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Pete Souza Named Obama’s Chief White House Photographer
Souza was an official photographer for President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1989 and covered Barack Obama’s arrival in the Senate for the Chicago Tribune. (Updated with quotes from Souza and the Obama transition team.) More »
PDN's Top 40 Online Stories of 2008December 23, 2008 - From politics to gear to business news, here's an annotated list of the most popular stories on PDN’s web site over the last year. More »
Lawsuits Claim Leibovitz Owes $778K For Photo ServicesDecember 16, 2008 - The renowned photographer is the subject of two lawsuits that accuse her of failing to pay bills for lighting rental and fashion consulting. More »
© Asim Rafiqui / Courtesy The Aftermath Project Photographers Asim Rafiqui and Louie Palu Win Aftermath GrantsDecember 15, 2008 - The Aftermath Project has awarded its annual grants to photographer Asim Rafiqui, who plans to use the grant to fund a project on the effects of religious conflict in India, and Louie Palu, for his project on American war veterans. (Includes a photo gallery.) More »
© Reuters / Mohammed Ameen Despite Release Order, Reuters Photographer Jassam Still In CustodyDecember 09, 2008 - The U.S. military says it has the right to hold Iraqi photographer Ibrahim Jassam Mohammed as a security detainee, even though an Iraqi court ruled he should be freed due to lack of evidence against him. More »
Getty-Jupiter Deal Moving AheadDecember 08, 2008 - In secret negotiations earlier this year, Getty Images was able to cut its bid for Jupiterimages in half due to the credit crisis. More » SuperStock Bankrupt; Masterfile In Deal To Acquire U.S. AssetsDecember 04, 2008 - SuperStock's parent company, A21, has been losing money for years. A court filing says SuperStock owes its photographers over $1.1 million. More »
© Damon Winter / The New York Times Q&A: Damon Winter on Covering ObamaDecember 03, 2008 - The New York Times photographer talks about his coverage of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Includes a gallery of images. More »
© Reuters / Mohammed Ameen Photographer Ibrahim Jassam Ordered Freed in Iraq, Reuters SaysDecember 01, 2008 - An Iraqi court says there is no evidence against an Iraqi Reuters freelancer and has ordered him released from U.S. military custody, according to the news agency. The decision comes ahead of a major overhaul of the security detainee system. More »
Q&A: Gregory Garry, Former Radar Magazine DOPNovember 25, 2008 - Radar magazine's top photo editor talks about the magazine's demise, and the hard times that are affecting the entire business. "I think the magazine industry needs a bailout," he says. (Includes a slide show of Radar covers.) More »
'Cottage Living' Falls Victim to Time Inc. CutsNovember 19, 2008 - As a slump in advertising continues to drag down the publishing industry, shelter magazines have been the first titles to collapse. Cottage Living will be discontinued after its November/December issue, which is now on newsstands. More »
LIFE Posts Archive On Google; Says Blogger Infringement A Low PriorityNovember 18, 2008 - Millions of high-resolution LIFE images are freely available online. While Time Inc. retains the copyright to the images, it is taking a relaxed attitude toward photo sharing. More »
New York Times Closes Play Magazine; Reported To Be Bleeding CashNovember 18, 2008 - A Times editorial director tells The New York Observer the magazine had lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Play, whose staff was mostly freelance, had been a showcase for good photography. More »
Letter to Digital Railroad Customers: It's OverNovember 11, 2008 - Two potential buyers took a look at Digital Railroad and walked away. Newscom was one potential buyer, but determined the business model was not sustainable. The other company may have been Kodak, a source says. More »
O at Home/Cover Photo by Björn Wallander 'O at Home' Becomes Latest Hearst Magazine to FoldNovember 10, 2008 - The 'O' spinoff will stop publishing as a stand-alone title after its winter issue. It becomes the third Hearst magazine to cease publication this year. More » |
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