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SHUTTERSTOCK Appoints Paul Hennessy Chief Executive Officer
Industry Press Release 11 May 2022 With more than 20 years of global leadership and digital marketplace experience, Mr. Hennessy will oversee a smooth transition to execute Shutterstock’s strategy of building a world class platform that disrupts and transforms the creative industry. “Having worked alongside Paul as a Board member for the past seven years, I know…

Terry O’Neill Archive – Exclusively available from Iconic Images
27 April 2022 Iconic Images licensing platform announces exclusivity for the archive of famed photographer Terry O’Neill O’Neill joins Norman Parkinson, Ed Caraeff, Ted Williams and Eva Sereny exclusively available on www.iconiclicensing.net Iconic Images, one of the world’s leading photography archive owners and agents, announces that the full archive of legendary photographer Terry O’Neill will be…

Mary Evans Picture Library Platinum Jubilee Pictures
From Mary Evans ‘A Jubilant Reminder’: With the UK celebrating the first ever royal Platinum Jubilee, it’s no surprise that the news stands are full of special issues commemorating Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne. The Illustrated London News, the world’s first illustrated paper, launched 180 years ago in May 1842, was a pioneer…

Shutterstock Appoints Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Brand Marketing
The Company names Jason McClelland as the new Chief Marketing Officer, and Christopher ‘Skip’ Wilson as the new Vice President, Brand Marketing NEW YORK, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) (the “Company”), the leading global creative platform for transformative brands and media companies, today announced Jason McClelland is joining the Company’s leadership team and Executive Committee as Chief Marketing Officer…

Exciting News From Reelin’ In The Years
REELIN’ IN THE YEARS PRESIDENT DAVID PECK SPEAKS ABOUT HIS NEXT PROJECT: TO CO-EXEC PRODUCE NEW STAX DOCUMENTARY As many of you know, back in 2020 I was one of the Executive Producers on The Bee Gees Doc, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. It was one of the greatest honors of my career…

Stephan Ploghaus Obituray
It is with great sadness that BAPLA has heard of the passing of Stefan Ploghaus, on the 10th April, at the young age of 58. Many BAPLA members will remember him not only as a genuinely nice person, but as a passionate advocate of the industry whilst managing director of DPA and later owner of…

Mary Evans Collection of the Week
Art from the CLM Archive Chris and Lesley Mees have been contributors to Mary Evans for a number of years with their fantastic March of the Women collection covering the history of women’s suffrage. But we recently took delivery of a new set of images from them which covers another, more artistic, aspect of their…

Nature Picture Library Launch Showreel for Earth Day 2022
Today 22 April is Earth Day 2022, what better time For Nature Picture Library to launch their New Life showreel, celebrating spring as a season of birth and renewal in the natural world? This year the Earth Day theme is Invest in our Planet – people, businesses and governments urgently need to take action together…

FOCAL Awards 2022: Tickets and Host Announcement
FOCAL are delighted to announce Early Bird tickets to attend the 19th FOCAL International Awards 2022 are now available to purchase. After two years of virtual Awards Ceremonies, the Awards will be hosted in Central London at The Landmark Hotel. This is an opportunity not only to celebrate and honour the exceptional work of the…

Permission Machine is now Visual Rights Group
As of April 20, 2022, Permission Machine has rebranded itself as Visual Rights Group across all markets we operate in. The new name more accurately conveys our company’s mission and goals as we expand our international reach and add new capabilities In addition to offices in Belgium, France, the UK, and the US, Visual Rights…

Nature Picture Library Photographer, Milan Radisics, winner in the Sony World Photography Awards!
NPL photographer Milan Radisics has been announced as winner of the Wildlife and Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards. The winning portfolio reveals the fascinating behaviour of a young vixen living close to Milan’s country home in a Hungarian village. By using remote camera equipment, Milan was able to create an intimate portrait…

Nature Picture Library News
This week sees the UK publication of FLAMINGO by Claudio Contreras Koob and Martha A. Salazar, with the US edition due to follow next week. Nature Picture Library was delighted to work closely with the authors and publisher teNeues Media to bring this beautiful work to publication. FLAMINGO is a celebration and in-depth study of…