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Thursday 11 September 2003 - 13:44 gmt
Request 1281.  ENCYCLOPEDIA TARTANS AND CLANS 
  1) Jakarta Highland Gathering any year
2) Tokyo Highland Games
3) Early Edinburgh Military Tatoo (1950s)
4) The Queen opening Scottish Parliament in Tartan coat
5) Pictou in Nova Scotia
6) Illustration of Battle of Sherrifmuir 1715
7) Illustration of Highland Clearences 18th century
8) The Green Dragon Inn, Boston, U.S.A.
9) Tartan knick knacks 19th century tea caddies/glasses/boxes etc.
10)Illustration of 19th century scottish regiments
11)International Exhibition staged in Glasgow in 1888
12)Early Highland Games Pictures 19th century earlier the better
13)US Highland Games North Carolina
14)Scottish Country Dancing not Highland Fling please
15)Anything on USA Tartan Day celebrations 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£60    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 29 May 2003 - 19:43 gmt
Request 1052.  PET HERMIT CRABS REVISED 
  8 Hermit crab larvae, ideally right before or just as they come out onto land
16 A wire cage full of hermit crabs at a pet store – this is a how not to house hermit crabs photo
42 A molting hermit crab dug into the substrate in a normal crabitat, protected by a plastic soda bottle (wash 2 liter size, cut in half, take cap off and leave hole in the top open, push top half into the sand around the molter so no other crabs can get in)
43 Selection of 'perfect' shells for land hermit cr abs (see www.hermit-crabs.com/shellpics.html)
44 selection of 'perfect' shells for Ecuadorian hermit crabs (same web reference)
49 feeler fight or shell fight in progress, or hermit crab missing one of its claws
50 hermit crab missing legs and/or claws – one or two – but still alive and otherwise looking well
53 hermit crab and/or crabitat infested with mites – really crawling with them
60 An aquarium hermit crab display – might be the 'petting zoo' section of an aquarium – and most likely to be in a Florida aquarium. If it is an interactive exhibit, a child holding or petting a hermit crab would be useful.
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$100    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 18 September 2003 - 18:26 gmt
Request 1295.  RADISH SCULPTURES 
  We're looking for photos of radish sculptures from 'Night of the Radishes' in Oaxaca, Mexico. Should be fairly close-up. 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$250    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Currency is in Canadian dollars, not US, but I had to check off one of the circles. Fees negotiable. 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  Canada
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 29 May 2003 - 19:43 gmt
Request 1052.  PET HERMIT CRABS REVISED 
  8 Hermit crab larvae, ideally right before or just as they come out onto land
16 A wire cage full of hermit crabs at a pet store – this is a how not to house hermit crabs photo
42 A molting hermit crab dug into the substrate in a normal crabitat, protected by a plastic soda bottle (wash 2 liter size, cut in half, take cap off and leave hole in the top open, push top half into the sand around the molter so no other crabs can get in)
43 Selection of 'perfect' shells for land hermit cr abs (see www.hermit-crabs.com/shellpics.html)
44 selection of 'perfect' shells for Ecuadorian hermit crabs (same web reference)
49 feeler fight or shell fight in progress, or hermit crab missing one of its claws
50 hermit crab missing legs and/or claws – one or two – but still alive and otherwise looking well
53 hermit crab and/or crabitat infested with mites – really crawling with them
60 An aquarium hermit crab display – might be the 'petting zoo' section of an aquarium – and most likely to be in a Florida aquarium. If it is an interactive exhibit, a child holding or petting a hermit crab would be useful.
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$100    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 25 September 2003 - 11:52 gmt
Request 1319.  MODERN THEATRE/FILM ADAPTATIONS OF GREEK DRAMAS 
  The following are needed for a book on Greek Mythology, colour or b&w acceptable; transparencies or prints preferred, but high-res digital will be considered.

1.An image from Pier Paolo Pasolini's film 1967 film 'Edipo Re' ('Oedipus Rex')- could be a still or a film poster e.g.

2.Image of a modern staging of Jean Anouilh's 'Antigone'

3.Image of Andrzej Wajda's (Polish director) play 'Antygone'- possibly at the Stary Theatre in Cracow

4.Image of Tadashi Suzuki's production of 'Trojan Women' 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£70    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Image will probably be used at 1/2 page - I have a budget of £90 for that. 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 29 September 2003 - 16:46 gmt
Request 1323.  BOMBAY IMAGE 
  An image of modern Bombay:
High rise buildings around the bay
OR
Bollywood billboard poster on a busy street in Bombay

Daytime shot 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£100    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£30    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  We are a small specialist music magazine so our photo budget is low. We are doing an article on the popular music scene in Bombay. 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 06 October 2003 - 09:14 gmt
Request 1251.  REPOSTING: ASIAN THEATRE AND DANCE 
  India
Types of Indain Dance - Kathkali, Manipuri, Kathak, Bharata Natayam, Odissa, Kuchipudi
Pictures showing various Mudras
Scene from Modern Indian Play
Picture of Uday Skankar
Picture of Uday Skankar stage production
Production photo of 'The Litttle Clay Cart'
Picture of Rabindranath Tagore
Film Still of Shakuntala directed by Uday Shankar

China
Chinese Acrobats
Shanghai Circus
Modern Chinese Play
Peking Opera Actors
Chinese Orchestra
Chinese Musical Insturments
Picture of Madame Mao
Pictures of Revolutionary ballets
Picture of New Opera Houses in Shanghai and Beijing

Japan
Bugaku
Noh stage
Noh actors
Kabuki Theatre
Kabuki Actors
Picture of Kobo Abe
Shakespeare play with Japanese Actors
Butoh Dance

Sri Lanka
Devil Dance

Bhutan
Dancer or Actor
Theatre

Nepal
Dancer


Korea
Male and Female Dancers

N Korea
Acrobats

Phillipines
Men's Stick Dance
Ban (Sp?) Troupe
Moorish Wedding(?)

Cambodia
Sculptural Frieze of Dancers on Ankor Watt Temple
Royal Cambodian Dance Troupe 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£100    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£40    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  We are a small independent publisher and the book is intended for academic use. The author is partly financing the book himself. The budget is very limited but there is some flexibility. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 02 October 2003 - 19:06 gmt
Request 1330.  PHOTOS FOR PLAYBOY MAGAZINE 
  PHOTOS NEEDED ASAP BUT WILLING TO ACCEPT PHOTOS UNTIL OCT. 10.
- Cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine, July 1965.
- Covers of LA Times Newspaper from 2 incidents: When actor Robert Blake's wife was murdered, and when Robert Blake was arrested.
- Exterior of the O'Farrell Theater in San Francisco, the adult cinema run by the Mitchell Brothers in the 1970s.
- Wilt Chamberlain's former house in Bel Air, which is shaped like a pyramid.
- The Sultan of Brunei's palace.
- P. Diddy's 181-foot luxury yacht.
- Rat Packer, Peter Lawford's house, on 625 Beach Road in Los Angeles.
- The Palais de Bulles (the Palace of Bubbles), the summer villa of Pierre Cardin located by the French Riviera.
- Exterior shot of Sparks Steak House in NYC (where gangster Big Paul Castellano was shot in 1985).
- Exterior shot of Joe and Mary's Restaurant in Brooklyn (where Carmine Galante was killed in 1979).
- School bus demolition derbies.
- Motorcycle demolition derbies.
- Demolition derby stock car football (where cars push around a giant soccer ball). 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$250    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 29 September 2003 - 11:44 gmt
Request 1321.  NATURE/WILDFLOWERS/WILDLIFE : IN THE CITY. 
  ONLY EXACT MATCHES to the following please. Ask if in doubt before submitting.
1. Animal wildlife beside a railway. i.e. fox, rabbit etc.
2. Urban churchyard with gravestones, long grass, photogenic wild plants and flowers.
3. Bindweed in an urban context.
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£75    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  more for larger use. 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 06 October 2003 - 09:14 gmt
Request 1251.  REPOSTING: ASIAN THEATRE AND DANCE 
  India
Types of Indain Dance - Kathkali, Manipuri, Kathak, Bharata Natayam, Odissa, Kuchipudi
Pictures showing various Mudras
Scene from Modern Indian Play
Picture of Uday Skankar
Picture of Uday Skankar stage production
Production photo of 'The Litttle Clay Cart'
Picture of Rabindranath Tagore
Film Still of Shakuntala directed by Uday Shankar

China
Chinese Acrobats
Shanghai Circus
Modern Chinese Play
Peking Opera Actors
Chinese Orchestra
Chinese Musical Insturments
Picture of Madame Mao
Pictures of Revolutionary ballets
Picture of New Opera Houses in Shanghai and Beijing

Japan
Bugaku
Noh stage
Noh actors
Kabuki Theatre
Kabuki Actors
Picture of Kobo Abe
Shakespeare play with Japanese Actors
Butoh Dance

Sri Lanka
Devil Dance

Bhutan
Dancer or Actor
Theatre

Nepal
Dancer


Korea
Male and Female Dancers

N Korea
Acrobats

Phillipines
Men's Stick Dance
Ban (Sp?) Troupe
Moorish Wedding(?)

