Archive for April 2021
4Corners Images: the best British beaches
From North to South and East to West, Shetland to Scilly and Lough Foyle to Lowestoft, the UK has the most fabulous seashore. 4Corners presents photos of some of the finest beaches around the British coastline. Here’s our select image gallery of British beaches and here, you can see all 4Corners images of Great Britain. 4Corners Images newsletter – 29 April,…
Read MoreApril highlights from Nature Picture Library
More than 3000 new images were added to the Nature Picture Library site in the last month. Highlights include Maxime Aliaga’s work on orangutan behaviour and conservation, lots of European wildlife with a strong focus on the Nordic countries, dramatic aerial landscape images, strong macro coverage on insects, fungi and slime moulds, and coverage from…
Read MoreFOCAL Online Workshop – Pathway to Becoming a Media Archivist
This workshop will look at employment in moving image archives. What training opportunities are there for the archivist and researcher, both corporate and freelance? What kind of roles exist within the industry? And how does a new entrant, or even an old hand, progress and thrive in this field. The panel will offer insights though…
Read MoreShutterstock integrates with Google Drive™ for Enterprise
Shutterstock press release – 22 April, 2021. The integration will make licensed Shutterstock creative images readily available to new and existing Enterprise customers for use company-wide, speeding up workflows and increasing productivity across teams Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global creative platform offering full-service solutions, high-quality content, and tools for brands, businesses and media companies, today announced an…
Read MoreBrand New Anniversaries
We do like to plan well ahead here at Mary Evans, and endeavour to keep the Historical Anniversaries pages on our website a good number of years ahead. These illustrated reminders, with a smart new layout, have recently been updated to include the most interesting and important anniversaries up to 2025, giving you over four…
Read MoreNature Picture Library: Icelanders view the eruption of Geldingalir
The ongoing eruption of the Geldingalir volcano near Reykjavik, which started on March 19th, has drawn large numbers of Icelanders to marvel at the lava flows, in spite of the challenging terrain and the ongoing pandemic. Read all about this spectacle in our latest blog post, featuring the dramatic images of Theo Bosboom, or explore the…
Read MoreApril highlights from Image Quest Marine
Photo of the Month Our photo of the month shows a discarded fishing net, captured by photographer, Lou Luddington, on a recent dive. The shot belongs to a special ‘Seaspiracy’ photo collection we recently launched, with images related to the new Netflix film. The trending documentary is generating lots of debate on the fishing industry’s…
Read MoreShutterstock celebrates Oscar-nominated films with annual Oscar Pop! series, reimagining the Best Picture movie posters
Shutterstock press release – 20 April, 2021. Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global creative platform offering full-service solutions, high-quality content, and tools for brands, businesses and media companies, today announced the launch of its ninth annual Oscar Pop! poster series to celebrate the Best Picture nominees in the 93rd Academy Awards. Turning to world-famous pop artists…
Read MoreMary Evans collection of the week: National Museums Northern Ireland
We have been sending out a Collection of the Week for almost four years, and although we love telling you about brand new collections, we also think it’s important to remind you about others that have been with us for a while. With this in mind, we’re revisiting a former COTW which we truly believe…
Read MoreShutterstock launches FLEX Subscriptions, a customizable, royalty-free plan for small and medium-sized businesses
Shutterstock press release – 14 April, 2021. Shutterstock FLEX Subscriptions is a first-to-market, all-inclusive offering that drives flexibility, creativity and diversified asset access across photography, footage, music and visual effects Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global creative platform offering full-service solutions, high-quality content, and tools for brands, businesses and media companies, today announced the…
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