A reader has sent us brief details about a London based agency called Fast News Pictures-or Photos – “the 1st all digi agency owned by John Blishem run by Clive…
Chris Johnson writes an obit for Charles Owen at PressGazette.co.uk: The death of former Daily Mirror photographer Charles Owens marks the end of an era.Charles was one of the most…
We are currently researching names and addresses of agencies operating in the UK from directories and other media material in the British Library. This research is very labour intensive requiring…
AP Boston photographer J. Walter Green, (on the left) assigned to Rome, discusses coverage with AP London photographer Lawrence Harris at London’s Wembley Stadium during the Summer Olympics, August 1948….
The Daily Mail has an article covering their shot of St Pauls taken by photographer Herbert Mason during the Blitz.‘Today is the anniversary of one of the greatest photographs of…
This is an interesting article written in History Today 1993. The Candid Camera of the Edwardian TabloidsNicholas Hiley Tabloid intrusion into the lives of the famous via the photo lens…
From an article on the ABC Tales website created by John Bird (The Big Issue founder), along with Gordon Roddick (The Body Shop co-founder.(Here at ABCtales.com, we think it’s important,…
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During November The Press Photo History Project was contacted by various media owners and private collections searching for image copyright holders. Two examples are Kyodo News in Japan who were…
A unique opportunity to manage, and financially exploit, a photographic archive of national importance. London Fire Brigade (‘the Brigade’) is seeking a commercial partner to work with them to preserve…