Cambodia
Sculptural Frieze of Dancers on Ankor Watt Temple
Royal Cambodian Dance Troupe 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£100    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£40    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  We are a small independent publisher and the book is intended for academic use. The author is partly financing the book himself. The budget is very limited but there is some flexibility. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Tuesday 05 August 2003 - 00:00 gmt
Request 1209.  'THINKING IT THROUGH' 
  THINKING IT THROUGH
*Note-all children in shots should be 9-12 years old.


COVER- Overhead or aerial shot of people/person walking through maze, can be hedge or cornfield maze-prefer hedge.

TITLE- Adult(s) and/or kid(s) looking at a kiosk or map of maze, something like the 'You are here' kind, or could be at the entrance.

- Children viewing map outdoors, possibly by a trail.

P. 4-5- Bathroom countertop with tube of toothpaste and toothbrush. Will be focusing on toothbrush and toothpaste so please provide a high-res file to enlarge image.

P. 6-7- Bright, colorful, very green shot of Appalachian trails. Would prefer a shot of a trail path with 'Appalachian Trail' sign in shot. With or without people.

P.12-13- Vertical shot of Southwestern archaeological dig in with designated grids. Shot MUST have researchers, be in the Southwestern United States, be vertical, and site should visibly be marked off with grids.

P.18-19- Colorful shot of a giant triton snail on/eating a crown of thorns starfish.

P. 20-21- Tight high-res shots of the following Mollusk’s:
-Chiton
-Elephant snail
-Limpet
-Scallop
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  US$145    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$460    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Inside- $145-$230, Cover- $460-$650 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 01 September 2003 - 09:04 gmt
Request 1177.  REPOSTING: LIFE STYLE 
  I wish to source a photo of people wearing tennis outfits on a tennis court looking at the sky that is dark and cloudy, or an image similar to this. It is to illustrate people about to engage in an activity that might be affected by the weather. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£85    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  My publisher is qite strict about the amount per image for this project. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 06 October 2003 - 09:14 gmt
Request 1251.  REPOSTING: ASIAN THEATRE AND DANCE 
  India
Types of Indain Dance - Kathkali, Manipuri, Kathak, Bharata Natayam, Odissa, Kuchipudi
Pictures showing various Mudras
Scene from Modern Indian Play
Picture of Uday Skankar
Picture of Uday Skankar stage production
Production photo of 'The Litttle Clay Cart'
Picture of Rabindranath Tagore
Film Still of Shakuntala directed by Uday Shankar

China
Chinese Acrobats
Shanghai Circus
Modern Chinese Play
Peking Opera Actors
Chinese Orchestra
Chinese Musical Insturments
Picture of Madame Mao
Pictures of Revolutionary ballets
Picture of New Opera Houses in Shanghai and Beijing

Japan
Bugaku
Noh stage
Noh actors
Kabuki Theatre
Kabuki Actors
Picture of Kobo Abe
Shakespeare play with Japanese Actors
Butoh Dance

Sri Lanka
Devil Dance

Bhutan
Dancer or Actor
Theatre

Nepal
Dancer


Korea
Male and Female Dancers

N Korea
Acrobats

Phillipines
Men's Stick Dance
Ban (Sp?) Troupe
Moorish Wedding(?)

Cambodia
Sculptural Frieze of Dancers on Ankor Watt Temple
Royal Cambodian Dance Troupe 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£100    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£40    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  We are a small independent publisher and the book is intended for academic use. The author is partly financing the book himself. The budget is very limited but there is some flexibility. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 01 September 2003 - 09:04 gmt
Request 1177.  REPOSTING: LIFE STYLE 
  I wish to source a photo of people wearing tennis outfits on a tennis court looking at the sky that is dark and cloudy, or an image similar to this. It is to illustrate people about to engage in an activity that might be affected by the weather. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£85    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  My publisher is qite strict about the amount per image for this project. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 06 October 2003 - 09:14 gmt
Request 1251.  REPOSTING: ASIAN THEATRE AND DANCE 
  India
Types of Indain Dance - Kathkali, Manipuri, Kathak, Bharata Natayam, Odissa, Kuchipudi
Pictures showing various Mudras
Scene from Modern Indian Play
Picture of Uday Skankar
Picture of Uday Skankar stage production
Production photo of 'The Litttle Clay Cart'
Picture of Rabindranath Tagore
Film Still of Shakuntala directed by Uday Shankar

China
Chinese Acrobats
Shanghai Circus
Modern Chinese Play
Peking Opera Actors
Chinese Orchestra
Chinese Musical Insturments
Picture of Madame Mao
Pictures of Revolutionary ballets
Picture of New Opera Houses in Shanghai and Beijing

Japan
Bugaku
Noh stage
Noh actors
Kabuki Theatre
Kabuki Actors
Picture of Kobo Abe
Shakespeare play with Japanese Actors
Butoh Dance

Sri Lanka
Devil Dance

Bhutan
Dancer or Actor
Theatre

Nepal
Dancer


Korea
Male and Female Dancers

N Korea
Acrobats

Phillipines
Men's Stick Dance
Ban (Sp?) Troupe
Moorish Wedding(?)

Cambodia
Sculptural Frieze of Dancers on Ankor Watt Temple
Royal Cambodian Dance Troupe 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£100    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£40    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  We are a small independent publisher and the book is intended for academic use. The author is partly financing the book himself. The budget is very limited but there is some flexibility. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 11 September 2003 - 12:24 gmt
Request 1280.  MAURITIUS 
  Pic of Mauritius needed for book cover - colour transparency or equivalent 100% good quality high-res scan

The picture must say 'Mauritius' and it must be portrait and have as many, if not all, of the following ingredients:

turquoise water
palm trees
white sands
be predominantly blue and green
have that 'paradise' look
be beautiful
be excellent quality

Please email / upload low-res jpegs 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  US$200    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  negotiable 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  South Africa
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 31 July 2003 - 16:49 gmt
Request 1196.  FAMILY LIFE 
  I wish to locate an image of a family sitting round watching a weather forecast on TV. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£85    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 11 September 2003 - 12:24 gmt
Request 1280.  MAURITIUS 
  Pic of Mauritius needed for book cover - colour transparency or equivalent 100% good quality high-res scan

The picture must say 'Mauritius' and it must be portrait and have as many, if not all, of the following ingredients:

turquoise water
palm trees
white sands
be predominantly blue and green
have that 'paradise' look
be beautiful
be excellent quality

Please email / upload low-res jpegs 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  US$200    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  negotiable 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  South Africa
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 22 September 2003 - 19:18 gmt
Request 1304.  G5 
  Hello. I am a Photo Researcher for The Quarasan Group, Inc. We are currently developing a multi-cultural, multi-subject series of textbooks for grades K-8 for an educational publisher. We will be continually researching this project now through January 2004. Our job reference number is: #231.

