February 15, 2007
Lowepro debuts new DSLR bag
Lowepro has extended its SlingShot AW range with the launch of a new bag designed for fast access, so that news and sports photographers don’t miss out on the action.
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February 14, 2007
Magnum’s Martin Parr ‘nearly arrested’
Legendary Magnum photographer Martin Parr says he was almost arrested on a Brazilian beach when a father took exception to an image that included one of the man's children in the background of a shot.
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February 13, 2007
Amateurs leave professionals in shade
Enthusiasts outshone professional photographers in this year’s Wanderlust Photo of the Year contest, according to its organiser, Wanderlust magazine. Picture credit: Gerald Spice
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February 12, 2007
Historic 1845 photo saved for nation
The earliest known portrait of photographic pioneer Julia Margaret Cameron – a daguerreotype by an unknown photographer – has been saved for the nation. Picture credit: National Media Museum and The Art Fund
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February 9, 2007
Winning World Press Photo revealed
US photographer Spencer Platt has today been named the winner of the 50th annual World Press Photo Contest. Platt’s image of a group of young Lebanese - driving through a South Beirut neighbourhood devastated by…
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February 9, 2007
Samsung spells out digital strategy
Samsung aims to grab a 20% slice of the digital still camera market by 2009 - an 18% increase on its position three years ago, its bosses have revealed.
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February 8, 2007
Kodak: The life of film is ‘tough to predict’
Kodak has dismissed a newspaper report that it is considering selling off its film business as ‘rumour and speculation’. And in an interview with AP, Kodak's European chief Jaime Cohen-Szulc said that the life of…
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February 7, 2007
‘Stunning’ shot lands whisky title
An AP reader from Tyne and Wear has scooped £2,500 in a maritime photography competition organised by single malt Scotch whisky maker Old Pulteney and backed by AP. Picture credit: John Short
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February 6, 2007
Kodak will not rule out a DSLR future
Kodak has no current plans to enter the consumer digital SLR market but will not rule out a future launch, Eastman Kodak's European chief Jaime Cohen-Szulc tells AP.
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February 5, 2007
Olympus to debut ‘three’ DSLRS
Olympus will launch three new digital SLRs in the spring in a move designed to help ‘double’ its DSLR sales, according to Japanese press reports.
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February 2, 2007
Camera makers fight factory conditions attack
Digital camera makers have hit back at an ethical group’s claim that they ‘fail miserably to report on working conditions’ at supplier factories in East Asia. • For the full story, see next week’s AP,…
