Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

Getty Images Extends Funding for the Market Photo Workshop’s Photojournalism Programme

Dec. 10, 2008. Johannesburg, South Africa. The Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Programme (PDP) at the Market Photo Workshop announced today that Getty Images is expanding its long-standing support in 2009.

John Fleetwood, Head of the Market Photo Workshop said "We are extremely pleased that even in these financially unsettled times across the globe, Getty Images is not only sustaining a significant financial partnership with the PDP, but that they are also helping to strengthen the programme in other ways."

Call for Entries to Getty Images Editorial Grants Program

Both Professional and Student Photojournalists May Now Apply

New York, NY, and London, UK, Oct. 03, 2008. Both professional and student photojournalists have until November 15, 2008, to propose new projects for the next Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography to be announced in February, 2009.

Getty Images awards five professional level grants of $20,000 each, totaling $100,000 annually to fund, inspire and support the best global talent in photojournalism. Two grants are awarded each February and three each September.

Robert Holmes Joins Mountain Light Pictures

Bishop, CA, Mar. 10, 2008. Mountain Light Pictures is proud to announce that renowned award-winning photographer Robert (Bob) Holmes has joined its growing list of contributing photographers. Bob’s assignments have taken him searching for snow leopards in the remote valleys of western Nepal, journeying into the rain forests of Borneo, and crossing the Great Indian Desert on a camel.

He has illustrated more than 35 books and has regularly been one of the elite group of photojournalists invited to participate in the acclaimed "Day in the Life" series. He’s won many awards, including the coveted Travel Photographer of the Year award from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1990 and 1992, making him the first photographer to receive the award twice.

Victory in Chris Usher vs. Corbis

New York, NY, Nov. 08, 2007. We are delighted to report that more than two years after the completion of trial, Judge Barbara S. Jones in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, has found in our favor holding Corbis Corporation negligent and liable for losing some 12,666 analog images shot and owned by photojournalist, Chris Usher. The decision in Chris Usher v. Corbis, et al. 03-CV-4366 (BSJ) dated November 6, 2007 will be available on line shortly. This is a case on which I share the credit with my associate Erica Galinski, who unfortunately did not live to see the decision.

Documentary Photography Agency Noor selects Digital Railroad as Technology and Services Provider

New York, NY, Sept. 07, 2007. Digital Railroad, the trusted provider of Web-based archiving and marketing services for the professional photography industry, today announced that Noor has selected Digital Railroad as its technology and services provider to promote, sell and exhibit the work of Noor’s internationally renowned documentary photographers.

Women In Photojournalism: Expanding Our Visions

Austin, TX, Aug. 14, 2007. How will you survive in today’s changing newsroom? Will you be left behind or learn what it takes to keep up with the changes?  Come to Austin, TX, for NPPA's Women in Photojournalism Conference August 17-19, 2007, to learn skills which will help you survive today’s changing newsroom. The Women in Photojournalism Conference has been traveling across the country for the past 18 years. The conference features a full program for both print and television photojournalists.

powerHouse Books and Redux Pictures announce Partnership for International Representation

New York, NY, Aug. 06, 2007. Beginning in Fall 2007, Redux Pictures will handle international serial rights to select powerHouse Books titles including upcoming releases from Jamel Shabazz, Janette Beckman, Julia Calfee, Seth Kushner & Anthony LaSala, Nathaniel Welch, Carolyn Russo, and David Yellen, as well as a memoir by Walker Evans’ former wife Isabelle Storey.

Photojournalist Harry Benson Shares Personal Thoughts and Memorable Moments in History

... on Kingston Technology’s 'Icons of Photography’ Web Site - 20 Questions Interview with Legendary Photographer Uncovers First Big Break

Fountain Valley, CA, July 19, 2007. Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, announced today that it has posted an interview with legendary photojournalist Harry Benson on its 'Icons of Photography' microsite.

Winners of The UK Press Photographer's Year 2007 Announced

London, April 11, 2007. The results of The Press Photographer's Year 2007 are announced today, showcasing the very best press photography from 2006. Since its hugely successful launch, The Press Photographer's Year has been hailed as the definitive competition for outstanding photography taken for and used by the UK media.

Getty Images Announces First Two Winners of 2007 Grants for Editorial Photography

Grant Recipients Ziyah Gafic and Christopher Anderson Will Each Receive 20,000 to Execute Winning Photojournalism Projects

New York, NY, Feb. 28, 2007. Getty Images announced today that Magnum photographer Christopher Anderson from New York and Ziyah Gafic, a Getty Images contributor from Sarajevo, Bosnia, will receive grants that enable them to pursue their photojournalism projects.