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Randy Woods

Randy Woods, editor of PhotoMedia, has been in the magazine publishing world for more than 20 years, covering such varied topics as photography, insurance, business startups, environmental issues and newspaper publishing. He is also associate editor for iSixSigma magazine and writes a job—search blog for The Seattle Times called “Hire Ground.”

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2012 Sundance Festival Film 'Chasing Ice' to Feature Balog's Work Unpublished

08 February 2012 Published in People in the Industry

Behind-the-scenes — and often extreme — film director Jeff Orlowski had his debut at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival this past January.

His film, "Chasing Ice," follows the work of National Geographic photographer James Balog and...

Kodak Files for Bankruptcy Unpublished

06 February 2012 Published in Industry News

Unable to sell off some of its 1,100 patents to stay out of debt, Eastman Kodak Co. is preparing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy-protection filing. If successful, Kodak will have sold 10 percent of the company's patent portfolio, and will have potentially generated $3 billion in sales.

Currently, Kodak has obtained $950 million in financing from Citibank to maintain operations, which will allow the company to...

Pause for Reflection Unpublished

22 October 2011 Published in Shot of the Week

Exactly 10 years after the first plane hit, New York City police officer Danny Shea, a veteran of the Afghanistan war, snapped a salute at the corner of the reflecting pool that stands on the footprint of what was the North Tower. Just as he was a decade ago, photojournalist David Handschuh was there to share the moment with the world.

Handschuh was struck by the angular geometry of the scene, with the flag-draped One World Trade Center rising in the background. It summed up the sense of grief, solemnity and renewal that infused the event...

Strick Loses Legal Battle with L.A. Times Unpublished

09 September 2011 Published in Industry News

Hollywood photographer David Strick lost a legal battle against the Los Angeles Times this month, when a federal judge ordered arbitration rather than a jury trial over a dispute involving the online usage of his images.

Strick first filed suit against the paper in May, claiming that the Times used 510 of his images on...

ASA Orders Correction of Photoshop Faux Pas Unpublished

07 September 2011 Published in Industry News

While Photoshop can be used to remove those unwanted zits and wrinkles from your personal photos, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered cosmetic maker L'Oréal to retract two heavily retouched ads currently running in Britain.

The ads in question — one of actress Julia Roberts and the other of model Christy Turlington — are both lacking...

PLUS Registry Releases Beta Site Unpublished

05 September 2011 Published in Industry News

The first version of the PLUS (Picture Licensing Universal System) Registry is now online and undergoing beta testing. The site provides free PLUS membership and free registration of people and businesses.

Aimed mostly at nonprofit groups, the PLUS Registry will provide instant identification of image creators, image rights holders, images and...

Memphis Paper Sues FBI Over Withers File Unpublished

02 September 2011 Published in Industry News

Renowned civil rights photographer Ernest Withers was outed this past year as an active FBI informant. Now the Memphis Commercial Appeal is suing the FBI for the release of Withers’ complete FBI informant file.

Allegedly, Withers used his photojournalism connections between 1968 and 1970 to help the FBI gain access to...

Twitter’s New Photo-Sharing Tool Hits Market Unpublished

31 August 2011 Published in Industry News

After more than two months of beta testing among its users, Twitter announced on Aug. 10 that Twitter Images was available to the masses.

Making third-party applications such as TwitPic and yfrog unnecessary, Twitter’s new photo-sharing services enable users to add images of up to 3MB in size to a tweet by clicking the camera icon at the bottom of the page. The image appears as a thumbnail in the feed, but can be enlarged on the right-hand side of the page...

Photojournalists Face Brunt of Angry Mobs in London Unpublished

29 August 2011 Published in Industry News

Once again, photojournalists skirting the forefront of conflict have been met with violence — this time in the middle of the London riots.

The four-day riot began on Aug. 6 as a peaceful protest in response to the police shooting of Mark Duggan two days earlier. Protests quickly inflamed and led to rioting, muggings, looting and arson...

I3A Names Winners of Vision 2020 Awards Unpublished

26 August 2011 Published in Industry News

The International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) recently announced the three winners of its Visions 2020 Imaging Innovation Awards program: InVisage Technologies, 36Pix and Aptina Imaging.

The gold medal was awarded to InVisage Technologies Inc. for its...