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iStockphoto's Livingstone Resigns After Nine Years

20 June 2009
Published in Industry News

The founder and CEO of iStockphoto, Bruce Livingstone, has resigned just two years after his company merged with Getty Images.

Having served as the senior vice president of consumer markets for Getty since 2007, Livingstone wrote in a letter to the company that he is going to take time off to, spend time with [his] family‚ and figure out what to do next...

Daniel Beltra Receives Prince's Rainforests Project Award

19 June 2009
Published in People in the Industry

In April's Sony World Photography Awards Gala ceremony in Cannes, France, Seattle photographer Daniel Beltra received the Prince's Rainforests Project Award. As the winner of this year's competition, Beltra will spend three months documenting three of the major...

Justin Black Appointed as New ILCP Director

18 June 2009
Published in People in the Industry

The International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) has appointed Justin Black as its new director. Black will manage an expansion of the organization's activities, including the creation of the new "Earth in Focus" initiative that will offer workshops, lectures, exhibitions, book publishing and multimedia activities. Cristina Mittermeier, the founder and, since its creation in 2005...

Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Over Lost Slides

18 June 2009
Published in Industry News

The ruling on photographer Chris Usher's case against Corbis for losing a case of 12,640 slides, including images from the 2000 presidential campaign, was upheld in the New York Court of Appeals in April.

After winning $157,000 in damages in 2008 despite Corbis' attempt to show that he was negligent in his slide storage, Usher went to the appeals court claiming the payment was not enough to compensate for the slides he entrusted to the photo company...

Nexto's Updated Portable Storage Device Line Features Built-in LCD Viewer

17 June 2009
Published in Digital Storage

Nexto has introduced an updated line of portable storage devices, the NVS2500 Video Storage (VS) Pro.

The VS Pro is an extremely fast backup device that can store hundreds of hours of raw HD footage directly from hard-drive camcorders on a Sony SxS, or standard memory card. The VS Pro also allows users to simultaneously back up to...

Elle Ross to Write Script for "Headhunt Revisited" Project

17 June 2009
Published in People in the Industry

Los Angeles-based writer Elle Russ will pen the script for the upcoming documentary film project "Headhunt Revisited." Russ is also a comedic writer and a member of the ACME Comedy Theatre group in Los Angeles.

"Headhunt Revisited" follows Michele Westmorland and Karen Huntt, both Seattle photographers and writers...

Mamiya Announces 33-Megapixel DL33

17 June 2009
Published in Digital Cameras

Mamiya's latest medium-format DL33 digital camera boasts 33-megapixel resolution, a 36×48mm sensor and a 3.5-inch touch screen.

The Aptus-II 7 Digital Back uses CompactFlash media storage and can capture images at 1 frame per second. In addition, the new coreless motor allows for faster, more accurate autofocusing.

The DL33 has a 16-bit capture, 12-stop dynamic range and an ISO range of...

Doug Walker Receives Honorable Mention at Photographers of Washington Educational Conference

16 June 2009
Published in People in the Industry

Doug Walker, best known for his work in commercial and architectural photography, earned a Best Architectural Honorable Mention at the Photographers of Washington Educational Conference Western States Regional Print Competition, held in April. The Olympia, Wash.-based Walker has worked with...

Pentax Unveils Megazoom X70 Digital Camera

16 June 2009
Published in Digital Cameras

Pentax's X70 digital SLR features a 24x optical zoom lens, 12-megapixel resolution, a 2.7-inch LCD monitor and SLR-like styling and exposure modes.

The megazoom lens offers the focal-length coverage of a wide-angle 26mm lens to a super telephoto 624mm and is housed in a compact, portable body. The zoom range can extend 150 times for a...

Bryan Motley Cuban Baseball Photos Exhibited at Cooperstown Hall of Fame

15 June 2009
Published in People in the Industry

Photographer Byron Motley premiered his "Viva Cuba Beisbol" series at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on May 23. The exhibit, which documents the cultural impact of baseball in Cuba, will run through January 2010.

Motley, a Los Angeles-based singer, filmmaker, photographer and author, has produced two album...

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