Photo Archive News

ageFotostock Open In Paris

age fotostock, based in Barcelona, Spain has registered a new company in France with an office in Paris at Gare de Lyon, Tour de l'Horloge, 4 place Louis Armand, bureau 204, 75012 PARIS.
The company, called age fotostock France EURL, will be distributing the age fotostock RM and Pixtal RF image collections, together with many other collections of images that are part of the impressive 7 million professionally edited images from over 250 Providers and more than 1300 photographers.

Picture Buyers' Fair 2008 Is Open

all photos: Paul Brown

Exhibitor Awards:
Best in show - GAP Photos
Most creative stand - Mary Evans Picture Library
Best use of images - Rex
Best giveaway - The Kennel Club

BAPLA's Picture Buyers' Fair at The Business Design Centre, London.
Find out more at www.bapla.org.uk

MyLoupe.com Expands With Tetra Images

MyLoupe.com, a Chicago-based stock image library, announced this week the addition of nearly 13,000 high-quality royalty free photographs from Tetra Images to its online database.
Covering a broad range of subjects including lifestyle, business, fitness etc you can browse the collection here.

CEPIC Congress - booking fast!

"On Friday 01 May we have 621 delegates registered for the Congress ! From the 124 tables, 114 are gone."

THe 2008 CEPIC Congress is in Malta - 4 to 8 June.

www.cepic.org/info

Job: Weekend Night Picture Desk Assistant (freelance)

THE WORLD ENTERTAINMENT NEWS NETWORK (WENN) is the world's leading celebrity news and photo agency providing media around the globe with, among other content, the very latest celebrity photos.

Due to continued expansion WENN have a further vacancy on its busy London picture desk.

Full details here: P A N Industry Jobs

Lebrecht launch Author Pictures

Author pictures at Lebrecht - where else would you look?

Music & Arts specialists Lebrecht have launched a photo collection dedicated to images of Authors.

"Author Pictures contains thousands of images of authors and their works. By author we mean everyone who has ever written a book for publication - whether novelist or historian, poet or politician, playwright or philosopher."

www.authorpictures.co.uk

www.lebrecht.co.uk

Be seen by Picture Buyers everyday

A one year listing for your business in the Industry Links area of PhotoArchiveNews.com costs £80.

Imagestate Media Launches Oneprice

Imagestate Media has just launched a new concept - a single price website for both stills and footage in one search - 'oneprice'.
As an incentive for people to try 'oneprice', you can purchase images for just £1 each from a selection that changes daily by registering on the 'oneprice' site.

Public Exhibition - Paris

2002, Venice, Giovanni Simeone, 4Corners Images

Le Figaro Magazine will show their favourite 80 images of the last 30 years in their exhibition "30 Years of Emotions" in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, until the 15th July 2008

See here for further information (in French).

Topfoto - ClassicStock USA Package

1980 1980s RED HEAD SKATEBOARDING SKATER SKATING SMILE

Topfoto Gallery Package - ClassicStock USA

New Site Preview at PBF 08

4Corners Images will show a preview of their new website at the Picture Buyers Fair this year.
The site developer, Fabio Gava of Bloomtech.it, will also be there to demonstrate the online submission editing software that 4Corners uses.

Rex Features ITV Archives

Rex Features has become ITV’s exclusive syndication partner for their photographic archives which include all its 11 regional channels, and also the ATV archive.
To celebrate, they have produced a magazine titled 'I Love TV' which displays the breadth and depth of the ITV archives.

Thriving Archives Launches US Footage Buyer Survey

US based Thriving Archives has launched the Footage Buyer Survey - Non-Fiction USA, an independent market research study to find out the things that matter most to footage buyers.

Open to those in the USA who have obtained footage within the last three years, the survey should take about 15 minutes to complete. Participants will receive discount footage coupons. A link to the survey can be found at www.thrivingarchives.com

Construction Photography - Upgraded Site

Image management experts The Data Archive have completed an overhaul of the Construction Photography website.
The site now boasts a range of new features and the latest in customer enhancements.

