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Photography on the iPad: The Road to Success?

Photographers are increasingly experimenting with Apple’s iPad as a way to reach new audiences and gain financial independence from traditional revenue sources. But is the strategy working? Olivier Laurent...

Photojournalism 19 Dec 2011

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Fish Bar: A new photography gallery opens

A former chip shop in London has been transformed by Olivia Arthur and Philipp Ebeling into a photography gallery. And, finds Diane Smyth, they are relishing the independence it offers them.

Documentary 15 Nov 2011

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Liverpool’s Eye: Reopening one of Britain's largest photographic galleries

The Open Eye Gallery is hoping to quadruple its audience when it unveils new premises on Liverpool’s riverside on 05 November. Olivier Laurent speaks with the gallery’s director and curator about the...

Exhibitions 28 Oct 2011

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Mack Books: From print to the iPad

Michael Mack has published some of the most beautiful photobooks of the past two decades. But, as he tells Diane Smyth, he’s become disillusioned with how the frenzied collectors’ market has skewed...

Books 20 Sep 2011

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iPublish: Photojournalists turn to the iPad to tell their stories

Documentary photographers have long struggled to get their longterm projects into print. So it's little surprise to see them embrace the iPad, with its immersive viewing environment and an entirely new...

Media 19 Sep 2011

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Listening in: The use of audio in photography

Some photographers believe audio is a better partner for still images, adding depth to their multimedia presentations, despite video getting all the attention right now. Olivier Laurent talks with photographers...

Media 30 Aug 2011

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Multimedia photostories: the key to reach new audiences?

Online is the future, says Hedy van Erp, reporting from the recent Photostories conference held in Nederlands Fotomuseum. As photographers face declining commissions from newspapers and magazines, they...

Website 29 Aug 2011

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Bringing crowdfunding to book publishing

Self-publishing can be a minefield for photographers. But Crowdbooks hopes to make it easier by providing a one-stop-shop for funding and producing limited-edition photobooks, its founder Stefano Bianchi...

Books 27 Jul 2011

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Higher state: Photography apprenticeships as an alternative to traditional degrees

Further education for photographers is changing, with apprenticeships and work-based learning taking an important role alongside the traditional BA and MA courses. Miranda Gavin surveys the options.

Education 20 Jul 2011

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Close focus: Hasselblad's new research department

Hasselblad has gone back to its roots, creating a new research and development department to serve niche photographers, and starting with aerial specialists. Olivier Laurent speaks with the global special applications...

Medium Format Cameras 11 Jul 2011

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10 of the Best Photoblogs

Photoblogs came of age in 2006, when bloggers started looking at other people’s images as well as their own. Joerg Colberg, the man behind the influential Conscientious blog, profiles 10 of his top recommendations....

Blog 11 Jul 2011

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The £3.3m photography fund

Zelda Cheatle and Mehmet Dalman beat the recession by investing in photography, and built up a world-beating collection in the process.

Business 17 May 2011

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Redesigning The New York Times Magazine

The New York Times Magazine is putting the emphasis on documentary photography in 
its redesign

Magazines 17 May 2011

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Galleries go online to sell photography prints

Galleries that sell photography prints online are opening up a new market of emerging collectors and, in the process, challenging received wisdom about how artists edition their work.

Fine Art 04 Apr 2011

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Crime Scene Investigation: Using the right metadata to catch criminals

Police forces risk letting the guilty go free if they don't address their procedures for using digital images as evidence in court. Mark Wood explains why a raw workflow is good for us all.

Business 25 Feb 2011

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Magnum Photos' tagging game

Magnum Photos has opened up its enormous archive of images to a wider client base using the very latest keywording technology. Philip Wolmuth speaks to the agency

Photo Agencies 17 Feb 2011

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