Dan Heller, a California-based photographer, industry analyst and author of several professional photography books, is critical of Creative Commons licensing practices. In a huge, 10,000-word series of entries to his popular photo-business blog -- Heller takes on the Creative Commons licensing platform, concluding that it does not fit into the photo world.
Founded by a wife-and-husband team in 1964, Mary Evans Picture Library embodies a passion for antiquarian books and prints. The London-based agency has now been chosen to represent, manage and house an important source of 19th- and 20th-century imagery: The Illustrated London News Picture Library.
The National Press Photographers Association has opened The Best of Photojournalism 2008 for entries. This year, the contest runs with a new set of rules, designed to sharpen competition, highlight new stories and reflect the changing face of photojournalism.
According to the latest statistics from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, education and health are the two fastest-growing super-sectors of the American economy. Image use is likely to follow a similar pattern, with demand for white-collar, professional imagery rising and industrial images becoming less popular.
Corbis recently revealed the top 10 creative trends of 2007. The top three cultural phenomena affecting visual thinkers include the rise of environmental awareness, the spread of obesity and reconnecting generations of family members. These trends are taking place on a global, cross-cultural scale.
Image Source founder and CEO Christina Vaughan told Selling Stock that the U.K. brand is in a transitional phase.
Pantone, the New Jersey company known as the design industry's color authority, has selected its 18-3943 Blue Iris as the color of the year for 2008.