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at A-Z Fotos' website and general news updates of
relevance for the stock photography industry in general
or about a stock photography agency.
Stock
Photo News no. 25 has just been published
with lots of important information for creative professionals
- picture users and image providers.
Do
you need any inspiration for fall
foliage tours and activities in autumn?
I have a
photo diary at a separate website to explain activities
I am involved in and to give some personal reflections
combining the different areas I am working with and
my private life.
As
Online photo sharing has been a big need for many
people I have provided a website as a starting point
for online
photo sharing: www.OnlinePhotoSharing.Net.
News
about A-Z Fotos - Stock photos from most of the World
A
number of stock photos from Soren Breiting's travel to
St.
Petersburg in the spring 2004 are available at www.azfotos.com.
Planned
travels for stock photography:
United
Arab Emirates and Dubai (see hotel
videos from Dubai)
Greenland: July 2008
Recent
travels of Soren Breiting for stock photography:
Thailand:
November 2007
Southern Sweeden: August-September 2007
South Africa: July 2007
St. Petersburg: May 2007
Iran: April 2007
Sofia: Bulgaria
Budapest,
Hungary: January 2007
Istanbul, Turkey: January 2007
Australia:
October 2006
Thailand + Taiwan: August 2006
Madagascar: July 2006
Southern England: May 2006
Borneo: April 2006
Vienna:
March 2006
Oman: February 2006
Budapest: February 2006
Thailand:
November 2005
Taiwan: October-November 2005
Torino, Italy: October 2005
Helsinki / Helsingfors, Finland: Sept 2005
Ecuador and Galapagos July 2005
Stockholm, Sweeden: May 2005
Poland and Rügen, Northern Germany: May 2005
South Africa: March 2005
Caribbean islands: February 2005
Rome, Italy:January: 2005
Thailand:
August, September and November 2004
Amazonas etc. in Brasil and Peru: June-July 2004
Denmark: May 2004
St. Petersburg: April 2004
Greece: April 2004
Thailand: February-March 2004
Indonesia - Bali: February 2004
Thailand: November 2003
Alaska: October 2003
Thailand: September 2003
Australia: August 2003
News
about the stock photography industry and photo agencies
in general
Alamy
hits 10 million images
Oxfordshire,
UK, 8 October 2007
From nought to 10 million images in under eight years.
That’s the success being celebrated by Alamy,
a UK internet start-up company that is now the web’s
largest stock photo site.
Formed
in 1999, the company, based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire,
has experienced phenomenal growth to reach today’s
milestone figure of 10 million images.
Alamy
employs over 50 people at its UK headquarters and
another 100 plus in its offices in Kerala, India.
It sells images to picture buyers worldwide on behalf
of 10,000 photographers and over 400 picture libraries.
Still
privately owned, Alamy is a family business that has
carved out a unique place in the world of stock photography.
It combines a pioneering, entrepreneurial style with
a philanthrophic approach.
It
was started by CEO James West with his uncle and company
chairman Mike Fischer, co-founder and former CEO of
RM Plc, the leading provider of IT solutions to UK
schools, colleges and universities.
Their
vision of creating a large, open, unedited, online
collection has helped to revolutionise the stock photo
industry. Anyone can submit to Alamy as long as they
meet technical requirements and contributors retain
ownership and control of their pictures, receiving
65 per cent of each sale, one of the highest rates
in the industry.
As
the company has grown it has invested in new technology
to improve its search engine so that customers can
find the right image quickly and easily. It is currently
working on a new generation of products and services.
The
company turnover for 2006 was £13.8 million/
$24 million and is projected to exceed £14.5
million/ $28 million in 2007. Alamy turned profitable
in 2004 and, since 2006 has been providing approximately
£1 million/ $2 million a year to a number of
medical research projects, one of which is operating
at the UK headquarters where researchers are working
on a therapeutic cancer vaccine.
CEO
James West said “Alamy’s success demonstrates
that it is possible to offer customers an encyclopaedic
collection, pay photographers the lion’s share,
and still be profitable.”
