Fujifilm USA plans to reintroduce an ISO 50 Fujichrome Velvia professional film, Velvia II. First introduced in 1990, the high-color-saturation, high-contrast transparency E-6 compatible film quickly became a favorite worldwide. It was discontinued last year, however, due to difficulties in procuring some...

Michael Grecco, of Santa Monica, Calif., recently finished a job for American Express and produced another image in his campaign for the Propane Council. Grecco has also published a new book, "Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait." His work can be seen on his web site, michaelgrecco.com.

On the cover: Ken Ross has been to some of the most remote corners of the globe, but he still manages to find intriguing images closeto home, as seen in this minimalist arrangement of sun, spray and sunbather in Phoenix, not far from his studio.

Cover photo: © Ken Ross

Following the release of its Version 4 site-management software, Live- Books has designed a new version, LiveBooks 5.0, designed to give users the freedom and flexibility to manage all the content on their websites themselves. The software also allows for detailed management of image portfolios using the drag-and-drop EditSuite Lightbox.

Version 5 contains new navigation options, website styling options and features such as...

Seattle-based shooter Kevin Schafer has been named the 2007 Outstanding Photographer of the Year by the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA). For more than 25 years, the wildlife photographer has used his images to document endangered ecosystems and species.

Other honors being presented in 2007 include...

Location: Scottsdale, Ariz. Ross has a 300-square-foot studio in his home, for portraits and still-life photography.

Latest assignment: "Last year I did a number of books, or partial books, for Fodor's "Travel Guides,' including a month in Costa Rica."

Favorite assignment: "They're all great. I am living my dream life by traveling around the world and using my camera to meet peoples I would not otherwise talk to."

Advice for aspiring travel photographers: "Stay diverse. Shoot many subjects to pay for the bills, especially when you are starting out. Portraits, corporate, weddings, your neighbor's dog - whatever."

Website: kenrossphotography.com...

Travel shooter Ken Ross has been roaming the globe taking photographs since he was a kid in middle school. It's not that he was some sort of prodigy; his mother was a famous author who lectured worldwide.

"The only way to see Mom was to travel with her," Ross says. "Twice a year I got to go wherever she went, and so I grew up taking photos all over the world – in great places like Brazil, Japan, the Nile – from the age of 13 or 14."

Ross' mom was Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, world-renowned author of "On Death and Dying" (which outlined the now-ubiquitous "five stages of grief"), as well as scores...

Olympus has another addition to the Stylus series: the Stylus 770 SW digital point-and-shoot camera. Designed to be shockproof, waterproof, freezeproof and crushproof, the ultra-compact 7.1-megapixel camera is able to withstand a water depth of 33 feet, frigid weather as low as 14 °F, a drop from five feet and 220 pounds of pressure.

The Stylus 770 SW's features include a 2.5-inch HyperCrystal LCD screen, as well as...

Sony has four new additions to its consumer line of high-definition Handycam camcorders. The new HDR-UX7, HDR-UX5 AVCHD DVD, HDR-HC7 and HDR-HC5 HDV camcorders all feature Sony's ClearVid CMOS sensor technology. All four can process data-rich, high-definition video and come equipped with Sony's Enhanced Imaging Processor circuitry for smooth slow-record and...

Fujifilm's newest infrared digital camera is the IS-1. Developed for law enforcement and the scientific fields, the newest model is a follow-up to the FinePix S3 Pro UVIR DSLR. The new IS-1 can be used in both visible and infrared light spectrums. It features a continuous live preview feature, an articulating LCD and a...