We are currently in need of the following images:

1. Ghanian percussion instruments with percussionists playing.
instruments: gankoqui, atoke, azatse,sogo, kidi (is a miniature size sogo), boba (lead drum) and kagan (small drum)

2. contrast of thin and thick fabric: loopy. lumpy, thickly textured weaving and the thin, closely woven piece, OR pottery, paintings, or embroideries showing thick and thin

3.fifth grade chorus ethnically mixed including Zulu

4. South African Zulu arts and crafts if possible representing different musical textures (thick and thin) will need caption identifying instruments

5.photos of djembe, slit drum, shekere, low drum (africa)

A. Arirang Hills or Pass (south korea) or stunning South Korean landscape
B. Doreen Cliffs (Ireland)
C. The Chieftains (performing with Bodhran player in full view)
--



This particular project requires us to work rapidly. Due to our schedule, we need your photo research results delivered to us by SOONER than Friday September 26. Please, post as many results as you can and/or contact me directly to discuss special circumtances. We would prefer submissions to be delivered electronically.

Do not hesitate to call or e-mail me if you need any further before you can deliver your research results.

I look forward to hearing from you!
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$150    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  budget and rights are still unknown 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Tuesday 05 August 2003 - 00:00 gmt
Request 1209.  'THINKING IT THROUGH' 
  THINKING IT THROUGH
*Note-all children in shots should be 9-12 years old.


COVER- Overhead or aerial shot of people/person walking through maze, can be hedge or cornfield maze-prefer hedge.

TITLE- Adult(s) and/or kid(s) looking at a kiosk or map of maze, something like the 'You are here' kind, or could be at the entrance.

- Children viewing map outdoors, possibly by a trail.

P. 4-5- Bathroom countertop with tube of toothpaste and toothbrush. Will be focusing on toothbrush and toothpaste so please provide a high-res file to enlarge image.

P. 6-7- Bright, colorful, very green shot of Appalachian trails. Would prefer a shot of a trail path with 'Appalachian Trail' sign in shot. With or without people.

P.12-13- Vertical shot of Southwestern archaeological dig in with designated grids. Shot MUST have researchers, be in the Southwestern United States, be vertical, and site should visibly be marked off with grids.

P.18-19- Colorful shot of a giant triton snail on/eating a crown of thorns starfish.

P. 20-21- Tight high-res shots of the following Mollusk’s:
-Chiton
-Elephant snail
-Limpet
-Scallop
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  US$145    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$460    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Inside- $145-$230, Cover- $460-$650 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 22 September 2003 - 19:18 gmt
Request 1304.  G5 
  Hello. I am a Photo Researcher for The Quarasan Group, Inc. We are currently developing a multi-cultural, multi-subject series of textbooks for grades K-8 for an educational publisher. We will be continually researching this project now through January 2004. Our job reference number is: #231.

We are currently in need of the following images:

1. Ghanian percussion instruments with percussionists playing.
instruments: gankoqui, atoke, azatse,sogo, kidi (is a miniature size sogo), boba (lead drum) and kagan (small drum)

2. contrast of thin and thick fabric: loopy. lumpy, thickly textured weaving and the thin, closely woven piece, OR pottery, paintings, or embroideries showing thick and thin

3.fifth grade chorus ethnically mixed including Zulu

4. South African Zulu arts and crafts if possible representing different musical textures (thick and thin) will need caption identifying instruments

5.photos of djembe, slit drum, shekere, low drum (africa)

A. Arirang Hills or Pass (south korea) or stunning South Korean landscape
B. Doreen Cliffs (Ireland)
C. The Chieftains (performing with Bodhran player in full view)
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This particular project requires us to work rapidly. Due to our schedule, we need your photo research results delivered to us by SOONER than Friday September 26. Please, post as many results as you can and/or contact me directly to discuss special circumtances. We would prefer submissions to be delivered electronically.

Do not hesitate to call or e-mail me if you need any further before you can deliver your research results.

I look forward to hearing from you!
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$150    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  budget and rights are still unknown 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
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Country:  United States
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Chosen images:


Saturday 06 September 2003 - 22:20 gmt
Request 1268.  APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS 
  Person(s) standing/walking/hiking on Appalachian Mountains overlooking the trail. Looking for colorful and beautiful images showing the grand scale of the Appalachian Trail.

If you have an image like this also with an 'Appalachian Mountain' or 'You are here' kind of sign in the shot, I would like to see those as well.

Please only post digital, we are on a tight deadline and cannot wait for slides. Thank you. 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  US$460    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$145    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Tuesday 29 July 2003 - 14:01 gmt
Request 1185.  TRAVEL SUPPLEMENT 
  Interesting images, (NOT Thomas Cook brochure-style).

> Panarea - Aeolian Islands (Italy)
> San Blas Islands Carribbean (Panama)
> Mnemba Island (Zanzibar)
> Lofoten (Norway)
> Wilson Island (Great Barrier Reef)
> Aitutaki (Cook Islands) South Pacific
> Madagascar
> Bazaruto Island indigo Bay (Mozambique)
> Funzi Island (Kenya)
> Korcula Island (Croatia)
> Formentera Balearic Island Nr Ibiza (Spain)
> North Island (Seychelles)
> Roatan The Bays Island off N coast (Honduras)
> Los Roques Carribbean Island (Venezuela)
> Petit St Vincent Grenadines Nr Barbados Carribbean
> Taprobane Sri Lanka
> Dhoni Mighili (Maldives)
>
these pics need to be more earthy:

> Inca Trail Machu Picchu (Peru )
> Namibia ( Sossusvlei ( dunes ) Serra Cafema, skeleton coast, petrified forest in Damaraland.

PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT YOUR VERY BEST IMAGES!
PLEASE PUT IMAGES ONTO LIGHTBOX FOR VIEWING - DO NOT EMAIL IMAGES 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£400    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£150    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT YOUR VERY BEST IMAGES! 
Use:  editorial - NO Royalty Free Images
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
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Country:  United Kingdom
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Chosen images:


Wednesday 16 July 2003 - 21:43 gmt
Request 1151.  U MATERIALS 
  Coal 13 close-up of emptying ash from a stove
Coal 14 close up of dirty smoke rising from chimney
Coal 22 coal gas storage tanks at coke-making plant
Coal 24 close-up of worker painting coal tar onto external wood as a preservative (e.g. creosote)
Coal 25 close-up of coal-tar soap (possibly still in wrapper) otr a range of products that use coal tar – SET-UP?
Cotton 5 example use of cotton (e.g. close-up of a cotton fabric) – SET-UP
Cotton 19 close-up of colored towelling showing loops of yarn
Cotton 23 waxed cotton e.g. a waxed cotton coat
Cotton 28 textile recycling bins
Glass 7 molten glass at glass-making plant
Glass 23 close-up of spectacle lenses (use ones with a tint) NOT SUNGLASSES
Oil 20 close-up of thick oil flowing (shows properties) (lubricating oil
Oil 21 close-up of dripping oil on machine (e.g. light oil on bicycle wheel hub)
Oil 23 pouring bitumen onto road surface - city street
Plastic 13 close-up of joint in plastic drainage pipe (perhaps show elbow joint and pipes attached to it - IN CONTEXT
Plastic 16 close-up of sunglasses with polycarbonate lenses
Plastic 20 close-up of thermoplastic shaped by hot water (e.g. plastic spoon bent by hot water) – SET-UP?
Plastic 22 close-up of squashing rubber object (e.g. putting rubber plug into bottle or ball being squashed)
Rock 10 crushed rock being poured onto a road surface from back of tipper truck - gravel
Rock 18 close-up of rock ornament with polished surface (e.g. paperweight – POSSIBLE SET-UP)
Wood 9 putting logs into a wood-burning stove
Wood 16 fence panel woven from thin planking or branches
Wood 25 painting preservative onto plain wood
Wood 25 painting preservative onto plain wood
Wood 28 person putting paper into recycling bins
Wool 11 close-up of tapestry showing loops of coloured yarn
Wool 14 close-up of knitted fabric showing loops – highly magnified
Wool 22 close-up of wool pile on carpet
Wool 24 close-up (possibly through microscope) showing fibres in wool / nylon mix fabric
Wool 25 someone wearing wool sweater outside in rain or at sea (e.g. fisherman), caption to talk about treating wool so it withstands water better
Wool 28 fabric recycling bin

Comments: EMAIL ADDRESS changed - please update your records.

email/upload material available for this title - please specify what spec your material could fulfill.