Francis Frith - The New Site

Clovelly, Post Office, transfer of mail 1936 (Devon)

The Francis Frith Collection contains about 365,000 vintage images, taken by the company photographers between 1860 and 1970, of nearly 7,000 cities, towns and villages across Britain.
Over 6 million words of informative text have now been added to the photographs.

Visit the new library at www.francisfrith.com/library

BAPLA Newspaper Award

BAPLA will be honouring the best national daily and Sunday newspaper that credits content supplied from image agencies and freelance photographers.

The top four national dailies and top four national Sundays were nominated for the annual Credit Where Credit Is Due award, which is sponsored by IDS – Image Data Systems, and media sponsor Press Gazette.

The nominees are: Dailies – The Independent, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times; Sundays – The Observer, Sunday Independent, Sunday Telegraph, and the Sunday Times. Last year’s winners were The Telegraph and The Sunday Times.

Picture Buyers' Fair 2008: Free Seminars

FREE, hour long, seminars are available to those attending the Picture Buyers' Fair this year on the 7th and 8th of May. The focus will be on the editorial market, with speakers including leading names in law and book publishing.

The Following subjects will be discussed in the different seminars:

- Copyright and Content - a Picture Buyers' Guide.
- Trends in Editorial Picture Buying
- Navigating Rights Infested Waters
- Memory of the Present

Seminars are free to image buyers who register at the BAPLA site

Read the full article for a full seminar programme, or visit the BAPLA site

PYMCA Presents Wildstyles Exhibition

PYMCA Gallery is hosting an exhibition of classic and rare Hip Hop Photographs at Bar Vinyl, Camden. 19th May to 16th June 2008

There is also a chance to win the latest Pentax camera in a Hip Hop Art / Photography competition. See their site for details: www.pymca.com/

Corbis Adds HD Footage from Serac Adventure Films

Corbis announced that they are adding extensive High Definition (HD) footage from Serac Adventure Films, an award-winning production company specializing in high-quality expedition films.

Jonathan Torgovnik to receive 2008 ASMP Arnold Newman Prize

On 13 May 2008, the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) will present the second annual ASMP Arnold Newman Prize to photographer Jonathan Torgovnik.
The prize recognizes the work of a contemporary environmental portrait photographer whose imagery is grounded in the traditions and values that Newman pioneered. Supported by Getty Images, Canon and Photo District News.

Torgovnik's prize-winning series, "Intended Consequences: Genocide Mothers, Children of Rape," was initiated as part of a Newsweek assignment about the 25th anniversary of HIV/AIDS in East Africa.

To view additional images from Torgovnik's project and for further details about the foundation he co-founded see www.foundationrwanda.org

Dennis Publishing To Re-brand Picture Library

Dennis Publishing will be re-branding their picture library and re-launching their website Dennis Images.

Currently Dennis Images holds an archive spanning all Dennis Publishing’s motoring magazine titles. Previously branded as the Auto Express Picture Library, the collection has grown to include supercars from evo magazine and classic cars from Octane.

The new website www.dennisimages.com with a new look and improved download and search options will go live in May 2008 to coincide with the 2008 Picture Buyers' Fair.

Roll Up Roll Up - Have You Registered?

With over 150 exhibitors to visit at this year's Picture Buyers' Fair, find out the latest news on new launches happening at the event.

click on the Jupiterimages picture above or here : bapla.org.uk

Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography - Call for Applications

Portfolio imagery courtesy of Lorena Ros, previous winner

Applications by photojournalists must be submitted by 15 May 2008 for a chance to win one of the three next $20,000 Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography to be announced in September.

Grant application and submission guidelines, plus additional information on previous winners, their projects and the judges can be found at www.gettyimages.com/editorial-grants.

Corbis Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Corbis announced that Barry Allen has been appointed as the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Allen will oversee the financial management for Corbis and be a member of the Executive Team based in the company’s Seattle headquarters.

