Archive for August 2021
Reelin’ In The Years Productions: Farewell to a legend
For those of you that are my friends you know that since 1998 I’ve known Charlie Watts (not well) but I was always invited to be his guest backstage whenever the Stones were on tour. We became “friends” in 1998 when I first started to represent European archives and began uncovering unseen Jazz footage. From…
Read MoreNPG: meet the shortlist for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021
Katya Ilina, Pierre-Elie de Pibrac and David Prichard have been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021, having been selected from over 5,392 entries and from 2,215 photographers. Discover the full series of portraits from our shortlisted photographers on our website. All the prize winners will be announced on Monday 8 November 2021. These shortlisted works will feature in the Taylor Wessing…
Read MoreShutterstock Editorial launches Rights and Clearance service
Shutterstock press release – 26 August, 2021. Shutterstock Editorial’s in-house Rights and Clearance team secures permissions for commercial use across intellectual property, talent and more 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 Rights and Clearance, a…
Read MoreCultura Creative: representing diversity in illustration
We are proud to represent the work of illustrator, Yasmine Kadhim. Here she talks through her most recent body of work, a unique and powerful collection of illustrations representing women in all their forms and depicting matters that are important in life, yet often left hidden from the public gaze and still considered a taboo subject in modern society.…
Read MoreMary Evans collection of the week: Michael Buhler
Our co-founder Hilary Evans was a renowned expert in the field of paranormal, and, as a member of the British UFO Research Association and co-founder of the Association for Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena, took a balanced and scholarly approach to the concept of alien abductions, preferring to focus on the psychological aspects of those…
Read MoreGetty Images to deliver stunning imagery from Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Getty Images press release – 19 August, 2021. Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, today announced its award-winning photographers, editors and operations staff will capture stunning imagery from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. As the Official Photographic Agency and as the Official Imagery Supplier to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Getty Images will…
Read MoreLatest Eyecatchers from Nature Picture Library
Are you looking for inspiring images that tell a story? Then take a look at our new Eyecatchers collection of amazing, unusual photographs from the natural world. Read the full story behind the pictures in our Eyecatchers PDF, or browse the image selection in the Eyecatchers gallery. Nature Picture Library newsletter – 19 August, 2021. Green sea…
Read MoreShutterstock announces integration with OpenText, a worldwide leader in digital asset management
Shutterstock press release – 12 August, 2021. Through the partnership, customers will have direct access to 380M+ Shutterstock images from inside OpenText Media Management, an industry-leading DAM platform 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 API integration with OpenText. The…
Read MoreNature Picture Library: panda twins bring joy to France
NPL photographer Eric Baccega has enjoyed the great privilege of documenting the first viable giant panda twins to be born in France. The babies were born to mother Huan Huan at Beauval Zoo, on 2nd August. Eric’s unique stills and video, showing Huan Huan’s labour, and the subsequent birth and aftercare of two healthy females,…
Read MoreSigns and Symbols from Werner Forman Archive
Werner Forman Archive press release – 12 August, 2021 The unique and unusual caught Werner Forman’s eye in his extensive travels and he photographed many symbols and cultural artefacts from the world’s great civilisations. Here is a selection of a few: Top: Ashanti comb. These were usually given as gifts from admirers or presented at…
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