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Sleek Style, Inventive Interiors, Amazing Architecture
15th
August 2005 - Innovation and style in buildings, homes
and interiors dominates today's media. As audiences seek
inspiration from magazines and advertising alike, specialist
agencies supplying architecture and interiors have changed
with the times.
Instead
of staid editorial shots, market leaders like Arcaid,
Elizabeth Whiting and Associates, Edifice, Arcblue, VIEW
Pictures, Beateworks, Key Collection / 21 Carrot, Bildarchiv
Monheim and Fotofacade offer the bright, the contemporary,
the colourful and the height of modernity in their collections.
Imagery
from all of these specialists are available for licensing
through www.alamy.com, in addition to many other leading
photographers and agency brands with architectural and
interior images.
So
whether you are looking for a minimalist room, a bright
architectural detail or an eclectic contemporary chair,
you'll find what you are looking for online with Alamy.
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15th August 2005
Network
Photographers join Alamy
- The seminal picture agency Network Photographers have
recently appointed Alamy Images as a distribution partner.
Network's
extensive collection of images, covers a combination of
hard hitting and eclectic news events, feature stories,
social documentary, celebrity and personality portraiture,
and travel amongst many other wide reaching areas of photography.
Network's
heritage as one of the worlds leading independent agencies
in photojournalism, is evident in the 55,000 images available
online at www.alamy.com. The material is underpinned by
a strong creative reportage feel, which makes it ideal
not only for editorial usage, but also a viable option
for advertising and design.
Alan
Capel, Alamy's Head of Content said "The credibility
of Network, and the depth of content submitted, dramatically
augments our collection, and will offer some unexpected
and groundbreaking photographic options for our entire
client base".
A-Z
Fotos provides stock
photography for the photo agency Alamy
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15th August 2005
Norbert
Schaefer Pictures join Alamy
- Norbert Schaefer Pictures, have released a striking
collection of children's lifestyle images online through
online agency Alamy Images.
Norbert's
lifestyle work is renowned in his native Germany and all
over the world for its fresh creative appeal, and expertly
executed lighting, styling and art direction.
The
collection on Alamy spans many elements of childhood,
capturing tender moments between siblings, children at
play and family life, as well as some more "off the
wall" conceptual imagery.
A-Z
Fotos provides stock
photography for the photo agency Alamy
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5th August 2005
North
Wind Picture Archives join Alamy
-
North Wind Picture Archives, a leading US collection of
hand coloured historical images, illustration and engravings
has joined forces with Alamy images to increase the worldwide
availability of their collection.
North
Wind brings history to life with is collection, portraying
amongst many things, the Native Americans, settlers and
pioneers. trade and commerce, portraits, pivotal historic
events, social history, exploration, geography, science
and invention.
The
addition of the North Wind Picture Archive augments Alamy's
historical collection from leading specialist agencies
around the world. Alamy's representation of these specialists
continues to develop, and as a direct result we are able
to offer an extremely wide array of imagery from across
the annals of history.
North
Wind offers a small but growing, and highly significant
selection of imagery through Alamy which can be searched
and browsed by clicking the above links.
Welcome
to the past, we think you'll feel at home.
A-Z
Fotos provides stock
photography for the photo agency Alamy
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5th August 2005
Capturing
the Moment ...
- The captured moment, that summarises the essence of
a time, place, person or situation. The immediacy and
often the intimacy of a moment often missed by the untrained
eye.
"Reportage"
as a term is too often used to simply describe the harrowing
and the negative, but its scope is often surprising and
uplifting, atmospheric and enlightening.
Showcased
here and in the above links is a small sample of that
talent, which we hope will provide some insight and inspiration,
and serve as an update on our freshest reportage imagery
and contributors.
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3rd August 2005
The
Brian Morgan Golf Collection now available at Alamy
- Brain Morgan, the award winning, industry leader in
golf and golfing imagery, has teamed up with Alamy Images,
the leading online picture agency.
The
Brian Morgan Golf Collection's first 280 images on Alamy,
focus on the worlds finest fairways, greens and bunkers,
from St Andrew's in Scotland to Fancourt in South Africa.
The
images currently available online represent the tip of
the iceberg of Brian's archive and Brian's online collection
will continue to grow significantly over the next few
months to include players from the past and present.
