Photo News Agency India – est 1924 And Still Going Strong

By Will Carleton March 26, 2012 Uncategorized

The Hindu reports on a photo agency established in 1924 still running today through the same Indian family – ……’There were not too many prominent news agencies back then, except the All India Press Photo Agency and the Press Photo Bureau,” he adds. Sampath Kumar started off as a freelance photographer until he got an offer to be a photographer with the US Consulate. Photo News Agency supplied photographs to different publications……’ read on here, TheHindu.com

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At the turn of the 20th century, there was vast growth in press agencies and photographers due to the massive thirst for images in newspapers. Many are still in existence but others have been sold, absorbed or simply disappeared, effectively leaving gaps in the history of this industry… many agency offices were bombed during the WWII London Blitz resulting negative and print files being water damage from the hoses quenching the fires …most archives were in the building basements.

Photo News Agency India – est 1924 And Still Going Strong

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