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| NEWSLETTER - August 2007 |
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more satisfactory than bland image libraries" as one picture buyer recently described their experience with Photographers Direct. Because you can deal direct with our photographers, you can ask them for similars, for specific background information, or even for them to shoot something on the same theme or in a similar style. Some recent examples of 'custom' images obtained for buyers include: - Blind Cow restaurant in Zurich - Italian family at home in typical apartment - Man praying with a handgun - pre-teen cutting a board With photographers in 127 countries worldwide, we can source just about any image you need, so why not give it a try! Photographers Direct. Run by photographers, for photographers. |
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US photographer Tony Schweikle travels back and forth to Italy regularly. Visit his stock files and you will see that diversity is his speciality. For more than 10 years Tony worked as a professional ski photographer and has been published in Powder, Ski and Skiing magazines. From his home on the southern coast of Italy, he can reach many parts of Europe in a few hours. Tony is alailable for any kind of assignment, whether in Europe or from his home base in southwest Colorado. tony schweikle SCHOT Productions United States Tel: 815 861-6136 Email: schot@gobrainstorm.net http://www.digitaldomaindurango.com |
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| Boaz Rottem is a photographer and a photojournalist who travels between Asia and Africa, capturing raw and powerful images that accentuate the human aspect of life. Available for assignments anywhere (with a penchant for 'off-the-beaten-track' type work), Boaz is an experienced world traveller who enjoys documenting the peoples, cultures and nature of the places he visits. His recent work highlights, amongst others, the Surma tribe (Ethiopia), the Yi and Tibetan minorities (China) and can be viewed in his collection at www.boazimages.com Future journeys are planned to Rwanda, Congo and Java (Indonesia). Boaz Rottem Boazimages China & Hong Kong Tel: 8613701459454 , 85264958459 Email: info@boazimages.com http://www.boazimages.com |
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August sees the launch of a new website for UK based photographer Peter Davey. The site is available at www.peter-davey.com and covers the wide range of services on offer as well as access to his wide marketing network of contacts. Peter shoots stock photos to order as well as fashion, glamour, commercial and industrial photography. Peter Davey Photography by Peter Davey United Kingdom Tel: 07799885560 Email: peter@peter-davey.com http://www.peter-davey.com |
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| Cindy Strunze, an independent assignment and stock photographer whose work has been published in calendars, travel guides and magazines across Europe has extended her portfolio with hundreds of images from Ireland. Specialising in landscapes and architecture she focuses on Dublin City, the greater Irish East Coast area as well as Co. Galway. Her vivid and colourful images can be seen at the Peoples Photography 20th Annual Exhibition in Dublin's Stephens Green on August 25th & 26th, 2007. Cindy is planning to capture the scenery and life on the island of Malta this September and is able to take on further on-the-road assignments. Cindy Strunze Dublin, Ireland Email: cindy@strunze.com http://www.photographersdirect.com/cindystrunze |
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Mike Spence has updated his website which now contains a direct link to over 1300 of his stock images. An easy to use search engine can be used to search for a wide variety of Rights Managed and Royalty Free Images. Subjects include Landscapes of Snowdonia, Greek Islands, Still Life, Wildlife and Abstract images. Mike Spence Grasstrax Images United Kingdom Email: info@grasstrax.co.uk http://www.stockphotoonline.co.uk |
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| John Lander is an Asia-Pacific based photographer living near Tokyo, Japan. Originally from San Francisco, he has recently added hundreds of images of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Bay, Napa and Sonoma and Bodega Bay. Next month will see John on the Tibet Railway, following the success of his Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian Railway trips. This trip will end up in Beijing, where he will be adding to his already extensive Beijing gallery. John is available for assignments and his calendar for the next few months is as follows: September: Lhasa, Tibet and Beijing, China October: Shanghai and Kunming, China November: Kyoto, Japan December: Kamakura, Japan (home base) January: Cebu, Manila and Manaue, Philippines February: Chiangmai, Thailand; Angkor & Phnom Penh, Cambodia John Lander Asia Pacific Images Japan Tel: 046-876-2454 Email: johnlander@yahoo.com http://www.impactimage.info |
