December 6, 2011
Olympus scandal: Probe urges boardroom clear-out (update)
Accountants, investment bankers and former executives have been blamed for a $1.73 billion, 13-year, financial scandal at Olympus, according to an official report.
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December 6, 2011
Olympus releases panel findings into losses scandal
Olympus disguised investment losses of up to $1.67 billion but there is no proof of links to Japan crime gangs, an independent report into the scandal-hit company is expected to find.
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December 5, 2011
DSLRs banned from Aldwych tube station
A sign banning the public from taking DSLRs inside a disused tube station has created a storm of protest on Twitter.
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December 2, 2011
UK photographer on £30k Deutsche Börse shortlist
UK photographer John Stezaker has been shortlisted for the £30,000 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012. Picture: Marriage (Film Portrait Collage) XLIII, 2007, Courtesy of the artist [John Stezaker] and The Approach, London
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December 1, 2011
Photographer alerts cabinet minister to Hyde Park photo ban
An amateur photographer is set to lobby his local MP after camera club members were banned from taking photos which include children at the Winter Wonderland fair in Hyde Park.
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December 1, 2011
Steve McCurry talks to AP about his work with Lavazza
In a special video interview with AP, Steve McCurry talks about his involvement with Lavazza coffee, firstly as a judge for a unique photography competition to celebrate 20 years of the Lavazza Calendar and secondly,…
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December 1, 2011
Woodford quits ’tainted’ Olympus board but wants old job back (update)
Olympus has confirmed that Michael Woodford who lost his job as CEO after blowing the whistle on a massive accounting scandal has resigned from the board of directors.
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November 30, 2011
Photographers fight to save wildlife site
Photographers have launched a campaign demanding councils abandon plans to build hundreds of new homes near a nature reserve in the North East.
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November 30, 2011
Nikon unveils SB-910 Speedlight flagship
Nikon has today unveiled a new flagship i-TTL Speedlight flash in the shape of the SB-910.
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November 29, 2011
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland bans photos of children
A group of photography enthusiasts say they were made to feel like paedophiles when security guards banned them from taking pictures at the Winter Wonderland fair in Hyde Park, London.
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November 29, 2011
Olympus denies camera division shake-up threat (update 10.10am)
Plans announced by Olympus to review its future 'focus' do not mean it is considering selling off its camera division, according to an official for the scandal-hit firm.