Andrew Milligan Wins at 29th Scottish Press Awards

Winning Image by Andrew Milligan

Scottish Press Association photographer, Andrew Milligan, was named News Photographer of the Year at the 29th Scottish Press Awards last week.
This image of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton's father being restrained as Peter Tobin left court after being charged with her murder impressed the judges as much as it did when he won the First ScotRail Press Awards in March this year (reported PAN 31/03/08). They also liked his amusing shot of a young Highland cow in the snow.

Milligan said: "I'm delighted to have won this award. It is a real honour and I am pleased the judges liked the photos."

PA Photos

If you'd like to see the young Highland cow in the snow again, see our story from 31st March 2008

Call For Entries - Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards 2008

Are you the next Photographer of the Year or the Discovery of the Year 2008?

Follow in the footsteps of Massimo Mastrorillo, Gerd Ludwig, Jim Fiscus, Timothy White and Chris Frazer Smith and be crowned The International Photographer of the Year 2008. Alternatively be exposed as the Discovery of the Year 2008

To submit your photographs now, go to: www.photoawards.com

Volvo Ocean Race Photographer Appointed

Red Funnel Easter Challenge, March 23 2008 ©Rick Tomlinson

The Volvo Ocean Race will provide a cutting edge media photographic service in 2008-09, including state-of-the-art online archive and distribution, while leading marine photographer Rick Tomlinson has been appointed as the official race photographer.
Rick Tomlinson Photography was established in 1986 at the conclusion of the 1985-86 Whitbread Round the World Race. Rick had been a crewmember/boat builder aboard the Maxi Drum and had a keen interest in photography. His pictures taken onboard Drum set new standards in onboard photography and were published in magazine and newspapers around the world.

Full article here: www.sail-world.com

Exhibition: Aerial Archives - San Francisco

Opus Wine Winery, Oakville, Napa Valley© Herb Lingl/aerialarchives.com

An aerial photography exhibit of the work of Aerial Archives photographer Herb Lingl is now open at the San Francisco International Airport.
The exhibit will be up until September 12, 2008 - Admission is free.

Full details here: SFO - San Francisco International Airport

A few photographs from the exhibit can be seen here: www.aerialarchives.com/SFOExhibit.htm

Book: Brushes and Bayonets

Mary Evans Picture Library announced the publication last week of “Brushes and Bayonets: Cartoons, Sketches and Paintings of World War One” by Lucinda Gosling, who is the library’s Business Development Manager.
The book, published by Osprey Publishing, takes a wide variety of pictures from the archive of The Illustrated London News and tells the story of the First World War through the eyes of illustrators such as Bruce Bairnsfather and William Heath Robinson.

Paul Brown, Managing Director at Mary Evans Picture Library “Our commitment to our staff having a knowledge and expertise in history is I think confirmed by the publication of a book like “Brushes and Bayonets”. Not only does it demonstrate what a diverse and in-depth collection we have here, but we are also pleased to have authors among our client-facing staff.”

For further information see www.brushesandbayonets.co.uk
To see a selection of images from the book click here.

Nature Picture Library buy Bluegreen Pictures

Nature Picture Library (NPL) has acquired Bluegreen Pictures, a marine collection specialising in boating, marine wildlife and landscapes.
Set up by Karren May in the Isle of Wight, Bluegreen represents some of the top names in yachting photography including Christian Fevrier, Yvan Zedda, Onne van der Wal, Rick Tomlinson and Gary John Norman. Bluegreen will continue to trade as a separate library with its own website.

www.bluegreenpictures.com

Lucky Oliver Closing - 15 May

'It's with great disappointment that we have decided to shut down LuckyOliver on May 15th.
All Olivers who purchased tokens must use them to license images before May 15th, 2008. Please note that the user agreement will continue to be valid. Any Carny images that are waiting in the queue for Bouncers will not be reviewed. Carnies who have reached the minimum payout must request payout by May 15th. Carnies who have not reached the minimum payout can convert their earnings to tokens by contacting support.'

the full article here: LuckyOliver/blog

Bulgarian Photo Agency Looking For a Partner

EMAX PRESS, a press photo agency from Sofia, Bulgaria are interested in cooperating with other agencies to broaden content for it's existing customers.

www.emaxpress.com

Contact General Manager, Kristiyan Ivanchevski. info@emax-studio.com

New At View

Photos by: Inigo Bujedo Aguirre, Peter Cook and Nick Guttridge

These images are a selection of the new photographs available at architectural picture library, VIEW Pictures.