Also, im taking a little time off at the end of july for transitioning - so please if you have any OPEN matters lets try to resolve them before the end of the month as i will be UNAVAILABLE and will not be receiving email, voicemails or mail for that matter possibly until september. have a great day.
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
  US$175    (for use other than book, magazine or brochure eg. poster, calender, advert, tv, website etc)
Notes on Budget:  the budget is for 1/2 page 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 18 September 2003 - 09:07 gmt
Request 1266.  REPOSTING: CARIBBEAN SCHOOLS 
  I am looking for an image of students using computers at a secondary school in the Caribbean. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£75    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 01 May 2003 - 19:38 gmt
Request 1006.  MATERIALS 
  Title pg. Photo Brief
Coal 8 close-up of machines drilling coal from a seam underground
Coal 13 close-up of emptying ash from a stove
Coal 22 coal gas storage tanks at coke-making plant
Coal 24 close-up of worker painting coal tar onto external wood as a preservative (e.g. creosote)
Coal 25 close-up of coal-tar soap (possibly still in wrapper) or a range of products that use coal tar
Cotton 10 close-up of cotton yarn showing twisted cotton fibres
Cotton 11 section of spinning machine showing yarn spinning onto bobbin
Cotton 12 close-up of woven cotton fabric showing warp and weft
Cotton 15 close-up (enough to see the yarns crossing each other) of section of coloured pattern in cloth made by weaving
Cotton 23 waxed cotton e.g. a waxed cotton coat
Cotton 24 close-up of cotton padding showing fibres
Cotton 28 textile recycling bins
Glass 6 close-up or microscopic image of sand (close enough to show the individual grains clearly)
Glass 19 close-up of wired glass or bulletproof glass if possible
Glass 25 Boat made from glass-reinforced plastic (GRP)
Glass 26 close-up of light coming from ends of optical-fibre table lamp – SET-UP?
Oil 20 close-up of thick oil flowing (shows properties)
Plastic 10 close-up of polyethylene drinks bottle, with carbonated liquid visible inside i.e. ubbles visible inside bottle
Plastic 13 close-up of joint in plastic drainage pipe (perhaps show elbow joint and pipes attached to it
Plastic 14 close-up of plastic string through microscope showing fibres
Plastic 15 close-up of woven artificial fabric (e.g. a polyester or acrylic fabric)
Plastic 18 close-up of bubbles inside expanded polystyrene (i.e. cross section)
Plastic 20 close-up of thermoplastic shaped by hot water (e.g. plastic spoon bent by hot water) – SET-UP?
Plastic 23 close-up of cut edge of neoprene sheet, showing bubbles inside
Plastic 26 plastic laminate (e.g. GRP) being made (show glass fibre sheet and resin being put painted on)
Rock 16 close-up of crystals in granite with leader lines to quartz and feldspar
Rock 21 rock used as counterweight in shaduf (water-raising machine - I think we own photos of these)
Wood 8 close-up of starting camp fire with kindling
Wood 9 putting logs into a wood-burning stove
Wood 16 fence panel woven from thin planking or branches
Wood 17 close-up of wicker furniture showing wicker fibres
Wood 18 close-up edge-on view of plywood showing layers of wood inside
Wood 20 close-up of edge of ripped paper showing fibres (possibly a microscope shot)
Wood 28 person putting paper into recycling bins
Wool 9 close-up of camel-hair fabric
Wool 10 close-up of yarn showing wool fibres twisted together
Wool 11 close-up of tapestry showing loops of coloured yarn
Wool 12 close-up of woven wool showing warp and weft
Wool 14 close-up of knitted fabric showing loops – highly magnified
Wool 20 close-up of wool fabric on cushion and/or blanket and rug – SET-UP
Wool 21 close-up of felt showing layers of fibres
Wool 24 close-up (possibly through microscope) showing fibres in wool / nylon mix fabric
Wool 28 fabric recycling bin
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$175    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  up to 3/4 page, 14,000 print run , world distribution , english language 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Wednesday 16 July 2003 - 21:43 gmt
Request 1151.  U MATERIALS 
  Coal 13 close-up of emptying ash from a stove
Coal 14 close up of dirty smoke rising from chimney
Coal 22 coal gas storage tanks at coke-making plant
Coal 24 close-up of worker painting coal tar onto external wood as a preservative (e.g. creosote)
Coal 25 close-up of coal-tar soap (possibly still in wrapper) otr a range of products that use coal tar – SET-UP?
Cotton 5 example use of cotton (e.g. close-up of a cotton fabric) – SET-UP
Cotton 19 close-up of colored towelling showing loops of yarn
Cotton 23 waxed cotton e.g. a waxed cotton coat
Cotton 28 textile recycling bins
Glass 7 molten glass at glass-making plant
Glass 23 close-up of spectacle lenses (use ones with a tint) NOT SUNGLASSES
Oil 20 close-up of thick oil flowing (shows properties) (lubricating oil
Oil 21 close-up of dripping oil on machine (e.g. light oil on bicycle wheel hub)
Oil 23 pouring bitumen onto road surface - city street
Plastic 13 close-up of joint in plastic drainage pipe (perhaps show elbow joint and pipes attached to it - IN CONTEXT
Plastic 16 close-up of sunglasses with polycarbonate lenses
Plastic 20 close-up of thermoplastic shaped by hot water (e.g. plastic spoon bent by hot water) – SET-UP?
Plastic 22 close-up of squashing rubber object (e.g. putting rubber plug into bottle or ball being squashed)
Rock 10 crushed rock being poured onto a road surface from back of tipper truck - gravel
Rock 18 close-up of rock ornament with polished surface (e.g. paperweight – POSSIBLE SET-UP)
Wood 9 putting logs into a wood-burning stove
Wood 16 fence panel woven from thin planking or branches
Wood 25 painting preservative onto plain wood
Wood 25 painting preservative onto plain wood
Wood 28 person putting paper into recycling bins
Wool 11 close-up of tapestry showing loops of coloured yarn
Wool 14 close-up of knitted fabric showing loops – highly magnified
Wool 22 close-up of wool pile on carpet
Wool 24 close-up (possibly through microscope) showing fibres in wool / nylon mix fabric
Wool 25 someone wearing wool sweater outside in rain or at sea (e.g. fisherman), caption to talk about treating wool so it withstands water better
Wool 28 fabric recycling bin

Comments: EMAIL ADDRESS changed - please update your records.

email/upload material available for this title - please specify what spec your material could fulfill.

