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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

TAMRON launches 35-100mm F/2.8 Di III VXD lens, updates lens utility News Updates 

TAMRON launches 35-100mm F/2.8 Di III VXD lens, updates lens utility

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TAMRON launched the 35-100mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A078), a fast-aperture standard zoom lens, compatible with Sony E-mount and Nikon Z mount full-frame mirrorless cameras, at a USD retail price of $899 for Sony E and $929 for Nikon Z (CAD: $1,249 for Sony E and $1,299 for Nikon Z). Despite its fast F2.8 aperture, the lens is remarkably... Read More
Myseum taps Shark Tank’s “Mr. Wonderful” to promote Picture Party platform New Products 

Myseum taps Shark Tank’s “Mr. Wonderful” to promote Picture Party platform

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Myseum, Inc., a privacy-first social media and technology company, announced that entrepreneur and television personality Kevin O’Leary — widely known as “Mr. Wonderful” from CNBC’s Shark Tank — has created a new video highlighting the company’s flagship app, Picture Party. In the video, O’Leary introduces Picture Party as a simple, modern solution for instantly sharing event photos in private, invite-only groups. O’Leary’s video... Read More
Meager ties to Epstein Files causing Lifetouch backlash News Opinion 

Meager ties to Epstein Files causing Lifetouch backlash

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Nationwide, parents and school districts are expressing outrage and concern over alleged connections between an executive named in the notorious Epstein Files and the leading school portrait provider Lifetouch (and, by extension, Shutterfly and Snapfish). Concerns began circulating on various corners of the internet, and it became widely known that Shutterfly, the parent company of Lifetouch, has been owned by... Read More
Profoto reports lower net sales, revises financial targets Earnings reports 

Profoto reports lower net sales, revises financial targets

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Sweden-based professional lighting supplier Profoto Holdings reported, for the full year ending in December, sales were SEK 617m (731), down 15.6 percent. Organic growth totaled -10.4 percent, and the currency effect, -5.2 percent. EBIT was SEK -6m (167), and the EBIT margin was -1.0 (22.9) percent. For the fourth quarter, net sales totaled SEK 163m (200), down 18.6 percent. Organic... Read More
Amaze announces proprietary demand-side advertising platform New Products 

Amaze announces proprietary demand-side advertising platform

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Amaze Holdings, Inc. announced the launch of a proprietary demand-side platform (DSP) fully integrated across the Amaze ecosystem. The DSP is designed to help Amaze use its data to more effectively target its marketing dollars and optimize marketing opportunities for its creators. It will deliver improved cost efficiency, enhanced performance visibility, and a scalable foundation for future deployments, the company... Read More
PixFizz announces feature upgrades News Updates 

PixFizz announces feature upgrades

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PixFizz announced several feature upgrades to its online photo print plaform, including the ability to allow customers to add QR codes directly from the frontend editor, which makes it easy to link printed products to websites, social profiles, menus, galleries, or any online destination — without any manual setup from the customer. Other updates: Order Photo Prints Directly from Galleries – Users... Read More
PIC Preview: LEAN Principles Turn A Magic Act Into A Global Breakthrough Events Podcasts 

PIC Preview: LEAN Principles Turn A Magic Act Into A Global Breakthrough

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In the preview of his Photo Imaging CONNECT keynote, Stuart MacDonald — magician, filmmaker, entrepreneur — explores how LEAN principles, continuous improvement, and ruthless clarity transformed a faceplant into standing ovations, a win on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and a top-10 finish at the world championships. MacDonald takes us through the nerve-wracking world of competitive magic, where originality is mandatory,... Read More
WhiteWall Fine Art Prints adds Hahnemühle Photo Rag to aluminum Dibond as lamination New Products 

WhiteWall Fine Art Prints adds Hahnemühle Photo Rag to aluminum Dibond as lamination

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Premier-quality photo-print lab WhiteWall announced that Hahnemühle Photo Rag Fine Art paper can now be laminated to aluminum Dibond and has made the previously mandatory white border optional or removable. Hahnemühle Photo Rag is one of the most recognized Fine Art papers, prized for its matte, non-reflective surface and subtle, fine texture, the company says. It is suitable for both color... Read More
NRF: Import cargo volume expected to see year-over-year drop in first half of 2026 Market research News 

NRF: Import cargo volume expected to see year-over-year drop in first half of 2026

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Import volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to see a significant year-over-year decline during the first half of 2026 as the impact of tariffs continues, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “With tariffs still a matter of debate in the courts and in Congress, their effect... Read More
OM Digital Solutions debuts OM-3 Astro, TG-7 INDUSTRY adaptor New Products 

OM Digital Solutions debuts OM-3 Astro, TG-7 INDUSTRY adaptor

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OM Digital Solutions announced the OM SYSTEM OM-3 ASTRO, a Micro Four Thirds System camera designed for astrophotography. Based on the OM SYSTEM OM-3 mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, this version is optimized for astrophotography by adjusting the optical characteristics of the infrared cut filter positioned in front of the image sensor, enabling vivid capture of red nebulae that are highly popular... Read More
Rise Above Research forecasts a global surge in photos captured Market research News 

Rise Above Research forecasts a global surge in photos captured

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Rise Above Research estimates the annual number of photos captured globally will approach 2.5 trillion by 2030. This translates to almost 300 photos per year for every man, woman, and child in the world. “Photography remains an essential part of people’s lives. Its popularity grows as camera specifications continue to improve and artificial intelligence makes devices even smarter. The result... Read More
Eastman Kodak brings distribution of Kodak Ektachrome E100 film in-house News 

Eastman Kodak brings distribution of Kodak Ektachrome E100 film in-house

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Eastman Kodak Co. announced on its Instagram page that KODAK EKTACHROME E100 Film joins the portfolio of films made and sold directly by Kodak to distributors. It’s available in both 135 and 120 format rolls. The full line of newly-released Eastman Kodak Co.films, including KODACOLOR 100 & 200, KODAK GOLD 200, KODAK ULTRAMAX 400, KODAK TRI-X 400 and KODAK EKTAR... Read More
CNBC/NRF: January data shows fourth consecutive monthly gain Market research News 

CNBC/NRF: January data shows fourth consecutive monthly gain

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Retail sales saw a moderate monthly increase and strong year-over-year gains in January, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by NRF. “Consumers demonstrated continued resilience in January, showing moderate spending growth on the heels of record-high spending during the holiday season,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “This was the fourth consecutive month... Read More
Vivid-Pix wins digital health awards in web-based digital health category News 

Vivid-Pix wins digital health awards in web-based digital health category

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Vivid-Pix announcedit has won the Digital Health Award in the web-based Digital Health Category for the Vivid-Pix Webinar Series on Photo Reminiscence Therapy (pRT) Education. The Digital Health Awards recognize the world’s best digital health resources, choosing winners from nearly 500 entries. A leader in AgeTech, Vivid-Pix is dedicated to helping people relive and preserve memories with software, hardware, and... Read More
ZEISS introduces Aatma set of nine high-end full frame T1.5 cinema primes New Products 

ZEISS introduces Aatma set of nine high-end full frame T1.5 cinema primes

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ZEISS introduces the new Aatma, a set of nine high-end full-frame T1.5 cinema primes (18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 40mm, 50mm, 65mm, 85mm, 100mm, and 135mm) designed to marry the benefits of modern optical design with the nostalgic image characteristics that are popular today. Drawing inspiration from some of the most beloved ZEISS lenses of the 20th century, Aatma combines an emotion-driven... Read More