It was reported about a month ago by CNET News.com that Getty had acquired Scoopt, a user generated news-centric photolicensing service. This was around the same time that Getty’s purchase of Jupiter Media fell through. What’s interesting about this acquisition is that a corporate giant such as Getty seriously believes that user generated citizen photojournalism [...]
Magnum Photos have finally launched their long awaited blog. In the words of Magnum Photographer Jonas Bendiksen
“The blog will illuminate the stories behind the images, explore the motivations behind the projects, discuss the systematic issues that affect all photographers, and explore the industrial and societal changes that inform our expectations of photography. The blog will [...]
At last, after two years of long hard work, the new Magnum Photos website has finally launched, 8am CET, Monday 13th November 2006. The project is the result of four Magnum offices (London, Paris, New York and Tokyo) working closely together, along with three technology suppliers, co-ordinated by yours truly. This first release of the [...]
Working for Magnum Photos, i have the great pleasure of experiencing first-hand some of the world’s best photographs and photographers. So it really pleases me to learn that Microsoft have recently announced that their Live Labs division has been developing a new 3D photomodeling tool calleed Photosynth. I love traditional photography, but i also love [...]