May 19, 2008
Amateur beats pros to take Lakes title
A photography enthusiast has beaten professionals to win a Lake District photography contest co-judged by famed mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington. Picture credit: Keith Firstbrook
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May 19, 2008
Lisa Snowdon to judge photo comp
A £10,000 prize is up for grabs in a photography competition launched by electrical retailer Currys.
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May 15, 2008
Hugh Grant victory deals paparazzi blow
Paparazzi photographers have been dealt a second blow in little over a week as the actor Hugh Grant wins damages for invasion of privacy while on holiday. Picture credit: Chris Cheesman
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May 15, 2008
Eric Clapton drug centre to win Leica M8 funds
A drug and alcohol addiction recovery centre founded by music legend Eric Clapton is set to benefit from the sale of an historic Leica digital camera on 7 June.
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May 15, 2008
First Leica M8 digital camera to be sold at auction
The first Leica digital rangefinder camera ever made will be auctioned next month to raise money for charity.
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May 14, 2008
Paparazzi and film star ‘tensions’ explored
Tensions between film stars and paparazzi photographers will be explored in an exhibition opening at the UK’s National Media Museum (NMM) next month. Picture: Keira Knightley in Pride and Prejudice; Credit: © 2005 Focus Features;…
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May 14, 2008
Photo competition stresses privacy issue
Photo enthusiasts are invited to enter this year’s Postcards from the Park competition, which has a first prize of £1,000 in Jessops vouchers.
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May 13, 2008
Photographer exposes housing fears
The photographer whose picture has exposed the government’s private fears over the housing market is the Press Association’s Lewis Whyld, the agency has confirmed.
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May 13, 2008
Film camera figures axed
A leading Japanese trade body has stopped compiling film camera production figures for the first time since the onset of the digital revolution.
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May 13, 2008
Olympus E-520 and new lens
Olympus has today announced the E-520, a 10-million-pixel digital SLR featuring a built-in image stabiliser and Live View system.
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May 12, 2008
Digital microscope gadget unveiled
A digital microscope that attaches to a computer via a USB port for viewing still and moving images captured at up to ‘200x magnification’ is due out next month.
