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EyeEm photo-sharing app aims to enable photographers to sell their images
Ever since Instagram fumbled its terms of service, photographers have been looking for alternatives. And with EyeEm’s plans to introduce new ways for its users to sell their images, the...
Media 09 May 2013
Image Singulières festival presents Cédric Gerbehaye's Winter in Sète
Documentary photographer Cédric Gerbehaye received carte blanche to document Sète, which hosts, each...
Festivals 08 May 2013
British Journal of Photography unveils new, enhanced iPad and iPhone apps
First launched on the iPad in 2011, British Journal of Photography has today unveiled a new enhanced...
BJP 01 May 2013
Hipstamatic launches Oggl, a new social network for creative photographers
Hipstamatic is going after Instagram and EyeEm with the launch of Oggl, a new application for the iPhone...
Media 08 May 2013
Magnum Photos launches photobook masterclass
Magnum Photos members David Alan Harvey and Mark Power will be holding a masterclass on the art of the photobook in London next month
Seminars 24 May 2013
Getty Images expands grant programme to portrait photography
Eight years after launching its Grants for Editorial Photography prize, Getty Images is now introducing its Contour Portrait Prize, dedicated to emerging portrait photographers
Portrait 23 May 2013
Magnum photographer Wayne Miller has died
Wayne Miller, a long-time Magnum Photos member, best-known for this work on Chicago's South Side, has died. He was 94
Obituary 23 May 2013
AFP v Morel: Judge reconsiders potential damages
Daniel Morel has been dealt a blow in his three-year-long legal battle against Agence France-Presse and Getty Images after a judge has reconsidered the amount of statutory damages the freelance photographer...
Rights 23 May 2013
Flickr unveils new design, offers 1TB of free space
Yahoo! has completely redesigned its photo-sharing service, Flickr, offering all users 1TB of free space in a bid to compete against industry leaders Facebook and Instagram, as well as 500px
Social Media 21 May 2013
Don McCullin to headline Visa pour l'Image's 25th edition
Legendary war photographer Don McCullin will present one of his largest retrospectives ever at this year's Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival, the organisers have officially announced today
Festivals 13 May 2013
Hipstamatic launches Oggl, a new social network for creative photographers
Hipstamatic is going after Instagram and EyeEm with the launch of Oggl, a new application for the iPhone that will link "likeminded creatives from around the world"
Media 08 May 2013
British Journal of Photography unveils new, enhanced iPad and iPhone apps
First launched on the iPad in 2011, British Journal of Photography has today unveiled a new enhanced and universal iOS app that will offer dedicated interactive experiences for the iPad and the iPhone...
BJP 01 May 2013
Kodak sells two businesses to its own UK pension plan, in $650m deal
Kodak's president, Laura Quatela, speaks with BJP after the iconic photography company announced plans to sell its personalised imaging and document imaging divisions to its UK Kodak Pension Plan
Business 29 Apr 2013
Hasselblad puts an end to its V line of cameras
The last 503CW camera has rolled off Hasselblad's production line, the Swedish firm has announced, putting an end to an iconic series of medium format cameras popular for its square format
Medium Format Cameras 29 Apr 2013
Controversial copyright framework receives Royal Assent [Update: 01 May]
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which contains new controversial and wide-ranging copyright propositions that will affect photographers in the UK and abroad, has received Royal Assent
Copyright 29 Apr 2013
Pride Photo Award calls for entries
International photography contest on sexual and gender diversity returns for its third edition
Awards 29 Apr 2013
Hasselblad puts an end to its V line of cameras
The last 503CW camera has rolled off Hasselblad's production line, the Swedish firm has announced, putting an end to an iconic series of medium format cameras popular for its square format