Also, im taking a little time off at the end of july for transitioning - so please if you have any OPEN matters lets try to resolve them before the end of the month as i will be UNAVAILABLE and will not be receiving email, voicemails or mail for that matter possibly until september. have a great day.
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
  US$175    (for use other than book, magazine or brochure eg. poster, calender, advert, tv, website etc)
Notes on Budget:  the budget is for 1/2 page 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 01 May 2003 - 19:38 gmt
Request 1006.  MATERIALS 
  Title pg. Photo Brief
Coal 8 close-up of machines drilling coal from a seam underground
Coal 13 close-up of emptying ash from a stove
Coal 22 coal gas storage tanks at coke-making plant
Coal 24 close-up of worker painting coal tar onto external wood as a preservative (e.g. creosote)
Coal 25 close-up of coal-tar soap (possibly still in wrapper) or a range of products that use coal tar
Cotton 10 close-up of cotton yarn showing twisted cotton fibres
Cotton 11 section of spinning machine showing yarn spinning onto bobbin
Cotton 12 close-up of woven cotton fabric showing warp and weft
Cotton 15 close-up (enough to see the yarns crossing each other) of section of coloured pattern in cloth made by weaving
Cotton 23 waxed cotton e.g. a waxed cotton coat
Cotton 24 close-up of cotton padding showing fibres
Cotton 28 textile recycling bins
Glass 6 close-up or microscopic image of sand (close enough to show the individual grains clearly)
Glass 19 close-up of wired glass or bulletproof glass if possible
Glass 25 Boat made from glass-reinforced plastic (GRP)
Glass 26 close-up of light coming from ends of optical-fibre table lamp – SET-UP?
Oil 20 close-up of thick oil flowing (shows properties)
Plastic 10 close-up of polyethylene drinks bottle, with carbonated liquid visible inside i.e. ubbles visible inside bottle
Plastic 13 close-up of joint in plastic drainage pipe (perhaps show elbow joint and pipes attached to it
Plastic 14 close-up of plastic string through microscope showing fibres
Plastic 15 close-up of woven artificial fabric (e.g. a polyester or acrylic fabric)
Plastic 18 close-up of bubbles inside expanded polystyrene (i.e. cross section)
Plastic 20 close-up of thermoplastic shaped by hot water (e.g. plastic spoon bent by hot water) – SET-UP?
Plastic 23 close-up of cut edge of neoprene sheet, showing bubbles inside
Plastic 26 plastic laminate (e.g. GRP) being made (show glass fibre sheet and resin being put painted on)
Rock 16 close-up of crystals in granite with leader lines to quartz and feldspar
Rock 21 rock used as counterweight in shaduf (water-raising machine - I think we own photos of these)
Wood 8 close-up of starting camp fire with kindling
Wood 9 putting logs into a wood-burning stove
Wood 16 fence panel woven from thin planking or branches
Wood 17 close-up of wicker furniture showing wicker fibres
Wood 18 close-up edge-on view of plywood showing layers of wood inside
Wood 20 close-up of edge of ripped paper showing fibres (possibly a microscope shot)
Wood 28 person putting paper into recycling bins
Wool 9 close-up of camel-hair fabric
Wool 10 close-up of yarn showing wool fibres twisted together
Wool 11 close-up of tapestry showing loops of coloured yarn
Wool 12 close-up of woven wool showing warp and weft
Wool 14 close-up of knitted fabric showing loops – highly magnified
Wool 20 close-up of wool fabric on cushion and/or blanket and rug – SET-UP
Wool 21 close-up of felt showing layers of fibres
Wool 24 close-up (possibly through microscope) showing fibres in wool / nylon mix fabric
Wool 28 fabric recycling bin
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$175    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  up to 3/4 page, 14,000 print run , world distribution , english language 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Wednesday 16 July 2003 - 21:43 gmt
Request 1151.  U MATERIALS 
  Coal 13 close-up of emptying ash from a stove
Coal 14 close up of dirty smoke rising from chimney
Coal 22 coal gas storage tanks at coke-making plant
Coal 24 close-up of worker painting coal tar onto external wood as a preservative (e.g. creosote)
Coal 25 close-up of coal-tar soap (possibly still in wrapper) otr a range of products that use coal tar – SET-UP?
Cotton 5 example use of cotton (e.g. close-up of a cotton fabric) – SET-UP
Cotton 19 close-up of colored towelling showing loops of yarn
Cotton 23 waxed cotton e.g. a waxed cotton coat
Cotton 28 textile recycling bins
Glass 7 molten glass at glass-making plant
Glass 23 close-up of spectacle lenses (use ones with a tint) NOT SUNGLASSES
Oil 20 close-up of thick oil flowing (shows properties) (lubricating oil
Oil 21 close-up of dripping oil on machine (e.g. light oil on bicycle wheel hub)
Oil 23 pouring bitumen onto road surface - city street
Plastic 13 close-up of joint in plastic drainage pipe (perhaps show elbow joint and pipes attached to it - IN CONTEXT
Plastic 16 close-up of sunglasses with polycarbonate lenses
Plastic 20 close-up of thermoplastic shaped by hot water (e.g. plastic spoon bent by hot water) – SET-UP?
Plastic 22 close-up of squashing rubber object (e.g. putting rubber plug into bottle or ball being squashed)
Rock 10 crushed rock being poured onto a road surface from back of tipper truck - gravel
Rock 18 close-up of rock ornament with polished surface (e.g. paperweight – POSSIBLE SET-UP)
Wood 9 putting logs into a wood-burning stove
Wood 16 fence panel woven from thin planking or branches
Wood 25 painting preservative onto plain wood
Wood 25 painting preservative onto plain wood
Wood 28 person putting paper into recycling bins
Wool 11 close-up of tapestry showing loops of coloured yarn
Wool 14 close-up of knitted fabric showing loops – highly magnified
Wool 22 close-up of wool pile on carpet
Wool 24 close-up (possibly through microscope) showing fibres in wool / nylon mix fabric
Wool 25 someone wearing wool sweater outside in rain or at sea (e.g. fisherman), caption to talk about treating wool so it withstands water better
Wool 28 fabric recycling bin

Comments: EMAIL ADDRESS changed - please update your records.

email/upload material available for this title - please specify what spec your material could fulfill.

Also, im taking a little time off at the end of july for transitioning - so please if you have any OPEN matters lets try to resolve them before the end of the month as i will be UNAVAILABLE and will not be receiving email, voicemails or mail for that matter possibly until september. have a great day.
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
  US$175    (for use other than book, magazine or brochure eg. poster, calender, advert, tv, website etc)
Notes on Budget:  the budget is for 1/2 page 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 01 May 2003 - 19:38 gmt
Request 1006.  MATERIALS 
  Title pg. Photo Brief
Coal 8 close-up of machines drilling coal from a seam underground
Coal 13 close-up of emptying ash from a stove
Coal 22 coal gas storage tanks at coke-making plant
Coal 24 close-up of worker painting coal tar onto external wood as a preservative (e.g. creosote)
Coal 25 close-up of coal-tar soap (possibly still in wrapper) or a range of products that use coal tar
Cotton 10 close-up of cotton yarn showing twisted cotton fibres
Cotton 11 section of spinning machine showing yarn spinning onto bobbin
Cotton 12 close-up of woven cotton fabric showing warp and weft
Cotton 15 close-up (enough to see the yarns crossing each other) of section of coloured pattern in cloth made by weaving
Cotton 23 waxed cotton e.g. a waxed cotton coat
Cotton 24 close-up of cotton padding showing fibres
Cotton 28 textile recycling bins
Glass 6 close-up or microscopic image of sand (close enough to show the individual grains clearly)
Glass 19 close-up of wired glass or bulletproof glass if possible
Glass 25 Boat made from glass-reinforced plastic (GRP)
Glass 26 close-up of light coming from ends of optical-fibre table lamp – SET-UP?
Oil 20 close-up of thick oil flowing (shows properties)
Plastic 10 close-up of polyethylene drinks bottle, with carbonated liquid visible inside i.e. ubbles visible inside bottle
Plastic 13 close-up of joint in plastic drainage pipe (perhaps show elbow joint and pipes attached to it
Plastic 14 close-up of plastic string through microscope showing fibres
Plastic 15 close-up of woven artificial fabric (e.g. a polyester or acrylic fabric)
Plastic 18 close-up of bubbles inside expanded polystyrene (i.e. cross section)
Plastic 20 close-up of thermoplastic shaped by hot water (e.g. plastic spoon bent by hot water) – SET-UP?
Plastic 23 close-up of cut edge of neoprene sheet, showing bubbles inside
Plastic 26 plastic laminate (e.g. GRP) being made (show glass fibre sheet and resin being put painted on)
Rock 16 close-up of crystals in granite with leader lines to quartz and feldspar
Rock 21 rock used as counterweight in shaduf (water-raising machine - I think we own photos of these)
Wood 8 close-up of starting camp fire with kindling
Wood 9 putting logs into a wood-burning stove
Wood 16 fence panel woven from thin planking or branches
Wood 17 close-up of wicker furniture showing wicker fibres
Wood 18 close-up edge-on view of plywood showing layers of wood inside
Wood 20 close-up of edge of ripped paper showing fibres (possibly a microscope shot)
Wood 28 person putting paper into recycling bins
Wool 9 close-up of camel-hair fabric
Wool 10 close-up of yarn showing wool fibres twisted together
Wool 11 close-up of tapestry showing loops of coloured yarn
Wool 12 close-up of woven wool showing warp and weft
Wool 14 close-up of knitted fabric showing loops – highly magnified
Wool 20 close-up of wool fabric on cushion and/or blanket and rug – SET-UP
Wool 21 close-up of felt showing layers of fibres
Wool 24 close-up (possibly through microscope) showing fibres in wool / nylon mix fabric
Wool 28 fabric recycling bin
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$175    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  up to 3/4 page, 14,000 print run , world distribution , english language 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Wednesday 16 July 2003 - 21:43 gmt
Request 1151.  U MATERIALS 
  Coal 13 close-up of emptying ash from a stove
Coal 14 close up of dirty smoke rising from chimney
Coal 22 coal gas storage tanks at coke-making plant
Coal 24 close-up of worker painting coal tar onto external wood as a preservative (e.g. creosote)
Coal 25 close-up of coal-tar soap (possibly still in wrapper) otr a range of products that use coal tar – SET-UP?
Cotton 5 example use of cotton (e.g. close-up of a cotton fabric) – SET-UP
Cotton 19 close-up of colored towelling showing loops of yarn
Cotton 23 waxed cotton e.g. a waxed cotton coat
Cotton 28 textile recycling bins
Glass 7 molten glass at glass-making plant
Glass 23 close-up of spectacle lenses (use ones with a tint) NOT SUNGLASSES
Oil 20 close-up of thick oil flowing (shows properties) (lubricating oil
Oil 21 close-up of dripping oil on machine (e.g. light oil on bicycle wheel hub)
Oil 23 pouring bitumen onto road surface - city street
Plastic 13 close-up of joint in plastic drainage pipe (perhaps show elbow joint and pipes attached to it - IN CONTEXT
Plastic 16 close-up of sunglasses with polycarbonate lenses
Plastic 20 close-up of thermoplastic shaped by hot water (e.g. plastic spoon bent by hot water) – SET-UP?
Plastic 22 close-up of squashing rubber object (e.g. putting rubber plug into bottle or ball being squashed)
Rock 10 crushed rock being poured onto a road surface from back of tipper truck - gravel
Rock 18 close-up of rock ornament with polished surface (e.g. paperweight – POSSIBLE SET-UP)
Wood 9 putting logs into a wood-burning stove
Wood 16 fence panel woven from thin planking or branches
Wood 25 painting preservative onto plain wood
Wood 25 painting preservative onto plain wood
Wood 28 person putting paper into recycling bins
Wool 11 close-up of tapestry showing loops of coloured yarn
Wool 14 close-up of knitted fabric showing loops – highly magnified
Wool 22 close-up of wool pile on carpet
Wool 24 close-up (possibly through microscope) showing fibres in wool / nylon mix fabric
Wool 25 someone wearing wool sweater outside in rain or at sea (e.g. fisherman), caption to talk about treating wool so it withstands water better
Wool 28 fabric recycling bin