'ITN On' Produce Margaret Thatcher Covermount Series for Telegraph

Telegraph Media Group and ITN On have produced a series of eight original DVDs for Telegraph readers.
The DVDs are a comprehensive account of the Margaret Thatcher Years from her life before entering politics, through her years as party leader then Prime Minister and her enduring legacy. The first will be available on Saturday 12th April 2008.

Jon Godel, Executive Producer of the series and Editor of ITN On said: “The ITN and Telegraph brands are both synonymous with high quality journalism, making this one of the finest and most comprehensive Margaret Thatcher documentary series to date."

For further information go to www.telegraph.co.uk/promotions/index.jhtml

TIPS Images Open In Portugal

TIPS Images has opened a new office in Portugal.
TIPS Images now has a network of more than 40 agents and partners worldwide. The Portuguese office will soon have its own collection of local content imagery, covering themes from landscapes and urban scenes to historical heritage and the arts in general.

www.tipsimages.com.pt

Image Source Partners Fair Trade Collection

World Portraits Image

Image Source has announced a partnership with World Portraits, the innovative, fair trade photo collection that directly benefits the people photographed.
Every time World Portraits sell a photo, the sitter receives a royalty and shares in the profits. Most of the sitters are in developing nations and receive their money via microbanking facilities or as a cheque.

“I am thoroughly delighted to work with such a unique offering as World Portraits”, said Christina Vaughan, Image Source Founder and Chief Executive Officer. “They are harnessing creativity and the commercial world to directly make a difference to the lives of the sitters. It’s social entrepreneurship, which allows profits to be shared.”

Dreamstime Partners With Korean Photo Agency ImageClick

US based Dreamstime.com have joined forces with Korean based ImageClick to produce a new source of photo images available to the Korean market through a newly established website.
www.i22.com

Job: Nighttime Paparazzi - Rex Features

click the image for full details

Position: Nighttime Paparazzi
Location: London
Job Type: Freelance
Compensation: Competitive
Agency: Rex Features

CEPIC To Conduct Industry Research

Coordination of European Picture Agencies (Press, Stock, Heritage) is conducting a second, large-scale survey which will cover around 1,600 picture agencies across Europe.

Benchmark Industry Survey of CEPIC by German professor of Economic Geography will use a web-based survey that takes about 15 minutes.

"This survey complies with the highest standards of academic research. Data given to us will be anonymized and will be treated fully confidentially" refers CEPIC President Alan Smith.

American Society of Picture Professionals Presents :

New Photographers at FLPA

Red Fox by new FLPA contributor Elliott Neep,

FLPA has announced a number of new photographers contributing to the 142,500 nature images now available from the library.

www.flpa.co.uk

Untitled Photographers Nominees at AOP Awards

Nick Veasey nominee in Personal Still Life Category

Congratulations to Nick Veasey and George Kavanagh, contributors to Untitled photo library, both nominees in the AOP Awards.

www.untitled.co.uk

See all the nominees at www.the-awards.com

Job: Sales and Key Account Executive – Digital Media

Job: Sales and Key Account Executive – Digital Media

Employer: Rex Features www.rexfeatures.com
Location: Central London
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Very Competitive

'Killing Fields' photographer dies

New York Times reports:

Dith Pran, a photojournalist for The New York Times whose gruesome ordeal in the killing fields of Cambodia was re-created in a 1984 movie that gave him an eminence he tenaciously used to press for his people’s rights, died on Sunday at a hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. He was 65 and lived in Woodbridge, N.J.

