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Violence Directed at Photojournalists During Egypt Crisis

14 March 2011
Published in : Industry News

During the recent political demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia, photojournalists have faced harassment, media blackouts, threats, violence and even death as they tried to cover the wave of protests that have rippled across the Middle East in early 2011.

The recent 18-day uprising in Egypt, which deposed President Hosni Mubarak after a 30-year reign, was relatively non-violent, but still perilous for photographers and other journalists as they tried to document the protests in...



Digital Transmissions Top 100 Trillion in 2010

13 March 2011
Published in : Industry News

In an effort to figure out how many e-mails, videos, photos and other digital transmissions were collectively uploaded and passed around the web in 2010, Pingdom, an internet monitoring service, corralled a number of research reports and company statistics to create a visual representation of a single year of total internet data activity...



AP, Fairey Close to Settling in Obama ‘Hope' Poster Suit

12 March 2011
Published in : Industry News

It seems that the legal feuds over the Obama "Hope" image rights have come to an end — or at least to a draw.

The Associated Press (AP) and artist Shepard Fairey have agreed to settle on the issue of whether Fairey violated copyright laws by altering an AP photo for a famous 2008 Obama campaign poster...



School of Visual Arts to Offer MPS in Fashion Photography

11 March 2011
Published in : Industry News

Fashion photography has become a prominent form of art over the past century, and the School of Visual Arts in New York City has finally taken notice. Beginning in the fall quarter of 2011, it will be offering a Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree in Fashion Photography...



Demand Grows for Smartphone Cameras, Wireless Capability

10 March 2011
Published in : Industry News

According to a report conducted by Devicescape — creators of the first wireless memory card — consumers today are more dependent than ever on wi-fi technology. The study also shows that these increasingly dependent consumers want unlimited access to wi-fi, and they don't want to pay much for it. The report, released at the end of 2010, shows that as digital traffic has increased, service providers have begun to instate "data capping" — limits on the amount of data that can be sent. However, 80 percent of...



New Airport Scanner Regs to Affect Travel Photographers

09 March 2011
Published in : Industry News

Airport scanning systems are more comprehensive than ever this year, which may have a direct impact on photographers carrying cameras and other digital media equipment.

Although the ban on carrying lithium batteries and other flammable technology products in checked luggage has....



2010: The Year of the Amateur Image-Maker?

08 March 2011
Published in : Industry News

Two recent surveys have concluded that 2010 was a breakout year for amateur photography and videography.

According to a PMA Marketing Research report called "The Rise of the Amateur," increased access to camera equipment over the past year has led to a surge in advanced amateur photographers...



APA Opens Colorado Chapter

07 March 2011
Published in : Industry News

The National Executive Board of the American Photographic Artists (APA) has opened an associate chapter of the APA group in Colorado.

One of nine chapters — located in Georgia, California, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., and...

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