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Narratives joins Image Professionals
Press Release Interior picture agency Narratives joins Image Professionals German agency group integrates UK supplier of high-end interior features Narratives, the renowned London-based feature agency for interior and lifestyle, will become part of the Munich-based photo agency group Image Professionals. Under its new umbrella, Narratives’ creators and clients will be served by a specialised interiors…
Mary Evans Picture Library Collections Crossover
Fairy Tales and Children’s Stories Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin. Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Mary who loved books, and especially books with pictures. Lots of pictures. When she grew up she kept all the lovely books and they now live happily ever after on the shelves in…
Getty Images and Dove Announce Winners of #ShowUs Grants
Press Release: Getty Images and Dove Announce Winners of #ShowUs Grants Highlighting Inclusive Visual Stories Around Women and Aging London – July 18, 2022: Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, in partnership with Dove, has today announced the winners of the #ShowUs Grant, Beauty Has No Age Limit, awarding two photographers…
Mary Evans Collection: Spaarnestad Photo
Spaarnestad Photo, founded in 1985, is an independent institution in the Netherlands, a photo collection of 13 million images documenting the 20th century. The archive grew from the original collection of De Spaarnestad, a publishing and printing company founded in 1906. Unsurprisingly, many of the photographs show life in the Netherlands but there are also…
SHUTTERSTOCK JOINS THE BOARD OF THE NEWS MEDIA COALITION
Industry Press Release The NMC welcomes Shutterstock advocacy alongside other major news enterprises for freedom of the press, shaping public policy and advancing independent editorial coverage NEW YORK, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global creative platform offering full-service solutions, high-quality content, and creative workflow solutions for brands, businesses and…
Mary Evans Picture Library Collections Crossover: Flowers and Gardens
June marks the time of peak abundance in our gardens, and whether you’ve got a few pots on a balcony, or couple of acres of manicured lawns and herbaceous borders, with the sun shining on at least on some of us this week, it’s likely that pottering or sunbathing in your outdoor space will be…
Celebrating fifty years of Bridgeman Images
Industry press release In June 2022 Bridgeman Images turns 50. We celebrate a creative community that is half a century old and includes artists, museums, collections and the best clients worldwide! Prior to 1972 some of the greatest artworks were hidden from the public. Even if the original were exhibited in a gallery or museum,…
National Portrait Gallery commissions new portrait of Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis by Sir Peter Blake
Industry Press release The National Portrait Gallery, London, announced its commission of a new portrait, depicting Glastonbury Festival’s founder, Michael Eavis on Saturday 25 June 2022. Painted by British artist, Sir Peter Blake, the portrait shows Eavis standing in front of the festival’s iconic Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm, where the 50th festival is being…
FOCAL International Announce Winners from 19th annual FOCAL International Awards
FOCAL International are proud to announce the winners from last night’s 19th annual FOCAL International Awards held at The Landmark hotel London hosted by Sally Phillips. In total 16 awards were announced across production, restoration & preservation and personnel, all recognising and honouring the achievements and work within the AudioVisual industry. FOCAL would like to…
BRITISH PATHÉ APPOINTS NEW LICENSING EXECUTIVE FOR WESTERN EUROPE & THE MIDDLE EAST
British Pathé, the media company founded in 1910 by renowned French filmmaker Charles Pathé, has appointed Eric Cambronne to oversee its archive licensing service for producers in Western Europe and the Middle East. A native French-speaker and veteran of the licensing industry, Eric will be an invaluable addition to the British Pathé team, building the…
How to source images – A guide for authors, an article written by The Photo Collective
Do you need to source and clear images for your new book or product and don’t know where to start? Read on for tips and advice from the Photo Collective on image sourcing. You are finally fulfilling your dream of writing a book or maybe you have written a few and you have never sourced…
Mary Evans Picture Library: Colouring The Past
Mary Evans Picture Library have recently injected a boost of colour into over 8000 of their black and white historical images by utilising AI. The sensitive results are impressive and have lifted some of these images to a new level of immediacy. Have a browse through this edited selection to see some lovely examples of…