Here : www.nytimes.com

News source: www.photographiclibraries.com

PA Photographer Wins Award

Winning Photos by Andrew Milligan

Press Association photographer, Andrew Milligan, has won two categories in the First ScotRail Press Photography Awards.
He picked up the News Picture of the Year and Open category.

Google News ramp up video

Beet.TV reports:
Google News, which indexes thousands of text news sources and images, will "ramp up" video on the site, according Josh Cohen, business project manager at Google News in this interview with Beet.TV.

Here: www.beet.tv

Wanted: Keyworder

Splashdown direct.com - multimedia library covering the aquatic world - want a Keyworder with industry experience.

Needs to be able to travel to Bristol for one day just for induction, then can work from home. Three days per week for minimum of 3 months and ideally 6 + months. Specialist knowledge is not essential. £10 per hour + coffee.

Contact Tom ASAP on tel. 01275 375520.

www.splashdowndirect.com

LOOK Photo Agency Expands Offerings

US based LOOK Photo Agency has added three new stock collections, focusing on European home design, to its existing catalogue. LOOK now offers access to rights-managed and royalty-free images from Narratives, Red Cover and Quick Image.

www.lookphotography.com

Relaunch At Picture Press

Picture Press announces a new corporate design, new corporate identity and a brand new website based on picturemaxx technology.

www.picturepress.de

Red Cover Branches Out And Delivers Prints To Your Door

The interior photo library, Red Cover, has launched Red Cover Prints.

Collaborating with Nina Campbell, the interior designer, the site has launched with two botanical collections: Nina Campbell and Red Cover. Each collection has a selection of images, photographed by some of the world's leading garden photographers, that can be sent straight to your door.

www.redcoverprints.com

BAPLA PBF Now Open To All Image Suppliers

"BAPLA Picture Buyers’ Fair opens doors to all image suppliers."

BAPLA has opened its doors to welcome all image suppliers as exhibitors at its annual event The Picture Buyers’ Fair, 7-8 May 2008 - London.

The opportunity, previously only open to BAPLA Members, is now offered to all image suppliers.

Punchy Paps!

MTV reports:

Pap claims three X17 photographers beat him 'almost to death'; agency owners say photographers are not under contract.
........"They kicked and punched me almost to death," Silva said. "I was beat up for doing my job. Most people think, 'Oh, he's just a paparazzo, he's nothing.' But this is not nothing. This is a big business, and if it weren't for people like me, those pictures wouldn't be in the magazines you enjoy.".........

Here: www.MTV.com

Picture Buyers' Fair 2008 - are you booked in?

Times Young Photographer of The Year - 'Open'

Photo: Susannah Ireland

The seventh Times Young Photographer of The Year competition in association with Nikon has been launched.

Do you have what it takes to be a Times photographer?
Welcome to the seventh Times Young Photographer of the Year Award. The winner of the competition, which is sponsored by Nikon, will win a six-month contract on The Times - where they will work alongside some of the best photographers in the business.

Full details here: 'timesonline.co.uk/youngphotographer'

Sports Journalists' Association Awards

Photographers from Getty Images, Action Images and the Press Association took top awards in the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards held on Tuesday night in London.

Carl Recine of Action Images won the Sports Picture of the Year

George Rodger - African Portraits

Wrestlers, Korango Nuba, Kordofan, Sudan, 1949

Atlas Gallery London
March 6th - May 3rd 2008

This exhibition comprises rare, vintage black & white portraits, selected from Rodger’s iconic work made in Africa, between 1947 and the late 1970’s. It includes previously unseen prints from his personal archive, and a unique set of valuable prints of his most famous body of work from this period: The Nuba Wrestlers.

Full details here: www.atlasgallery.com

Stewart Bale Exhibition

A NEW exhibition that delves into the archives of celebrated photographers that captured the best of Liverpool in its 20th Century heyday is about to go on display.
Metropolis: Capturing Modern Liverpool is on at the National Conservation Centre from Friday through until August 10.

It features more than 60 images from the archives of city photo-graphic practice Stewart Bale Ltd.

