Since 2007, more than half of the world’s population has lived in cities. By 2050, that number will reach 70%, say United Nations statisticians. Corbis’s latest trends report offers a stock-industry perspective on how this rapid, unplanned upsurge in the numbers of city dwellers has influenced today’s visual culture.
PicScout, which says it now commands the world’s largest index of fingerprinted and owner-identified images, released a new user interface for Google and Yahoo! The company is acting on research findings that show 70% of creatives using the two search engines to find images.
Footage retailer Pond5 has released a collection of Adobe After Effects project templates, saying it is a natural extension of its video and audio business lines.
LIFE’s photo collection has come to the iPad at never-before-seen resolution, via an ad-supported free-to-user app.
Inspired Photography: 189 Sources of Inspiration for Better Photos is the newly released 400-page softcover from the editors of popular blog Photopreneur.
Six-year-old Dreamstime is expecting to add image number 10,000,000 to its archive some time this month. On that day, Dreamstime will pay 100% contributor royalty on all licensed images—and exclusive contributors will collect 110%.
Universal Images Group and Virtual Picture Desk announce new representation agreements.