Stuart
Cox, Alamy's Contributor Development and Partnerships
Manager said "We are delighted to be able to represent
Brian's collection, its reputation, diversity and quality
is among the very best in the golf photography field".
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3rd August 2005
Alamy
Images and F1 Online present Oliver Rossi
- F1 Online and Alamy Images are pleased to present the
work of renowned advertising, fashion and lifestyle photographer,
Oliver Rossi. Available for the first time through Alamy,
Oliver's work provides a valuable and highly creative
addition to the F1 Collection.
The
collection from Rossi's acclaimed portfolio offers high
end women's' lifestyle imagery, with vibrant colours,
striking production and modern composition making them
ideal for use by both editorial and advertising/design
clients.
Alex
Bortkiewicz, Alamy's Director of Photography said "Oliver's
Work captures an atmospheric European look and feel that
we hope will be attractive to clients on both sides of
the Atlantic and in all markets, it's a welcome addition
to our rights managed lifestyle material".
F1
Online is a leading rights managed stock agency based
in Germany supplying high quality and diverse lifestyle,
travel and conceptual material.
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1st August 2005
V&A
Images join Alamy
- Alamy is delighted to announce that V&A images have
joined its expanding collection of specialist picture
agencies. For the first time, material from this extraordinary
collection can be viewed and purchased online.
V&A
Images has an extensive repertoire of design related imagery
from one of the world's most renowned museums, showing
the richness and diversity of culture and lifestyle around
the globe. The material available through Alamy, encompasses
paintings, photographs, textiles, fashion and costume,
ceramics, furniture, the performing arts, glass, sculpture
and design through the centuries.
Andrea
Stern, Head of V&A Images said "We are excited
to be able to work with Alamy, a leader in the representation
of specialist collections. V&A Images' expanding coverage
through Alamy, offers a great resource for their many
design, advertising and editorial clients".
Unique,
unusual and unexpected, V&A Images and Alamy, a source
of design led inspiration.
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18th July 2005
Alamy
Reaches Three Million Images
With content from over 4,750 photographers and 300 agencies
worldwide, this marks a trebling in the collection over
the last 12 months.
Alamy is focused on creating the largest and fastest search
engine for stock photography and adds more than 200,000
new images to its web site every month.
This rapid growth has been well received by customers
benefiting from the broad diversity of content available.
Spring
RF discounts!
A-Z
Fotos provides stock
photography for Alamy
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May 2005
age
fotostock offers big discounts on CD-Roms or single images
for some of the best Royalty Free collections in the market.
For
those who have never used Royalty Free images before,
this is your chance to start. For frequent users of Royalty
Free, you will not want to miss this offer!
Banana
Stock: 20% off on the "Soul" and "Viva"
CD Packs
PhotoAlto: 10% off on any CDs o images from the "Exposure"
collection ImageState: Buy 3 CDs get 33% discount
On
the whole, over 300 CD-Roms have been marked for one of
these promotions. All these titles may be found compiled
in a promotions page in the Royalty Free Area at a www.agefotostock.com.
These discounts will take effect starting May 2nd, and
will last until June 30th (with the exception of PhotoAlto
products, discounts last until July 31st).
Laura
Bombín, age fotostock's Content Manager, pointed
out: "Our content on the website is increasing
at extraordinary levels, we are currently exceeding the
figure of 350.000 images only in Royalty Free and we have
not yet finished adding new collections. age fotostock
will keep on surprising you!".
At
a time of the year when the use of images is at its highest,
variety and flexibility in the product offering are absolutely
critical, and at age fotostock users can find all of that
and at the most reasonable price.
Núria
Font, the company' s Communications Manager, further commented:
"The use of Royalty Free images is definitely
on the rise, which is highly understandable considering
the price and convenience this product offers. We want
our customers to discover the possibilities of Royalty
Free like never before, and understand the advantages,
so that they can achieve the highest possible level of
satisfaction".
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July 2004
"AGE Fotostock loaded Friday 2'nd of July, the image
1.5 milionth. Clients can now browse through 1,5 milion
images from 85 different stock agencies, royalty Free
providers and over 800 active photographers.