Full details: www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk

Philip Jones Griffiths 1936 - 2008

The BBC reports:

Philip Jones Griffiths, who was born in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, died on Tuesday at his London home after a cancer battle, his agency Magnum said.
His work in Vietnam was collated into a book, published in 1971, which became crucial in challenging attitudes to the war in the United States.

Report here: BBC.co.uk

MagnumPhotos/Griffiths

David Noton Book and Show

David Noton's first book 'Waiting for the Light' is published this week by David & Charles, celebrating 25 years of Noton's award-winning photography.
An accompanying exibiton is running 14th-30th March 2008, at the.gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse St, South Bank, London SE1 9PH.

Archive for the ‘Photos’ Category....

Library of Congress Blog (photo dept)

Article source www.photographiclibraries.com

Mary Evans present The Vanessa Wagstaff Collection

Complete picture library Mary Evans are now representing The Vanessa Wagstaff Collection, 500 images are currently online.
The collection focuses on vintage lifestyle and styles of dress from around 1860 to 1960.

Mary Evans Managing Director Paul Brown told PhotoArchiveNews.com, "The pictures are from private family albums and record the life of the middle and upper classes in England, Italy, Europe and during the British Raj in India in the 1920s. Intriguing characters and exotic scenes populate this fascinating archive, and as we are working through the material chronologically there is still plenty more to come!"

The Vanessa Wagstaff Collection - Preview -

8 Magazine 'All New'

In April 2008 Foto8, a London based publishing company will release a new
version of its publication, 8 magazine, as a photography biannual.
Foto8’s new magazine runs alongside it’s newly re-designed website, foto8.com. This year Foto8 marks 10 years since its creation in 1998 as a home for photojournalism. Now, as it has in the last decade, Foto8 displays and interprets photojournalism in ways that are helping to define the purpose and use of contemporary photography.

David Gilbertson - Chief Executive of Emap Communications

The board of Eden Bidco Limited have announced that, subject to completion of the recommended acquisition of Emap plc, David Gilbertson will be appointed as Chief Executive of Emap Communications.

Emilio Segre Visual Archives - Online

The Emilio Segre Visual Archives site includes historical photographs, slides, lithographs, engravings, and other visual materials of many of the best known names in physics and astronomy, including Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, Richard Feynman and Hans Bethe, along with other lesser known figures.
All are available as digital downloads or high-quality print reproductions.

"Visit our new Favorite Photos gallery featuring the most popular and striking selections from our collection of more than 30,000 images of physicists and astronomers."

Favorite Photos gallery

The Next Web

The TimesOnline.co.uk reports:

Google could be superseded, says web inventor
The next generation of web technology is likely to be far more powerful than the current crop, Tim Berners-Lee said.

Here: technology.timesonline.co.uk

Magazines and War

Magazines and War, 1936-39,” was held from January - April 2007 at Madrid’s Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
This website was created to allow visitors to virtualy browse selected magazines.

The mass medium du jour in Spain – and elsewhere throughout the world – during the 1930s, was the illustrated magazine. Among those contributing to the more than 1,500 magazines produced during this period were artists, writers, activists, and trade union and government propagandists from all sides – loyalists, insurgents, Republicans, "nationalists," anarchists and Communists. Publications ranged in nature from limited-edition, hand-made volumes produced on the front lines to slickly designed magazines featuring striking graphics, mass-produced in Barcelona, Madrid and other urban centers.

www.magazinesandwar.com

article source: www.photographiclibraries.com

Be-hold online photograph auction - Today

PROVIDENCE BY HARRY CALLAHAN. 11" x 13 7/8" dye transfer print, signed by Callahan in pencil on margin. 1962, printed 1980. [4]

CITY SHELL" BY BARBARA MORGAN 19 ½" x 15 ½" gelatin silver print, 1938, printed 1983. Signed on margin recto, titled and signed verso. Purchased by consignor in 1985, The Catskill Center for Photography at Woodstock, (Morgan was on the Advisory Board.) [4]

"Part 2 of our catalog/internet auction, Fine Photographs on Paper, will take place Thursday March 13th, starting at 2:00 p.m. Eastern."