Comments: EMAIL ADDRESS changed - please update your records.

email/upload material available for this title - please specify what spec your material could fulfill.

Also, im taking a little time off at the end of july for transitioning - so please if you have any OPEN matters lets try to resolve them before the end of the month as i will be UNAVAILABLE and will not be receiving email, voicemails or mail for that matter possibly until september. have a great day.
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
  US$175    (for use other than book, magazine or brochure eg. poster, calender, advert, tv, website etc)
Notes on Budget:  the budget is for 1/2 page 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Tuesday 19 August 2003 - 14:41 gmt
Request 1236.  RASTAFARIAN CULTURE 
  I need pictures of Rastafarian women and children for a new schools history text book. The publisher wishes to avoid the impression that Rastafarian are all men.
Images of men with their families will be considered, as well as Rasta men cultivating the land or other activities away from music. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£75    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  The print run for this is 10,250 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 06 October 2003 - 09:14 gmt
Request 1251.  REPOSTING: ASIAN THEATRE AND DANCE 
  India
Types of Indain Dance - Kathkali, Manipuri, Kathak, Bharata Natayam, Odissa, Kuchipudi
Pictures showing various Mudras
Scene from Modern Indian Play
Picture of Uday Skankar
Picture of Uday Skankar stage production
Production photo of 'The Litttle Clay Cart'
Picture of Rabindranath Tagore
Film Still of Shakuntala directed by Uday Shankar

China
Chinese Acrobats
Shanghai Circus
Modern Chinese Play
Peking Opera Actors
Chinese Orchestra
Chinese Musical Insturments
Picture of Madame Mao
Pictures of Revolutionary ballets
Picture of New Opera Houses in Shanghai and Beijing

Japan
Bugaku
Noh stage
Noh actors
Kabuki Theatre
Kabuki Actors
Picture of Kobo Abe
Shakespeare play with Japanese Actors
Butoh Dance

Sri Lanka
Devil Dance

Bhutan
Dancer or Actor
Theatre

Nepal
Dancer


Korea
Male and Female Dancers

N Korea
Acrobats

Phillipines
Men's Stick Dance
Ban (Sp?) Troupe
Moorish Wedding(?)

Cambodia
Sculptural Frieze of Dancers on Ankor Watt Temple
Royal Cambodian Dance Troupe 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£100    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£40    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  We are a small independent publisher and the book is intended for academic use. The author is partly financing the book himself. The budget is very limited but there is some flexibility. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 18 September 2003 - 09:07 gmt
Request 1266.  REPOSTING: CARIBBEAN SCHOOLS 
  I am looking for an image of students using computers at a secondary school in the Caribbean. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£75    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Tuesday 20 May 2003 - 19:35 gmt
Request 1039.  FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY - CONSUMER LEAFLETS 
  I am looking for some photographs for a series of information leaflets for the Food Standards Agency.

Food Additives leaflet:
turmeric roots with some turmeric -
dried fruit
locust bean gum and/or carob beans

Salt Leaflet:
ready-prepared meals - without labels, so perhaps in the foil/plastic trays once cardboard removed?
crisps and salted nuts - perhaps out of their packets in dishes?
pickles - again perhaps in dishes?
sauces - generic bottles or in serving bottles?
stock cubes
cheese
soup - perhaps in bowls tho tins/packets also please

Images will be used as cut-outs against a white background, so we cannot make use of cropped images.
Any images of products must be unrecognisable as particular brands.
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
  UK£100    (for use other than book, magazine or brochure eg. poster, calender, advert, tv, website etc)
Notes on Budget:  Images will be used inside the leaflets only and will be less than a
quarter page.
We will be putting pdfs of the revised leaflet on our website plus minority language translations - these will either be printed or simply put on the web.

We require a one-off fee for repeat use.
 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Tuesday 02 September 2003 - 22:50 gmt
Request 1261. 
  African American kid boy or girl jumping rope
South/Latin American traditonal art/craft artifacts
Samisen
child playing xylophone
Authentic cumbia dancers
bluegrass band performing (comntemporary, exciting)
Carlos Nakai Native American Musician
Children in parade playing REAL instruments not toys US based summer or fall - adults in backfground
girl singing at baseball park little league - if possible for players to be in background - hats off as if listening to the Star Spangle Banner
kids putting on a show for friends and family on backyard (folding chairs) 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
  US$150    (for use other than book, magazine or brochure eg. poster, calender, advert, tv, website etc)
Notes on Budget:  will need High res comps
hi, sorry for the short deadline - please make a note of new contact info - 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 01 September 2003 - 09:04 gmt
Request 1197.  REPOSTING: STUDENTS 
  I need examples of these items for a forthcoming educational text book.

A student / young person at a concert singing solo. They should be look nervous and in a fairly formal setting. The audience or other participants are visible.

A young male student standing up in a school / college context on perhaps prize giving day, making a speech to a large audience of peers / parents. Everyone is looking serious.

A young woman in casual training clothes (leg warmers / leotard) doing ballet practice - high arabesque or another similar movement. She should be smiling.

An ordinary person being photographed by a friend but not wanting to be - puuting their hand up in fron of their face. The person should be aged from 14years onward.

A young person taking a photograph of other young people, preferably inside. Could be a student taking a photograph at the end of a course, OR a group of young people in a restaurant. The female participants should have covered shoulders, and images of alcohol should not be prevalent 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£85    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  This is the top of the budget per image set by the publisher 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 01 September 2003 - 09:02 gmt
Request 1208.  REPOSTING: TOURISTS 
  I wish to source an image of tourists carrying bottled water. It could have been taken in any major city, and feature a small group or just 2/ 3 people. Age is not important. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£85    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Budget has been set by the publisher 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Tuesday 29 July 2003 - 14:01 gmt
Request 1185.  TRAVEL SUPPLEMENT 
  Interesting images, (NOT Thomas Cook brochure-style).

