Industry Press Releases

PA Images press release. PA Images, the UK’s leading news, sport and entertainment image provider, has appointed Stephen Munday as Managing Director. Stephen Munday, Managing Director of PA Images (right) with Andrew Dowsett, Chief Operating Officer at the Press Association ©Nick Ansell/PA Wire Stephen will be responsible for managing and growing one of the largest and prestigious images libraries in the UK. He joins from Getty Images where his career spanned over twenty years, including roles as Vice President of…

Capture press release. We are delighted to announce that Steve Lake has joined the Capture team as Head of Managed Services. Steve will be responsible for leading and developing Capture’s established Managed Services team. Steve has a wealth of experience within the picture industry. His previous roles include Chairman of BAPLA (British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies) – the UK’s most important picture industry body; and Library Manager for 4 Corners Images, which specialises in high quality travel stock…

Bridgeman Images press release. Bridgeman Images is delighted to be representing one of this country’s most distinguished artists, Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, DME, RA, RSA. One of Scotland’s most popular artists, Dame Elizabeth Blackadder (b.1931) is celebrated for her paintings, watercolours and drawings, particularly of plants and animals. From May 2015, the reproduction and copyright clearance of this artist will be handled by Bridgeman Artists’ Copyright Service (BACS).  Exceptional quality high resolution digital photography of Elizabeth Blackadder’s artwork spanning her entire…

Alamy press release. Rainbow back ©schaaldesignhouse / Stockimo / Alamy Alamy’s iPhone app Stockimo has been shortlisted as a finalist in prestigious MOMA awards – in the best mobile/tablet consumer facing app category. Stockimo joins a shortlist of brand giants at 2015 MOMA awards including British Airways, Barclays and the NHS. With the Stockimo app, iPhoneographers get the opportunity to sell their work through global, established stock photo marketplace Alamy. Popular iPhone app Stockimo has been shortlisted as a finalist…

FOCAL International press release. FOCAL International’s Gala Awards Ceremony was filled with both gravity and surprise, with three awards going to films concerning the liberation of the Nazi death camps. Opening the sparkling ceremony in front of nearly 400 guests, Sue Malden, Chair of FOCAL International, applauded the hard work and dedication of an international jury that numbered more than 70 volunteers from all sectors of the production industry. Thanks were also given to the sponsors as well as FOCAL…

Trevillion Images press release. This month (May) celebrates the birthday of one of the most famous authors in the world, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! Sir Arthur remains a household name, and is famous the world over for his stories about the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, perhaps the most famous detective ever!  Conan Doyle can be rightly applauded as the father of crime fiction. As we all know, the Sherlock Holmes books were written and took place in late Victorian Britain  –…

StockFood press release. seasons.agency, a new boutique photo agency, has just opened its doors to the professional stock photography market. The collection introduces an exclusive portfolio of European beauty photography which is set to make a difference. Curated from premium European publishers, the collection presents distinctive images with a focus on professional beauty photography. At the start seasons.agency includes around 100,000 Rights-managed images.  In addition to lifestyle productions by leading magazines, the collection also showcases the work of selected individual…

PA Images press release. PA Images, the UK’s leading news, sport and entertainment image provider, has launched a new website which for the first time will be made available to non-PA customers to transact directly over the web. The new e-commerce website, which has more than 20 million online images and is supported by more than 50 picture agencies worldwide, provides up-to-the minute content from the major stories and events around the world. The site includes the ability to search…