Archive for July 2017
Scythians – Horsemen of the Siberian Steppes from the Werner Forman Archive
Werner Forman Archive press release – 21 July, 2017. The Scythians were an ancient nomadic tribe who ruled an area from the Caucuses to Western China. They did this with horse warfare – the first to do so. The British Museum is opening an exhibition about them on 14 September. Werner Forman Archive has a…
Read MoreWimbledon pioneers split-second photography technology
Capture Ltd press release – 20 July, 2017. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has scored a first during The Championships, Wimbledon 2017 by using Capture’s ground-breaking LIVE EVENTS technology that allows images to be delivered instantly direct from camera – complete with caption information – to multiple simultaneous global destinations. The system augments…
Read MoreBridgeman Images opens new Italian office
Bridgeman Images press release – 12 July, 2017. We are delighted to announce that Bridgeman Images is expanding. From 1st August, Bridgeman Images will be opening a new office in Italy. Italy has a vibrant publishing industry and is home to some of the world’s top design and creative companies. With a history embedded in…
Read MoreGoogle Images put to the test
As Chair of BAPLA I get involved in lots of industry discussions and one issue in particular that comes up time and time again is the challenge posed to picture libraries & agencies by the Google Images algorithm. CEPIC have been heavily lobbying on this issue for a number of years now, and recently attended…
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