Shutterstock announced as official photographer of the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards

Shutterstock’s proprietary technology provides editorial images to customers around the world in less than one minute Shutterstock press release – 30 January, 2020. Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global technology company offering a creative platform for high-quality content, tools and services, today announced that it has been renewed as the official photographer of the…

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London School of Publishing 2-day Picture Research course starting 12 March 2020

The London School of Publishing (LSP) Picture Research course is recognised as being the UK’s leading training course in this subject. You can get a 10% discount on the course fee for the course running on 12 / 13 March 2020. The course is suitable for those interested in pursuing a career in picture research…

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Werner Forman Archive: amulets and charms

a selection of amulets and charms

Werner Forman Archive newsletter – 28 January, 2020. Werner Forman photographed all kinds of precious objects in his long career. Here the Archive shows off some jewellery and amulets from the collection. We particularly like the Thor’s Hammer which has Christian motifs as well – looks like the owner was hedging his bets as to…

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Mary Evans Picture Library collection of the week: The Battersby Collection

Wilson and Nelstrop asleep on a boat on Coniston, Lake District, or more likely pretending to sleep - another photograph giving the lie to Edwardian conformity. Date: circa 1907

Hidden away for over a century and never previously published, the Ernest Battersby Collection is a rare gem of a find, full of wonderful Edwardian photographs exclusively available through Mary Evans. Ernest Battersby was born in 1878 in Stockport, Cheshire, the ninth of eleven children, and went into the family business of hat manufacturing, for…

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Shutterstock announces top Creative Trends for 2020

Shutterstock Announces Top Creative Trends for 2020

The data-led report predicts image, video and music styles set to dominate marketing campaigns, advertising creative and video projects throughout the year Shutterstock press release – 15 January, 2020. Shutterstock, Inc., a leading global technology company offering a creative platform for high-quality content, tools and services, today launched its ninth annual Creative Trends Report, identifying…

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Getty Images renewed as Official Provider of Photography Services at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival

General view of Atmosphere at the Sundance Film Festival ©Mark Sagliocco / Getty Images

Getty Images press release – 14 January, 2020. Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, today announced a renewed partnership with Sundance Institute, that sees Getty Images as the Official Provider of Photography Services for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals in the world. As an Official Provider, Getty…

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4Corners Images: Spectacular Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Western Province, Colombo, Duruthu Perahera Full Moon Celebrations at Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple, Kelaniya

4Corners presents the colourful diversity of Sri Lanka in photography from Ben Pipe, Jeremy Flint and many more. From Jaffna to Galle, Negombo to Trincomalee, by rail and bicycle and 4WD, 4Corners photographers have captured the Spirit of Serendip, its smiles and scents, its beaches and temples and the noisy pageant that marks the January…

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Ardea’s favourite pictures of 2019

hegehog wearing sunglasses

2019 was a bumper year for Ardea as we added more images than almost any other year to our website. To save you time looking through everything, we’ve put together a small selection of our favourites to show you what you may have missed. There’s a bit of everything, from stunning wildlife, natural history and…

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Mary Evans Picture Library collection of the week: 2019’s Greatest Hits

1944: BARRY FITZGERALD [Best Supporting Actor, GOING MY WAY], INGRID BERGMAN [Best Actress, GASLIGHT], BING CROSBY [Best Actor, GOING MY WAY], Grauman's Chinese Theater, 3/16/45 Date:

The New Year traditionally ushers in the awards ceremony season, so we thought for our first COTW of the year, we’d present our own mini-version, rounding up a selection of collections, which are not only consistently popular with our clients, but are also completely unique and exclusive to Mary Evans. If you’re a follower of…

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Nature Picture Library 2019 Competition Winners

Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) hunting Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) male, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, sequence 3 of 12. Joint winner of the Mammal Behaviour Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019. Winner of the Mammal Category of the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.

Nature Picture Library’s photographers enjoyed great success in the major 2019 photography competitions. Ingo Arndt’s dramatic puma and guanaco image was a category winner in both Wildlife Photographer of the Year and GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the year, while Stefan Christmann won several awards with his unique emperor penguin coverage. Alex Mustard, Pal Hermansen,…

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