Medium Format Cameras 29 Apr 2013
Phase One introduces UK leasing programme
Phase One has partnered with Photolease in the UK to offer a leasing plans for some of its medium format cameras and digital backs
Medium Format Cameras 23 Apr 2013
Panasonic introduces the wifi-enabled Lumix GF6
Panasonic has introduced the latest version in a series of compact, interchangeable lens cameras with the Lumix GF6, which offers wifi and near-field-communication connectivity
Cameras 09 Apr 2013
Canon unveils the EOS 700D digital SLR
Canon's new EOS 700D is said to be the firm's most advanced consumer digital SLR, sporting a 18-megapixel sensor
DSLRs 21 Mar 2013
Marksta adds full IPTC metadata functionality to its popular watermarking app
Marksta, a watermarking app designed by photojournalist John D McHugh, has been updated, allowing photographers to add IPTC metadata to their images
Accessories 18 Mar 2013
Nikon introduces spring cash-back offers
Nikon is offering up to £150 cash-back on its range of digital SLRs from the D3100 to the D600
DSLRs 14 Mar 2013
Nikon presents its DX-format compact camera
Nikon has unveiled the Coolpix A, its first compact camera to sport a DX-format sensor sourced from the popular D7000
Compact Cameras 05 Mar 2013
Phase One unveils IQ's second coming
Phase One has launched its new series of full-frame 645-format digital camera backs, the IQ2, which will be available in three versions including an achromatic model
Medium Format Cameras 04 Mar 2013
Nikon unveils its D7100 digital SLR
Nikon is launching the D7100, a 24.1-megapixel DX-format digital SLR targeted at photography enthusiasts and aspiring photographers
DSLRs 21 Feb 2013
Lomography adapts Kodak's Aerochrome film [UPDATE]
Lomography is introducing the LomoChrome Purple 400 film, which is based on the discontinued Kodak Aerochrome that turns "every green element into radiant purples"
Accessories 30 Jan 2013
Lomography unveils Smartphone Film Scanner
Lomography is raising funds on Kickstarter to launch a Smartphone Film Scanner that will let iPhone and Android users scan their negative film
Accessories 14 Jan 2013
Canon discontinues the popular EOS 5D Mark II
Four years after it was first introduced to the market, Canon has discontinued its popular EOS 5D Mark II - the first digital SLR to offer professional high-definition video capabilities
DSLRs 24 Dec 2012
Special report: FoI requests show extent of Section 44 use
Photographers in two-thirds of the country are subject to the rule of Section 44, despite Home Office instructions earlier in the year advising police forces against using the powers to prevent or curtail...
Street Rights 21 Dec 2009
AFP v Morel: Judge reconsiders potential damages
Daniel Morel has been dealt a blow in his three-year-long legal battle against Agence France-Presse and Getty Images after a judge has reconsidered the amount of statutory damages the freelance photographer...
Rights 23 May 2013
Controversial copyright framework receives Royal Assent [Update: 01 May]
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which contains new controversial and wide-ranging copyright propositions that will affect photographers in the UK and abroad, has received Royal Assent
Copyright 29 Apr 2013
AFP v Morel case to be judged in September
The long-awaited trial by jury in the Agence France-Presse v Daniel Morel copyright case will start in September, BJP has been told
Copyright 21 Mar 2013
Ex-Gamma photographer faces legal woes over ownership of her images
When photographer Marie-Laure de Decker asked her former agency to return 770 of her images, little did she know that she would be fined €10,000 for wasting the agency's time. Olivier Laurent speaks...
Copyright 21 Mar 2013
Shared history: The Commons initiative celebrates its fifth anniversary
The Commons, launched by the Library of Congress and Flickr to open up archives of long-forgotten images, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The results of this social experiment are overwhelming,...
