January 21, 2009
Samsung names photo winner
A close-up portrait of a cheetah has scooped a £5,000 holiday for amateur photographer Elaine Fox-Packer. Picture credit: Elaine Fox-Packer
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January 21, 2009
Photographer is ‘President Obama lookalike’
A magazine photographer has found a new career as a Barack Obama lookalike after colleagues played a practical joke by dressing him up as the new US president.
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January 20, 2009
Photographers warned: No let-up in terror stops (update)
Police will not hesitate to use anti-terrorism powers to quiz photographers seen taking pictures in many public areas, even though they admit that most will have done nothing wrong.
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January 20, 2009
Photography critique competition launches
A one-to-one critique session with renowned landscape photographer Charlie Waite (pictured) is up for grabs in an on-line competition.
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January 19, 2009
Polaroid instant film set for comeback
Polaroid instant film is on course for a comeback with news that a separate company has taken over Polaroid’s factory in the Netherlands.
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January 19, 2009
Police investigate Mugabe photographer attack
Police are understood to be investigating the widely reported attack on a British photographer by the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
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January 16, 2009
Leica Camera to launch ‘Safari’ M.8.2
Leica is poised to announce a limited edition ‘Safari’ version of its M.8.2 digital rangefinder camera, Amateur Photographer can exclusively reveal.
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January 15, 2009
Camera lens news: Sigma 18-250mm launched
Sigma has confirmed the launch of a new 18-250mm Optical Stabilisation (OS) lens designed for Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Sony and Sigma digital SLR cameras.
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January 15, 2009
Amateur photographer murdered: Two charged (update)
Police have charged two people on suspicion of murdering a 55-year-old amateur photographer in Gloucester.
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January 15, 2009
Obama photographer in presidential first
For the first time a digital camera has been used to capture the official portrait of a United States president, according to the office of President-elect Barack Obama. Picture credit: Copyright Pete Souza
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January 15, 2009
DSG results: Electrical sales plunge ‘12%’
Sales of electrical products at DSG International stores in the UK and Ireland fell 12% in the 12 weeks ending 10 January, on a like-for-like basis.
