Visual media news and updates from Visual Connections

Papilio Wildlife Photo Library Launching New Website

Papilio wildlife photo library is launching a new high-res downloadable and full e-commerce website at the forthcoming Picturehouse in New York on 14th October 2009. This new re-branded web site will have a full interactive search facility for clients to log in and find relevant images, create lightboxes, save different searches, price on-line for specific usage requirements or set up an account for either negotiated prices or have a subscription account. It also has an interactive area for contributing photographers to upload their images direct, amend and apply metadata and keywords and view forthcoming sales reports.

Brand new version of PixPalace to be Revealed for the First Time in the US

PixPalace will be at Picturehouse NY – October 14, 2009 at table A15 - to demonstrate the new version of its application for the first time in the US, with new features including advanced searches, keyword clouds and optimized agency searches. PixPalace is a one stop shopping solution for photo buyers delivering a wide range of photography from the top photo agencies from across the globe in one click.

World Assignment Offers Search Engine to Find Agent-Represented Photographers Worldwide

World Assignment, a new B2B web platform, will be present at Picturehouse NY - October 14, 2009 – booth #F4 to introduce its innovative service designed to give image buyers direct access to agent-represented photographers and videographers worldwide. World Assignment is a subscription-based service catering SOLELY to professional image buyers (art buyers, art directors, photo editors) and image producers (editorial & stock agencies, photographers / videographers’ agents, collectives and staff photographers.) Assignment commissioners only have to enter a few research criteria online to get results for their search. Seconds later, they can browse through matching portfolios. One more click stores, shares or sends an assignment request directly to the agent of the selected portfolio.

New Bluegreen Website Goes Live

After months of meticulous preparation, the new Bluegreen website www.bluegreenpictures.com has recently launched and is already proving to be a great success with clients. The clean new design, fast search and download, and varied galleries make the site supremely user-friendly. The Bluegreen collection was acquired by Nature Picture Library last year, when it relocated to our Bristol premises. Bluegreen represents a group of photographers specialising in everything to do with the sea – boats, sailing, seascapes, travel destinations, marine life, beaches, coastlines, holidays, lifestyle, fishing and watersports. Leading photographers include Christian Fevrier, Onne van der Val and Rick Tomlinson, each with their distinctive style and thematic emphasis. Bluegreen images are used widely in the boat and sailing specialist press, in magazine and newspaper travel features, prestigious calendar projects, travel brochures and corporate projects.

New Sales & Marketing Manager and New Photographers at Nature Picture Library

Tim Harris joins Nature Picture Library and Bluegreen Pictures as Sales and Marketing Manager. Nature Picture Library signs up the work of award-winning photographer, writer and broadcaster Andy Rouse, and recruits two great rainforest specialists, Tim Laman and Edwin Giesbers. Established contributors expand the libraries coverage: Anup Shah has worked with lesser flamingos in East Africa; Pete Oxford has returned from the Galapagos with above and below water coverage; Mark Carwardine has just returned from filming the ‘Last Chance to See’ series for the BBC with Stephen Fry; and Doug Perrine has worked off both coasts of Mexico to capture dramatic shots of marlins and sailfish attacking bait balls of sardines.

Fotofinder Enhances Search with Similar Image Search

Fotofinder's new Similarity Search helps creative image researchers find the right images instantly by matching shapes, colors and atmosphere, instead of using lengthy and repetitive keyword searches. Starting with either the best match from a keyword search or an uploaded image, Similarity Search will seek out similar images from Fotofinder’s 7.5 million images.

Young Photographers Alliance Gala Awards Ceremony

The Young Photographers Alliance will hold its first Gala Awards Ceremony and Benefit Auction on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009, the evening before Picturehouse New York, at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Awards will be presented to scholarship winners by distinguished photographers – including Mary Ellen Mark, Mark Seliger, Fred Conrad – and industry professionals – Lauren Wendle, VP/Publisher PDN and Mark Randall/World Studio. The Benefit Auction will include original signed prints from international and noteworthy photographers, alongside new prints from the YPA scholarship winners. Photographers contributing work include: Joyce Tenneson, Martin Parr, Arthur Meyerson, Pete Turner, Stephen Mallon, Frank Micelotta, Jill Enfield, Jim Brandenburg and many others.

Royalty Free Maps Now in High-Res JPEG, EPS & PPT Format

Map Resources, the largest purveyor of royalty free stock maps, is now making its collection of royalty-free maps available in high-resolution JPEG, EPS and PowerPoint format. The new maps expand the audience for digital map files by offering map formats compatible with all graphics applications.

New York Eagerly Anticipates the Ninth Picturehouse Event

October 14th is when image buyers will get their next opportunity to meet face to face with stock photo and footage agencies, assignment photographers and reps. Moving next door into a larger venue, the Metropolitan Pavilion, Picturehouse New York will this year include a seminar on copyright, followed by discussion sessions, led by industry experts, on using footage, understanding pricing models, searching efficiently, and more.

Art Resource Selected by LACMA to be Exclusive Image Rights Representative

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) joins a growing roster of over 130 major museums for which Art Resource is the exclusive representative. With more than 100,000 objects dating from ancient times to the present, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States. LACMA’s collections encompass virtually the entire history of art. Among the museum’s special strengths are its holdings of Asian art, Latin American art (ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to works by leading modern and contemporary artists including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Jesús Rafael Soto, and Francis Alÿs), and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world. LACMA also boasts impressive collections of European and American painting, sculpture and decorative arts, as well as a strong collection of modern and contemporary art. LACMA’s collections will now be available for easy licensing through Art Resource.