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Shutterstock’s global contributor community surpasses $1 billion in earnings
Shutterstock press release – 10 December, 2019. Shutterstock, Inc., a leading global technology company offering a creative platform for high-quality content, tools and services, today announced that its contributor base has reached $1 billion in earnings paid. The company released its Contributor Earnings Report, which breaks down the massive achievement shared among its global community…

Nature Picture Library: Pollination Partnerships from 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,…

4Corners Images: the other Emerald Isles
4Corners Images newsletter – 5 December, 2019 The Faeroes are a far North Atlantic archipelago, a magnet for photographers attracted to dramatic coastlines, jaw-dropping landscapes and villages magically transplanted from Middle Earth. For enchanting fairy tale drama in landscape photography, look North! Lose yourself in this Faeroe Islands Gallery or see all 4Corners images of…

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

BAPLA releases its first Online Copyright Infringement Report
BAPLA press release – 5 December, 2019. BAPLA, a trade association representing picture libraries and agencies in the UK, has released its Online Copyright Infringement Report based on data collected in the autumn of 2019. This in-depth report examines the impact of online copyright infringement now and over the past 10 years. It is significant in…

New, improved Motoring Picture Library website
National Motor Museum press release – 3 December, 2019. The Motoring Picture Library website has a fresh new look, with an improved facility that enables clients to search more quickly and accurately than ever before through its online image source. The aim of MPL is to offer a fast, efficient and competitive service to every…

Shutterstock’s 2020 color trends report predicts colors on the rise
Shutterstock press release – 3 December, 2019. Bold, saturated hues are expected to dominate many 2020 creative campaigns, based on data that matches pixels with image downloads. Shutterstock, Inc., a leading global technology company offering high-quality assets, tools and services through its creative platform, today launched its 2020 Color Trends report. By analyzing billions of…

Capture announces management change as it invests for the future
Capture press release – 28 November, 2019. Capture, a leading digital asset management provider, announces a significant strengthening of its management team as it gears up for the next chapter of growth, and advances towards its 20-year anniversary as a solution provider for some of the world’s leading brands. The management team will now be…

TopFoto has a new look
TopFoto press release – 25 November, 2019. TopFoto is celebrating a new look, a new website hosted by Capture, and new collections. Media and art researchers are invited to log in or register for an account today for access to award-winning images including exclusive content. Independent image agency TopFoto is known for quality, depth, industry-leading…

With new partnerships, Reuters Connect becomes the most comprehensive digital platform powering the news ecosystem
Reuters press release – 19 November, 2019. Reuters has announced that the world’s leading national and international news agencies are joining Reuters Connect in a move that will offer customers an unrivalled multimedia news resource. Seven new partners from around the world will be added to Reuters Connect, the award-winning digital content platform: AAP (Australia), Anadolu (Turkey),…

Victoria Bridgeman stepping down as CEO of Bridgeman Images, succeeded by Dirk Hendrickx
Bridgeman Images press release – 21 November, 2019. Bridgeman Images announces that CEO, Victoria Bridgeman after twenty years with Bridgeman Images and the last eight as CEO has decided to step down at the end of the year and move on to new challenges. Dirk Hendrickx, currently Global Head of Sales and Marketing, has been…

New Collection at Mary Evans Picture Library: Studio 54
As the party season looms, what better way to get in the mood than skipping back in time four decades and re-living the glitz and glamour, the sweat and sequins, of legendary New York nightclub, Studio 54? Mary Evans Picture Library have just added this incredible set of photographs from the Photolink collection, part of…