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Refreshing approach to the photo library calendar here ↑ from the Mary Evans Picture Library. Their ‘Amazing’ 2015 calendar features vibrant illustrations chosen from their archive of small-format pulp fiction magazine published 1920’s and 1950’s and originally acquired for the library by co-founder Hilary Evans. Titles such as Amazing Stories,…
Updated 6 Nov UK, London, 4th November 2014 – Professionals and amateur photographers have a just few more days to enter their images to the 2014 UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards sponsored by Nikon, as the deadline for entries is extended until 14th November 2014. The competition seeks to recognise…
↑ Matt Carrington © Nate Jones British photographer Matt Carrington has died this morning in Florida. Matt made an announcement on Facebook last week saying he had been diagnosed with terminal liver disease. He was 44 years old. • This in from Kevin Smith, founder of Splash News: “Splash was…
A new licensing scheme launched by the UK Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, Intellectual Property Office ‘could give wider access to at least 91 million culturally valuable creative works including diaries, photographs, oral history recordings and documentary films.’ They say: These works are covered by copyright, but rights holders…
all photos: © CERN CERN the European Council for Nuclear Research has accumulated about a quarter of a million hard-copy images in its archive and they need captioning. Some 120,000 black and white images from the period 1955-1985 are currently being digitised, with files being uploaded in batches of several…
Update: Twitpic has announced ‘that we have reached an agreement with Twitter to give them the Twitpic domain and photo archive, thus keeping the photos and links alive for the time being.’ Oct 18 2014 Shutting down: Twitpic – export your photos/videos by 25 Oct Just a reminder here, if…
↑ Picture Post Photographer Thurston Hopkins in Tonga, 26th December 1953. Hopkins is sitting under a home-made sign reading ‘Picture Post South Seas Office, Tonga’. Picture Post – 6832 – Report From Tonga – pub. 1953 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photographer Thurston Hopkins passed away peacefully on…
Stock photo agency Alamy has opened an office in Brisbane, Australia. The agency has been selling directly into Australia and New Zealand since 2012… Rachel Wakefield, head of sales says: ‘This is a key market for us and after the success over the last few years it’s a good time…
↑ Great shot of David sent in by photographer Duncan Raban ↑ David Redfern by David Redfern 1 Jan 1950 – supplied Getty Images Very sad news to report this morning, David Redfern music photographer and founder of Redferns Music Picture Library died in France on Wednesday 22 October, after…
Photo: supplied Bonn – Germany- based photo agency Vario is now representing images from newly formed stock photo producer MITO images which offers a collection of modern, European-influenced people and lifestyle photography. They say: ‘Topics such as family, health, business and sports are implemented by the agency’s photographers in a…
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Lord Lucan’s disappearance on 8 November 1974, photo library Topfoto have found a great selection of license ready images of Lucan for your coverage.…
This in from PAN reader Sarah McDonald, Heritage Collections Manager at the Royal Horticultural Society Hello Will, Hope you’re very well? I’ve inherited a photographic collection in my new job at RHS and am trying to track down some info or photographers. I wonder if it’s possible to put a…
↑ At the tables talking images – Fotofringe London 2014 © Robert Piwko Photo agencies, picture libraries and footage resources it’s time to secure your spot in front of hundreds of content buyers for the 2015 Fotofringe London event. Agencies who have rebooked for fotofringe 2015 so far include: Alamy,…
Blackheath -UK- based stock photo library Mary Evans has released a newly updated website, offering improved functionality and a fresh new look. They say: ‘In the process of updating our website we had various discussions with a number of our customers,’ says Paul Brown, Mary Evans’ Managing Director. ‘The general…
Photo: Duchess of Cambridge & Prince George visit Taronga Zoo © NUNN British Royal Rota group The Independent Photographers Association – IPA – are online with a brand new website. The IPA consists of five independent Royal photographers and was founded in 1989 by Robin Nunn of Fleet Street photo…
Maidenhead -UK- based Travel, Nature, Culture and Environmental stock photo and footage agency Robert Harding are online with a new site this week. The new site features: – Simple Licensing Options. – New Search Algorithm for pinpoint accuracy. – New Photo and Video subscription packages. – Enhanced ‘Cascading Grid’ layout…
Photo: Rene Burri AUTOPORTRAIT, Coronado, New Mexico, 1973/83 Supplied by Magnum Magnum photographer René Burri died on the 20 October. – View his portfolio here…
From the series ‘Transitional’ @ Cinzia D’Ambrosi PAN reader, Photographer Cinzia D’Ambrosi shoots the gritty side of life. Her latest exhibition is called Transitional and presents stories of people living in provisional housing in the UK. Transitional refers to the state of in-between homelessness and insecure housing; people stuck in…
