Archive for July 2015

akg-images press release. Managing Director David Price-Hughes will be leaving akg-images in London on Friday 21 August to pursue other business opportunities within the industry. He will be succeeded as Managing Director by Angelika Pirkl, who has been with the company since 2008. After reading History of Art at Cambridge University and working as a…

Ikon Images  press release. Do you know who I am? Ikon Images is excited to announce our newest artist Michael Frith best know for his work in The Times & Sunday Times as well as being exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery. This growing collection of watercolour illustrations will give your editorial piece a touch…

Trevillion Images press release. Today (along with the rest of the world) Trevillion is celebrating man’s first landing on the moon 46 years ago.  But given the moon’s magic, it is only surprising that it took man so long to get there! Since the beginning of mankind, the moon has been a constant and fascinating…

Nature Picture Library press release. Nature Picture Library’s new website now incorporates footage Nature Picture Library is delighted to announce the long-awaited launch of its new website at www.naturepl.com. The new site offers lots of exciting new features: •    3700 footage clips available to search, play and download. •    450,000 stills from Nature Picture Library and Bluegreen…

FOCAL International press release. FOCAL International, the organisation representing the global footage and content industry plus professional archive researchers and allied facilities, has announced the schedule for its annual Footage Training Week which runs 21-25 September 2015 in London, UK. The course gives an introduction to the commercial audio-visual industry from archive to exploitation and is designed…

Getty Images press release. Stunning images by photographers from around the globe capture the beauty of Singapore Getty Images, the world’s leader in visual communication, has announced the winners of its SG50 competition. Over 400 photographers entered the contest that encouraged local photographers to capture the real Singapore, in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary of…

Photofusion press release. Photofusion awarded 3 year funding from the Walcott Foundation to nurture the potential and future opportunities of local young people Based in the vibrant heart of Brixton, Photofusion is one of the UK’s leading photographic centres. Since its inception in 1991, Photofusion has created a successful legacy of work with the local community,…

Bridgeman Images press release. Bridgeman Images is delighted to announce that four artists have been chosen as winners of the Bridgeman Studio Award 2015, their annual contemporary art competition on the theme of the ‘Great Outdoors’. The judging took place on 16 June with entrants assessed for their commercial potential for product licensing and suitability…

Trevillion Images press release. Without doubt, the English Tudor King, Henry VIII must  be one of the most famous. And this week we are commemorating Henry’s birthday. Head of the Tudor dynasty, he had an unequalled and mostly turbulent personal life – six wives in total, many mistresses, and because of his fixation on having a…