For good scans and descriptions : http://www.be-hold.com

Red Cover Royalty Free Collection 'Live'

Specialist 'living' photo library Red Cover have launched a royalty free collection.

'At Red Cover Royalty Free, you will find the same quality and high standard of images you have come to expect from Red Cover, but on a royalty free basis.'

More here: www.redcoverroyaltyfree.com

www.redcover.com

...or click through their ad button on the right of this page!

PA Photos Represent Landov in UK and Ireland

PA Photos has been appointed sole UK and Ireland supplier for US picture agency, Landov Media.
The deal brings picture buyers access to Landov’s production, plus exclusive CBS studio shots from TV shows like the David Letterman show, backstage access from major entertainment events, and time-sensitive images from the premier business and financial information network, Bloomberg News.

PPY 2008 'Open'

The 2008 website is now live and you will find all the details of the competition there: www.theppy.com

age and Stock Xchange visit Singapore

General stock photography agency age fotostock and Stock Xchange, the Singapore-based agency specialized in catering to the advertising industry, have signed a non-exclusive representation agreement to distribute the age fotostock and pixtal brands in Singapore.

CEPIC Congress Hosts 2nd Metadata Conference

Within the framework of the CEPIC Congress 2008 in Malta, IPTC and IFRA are organizing the 2nd International Photo Metadata Conference that will address the questions of "Metadata for Better Business".

The conference will be held on thursday 5 June 2008, from 09.30 H - 17.00 H.

PACA Honors Photographers' Rights Pioneer

Copyright Education Program Will Be Named in Memoriam of Jane Kinne

Jane Kinne died on November 3, 2007, but she is far from being forgotten. A force in the stock photography industry she influenced countless professional photographers and agents working in the field today. Kinne was widely known as the leading advocate of photographers’ rights. In a fitting honor, The Picture Archive Council of America is renaming its Copyright Education Program in her memory.

Picture Nation 'Child Picture Policy' encourages uploads

Photo by Picture Nation member Troomp

Obtaining a steady stream of model released images of children going about their daily activities in a natural setting isn’t easy.
The relatively new UK based image library www.picturenation.co.uk has its own Child Picture Policy designed to reassure, and to encourage its growing community of amateur, hobby and professional photographers to send in their photos of their children and their friends’ children. The Policy is proving a success and members regularly send in their family and friends’ images for royalty-free sale through picturenation.

CuboImages - New Office

The new office

CuboImages, the Italian stock photo agency specialising in travel images have moved to a new larger office.
The new headquarters are now in Via Poerio, on the 2nd floor of a wonderful 19th century palace.

Bamber Gascoigne and Topfoto help you move through Time

The TimeSearch engine devised by author and academic Bamber Gascoigne was launched yesterday on TopFoto.co.uk.
In a conventional picture library search engine you need to enter word sequences. With TopFoto TimeSearch you only need to say what date, areas or themes interest you. The results will give picture researchers a wealth of ideas, images and material. You get hotlinks to TopFoto images on the right. In the centre is Bamber Gascoigne’s TimeLine for TopFoto - with focussed, accurate information. On the left you get hotlinks to expanded detail from Answers.com.

Starting with the Big Bang, TopFoto offers a dedicated TimeSearch facility to researchers with a click-through from www.topfoto.co.uk. TopFoto has 2 million images online.

Keedup - New Stock Keywording Manager

Arwen Lucas

New keywording manager wants to help libraries find a “third way”.
Helping photo libraries find a fresh combination of quality and price is the aim of Keedup’s new head of stock keywording, Arwen Lucas.

Library Launch : Slick Stock Images

Slick Stock Images are pleased to announce the launch of a new website initially promoting a collection of specialist aviation photographs.

A week in the life of - Martin Parr

Martin Parr diaried his week (last week) for the Telegraph.co.uk

My week: Martin Parr, photographer