Photoshot Acquires Red Cover Photo Agency

By Will CarletonMarch 12, 2011March 15th, 2011Will Carleton

Photo Archive News reports:
Hot on the purchase of celebrity photo agencies LFI and Idols, Photoshot have bought interiors lifestyle photo library Red Cover. Red Cover went into administration a few weeks ago….. more here photoarchivenews.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.

Photoshot Acquires Red Cover Photo Agency

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