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Life Photographer Allan Grant Dies at 88

By Ryan • Feb 7th, 2008

By Daryl Lang of PDNonline.com:
“Allan Grant, a Life magazine staff photographer who covered news and personalities from the 1940s through 1960s – from Howard Hughes to Shirley MacLaine to Richard Nixon – has died. He was 88. Grant died Feb. 1 at his home in Brentwood, Calif., from Parkinsons disease, according to his wife, [...]



Elliot Erwitt: Dog Dogs at the James A. Michener Art Museum

By Megan • Feb 6th, 2008

 ArtDaily reports:
“DOYLESTOWN, PA.- Humorous and insightful photographs exploring the quirky relationships between dogs and their owners are on view in the Wachovia Gallery at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown beginning April 26, 2008. Dog Dogs, a sampling from an extensive series by American photojournalist Elliott Erwitt (b. 1928), includes over 60 black-and-white [...]



2008 PMA Wrap-up

By Ryan • Feb 6th, 2008

By David Elrich of digitaltrends.com:
“Fast on the heels of the Consumer Electronics Show, it was time to take another flight to Las Vegas for the Photo Marketing Association trade event—where digital cameras take center stage, not zillions of flat panel televisions.
Digitaltrends.com covered many of the announcements made prior to the event which ran from January [...]



Dummies Demonstrate New Camera Technologies

By Megan • Feb 6th, 2008

 
Aimee Baldridge reports for PopPhoto:
“At the PMA trade show, FotoNation’s eerily lifelike dummy and android team demonstrated a raft of new technologies that are ready to be implemented in the cameras and camera phones of tomorrow.
maging technology company FotoNation and its team of disconcertingly lifelike dummies demonstrated a range of new automatic technologies at the [...]



366: February 2nd, American Graffitti

By Wise Elephant • Feb 4th, 2008

American Graffitti



Who’s Hot and Who’s Not

By Megan • Feb 4th, 2008

 Stephen Perloff reports for Pop Photo:
“How to get in on the bullish photo market, when to get out, and what’s on the horizon.
The housing market collapse has in turn made the stock market a roller-coaster ride for investors in recent months. But if you leave Wall Street behind and head uptown to the art galleries [...]



The Fourth Annual Art of Photography Show Announces “International Call for Entries”

By Ryan • Feb 4th, 2008

Reported by ArtDaily.org:
“SAN DIEGO, CA.-The Art of Photography Show, a major international exhibition, announced today their “Call for Entries” to photographers around the globe. This world-class exhibition, which runs April 25 to May 23, 2008 at the elegant Lyceum Theatre Gallery in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter, will feature all forms of photographic art. Entries [...]



Getty Reports Annual Revenue of $858 Million

By Ryan • Feb 4th, 2008

By Daryl Lang of PDNonline.com:
“Getty Images reported annual revenue of $857.6 million in 2007, up 6 percent from $806.6 million in 2006. The revenues for the last quarter of 2007 were higher than expected and set a record for the company. Net income for the quarter was $28.5 million, down from $30.8 million in the [...]



Albert Watson photos Amy Adams for Interview

By Wise Elephant • Feb 1st, 2008

Albert Watson photos Amy Adams for Interview



James Dimmock shoots Radiohead for Rolling Stone

By Ryan • Jan 31st, 2008

Photographer James Dimmock shoots Radiohead for article The Future According to Radiohead for Rolling Stone.