Kodak has hooked up with mobile phone operator T-Mobile to give users of its wireless-enabled EasyShare-One camera free use of more than 800 of T-mobile’s…
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A policeman ‘deleted my pictures’, claims MP
A policeman deliberately deleted pictures from the digital camera Austin Mitchell was using at this week’s Labour Party Conference after officials had stopped him taking…
Another Diana-type tragedy looms, warns US
The paparazzi are increasingly putting the lives of Hollywood celebrities’ at risk, say officials in the US who fear a tragedy similar to the car…
Olympus targets enthusiasts with E-500 SLR
Olympus will next month bolster its Four Thirds E-System digital SLR line-up with the addition of an eight-million-pixel model called the E-500 which is aimed…
Magnum opens up historic picture archive
For the first time in its history the famed photojournalism agency Magnum Photos is to make its prints available for the UK public to view…
David Bailey bags RPS Centenary Medal
Legendary photographer David Bailey is to receive a Centenary Medal from the Royal Photographic Society in recognition of his lifetime achievements. Picture credit: David Bailey
HP to axe nearly 1,000 jobs in UK
Hewlett Packard (HP) is poised to axe 968 jobs in the UK as part of worldwide re-structuring plans that were announced in July, the company’s…
New website targets ‘public paparazzi’
Cashing in on the growing band of amateur photojournalists is a website designed to allow the ‘public paparazzi’ to sell their celebrity photos to the…
Ricoh unveils ‘digital version’ of GR-series film compact camera
Ricoh has unveiled what it claims is a digital version of its popular GR film compact camera series in response, it says, to demands from…
Camera to help save Brazilian rainforest
Renowned documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado is to auction his limited-edition ‘solid titanium’ Leica M7 to raise money for the Brazilian rainforest. Picture credit: Westlicht Photographica…
Sony unveils 10MP digital compact camera
Sony has unveiled a 10-million-pixel digital compact camera called the Cyber-shot DSC-R1 which sports an APS-C sized CMOS imaging sensor and is expected to cost…
Capital injection ‘saves’ Leica Camera Group
The Leica Camera Group has effectively been saved by increasing its share capital, thereby raising €22.95m, according to a spokesman for the Germany-based company.
Special edition spy camera marks birth of Minox pioneer
Legendary spy camera maker Minox has released a special version of the LX, a subminiature camera that produces 8x11mm exposures on 9.5mm film.
Ilford process-paid d&p back in action
Ilford has reintroduced its mail-order process-paid b&w developing and printing service.
Sale of gun-style cameras to be outlawed
Cameras that look like guns could be rendered worthless to collectors from next month under new legislation which outlaws the sale of ‘realistic imitation firearms’.…
Nikon poised to beat Kodak in wireless first
Nikon is set to be first to launch a consumer digital camera which has the built-in ability to transfer pictures from camera to computer or…
Staff ‘overzealous’ in shopping centre picture ban fiasco
Security staff at the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham may have acted ‘overzealously’ when they stopped people from taking photographs outside the building amid terrorism…
Che Guevara family ‘plan lawsuits’ over ‘misuse’ of iconic image
The family of legendary Cuban guerrilla Che Guevara are reported to be planning legal action against companies they believe are exploiting his iconic image. Picture…
Olympus reveals seven new digitals
Olympus has announced a string of new digital compacts, among them an eight-million-pixel model called the SP-350 and the 6MP mju Digital 600.
Photography show sets new Guinness World Record
A showcase of more than 33,000 photographs has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest photographic exhibition, shattering the previous record of 32,169