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Corbis contributing photographer Samuel Aranda has won the 2012 World Press Photo of the year for his work on Yemen for the New York Times. Aranda shot the Yemeni Pro-democracy activists taking to the streets, protesting a decision to grant President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity. Samuel Aranda worked anonymously in…

UK photo library FLPA recorded three usages of the same image (above) in three newspapers websites on one day this week – see the usages here: The Sun Daily Mail Daily Telegraph Photo caption: Cape Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris) adult, with Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) flock, feeding on biscuit from…

Couple of new members of staff at photo agency Plainpicture – in fact you can see all the staff on an animated Team page which also shows where each person sits in the office….…

Following our last report PAN reporter John Balean attended the latest meeting between BAPLA and the IPO – Intellectual Property Office last week at the Press Association HQ in Victoria, London. BAPLA discusses the Digital Copyright Exchange Feasibility Study with Richard Hooper BAPLA held another pro-active meeting with the IPO…

Frankfurt based photo agency dpa Picture Alliance have visited the production line of the iconic Porsche Carrera 911 S on it’s production line in Stuttgart Zuffenhausen. They say “Our photographer had the chance to get a glimpse for you on the production line of this sports car”. See the image…

above – the ‘commercial’ press photo – used on a book cover Martin Bailey at The Art Newspaper reports: ‘A new book by Munira Mirza, the culture adviser to the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has been withdrawn because of a legal problem over a Tate image on its cover…..Mirza…

Stock photography community Dreamstime has announced that its site is now accessible in an additional five new languages: Chinese, Greek, Polish, Russian and Swedish. Search here: Dreamstime…

Owen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent at the Guardian.co.uk reports : ‘The private lives of celebrities are of legitimate interest to the media, the European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled in landmark judgments involving a cocaine-possessing German TV actor and Princess Caroline of Monaco.’ … read his article here:…

Go See: VII Gallery – The Family Alaska Photos At First Light NCAA Resign With Thought Equity…

iStockphoto have announced a new app that lets anyone create fast, fun and free e-cards for use on Facebook. The company also released the results of an in-depth consumer study that revealed more people are turning to e-cards now instead of traditional cards.…

Corbis Images and AP have boosted their recent relationship by announcing a month-long Facebook showcase of images from the collaboration between the two companies, entitled “Perceptions.” The social media photo showcase will be updated on a daily basis and available today to March 5th on each of the company’s Facebook…

Pro sports photographer Asanka Brendon Ratnayake contacted PhotoArchiveNews.com concerned about spotting his recent 2012 Australian Tennis Open images on a public Picasa web album. Asanka shoots for sports agency Icon which then distributes/licences event images via Corbis. On his twitter feed Asanka wrote: ‘hate how my images licenced by Corbis…

RF photo agency Shutterstock are online with a Valentines lightbox here…

Bit of a plug here – BUT, PhotoArchiveNews.com was visited by 1000 industry people in one day this week – that’s a record for the site! Daily visits have been climbing steadily over the last year (we went online in 2001) and average 500 – 700 readers a day. Subscriptions…

Animal Photography image library, specialising in pictures of Cats, Dogs and Horses are online with a Breed Feature a gallery featuring a rare hairless breed called the Sphynx. Look and license here. Photo: Vidar Skauen/Animal Photography…

Busy Berline based image licensing agency Favorite Picture have launched the new year with a massive new collection of beauty pictures. They say: ‘Our international photographers, along with photographers from our English twin agency Lickerish, now share their portfolios of beauty, portrait, make-up, modeling, hair-style and conceptual pictures. View &…

Picture desks using the media search platform i-Picturemaxx in the UK and Germany can now access an immediate photo & video feed from celebrity photo agencies Optic Photos and Pacific Coast News. They join a fast growing rich photo base from photo agencies like Cobris’ Splash, Goff Photos, Big Pictures,…

Photo media services company K&R Media are online with an updated website. K&R Media specialises in photo production, picture researche, holiday or other temporary replacements, text and story inquiries, approval and permissions for publishers and advertising agency’s. Owner Carola Strohoff told PhotoArchiveNews.com this morning: “The new site now carries a…