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Vincent Abbey has recently added a series of figure studies of a young woman with a size-zero figure, ideal for illustrating the ongoing debate about this much sought-after and much-criticised body shape. He also photographs actors on a regular basis, so, if you have a particular scenario in mind, he has the contacts to create it. vincent abbey vincent abbey photography United Kingdom Tel: 0161 860 6794 Email: vabbey@yahoo.com http://www.photographersdirect.com/vincentabbey |
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| A1Pix Ltd have just launched their new website offering fresh, illustrative stock photography for Rights Managed and Royalty Free images. The new A1Pix Ltd database has a wide range of several hundred thousand pictures and offers one of the fastest and most efficient ways of obtaining professional photographic images from the internet. Clients are able to search for the image they require with their own unique user name and password. At any time, day and night, users can access and download high-res print quality images ready for immediate use. The A1Pix team is available, as before, to assist with any researching and/or queries. Caroline Sevkovic A1PIX Limited United Kingdom Tel: 020 7415 7045 Fax: 020 7415 7111 Email: london@a1pix.com http://www.a1pix.com |
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AirTeamImages.com the global aviation image library has completely revised and updated it's website. The result has been a refinement of existing features and the incorporation of many new ones. The Traditional dropdown menus have been expanded to allow visitors to browse by "themes" and "topics" as well as aircraft type, operator and location. The new site now has a fully functional lightbox facility where you can create multiple lightboxes using as many or as few images as you like, copy and move images between various lightboxes, and show them to your friends and colleagues via a "user friendly" URL. Derek Pedley Airteamimages United Kingdom Tel: 01675 466454 Fax: 01675 467752 Email: derek@airteamimages.com http://www.airteamimages.com |
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| Looking for background images for your next project? Australian stock and people photographer Ian Mckenzie has just released a collection of Natural Background Images. Perfectly suited as background images in both printed and electronic productions, these close up and abstract images of rocks, tree bark, leaves, moss, and water provide the ideal organic feel for natural product presentations, web sites and brochures. All images in the collection are available for instant purchase and download from the Excitations web site. www.excitations.com.au Ian Mckenzie Excitations Australia Tel: +613 5025 3368 Fax: +613 5025 3579 Email: Ian@excitations.com.au http://www.excitations.com.au |
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Alan Skyrme will be leading a tour into Amazonia during August. Stock images from this trip will be available at the beginning of September. Later in September Alan will be travelling to UK and Italy and is available for short term commissions in those countries. Alan Skyrme Alan Skyrme Photography Brazil Tel: +55 41 3018 8851 or Fax: 55 41 3016 8850 Email: enquiries@shootstock.com http://www.shootstock.com/ |
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| For 25 years Martyn Chillmaid has supplied most major publishers, both in the UK and abroad, with photo illustrations for school books and educational materials. Science is a particular speciality and his pictures of biology, chemistry and physics appear in many leading textbooks. Martyn will be heading off to France for a location shoot later this year for a publisher of modern languages. He's not just a snapper supplying pictures but a collaborator helping to get the best out of a project for his client. He is happy to organise all aspects of a shoot whether that is for an hour or several weeks. Visit www.photographersdirect.com/martynchillmaid or contact him for a PDF portfolio and list of fees. Martyn Chillmaid Martyn Chillmaid Photography United Kingdom Tel: 01527544438 Fax: 01527544438 Email: martynchillmaid@yahoo.com http://www.photographersdirect.com/martynchillmaid |
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Ryan Li is now selling limited edition, fine art prints of his award-winning photography for charity. Proceeds from sales will support ActionAid and their community work in Cambodia. http://ryan.li/buy.php Ryan was named Guardian Student Photographer of the Year 2003, and is currently a London-based wedding and travel photographer, and psychologist. Over the next 4 months he will be photographing Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hong Kong and Macau, western China (Sichuan), Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Ryan will be available for specific assignments. Also visit his Web site for stock photography of European cities. Ryan Li Ryan Li Photography United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)7855 949049 Email: mail@ryan.li http://www.ryan.li |