> Panarea - Aeolian Islands (Italy)
> San Blas Islands Carribbean (Panama)
> Mnemba Island (Zanzibar)
> Lofoten (Norway)
> Wilson Island (Great Barrier Reef)
> Aitutaki (Cook Islands) South Pacific
> Madagascar
> Bazaruto Island indigo Bay (Mozambique)
> Funzi Island (Kenya)
> Korcula Island (Croatia)
> Formentera Balearic Island Nr Ibiza (Spain)
> North Island (Seychelles)
> Roatan The Bays Island off N coast (Honduras)
> Los Roques Carribbean Island (Venezuela)
> Petit St Vincent Grenadines Nr Barbados Carribbean
> Taprobane Sri Lanka
> Dhoni Mighili (Maldives)
>
these pics need to be more earthy:

> Inca Trail Machu Picchu (Peru )
> Namibia ( Sossusvlei ( dunes ) Serra Cafema, skeleton coast, petrified forest in Damaraland.

PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT YOUR VERY BEST IMAGES!
PLEASE PUT IMAGES ONTO LIGHTBOX FOR VIEWING - DO NOT EMAIL IMAGES 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£400    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£150    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT YOUR VERY BEST IMAGES! 
Use:  editorial - NO Royalty Free Images
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Wednesday 20 August 2003 - 16:26 gmt
Request 1243.  HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS, NORTH CAROLINA 
  This is for a book cover. I'm looking for very moody, edgy and atmospheric shot of the exterior of a house in the mountains of North Carolina. No people in the shots please. The book is set in the present day in a sleepy town, it's a murder mystery.

The idea is to represent the remoteness of the house in the mountain setting, perhaps the Blue Ridge Mountains in the area. Please do not send any colourful, postcard or travel shots, it MUST have atmosphere! 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£500    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial - NO Royalty Free Images
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Wednesday 20 August 2003 - 09:57 gmt
Request 1230.  REPOSTING: SATELLITE/AERIAL PHOTO OF RIFT VALLEY LAKES IN EAST AFRICA 
  I need a satellite or aerial photograph of the Rift Valley Lakes area (also known as the African Great Lakes; including Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi or Nyassa), or just of Lake Malawi. Needs to have no cloud cover. 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£80    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 21 August 2003 - 08:35 gmt
Request 1244.  HIGH TECH ARCHEOLOGY / GPR 
  For an article in our scientific magazine I need pictures of scientists/researchers using high tech tools/methodes to find and excavate archeology sites.
I especially needs photos of researchers using Ground Penetrading Radar (GPR), Seismic scanning, High Resolution Resistivity, Magnetometry in the field.
Please remember to give me a short text or caption telling about the project and where the images where taken. 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$250    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Price negotiable - We are able to pay both in US dollars, Euro and UK Pound 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  Denmark
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Tuesday 19 August 2003 - 15:05 gmt
Request 1237.  CARIBBEAN CULTURE / RELIGION / WORK 
  The following images are need for a new text book.

A nonconformist prayer meeting in the Caribbean.
Spiritual Baptist service in the Caribbean.
A Spiritual Baptist Church.
Pork-knockers (gold miners) at work in Guyana.
Nutmeg industry in Grenada.
Revival Zion and / or Pocomania service.
A modern Haitian painting.
 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£75    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Friday 13 June 2003 - 14:38 gmt
Request 1084.  POLISH WOMEN 
  I am looking for a head & shoulders photo of a Polish woman. Age range 20 -45 years, either in national costume or general clothing.
She should be looking happy, content and positive. 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£100    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 04 August 2003 - 09:49 gmt
Request 1198.  REPOSTING: CARIBBEAN HOLIDAYS 
  PLEASE NOTE - ONLY INTERESTED IN UK-BASED PHOTOGRAPHERS DUE TO TIGHT DEADLINES, LIMITED ADMIN TIME AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES !!!!! MUCH PREFER HIGH RES SCANS TO SLIDES IF POSSIBLE PLEASE!!!

We are putting together our Islands of the Caribbean brochure for 2004. Deadline quite tight.


Brochure design contains several small images for each Caribbean island (ie between 3 x 4cm and about 12 x 8cm), mostly landscape. We have mentioned specific tourist sights, activities, food & drink etc in the copy and are looking for images that will support the text, not just great beaches. Specific requirements are as follows:

Barbados: St Lawrence Gap, cricket at Kensington Oval, Welchman Hall Gully/Barbados Wildlife Reserve/Harrison's Caves, Golf, Broad Street Duty Free Shopping.

Grenadines: Palm Island, Canouan, Tobgo Cays,Sailing.

Antigua: English Harbour/Antigua Race Week,Shirley Heights Jump-up, Carnival.

St Lucia: Diamond Mineral Baths & Botanical Gardens, La Soufriere drive-in volcano, Pigeon Island Landmark/Rodney Fort.

Tobago: Cricket, Calypso/steel Band, Buccoo Reef/Nylon Pools, Seafood eg lobster.

Grenada: Grand Etang Crater Lake, Spice Plantations, St George's & Carenage, Carriacou.

Bahamas: Diving, Dolphins, Golf, Nightlife eg casinos, bars, clubs in Nassau.

Jamaica: Jamaican rum/Tia Maria, Sunns River Falls, Reggae/limbo, Blue Mountains, Rose Hall House.

Grand Cayman: Stingray City, Turtle Farm, Diving, Hell's Post Office.

Bermuda: Bermuda shorts wearer, St George's, Bermuda lobster, rum cocktails, Botanic Garden.

Some general images including couples and families/children on holiday in the Caribbean would also be of interest. 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£100    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  As we need many images but each one will be quite small, we are willing to pay between £50 and £100 depending on size used. Many will be only 3cm x 4cm, no quarter pages. 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Monday 07 July 2003 - 09:43 gmt
Request 1131.  VARIOUS IMAGES 
  1. A poster for the Spanish version of the film Gangs of New York - Pandillas de Nueva York. Or an advert in Spanish for the film with details of Oscar nominations etc

2. A small modern mobile phone with a photo on screen etc

3. Photos of the Cruz de Mayo fiesta in Venezuela. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£85    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Wednesday 06 August 2003 - 17:10 gmt
Request 1213.  US CHILD FISHING ON FARM POND DOCK 
  I need a photo of a young boy or girl or both fishing off a dock of a farm pond located in the United States. The image should be cover quality and evoke the emotion of how wonderful it is to grow up in the country. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$300    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 14 August 2003 - 12:37 gmt
Request 1215.  REPOSTING: POLESDEN LACEY, NEAR DORKING SURREY 
  We require a picture of Polesden Lacey, a National trust house near Dorking in Surrey. The picture will be used as a front cover for our Magazine 'Surrey Monocle' 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£100    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Budget is negotiable 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 31 July 2003 - 15:52 gmt
Request 1195.  TRADITIONAL SPANISH FESTIVALS 
  I am looking for images of spanish festivals to do with witches, halloween, festivals that remember the dead. The gatherings of Spanish witches and beings‚ from the darkside‚ apparitions (in cemeteries or lonely lanes), ghostly processions, gloomy and magical‚ forests (mostly in Galicia and Asturias)
- Spanish traditions for the souls night‚: magosto‚ rites, which is the chestnut roasting and feasting in the villages of Galicia, Extremadura, Asturias. Visits to the family in the cemeteries all over the country. Special sweets of the day such as huesos de Santo‚ or Saint‚s Bones. The traditional theatre opening (on 31st Oct) of Don Juan Tenorio. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£80    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Rates are competitive and vary depending on size and number of images used. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 10 July 2003 - 11:06 gmt
Request 1121.  REPOSTING: VARIOUS-BOOK: MAGNETISM 
  1. Permenant magnets of different shapes in one shot. Bar, horseshoe, button, ring etc..
2. measuring electromagnetism in a domestic setting eg. from a microwave.
4. Superconducting maglev train. Japan has been testing one for years.
5. scientists researching magnetic materials
6. Measuring earths magnetic field with a magnetometer.
EXACT TO BRIEF PLEASE.

