

Successful competitors in the 2011 Picture Editors’ Guild Awards were revealed at a gala dinner in London last night (20th September) with Matt Dunham of the Associated Press being named SABMiller Photographer of the Year. His triumph came after he also secured the title of British Airways Royal Photographer of…

photo via UKPEG Twitter feed…. Follow the evening presentations and winning photographers on the UK Picture Editors’ Guild twitter feed ‘LIVE’… with photos via twitpic PhotoArchiveNews.com – Media Partner to the UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2011…

Do you need help hitting the phones keeping in touch with your existing picture buyers or re connecting with buyers who have dropped off your monthly sales lists?! -Currently working with 8 Photo libraries and 3 Photographers, the PAN Marketing and Sales services team provides as little as one day…

– U.S. stock & editorial photo industry news: SPLASH TV Launches At MIPCOM 2011 Gannett Buys Sports Photo Agency US Presswire Agency Access Acquires ADBASE and FoundFolios Director of Photography at Vanity Fair Joins Trunk Read it now at: About The Image -Mary Evans are now representing images from the…

Lucian Freud at Lord Antony Lambton’s book launch, London September 1983 ©Dafydd Jones www.dafjones.com Scenes from the Art world – 30 years of Gallery culture by Dafydd Jones Idea Generation Gallery, London Exhibition: 6th October – 16th October A leading pioneer in society photography Dafydd Jones has been photographing key…