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| If anyone needs new photographs of Jamaica & Caribbean life, please contact Oliver Wright. Oliver will be traveling around the country between Sept 14th and Nov 14th this year. His current commission involves reportage of 'Life On The Island' - the people, the landscape, the culture, history, the natural environment and the architecture and he would be delighted to hear from any buyers that require pictures from this beautiful and currently wind & rain swept part of our world. Oliver Wright Digitoli United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0) 7971 928 805 Email: digitoli@mac.com http://web.mac.com/digitoli/ |
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Based in Scotland, Darren Craig has recently returned from a 12 month trip around SE Asia, Australasia and Japan. Three months of this trip were spent producing documentary, press and PR images as an Expedition Photographer in Borneo's jungles and remote communities for a respected UK Based youth development charity. Darren has a large collection of images from his trip, particularly Laos, Myanmar, Japan and New Zealand and would be interested in hearing from anyone with specific picture requests, or who is requiring photography work in a documentary, journalism or NGO type role abroad. He has a particular interest in becoming involved with local communities. Darren will also be travelling around Scotland climbing, hiking and biking so would be happy to receive specific picture requests. Darren Craig Darren Craig Photography United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)7785790789 Email: darren@darrencraig.com http://www.darrencraig.com |
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| Julia Robertson's Aero-Imaging, Inc. is a Full Service Photography Company specializing in Custom & Stock Aerials Worldwide Since 1991. Julia is available for worldwide assignments. NEW WEBSITE - WWW.AEROIMAGINGINC.COM Featuring new image collections from San Francisco/Napa Valley areas and Barcelona, Ibiza Spain. In addition galleries include Sport Stadiums, Islands, Abstract, Petroleum Industry and much more. Mention Photographers Direct and receive an additional 10% off any image purchase. Julia Robertson Aero-Imaging, Inc. United States Tel: 302-753-5406 Fax: 302-656-4823 Email: julia@aeroimaging.org http://www.aeroimaging.org |
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Marek Mierzejewski has many new Polish RM nature photos: http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/Animal_pictures/ - animal pictures http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/Bird_photography/ - bird photography http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/Birds_of_pray/ - birds of prey http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/Swan/ - swan http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/Stork/ - stork http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/Pheasant/ - pheasant http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/Heron_bird/ - heron http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/butterflies/ - butterflies http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/index.php?str=200&pokaz=51&lg=en - butterfly photos http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/Crane/ - crane pictures See them all and more on his website. Marek Mierzejewski Mirror Poland Tel: mobil 501 061 920 Fax: 4858 349 78 88 Email: marek@drukifirmowe.pl http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/index.php?lg=en |
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| Photographer Remo Kurka is based both in Ghana ( West Africa ) and Wales (UK). He has stock covering Gabon, Cameroun, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Benin, Germany, Poland and England, and is available for assignment work as well. Remo Kurka Public Agenda Ghana Tel: 4479 71913106 Fax: - Email: ghana@ghana-net.com http://www.eventpicture.co.uk |
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John Fraser is due to travel to Southern Turkey shortly and would be interested in any requests/wants for images related to Turkey and related themes. He will be around the Antalya/Side area so anything around sun, sea, pool as well as cultural suggestions would be welcome. John Fraser John Fraser Photography United Kingdom Tel: 01614861915 Email: jxf@ntlworld.com |
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| Hornbil Images, the fastest growing on-line stock agency from South India has signed a strategic partnership with Europhoto of South Korea. The exclusive collection of images from the site www.southindiapicture.com will now be available from their Korean partner site as well. The never-seen-before collection of Licensed and Royalty Free images on South India are now available with Alamy UK, ARCO Images Germany, DCR Foto Spain and Europhoto Korea. Hornbil has recently added around 500 images on the most important festival of Kerala "Onam" to their collection. Hornbil CEO, M.Balan has become the first full-time Indian photographer and the third Asian to become a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (www.ilcp.com). Balan Madhavan Hornbil Images Pvt Ltd India Tel: 0091 471 2332476 Fax: 0091 471 2332476 Email: info@hornbil.com http://www.hornbil.com |
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