Nature Picture Library service continues

Nature Picture Library continues to be fully functional in the current difficult circumstances worldwide. We are set up for remote access and home working and our website continues to function as usual. For the moment our office is staffed but not open to visitors. We aim to continue providing the best service to our clients,…

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Nature Picture Library: Pollination Partnerships from Heather Angel

collages of images by heather angel

Nature Picture Library newsletter – 5 December, 2019. We are delighted to announce that we now represent Heather Angel, one of the UK’s most prolific and well-travelled nature photographers. In her long career in photography, Heather has written 60 books and made more than 30 trips to China alone. Equally fascinated by wildlife and plants,…

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Newsroom access to British Pathé’s video archive 24/7 and cheaper than ever before

Screenshot of British Pathe Homepage

British Pathé newsletter – 4 December, 2019. We understand how busy journalists can be, so we have created an online licensing tool that enables newsrooms to access archive footage quickly and easily, without having to worry about reaching our staff when you urgently need video clips out of office hours. What is more, we have…

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National Portrait Gallery to represent National Trust portraiture collection for commercial licensing

Oil painting on panel, King Henry VIII (1491-1547), after Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543), 16th century. A half-length portrait in richly embroidered brown coat, jewelled and feathered black cap, jewelled gold neck chain of H design and jewelled medallion. Holding leather gloves in his right hand, ring on index finger. Frame has gilt label 'Henry VIII, Holbein'. Picture light attached to back of frame. One of several copies of a lost original. From Newbattle Abbey.

National Portrait Gallery press release – 15 August, 2019. The National Portrait Gallery is pleased to announce representation of over 3,000 portraits from the National Trust collection, which are now available for commercial licensing and reproduction. The Gallery holds the most extensive  collection of portraits in the world, more than 330,000, and is expanding the content…

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Shutterstock appoints Rachna Bhasin to its board of directors

Shutterstock press release – 6 August, 2019. Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global technology company offering a creative platform for high-quality content, tools and services, today announced that Rachna Bhasin, Founder and CEO of EQ Partners and a Co-Founder of Pacifica Investments, has been appointed to the company’s board of directors and will serve…

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StockFood Studios: pictures, videos, and recipes made to measure

StockFood press release – 1 August, 2019 New production service at StockFood StockFood food media agency launches StockFood Studios, an innovative production service for food photography. The Munich-based food experts, whose international brand is synonymous with professional food photography, are expanding their portfolio to include commissioned productions. The website www.stockfoodstudios.com offers this new service. StockFood…

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Great(stock) anthology gets global recognition at Cannes

Greatstock press release – 23 July, 2019. The widely acclaimed ‘Anthology of (Great)stock Poetry’ campaign by local visual services provider, Greatstock, was recently shortlisted for two awards at Cannes. It was the only South African campaign to be shortlisted in the Direct Mail and Copywriting categories. “Just being shortlisted from a global field of heavy…

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London School of Publishing 2 Day Picture Research Course – get 10% off on August dates

The London School of Publishing Picture Research course is recognised as being the UK’s leading training course in this subject. The course is suitable for those interested in pursuing a career in picture research and picture editing, those in the early stages of their career or those who require refresher training to keep up-to-date with…

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Introducing Shutterstock Elements, thousands of cinema-grade video effects for filmmakers

Shutterstock press release – 16 July, 2019. Blockbuster-quality video effects created by industry professionals, including 4K lens flares, essential transitions, captivating video kits with smoke, fire, explosions and more Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global technology company offering a creative platform for high-quality content, tools and services, today announced its new footage offering- Shutterstock…

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YouTube recognises British Pathé with a Gold Creator Award for exceeding 1 million subscribers

Alastair White, the CEO of British Pathé with Gold Creator Award ©British Pathé

British Pathé press release – 4 July, 2019. The number of subscribers to the British Pathé YouTube channel has now surpassed 1 million. In recognition of this landmark achievement, YouTube has presented British Pathé with a prestigious Gold Creator Award. The British Pathé YouTube channel now has more subscribers than the YouTube channels for ITV,…

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