August 22, 2008
Photographer beats pros to land AOP prize
An amateur photographer has beaten more than 1,700 entries, including submissions from professional photographers, to win the AOP Open. Picture credit: Uygur Yilmaz
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August 21, 2008
Unseen Elton John photographs uncovered
Previously ‘unpublished’ images of rock star Sir Elton John are among photographs uncovered for an exhibition that opens in London next month. Picture © Terry O'Neill Eltonography: A Life in Pictures will open at Proud…
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August 20, 2008
Copyright rule victimises amateurs
Organisers of a photography competition have defended their right to publish entries anywhere they like on the grounds that only amateurs - not professionals - are eligible to enter.
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August 20, 2008
Camera ‘battered’ in chip shop drama
A man arrested after photographing a police van outside a fish and chip shop is seeking compensation from police after they issued a written apology.
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August 19, 2008
Canon celebrates camera milestone
Canon has rolled out its 100 millionth digital compact camera, the first being the PowerShot 600 which was launched in 1996.
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August 19, 2008
Canon to ‘cut’ operating costs
Canon is to slash costs by £49m, around 20% more than expected, amid the ‘tougher business environment’, according to unconfirmed reports emerging from Japan.
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August 18, 2008
Sanyo to ‘boost’ camera production
Sanyo has pledged to boost digital camera output by 33% over the next two years, according to a Japanese press report.
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August 18, 2008
Amateur photographers spark global debate
The Sunday Telegraph ’s coverage of the ongoing campaign to protect the right to take photographs in public places has sparked an international debate on the internet.
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August 15, 2008
Sony shows ‘fashion’ models
Sony has revealed two new 10.1-million-pixel cameras that are due to go on sale in the UK next month.
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August 15, 2008
Leica Camera hit by fall in sales
Leica’s global sales fell 38% for the three months to 30 June compared to the same quarter last year. But sales of the M8 camera are ‘holding up’ in the UK.
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August 14, 2008
Chung in China crisis
Award-winning Guardian news photographer Dan Chung was ‘manhandled’ by police as they removed student protesters near the main Olympic site, according to the newspaper’s Beijing diary. Picture credit: Angela Nicholson
