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February 12, 2008
Pentax plans to phase out digital compact camera production and concentrate on DSLRs, according to a report in a leading Japanese trade journal, which has not been denied by Pentax Europe.
February 12, 2008
Sony will award $5,000 cash to the best amateur in the Sony World Photography Awards, a contest in which enthusiasts account for more than a third of the entries. The announcement from Sony came after…
February 11, 2008
Polaroid’s United States office has confirmed press reports that the company is exiting the film business as it focuses on digital photography and flat-panel televisions.
February 11, 2008
Photographers could miss out on capturing pictures of spring flowers because they have appeared much earlier this year than in 2007, warns Kew Gardens in Surrey. Picture: Spring had well and truly sprung in St…
February 9, 2008
Polaroid is shutting down its film manufacturing plants in the United States, according to reports. For more details see BOSTON GLOBE ARTICLE
February 8, 2008
An image of a US soldier in Afghanistan has beaten more than 80,000 other pictures to win the World Press Photo Contest title for British photographer Tim Hetherington. Picture credit: Tim Hetherington/Vanity Fair
February 8, 2008
An amateur photographer from the UK has hit the headlines by capturing the moment a cormorant swallowed a 30cm pike.
February 7, 2008
This year’s Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day will take place on Sunday 27 April. Picture credit: Justin Quinnell
February 7, 2008
Police have launched an investigation after thieves escaped with ‘high value’ photographic gear from Calumet Photographic's base in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
February 6, 2008
The number of digital cameras shipped by manufacturers in any one year has, for the first time, broken through the 100m barrier, according to Japanese industry figures. Camera shown in picture for illustration purposes only
February 6, 2008
UK-based firm Camlink has today confirmed the April launch of three new ‘professional’ photographic tripods.