Our more than 800 photographers are tightly and carefully
edited and we only accept in our servers those collections
that show extreme high levels of quality.
Combining the best technology with excellent contents
is the key that makes www.agefotostock.com
the web to visit and depend on."
A-Z
Fotos provides
images for Age Fotostock
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June 2004
Summer Madness at age fotostock!
50% off on selected Royalty Free CD titles from age fotostock
age
fotostock, one of the leading stock photography agencies
in the world today, celebrates the beginning of summer
with a 50% discount on 50 selected Royalty Free CD titles
from its PIXTAL collection.
At
a price of 175$ (initially 350$), customers can enjoy
Royalty Free CDs containing 60 to 100 high resolution
images, featuring topics as useful as maternity, young
families, babies, students, young executives, and beauty,
among others. To facilitate the search, the CDs have been
grouped into thematic categories, such as lifestyle, health
and medicine, business and economy, nature or concepts.
The
promotion lasts until the end of July or while quantities
last, and the CDs can be purchased at www.agefotostock.com.
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January
15, 2004
ALAMY
IMAGES ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE EXPANSION
Alamy
Images, a leading provider of specialist, rare and leading-brand
royalty-free and traditionally licensed photography, today
announced it will expand its business with new offices
in the US and Asia Pacific, in addition to increased customer
service operations in the UK.
The
company, which quadrupled its revenues in 2003 and now
offers customers access to images from well over 150 agencies
and 1900 photographers worldwide, already has a strong
US customer base which it firmly believes will benefit
further from a local presence. The new office, which will
be located in New York, will open in early Q2.
Alamy's
24-strong UK operation will also expand in line with customer
demand for its products and services, with additional
staff being recruited into customer service positions.
The
new Asia Pacific office, based at a leading IT park in
Kerala, India, will initially handle technology and back-office
support functions only. Approximately 30 staff will be
taken on to handle these operations. Staff will be also
added to provide local offline customer support specifically
for the Asia Pacific region in the future. UK staff and
the new US team members will provide the management backbone
for these additional engineering and operational support
staff.
James
West, CEO of Alamy Images, commented, "A recent survey
conducted by Alamy showed that 61% of our customers feel
that strong offline support is just as important as online
excellence. With the opening of our new offices and the
expansion of our core team in the UK, we are better poised
than ever to maintain our high standards in both of these
areas of our business."
The
company will also be extending its distribution operations
in continental Europe and Asia Pacific to meet growing
demand.
About
Alamy Images
Alamy
Images (www.alamy.com) provides a one-stop shop for leading,
specialist and rare image brands worldwide. The website
was launched in February 2001 to provide image buyers
with a single source for all their royalty-free (RF) and
traditionally licensed image needs, supported by innovative
technology and strong customer service. It currently offers
access to work from over 1900 photographers and 150 specialist
agencies worldwide.
Alamy
uses technology to run its operations more cost effectively
than its competitors and can therefore pay more flexible
rates of contributor commission. The same technology enables
the company to provide innovative new products and services
for customers. These include an Easy Download tool for
high-resolution images for certain licensed image users,
and an interpolation service to enable an images resolution
to be increased without impacting its quality. The company
balances this emphasis on technology with strong customer
service, ensuring every customer has a named contact and
access to free searches.
Hundreds
of thousands of commercial and editorial images can be
found on the Alamy website and thousands are added every
month. Subjects include everything from business and lifestyles,
through to extreme sports, gardening and architecture.
For a full list of key contributors, please see http://www.alamy.com/content.asp.
A
list of key customers, spanning leading advertising, direct
marketing and design agencies, publishers, corporates
and broadcasters can be found at http://alamy.com/customers.asp.
The
company is headquartered in the UK and currently has a
network of over 20 distributors worldwide.
For
more information, contact:
Stewart-Muir
Communications: Alamy:
Paul Nolan / Janine Maxwell Monica Hart, Sales and
Marketing Director
T: 020 8892 9207 monica@alamy.com
alamy@stewartmuir.com www.alamy.com
www.stewartmuir.com
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Fotos provides stock
photography for the photo agency Alamy
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