Copyright 20 Mar 2013
Study exposes social media sites that delete photographs' metadata
Facebook and Twitter consistently remove the metadata from images, a new study by the International Press Telecommunications Council has revealed. Google+, meanwhile, comes out on top
Copyright 13 Mar 2013
Photographers find support in House of Lords in copyright fight
Photographers have received the support of an outspoken House of Lords member as the government continues to push through its controversial copyright reforms
Copyright 02 Feb 2013
Evening Standard's "heat of the moment" decision could constitutes copyright infringement
A "heat of the moment" decision by the Evening Standard to publish an image of a helicopter crash sourced from Twitter could constitute copyright infringement, says an expert on media law
Copyright 21 Jan 2013
Agence France-Presse infringed on photographer's copyright in landmark Twitter case [UPDATE 2]
A judge has found in favour of freelance photographer Daniel Morel, who argued that Agence France-Presse, as well as The Washington Post, had infringed on his copyright by distributing images he had uploaded...
Copyright 15 Jan 2013
News agencies go on the offensive, call for judicial review of copyright changes
A consortium of news agencies that include Associated Press, Getty Images, Reuters, British Pathé, Press Association and the Federation of Commercial and Audiovisual Libraries has threatened to launch...
Copyright 15 Jan 2013
Photography industry shows mass opposition to government copyright changes [UPDATE]
More than 70 organisations representing photographers, agencies and picture libraries – from Associated Press, Getty Images, Magnum Photos to the Press Association and Reuters – have joined forces,...
Copyright 11 Jan 2013
Europe joins protests against UK's copyright reforms
Organisations representing visual artists and photographers in Europe have written to the UK government to protest proposed changes to the country's copyright laws, BJP reports
Copyright 28 Nov 2012
Getty Images expands grant programme to portrait photography
Eight years after launching its Grants for Editorial Photography prize, Getty Images is now introducing its Contour Portrait Prize, dedicated to emerging portrait photographers
Portrait 23 May 2013
Pride Photo Award calls for entries
International photography contest on sexual and gender diversity returns for its third edition
Awards 29 Apr 2013
Photography contest invites submissions for fine art award
Chris Beetles Fine Photographs and Photo Democracy are looking for the "new generation of print sales stars" as part of their Photo Democracy Award for Fine Art Photography contest
Awards 29 Apr 2013
Pierre & Alexandra Boulat Association Award calls for entries
Photographers have until 07 June to enter this year's Pierre & Alexandra Boulat Association Award, which offers an €8000 grant for the creation of a body of work on social, economic, political or cultural...
Awards 22 Apr 2013
Beyond the Pulitzer Prize, the realities of covering the Syrian civil war
Six staff and freelance photographers working for Associated Press and Agence France-Presse have won Pulitzer Prizes in photography for their work and commitment while covering the Syrian civil war. BJP...
Photojournalism 19 Apr 2013
RPS announces project funding opportunities for photographers
The Royal Photographic Society is offering a range of bursaries for photographers
Grants 17 Apr 2013
Getty Images announces its 2013 editorial grants
Documentary photographers and photojournalists have until 01 May to enter this year's Getty Images' Grants for Editorial Photography
Grants 17 Apr 2013
IdeasTap Photographic Awards winners announced
Young photographers Marco Kesseler and Alice Myers have won the IdeasTap Photographic Awards, run in association with Magnum Photos
Awards 16 Apr 2013
Female photojournalist award calling for entries
Women photographers have until 31 May to enter this year's Canon/AFJ Female Photojournalist Award, which comes with a €8000 bursary for the completion of a documentary project
Awards 11 Apr 2013
Michele Palazzi wins Environmental Photographer of the Year Award
Italian photographer Michele Palazzi has been named the 2013 winner of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management's Environmental Photographer of the Year Award for an image shot in...
Awards 09 Apr 2013
Burn magazine calls for entries in Emerging Photographer Fund
Photographers have been invited to submit their work for a chance to win a $10,000 grant for the completion of a personal project
Awards 05 Apr 2013
William Eggleston to receive Outstanding Contribution to Photography award
US photographer William Eggleston is set to receive the 2013 Outstanding Contribution to Photography award at the Sony World Photography Awards
Awards 05 Apr 2013
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