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Keeping the tabs: The best account management applications for photographers

Management software can help photographers with everything from organising contacts to sorting accounts and VAT, but which is the best?

Business 07 Feb 2012

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Crowdfunding platform Emphas.is launches publishing arm

Emphas.is, the crowdfunding platform dedicated to documentary photographers and photojournalists, has now launched a publishing arm

Business 01 Feb 2012

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National Media Museum set to start work on London-based gallery

The National Media Museum has issued a call for contractors to bid for the contract to build its London-based photo gallery - Media Space

Business 27 Jan 2012

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Getty Images fights copyright infringement ruling in French court

Getty Images stands accused of intellectual property right infringement after it was successfully sued in a French court by the heiresses of iconic furniture designers

Stock Agencies 23 Jan 2012

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"Film division is still profitable," says Kodak [update]

Kodak has reaffirmed that film remains a profitable business for the company, a day after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Business 20 Jan 2012

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Kodak files for bankruptcy protection [update 20 January]

Kodak has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, as it is looking to restructure its business by selling its digital patents and concentrating on its core printing business

Business 19 Jan 2012

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How to set up a successful photography business

Photographers agent Lisa Pritchard has published a concise guide to getting started in photography

Business 16 Jan 2012

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Christopher Anderson signs with New York Magazine

Magnum photographer Christopher Anderson has joined New York Magazine as its first photographer-in-residence

People Moves 10 Jan 2012

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Woodford drops bid to take over Olympus

Michael Woodford, who was fired from Olympus after he turned whistleblower, has announced that he is to drop his fight to take over the company and will now sue Olympus for unfair dismissal

People Moves 06 Jan 2012

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Spotlight on crowdfunding: Life Without Lights

When photographer Peter DiCampo decided to seek funds for his project Life Without Lights, he chose the Kickstarter platform instead of the more commonly used - at least in the photojournalism community...

Photojournalism 17 Nov 2011

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Leica gets new investors, looks to expand [update]

Leica has sold a 44% minority stake to a group of investment funds, advised by Blackstone, as the German firm is looking to "expand [its] business in new markets," BJP can confirm

Business 19 Oct 2011

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Olympus' share price tumbles as dismissal crisis escalates [update]

Olympus' share price has lost more than 45% of its value over the past four days, as the crisis surrounding the sacking of its president and CEO, Michael C. Woodford has escalated

Business 19 Oct 2011

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Ricoh officially takes over rival Pentax

On 01 October, Pentax officially changed its name to become the Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, as Ricoh's takeover bid was made official.

Cameras 04 Oct 2011

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Corbis invests in Demotix

Demotix, an international news-focused photo agency, has received "an undisclosed investment" from Corbis. BJP talks with Demotix' CEO Turi Munthe

Photo Agencies 25 Aug 2011

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Institute for Artist Management appoints new director

The Institute for Artist Management, which represents photographers such as Jodi Bieber, Guillaume Herbaut and Simon Norfolk, has appointed Anne Bourgeois-Vignon as its new New York-based director

People Moves 17 Aug 2011

Dismay at Government proposals to introduce IP reform, including orphan works legislation

[Updated] The Government's proposed reforms of intellectual property are criticised by the British Photographic Council, which says creators should have an unwaivable right to be identified as author of...

Rights 05 Aug 2011

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