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After nearly three years of preparation and development, the European Film Gateway – EFG – https://www.europeanfilmgateway.eu is now online. The Internet portal to the digital collections of European film archives and cinémathèques offers free access to currently about 400,000 digital videos, photos, film posters and text materials. By September, the…

nydailynews.com reports that Getty Images could sell celebrity photo division WireImage to Reuters for more than $300M. The reason: because Reuters has no “entertainment” photography division. Getty say: that the company is “not selling WireImage to Reuters.” Reuters say: no comment. Read more about the rumour from nydailynews.com…

World Press Photo has launched a new website as a step forward in its strategy to invest in online initiatives to fulfill its mission. Under the motto: ?We exist to inspire understanding of the world through quality photojournalism?, the new site is designed to showcase the award-winning photography in a…

 News just in from Rex Features Rex Features announced today that it is to pass control to its staff, management and a small group of individual investors. While the Selby family will retain a significant financial interest in the business, the current Director of Sales and Marketing, Larry Lawson, takes…

On Saturday 16 July TopFoto hosted prima ballerina Dame Beryl Grey, who arrived to open the TopFoto Gallery?s most ambitious exhibition to date: The Glory of English Ballet, by celebrated photographer Colin Jones, covering Northern Ballet, English National Ballet and The Royal Ballet, from 1958 to 2000. Dame Beryl was…

Young Photographer?s Alliance (YPA), a 501(c)3 educational foundation dedicated to developing the talent of young photographers, has announced its second international mentoring opportunity for students and recent graduates of college-level photography programs. This year?s theme, ?Everything is Energy,? focuses on the powerful forces that shape our world, our politics, our…

Gary Morgan, co-founder at Splash News interviewed this month by the BBC on the demise of the News Of The World and how that will effect business for photographers and photo agencies.…

Melissa Allison at The Seattle Times reports: ‘Look out, Angelina Jolie. Bill Gates owns a piece of you now ? or at least your image. ….Shenk prefers that Splash’s photographers not be called paparazzi. “That is a term of several decades ago,” he said. “This is a very professional industry,…

BREAKING NEWS: Corbis Images has announced its acquisition of Splash News for an ‘undisclosed amount’ Detail from the press release seen by PhotoArchiveNews.com today and held under embargo until 5.15pm: Since its founding in 1990, Splash News is recognized worldwide as a leading source for exclusive, breaking entertainment news and…

Anthony Harvey and Steve West U.S based entertainment photo agency PictureGroup has announced the launch of PictureGroup Europe with the opening of a London office headed up by Chief Photographer Anthony Harvey, formerly with PA and European Sales & Licensing Manager Stephen West formerly with Getty Images. Contact their City…

For the first time, over 45,000 garden-related images from the unique collections of the Royal Horticultural Society are available through the new RHS Image Collection: www.rhsimages.co.uk The online collection allows quick and easy access to illustrations and photographs across a range of popular garden themes, including: Botanical illustrations, Historical garden-related…

?Key To On The Rox? – Paparazzi photographer and owner of photo agency BuzzFoto Brad Elterman talks about photographing John and Ringo in Hollywood – produced and directed by the ‘brilliant Eric Lauren’.…

FIRST PRIZE – Photo Essay – Adam Dean/Panos Pictures: Two US Army soldiers wounded in an IED blast console each other as they are treated on board a medical evacuation helicopter from Charlie Company, Sixth Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment. Kandahar, Afghanistan. June 13th 2010 Fifteen prizes have been awarded, and…

The AFP reports: AMMAN ? At least 16 people, including journalists and policemen, were injured on Friday when police tried to stop clashes between pro-reform demonstrators and government supporters in central Amman…. …A photographer who works for another international news agency said he was ordered by police not to take…

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‘The TTL Plus collection has just been complemented further by the addition of vintage lifestyle’…

PAN reported in June ‘SIPA agency will be sold. The third mythical French agency, alongside Gamma and Sygma, will be sold to the German company DAPDPhoto. The sale has gone through – 34 people to leave the agency – the name to remain for the moment. more from AFP here…

PHOTO CONTEST SUMMER DEADLINE The UK Picture Editors’ Guild has confirmed the cut-off for entering this year’s Awards will be midnight on July 31st. Judges for the higly-acclaimed competition have also been announced and Picture Editors from all sections of the media will be involved in deciding this year’s winners.…