(Note from Photographers Direct - this may look similar to the magnets request from a couple of weeks ago, but it is a different researcher and project) 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£80    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 31 July 2003 - 15:52 gmt
Request 1195.  TRADITIONAL SPANISH FESTIVALS 
  I am looking for images of spanish festivals to do with witches, halloween, festivals that remember the dead. The gatherings of Spanish witches and beings‚ from the darkside‚ apparitions (in cemeteries or lonely lanes), ghostly processions, gloomy and magical‚ forests (mostly in Galicia and Asturias)
- Spanish traditions for the souls night‚: magosto‚ rites, which is the chestnut roasting and feasting in the villages of Galicia, Extremadura, Asturias. Visits to the family in the cemeteries all over the country. Special sweets of the day such as huesos de Santo‚ or Saint‚s Bones. The traditional theatre opening (on 31st Oct) of Don Juan Tenorio. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£80    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Rates are competitive and vary depending on size and number of images used. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 10 July 2003 - 11:06 gmt
Request 1121.  REPOSTING: VARIOUS-BOOK: MAGNETISM 
  1. Permenant magnets of different shapes in one shot. Bar, horseshoe, button, ring etc..
2. measuring electromagnetism in a domestic setting eg. from a microwave.
4. Superconducting maglev train. Japan has been testing one for years.
5. scientists researching magnetic materials
6. Measuring earths magnetic field with a magnetometer.
EXACT TO BRIEF PLEASE.

(Note from Photographers Direct - this may look similar to the magnets request from a couple of weeks ago, but it is a different researcher and project) 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£80    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 24 July 2003 - 12:06 gmt
Request 1173.  ARCHITECTURE - VARIOUS 
  Bedouin tents - as high as possible - supposed to resemble Dubai golf course (the first one) - tent like shape

Rondavels - in Botswana ?

East Building Washington Museum DC

dome of Bank of Scotland on St Andrews Square 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£90    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 31 July 2003 - 15:52 gmt
Request 1195.  TRADITIONAL SPANISH FESTIVALS 
  I am looking for images of spanish festivals to do with witches, halloween, festivals that remember the dead. The gatherings of Spanish witches and beings‚ from the darkside‚ apparitions (in cemeteries or lonely lanes), ghostly processions, gloomy and magical‚ forests (mostly in Galicia and Asturias)
- Spanish traditions for the souls night‚: magosto‚ rites, which is the chestnut roasting and feasting in the villages of Galicia, Extremadura, Asturias. Visits to the family in the cemeteries all over the country. Special sweets of the day such as huesos de Santo‚ or Saint‚s Bones. The traditional theatre opening (on 31st Oct) of Don Juan Tenorio. 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£80    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  Rates are competitive and vary depending on size and number of images used. 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 24 July 2003 - 12:06 gmt
Request 1173.  ARCHITECTURE - VARIOUS 
  Bedouin tents - as high as possible - supposed to resemble Dubai golf course (the first one) - tent like shape

Rondavels - in Botswana ?

East Building Washington Museum DC

dome of Bank of Scotland on St Andrews Square 
   
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  UK£90    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:   
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Wednesday 30 July 2003 - 15:56 gmt
Request 1179.  REPOSTING: FRONT COVER PICTURE - SURREY 
  We are looking for a suitable picture for the front cover of our magazine 'Surrey Monocle' the picture must be related to Surrey (UK) in some way, ideally it needs to be a property 'ICON' as the feature for the month is property. 
   
Budget: 
Cover, full page:  UK£100    (full page, cover of book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  rates are negotiable 
Use:  editorial 
  PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THE EXACT IMAGES SPECIFIED
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United Kingdom
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


Thursday 01 May 2003 - 19:38 gmt
Request 1006.  MATERIALS 
  Title pg. Photo Brief
Coal 8 close-up of machines drilling coal from a seam underground
Coal 13 close-up of emptying ash from a stove
Coal 22 coal gas storage tanks at coke-making plant
Coal 24 close-up of worker painting coal tar onto external wood as a preservative (e.g. creosote)
Coal 25 close-up of coal-tar soap (possibly still in wrapper) or a range of products that use coal tar
Cotton 10 close-up of cotton yarn showing twisted cotton fibres
Cotton 11 section of spinning machine showing yarn spinning onto bobbin
Cotton 12 close-up of woven cotton fabric showing warp and weft
Cotton 15 close-up (enough to see the yarns crossing each other) of section of coloured pattern in cloth made by weaving
Cotton 23 waxed cotton e.g. a waxed cotton coat
Cotton 24 close-up of cotton padding showing fibres
Cotton 28 textile recycling bins
Glass 6 close-up or microscopic image of sand (close enough to show the individual grains clearly)
Glass 19 close-up of wired glass or bulletproof glass if possible
Glass 25 Boat made from glass-reinforced plastic (GRP)
Glass 26 close-up of light coming from ends of optical-fibre table lamp – SET-UP?
Oil 20 close-up of thick oil flowing (shows properties)
Plastic 10 close-up of polyethylene drinks bottle, with carbonated liquid visible inside i.e. ubbles visible inside bottle
Plastic 13 close-up of joint in plastic drainage pipe (perhaps show elbow joint and pipes attached to it
Plastic 14 close-up of plastic string through microscope showing fibres
Plastic 15 close-up of woven artificial fabric (e.g. a polyester or acrylic fabric)
Plastic 18 close-up of bubbles inside expanded polystyrene (i.e. cross section)
Plastic 20 close-up of thermoplastic shaped by hot water (e.g. plastic spoon bent by hot water) – SET-UP?
Plastic 23 close-up of cut edge of neoprene sheet, showing bubbles inside
Plastic 26 plastic laminate (e.g. GRP) being made (show glass fibre sheet and resin being put painted on)
Rock 16 close-up of crystals in granite with leader lines to quartz and feldspar
Rock 21 rock used as counterweight in shaduf (water-raising machine - I think we own photos of these)
Wood 8 close-up of starting camp fire with kindling
Wood 9 putting logs into a wood-burning stove
Wood 16 fence panel woven from thin planking or branches
Wood 17 close-up of wicker furniture showing wicker fibres
Wood 18 close-up edge-on view of plywood showing layers of wood inside
Wood 20 close-up of edge of ripped paper showing fibres (possibly a microscope shot)
Wood 28 person putting paper into recycling bins
Wool 9 close-up of camel-hair fabric
Wool 10 close-up of yarn showing wool fibres twisted together
Wool 11 close-up of tapestry showing loops of coloured yarn
Wool 12 close-up of woven wool showing warp and weft
Wool 14 close-up of knitted fabric showing loops – highly magnified
Wool 20 close-up of wool fabric on cushion and/or blanket and rug – SET-UP
Wool 21 close-up of felt showing layers of fibres
Wool 24 close-up (possibly through microscope) showing fibres in wool / nylon mix fabric
Wool 28 fabric recycling bin
 
   
  - Colour images ONLY
Budget: 
Inside, 1/4 page:  US$175    (1/4 page, inside book, magazine or brochure)
Notes on Budget:  up to 3/4 page, 14,000 print run , world distribution , english language 
Use:  editorial 
Contact:  ***************
Company:  *************** 
Country:  United States
Tel:  *************** 
Fax:  *************** 
Email:  *************** 
Chosen images:


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phone (picture buyers only): UK (GMT) +44 (0)118 961 4216 | USA/Canada (PST) (1) 604 738 5147
All photographs are copyright protected and cannot be used without permission. The digital images on the Photographers Direct company website are available for licensing direct from the professional photographers who have submitted them. If you are interested in buying a picture license you can submit a 'purchase enquiry' by entering your contact details and either quoting your budget or asking the photographer to send you a quote for the use of their stock photos. Your query will be automatically emailed to the photographer and you will also receive an email with the photographer's contact details so you can contact them direct about their images. If you cannot find a photograph that is suitable for your needs on the website, please try our free online stock photography search service. We have photographic professionals for hire for assignments all over the world, so we have a good chance of finding any picture you need.

Photographers Direct is committed to assisting pro photographers in receiving the best possible commission rates for the licensing of their stock photography images.

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