July 2, 2009
National Trust photos saved from rights purge
Around 2,000 photos have escaped being axed from a stock photography website after photographers claimed they did not breach the National Trust's rules on image use.
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July 2, 2009
Compact camera sales drop 14.5%
UK consumers snapped up 14.5% fewer compact cameras in May than in the same month the year before, according to official figures seen by Amateur Photographer. However, DSLR sales continue to ride out the effects…
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July 1, 2009
Police downgrade Lindsay Lohan photo shoot theft
Jewellery stolen during a photoshoot featuring the American actress Lindsay Lohan is now believed to be worth '£24,000', and not £250,000 as previously stated by London's Metropolitan Police.
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July 1, 2009
Canon forced to ‘re-size’ chip equipment factory
Canon has issued a statement in response to press reports that it is to slash 700 jobs at a Japanese factory that makes equipment used to manufacture semiconductors.
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July 1, 2009
Jackson photographer speaks about last pictures
Photographer Kevin Mazur has spoken about the last images of Michael Jackson, captured during rehearsals shortly before the music legend died last week.
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July 1, 2009
Turin Shroud was faked ‘photographically’
Artist Leonardo da Vinci faked the Turin Shroud using a camera obscura to create an image of his own face on cloth, a TV documentary will claim tonight. Picture, courtesy Channel Five
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June 30, 2009
Jobless amateur beats pros to win photography crown
An amateur photographer has beaten professionals to win a travel competition, with a photo he captured shortly after being made redundant. Picture credit: Frame Muller
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June 30, 2009
Photographers remain in dark over terror stops
The public will never know how many photographers have been stopped by the Metropolitan Police under anti-terrorism laws because, admits the force, it does not record the information on a computer database.
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June 29, 2009
Photographers ‘stockpile’ axed Kodachrome film
Photographers desperate to get their hands on the last rolls of Kodachrome film are stockpiling the discontinued emulsion before it disappears from stores.
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June 29, 2009
Photographers a ‘security’ risk, warn 2012 Olympic chiefs
Photographers hoping to take pictures of the Olympic construction site in East London have been warned they will be questioned if suspected of photographing 'security operations'. Picture credit: Dr Patrick Green
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June 24, 2009
Photographers to stage exhibition ‘sit-in’
A gallery is planning an exhibition with a difference - where photographers become part of the display by holding up their photos in a temporary 'sit-in'. Picture credit: Annett Reimer
