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On 14 November the V&A’s Raphael Court, home to the Raphael Cartoons will reopen following a nine month referb. As a result – the museum has made gigapixel and 3D photography of the cartoons which show incredible detail available now to license.…

Tate Images are online with a brand new mobile-ready website, the first major overhaul of the commercial image licensing site in 14 years. They say: ‘Our home page now allows clients to browse Tate’s extensive collection through lightboxes, or keyword/subject themes.  Clients can browse a selection of the artwork collection, as well as…

California based brand monetization agency Evolution have been appointed the licensing and brand management agency for the LIFE brand and The LIFE Picture Collection in North America, Australia and New Zealand. LIFE owner Meredith Corporation say: ‘Accelerating the next step in monetizing and managing these iconic assets, Evolution will actively…

Congratulations this week to Reelin’ In The Years Productions who have won FOCAL’s 2020 Footage Library Of The Year award. They say: ‘We have been in this business for nearly three decades, and while we have won numerous awards for various projects, this one is very special because it speaks to…

Here’s what you need to know: Shutterstock Third Quarter 2020 highlights compared to Third Quarter 2019: Key Operating Metrics Financial Highlights Commenting on the Company’s performance, Stan Pavlovsky, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “Shutterstock had a tremendous third quarter and I am pleased with the acceleration in revenue growth and…

Consultation description The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the government agency responsible for ensuring that the IP framework enables businesses and individuals to protect and enforce their IP rights. The IPO develops policies to ensure that the IP enforcement legal framework is up-to-date and fit for purpose. This framework can be described as the tools which can be…

I caught up recently with long-term PAN reader Douglas McCarthy who is currently Collections Engagement Manager at Europeana and Editor of Open GLAM Medium.  Douglas started his career in the image world at Mary Evans Picture Library in 2001, before joining the Picture Desk Ltd and then working as Rights…

These guy’s have been subscribers to the PAN newsletter for a few years now so we looked them up ….and found a fantastic image selection! Twenty years experience in the editorial and commercial image arena make Taverne Agency a must-go-to for pro photo buyers searching for fresh stock from outstanding…

PAN loves this initiative from Adobe Stock owner Adobe who have been building an attribution tool to verify the authenticity of images and graphics their customers are using. ‘One year ago at Adobe MAX, we launched the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) to address the challenges of deepfakes and other deceptively manipulated content.…

A PAN reader is searching for copies of the Weekend Magazine which published in the UK 1953 to 1985.“I’m particularly interested in the 50’s and 60’s issues” Answers on an email please [email protected]…

We don’t get a lot of comms from Shutterstock about their editorial photo arm. So, when we do, the whole PAN office sits up! The VP of Editorial at the agency Candice Murray has been hard at work sorting the place out and has delivered their new Editorial Video clip…

We are all – I am sure – hoping for a better year in 2021. Robert Harding photo library in the UK have jumped right in with a positive move and curated a few image ideas for 2021 calendar publishers! They say: ‘Discover stunning images for your calendar projectsWe have…

The BBC and Getty Images are issuing a call out to photographers across the UK, to join them in creating a library of stock images which showcase the diversity of kids’ lives and their experiences within the UK. • A seed fund sponsored by BBC Children’s of £10,000 is now…

AI powered stock photo agency EyeEm has a new CEO this week – Simon Cox. They say: With over 20 years in the creative image industry Simon brings a wealth of experience to the role. Namely 14 years at Peach (peachvideo.com) as CEO where he built a global platform with…

Reading contributing photographer notes on this agency they seemed a fair lot – royalty free stock photos, graphics and vector illustrations agency Stockfresh closed today 18th October after ten years in the business. In a email to contributors the agency explained: Why are we closing? As you probably know, the…

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Photo agency X17 in LA have apologised after drones were allegedly used to photograph The Duke and Duchess of Sussex son Archie at home. The BBC and USA Today picked up the story. PAN has contacted the agency. Related: Splash News pays damages to Prince Harry over helicopter photo set…