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Photographer Chris Gregory has produced a short documentary – The Well: Covering Capitol Hill – giving a rare glimpse into the way press photographers cover the politicians of the United States Congress and the problems they face. Leading political photographers in Washington talk about the perils of the 24/7 news…

We are delighted to announce that The Press Photographer’s Year is back for a seventh year, and will be accepting entries and new registrations from Monday 14th January. ** UPDATE 1 FEB: Extended competition deadline – midnight on Saturday 2nd February ** Professional photographers will have until Friday 1st February…

Hello Will, I hope you are keeping well. I would be grateful if you could include the attached change of address notice in your next edition of PhotoArchive News. Cherry and I are in the process of packing up our house in Dorset to move at the weekend and our…

The storm brewing amongst microstock photo contributors at iStockphoto over image license agreements the agency made with Google Drive and Microsoft Office has resulted in the photo agency announcing it will be removing it’s content from Microsoft Office (online version) asap. The announcement was made via the iStockphoto blog… …Based…

Free Syrian Army fighters run for cover as a tank shell explodes on a wall during heavy fighting A Free Syrian Army fighter fires a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) during heavy fighting in Damascus all photos © Goran Tomasevic / Reuters Reuters photographer Goran Tomasevic has filed a report on…

Amy Kennelly, Search Editor for Getty Images, has posted an article on the agency blog highlighting the most-searched person of 2012 across the Getty Images website. ‘“Name-of-person” searches are important to people looking for compelling editorial imagery, so we do a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure that…

New Zealand based NHNZ stock footage archive has reported it hit the ground running in 2013 with a 400% increase in requests for natural history footage, from producers of archive-driven shows. NHNZ Moving Images archive director Caroline Cook says from the day she and her team got back in January,…

“Everything is working perfectly and absolutely fabulous to use. We haven’t come across anything yet for which we have questions, or which are causing us any problems. Wonderful site.” Customer report, daily use for 1 month during TopFoto’s final test period, contributed 22.01.2013 A great update here from UK based…

Santiago Lyon, vice president and director of photography at The Associated Press, will chair the 2013 World Press Photo Contest jury. He takes over the task from Gary Knight who is unable to join the judging due to bereavement in the family. Lyon’s place in the News and Documentary jury…

www.philclarkehill.co.uk | [email protected] | Jamaica number +1876 4167589 UK based documentary travel photographer Phil Clarke-Hill is on the move again – he sent me this note from the Caribbean: Hi Will, I’m writing to let you know I’m currently working in the Caribbean, and here until 13th March. I’m shooting…

The Press Association is to present a selection of iconic images photographed during the London riots, titled London Riots Revisited. The exhibition will focus on well-known images shot by PA photographer Lewis Whyld as the unrest and panic developed on the streets of London in 2011. PA Group Picture Editor,…

The House of Lords discussed the Copyright debate on Monday this week, Viscount Bridgeman was there…. Viscount Bridgeman: My Lords, I declare an interest as a director of the Bridgeman Art Library, of which my wife is the founder and chairman. I shall speak to Amendment 28DZA in support of…

Shutterstock have expanded their focus on Eastern Europe and launched a site in four new languages, Turkish, Hungarian, Polish and Czech. The announcement brings the total number of languages supported by Shutterstock to fourteen, and reflects increasing local popularity of the site, enabling easier access for customers, a better user…

Winner: The SABMiller Photographer Of The Year – JASON HOWE Winner: PhotoBox Regional Photographer Of The Year – CHARLES MCQUILLAN The UK Picture Editors Guild are pleased to announce that a collection of photographs from this years awards are on display at the Museum of London between Jan 18th and…

↑ Click for Gallery of Philip Treacy Spring Summer 2013 catwalk show at London Fashion Week Photographer Rob Sheppard, owner at photo agency Catwalk Capture, has posted an article on the agency’s blog highlighting the reasons for hiring a specialist photographer to cover your catwalk event. ‘A common mistake amongst…

Premium stock photo agency Gallery Stock now have a dedicated free image search and request page…