June 19, 2012
Jacobs shuts remaining stores after sell-off plan fails
Administrators for high-street photo retailer Jacobs have closed the chain’s remaining stores, bar one which will remain open, temporarily, to deal with stock clearance.
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June 18, 2012
Railway photo ban to be ‘dropped’
Plans to ban all photography on Glasgow’s underground train system are set to be scrapped, according to reports.
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June 18, 2012
Appeal for wedding pics lost in Lostwithiel
A couple have launched an appeal to find their precious wedding photos, after the memory stick on which they were stored went missing from the photographer’s wallet.
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June 15, 2012
School dinner photo ban legality questioned (update)
A council’s ban on photos of school dinners may have breached European rights on freedom of speech, a leading lawyer has told Amateur Photographer (AP).
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June 15, 2012
Sigma downsizes with ‘unique’ lens material
Sigma has confirmed the imminent release of a new 18-250mm zoom that is made from material designed to make lenses smaller and lighter.
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June 14, 2012
‘Unseen’ Gaddafi photos unearthed for London show
Previously unseen photographs and documents recovered from state intelligence buildings controlled by Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi will go on show in London next week.
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June 14, 2012
Nikon unveils two new lenses, as Nikkors hit 70 million [UK price update]
Nikon Japan has unveiled a new 18-300mm DX lens, alongside a 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G zoom designed for FX-format DSLRs.
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June 13, 2012
Photographers urged to apply for £2,000 bursary
Photographers are urged to enter the Joan Wakelin bursary 2012, for the chance to win £2,000 and have their work published in the Guardian newspaper.
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June 13, 2012
Jessops in photo rights rule change
Jessops has averted a potential backlash over image rights by changing the rules of a national photography competition after intervention by Amateur Photographer.
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June 12, 2012
Photographers slam Nikon over ‘sex slaves’ show ‘censorship’
Hundreds of photographers have accused Nikon of censorship after it pulled an exhibition in Japan about the lives of women who worked as wartime ‘sex slaves’.
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June 12, 2012
Camera chain Jessops reports £0.9m loss
Jessops made a £0.9m loss after tax for the year ended 1 January 2012, accounts filed at Companies House reveal.
