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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.

NRF: Import cargo expected to set new record ahead of potential August tariffs Market research 

NRF: Import cargo expected to set new record ahead of potential August tariffs

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Import volume at the nation’s major container ports is forecast to hit a new record this month, driven by retailers stocking up ahead of expected tariff increases, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. “This year’s early peak season is expected to continue through July as retailers and other importers... Read More
Rise Above Research: High level of interest in using AI to be more creative with photo printing Market research 

Rise Above Research: High level of interest in using AI to be more creative with photo printing

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According to the latest photo printing study from Rise Above Research, a sizable percentage of US consumers are interested in using AI to assist them in being more creative with photo prints. Overall, 38% of respondents in the Rise Above Research 2026 US Photo Printing Study said they are either “interested” or “very interested” in using AI for creative purposes... Read More
How Dakis connects POS, online orders, and lab workflows, with Pat Hugron Podcasts 

How Dakis connects POS, online orders, and lab workflows, with Pat Hugron

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Your customer starts a photo order on their phone, asks a question in store, pays at the counter, and expects everything to “just work.” Most retailers cannot deliver that simple experience because their POS, e-commerce site, kiosk, and lab workflow are stitched together from different systems, each with its own SKUs, pricing, and payment records. We sit down with Pat Hugron, Vice... Read More
Cahaba Media Group discontinues GRAPHICS PRO EXPO trade show series Events News 

Cahaba Media Group discontinues GRAPHICS PRO EXPO trade show series

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Cahaba Media Group (CMG), parent company of GRAPHICS PRO magazine, has announced the discontinuation of the GRAPHICS PRO EXPO (GPX) trade show series. “When we acquired GPX, we believed in the event’s potential and in the value of bringing this industry together in person,” said Matthew Conroy, president & CEO of Cahaba Media Group. “The reality is that buyer behavior... Read More
CEWE completes sale of Commercial Online-Print Division to Cimpress Acquisitions News 

CEWE completes sale of Commercial Online-Print Division to Cimpress

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CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA announced July 2 that it had completed the sale of its previously announced Commercial Online-Print division to Cimpress. The transaction includes the SAXOPRINT production facility in Dresden as well as the sales units viaprinto and LASERLINE. With the successful completion of the transaction, CEWE said it is further strengthening its profile as a focused brand... Read More
How things change: 50 years ago, an industry celebrated a nation’s birthday Events Feature Marketing Opinion 

How things change: 50 years ago, an industry celebrated a nation’s birthday

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On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the comparison between how the photo industry – and the nation as a whole – is commemorating the event now, compared to the Bicentennial in 1976, is striking. By any measure, the general consumer interest in the FIFA World Cup has eclipsed America250. As the LA Times pointed... Read More
Reuters: Getty Images scraps $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock News 

Reuters: Getty Images scraps $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock

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Getty Images has called off its planned merger with Shutterstock due to the UK competition regulator’s requirement that it sell Shutterstock’s editorial business as a condition of approval, according to Reuters. Two ‌of the largest players in ‌the licensed visual content industry announced the deal in January last year ⁠to create ⁠a $3.7 billion stock-image powerhouse geared for the AI... Read More
Ringfoto reports lower annual sales for 2025 but maintains good profits Earnings reports News 

Ringfoto reports lower annual sales for 2025 but maintains good profits

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According to European trade magazine POS-Mail, European buying group RingfotoGmbH & Co. KG, presented it’s annual results for 2025 on June 22 in Frankfurt. Ines Gleich, Managing Director of Ringfoto GmbH & Co. KG, presented that Ringfoto GmbH & Co. KG’s revenue for 2025 was €466.8 million (after deduction of discounts and bonuses), a decrease of €26.1 million, or 5.29 percent,... Read More
Hasselblad native RAW files now supported in Capture One News Partnerships 

Hasselblad native RAW files now supported in Capture One

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Hasselblad and Capture One announced a partnership to bring native support of Hasselblad medium-format RAW files to Capture One. Photographers can now import, organize, and develop their Hasselblad RAW files (.3FR) directly in Capture One, with the full toolset of layers, masks, color editing, and precision adjustments. Support spans three of Hasselblad’s 100-megapixel models from day one: the X2D II... Read More
ProGrade Digital announces higher capacity CFExpress 4.0 cards New Products 

ProGrade Digital announces higher capacity CFExpress 4.0 cards

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ProGrade Digital announces two new higher capacity CFexpress 4.0 Type A Iridium memory cards with dual VPG certification, available in 512GB and 1TB capacities. These new cards feature the same industry-leading quality as ProGrade’s current 4th generation 480GB and 960GB cards while leveraging a PCIe Gen 4 interconnect with NVMe 1.4c controller interface for exceptional performance. The ProGrade Digital CFexpress... Read More
Delkin announces USA-assembled Valor PRO CFexpress 4.0 Type B New Products 

Delkin announces USA-assembled Valor PRO CFexpress 4.0 Type B

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Delkin Devices, a manufacturer of flash storage solutions and memory cards, announced the launch of its line of CFexpress Type B memory cards, Valor PRO CFexpress 4.0 Type B VPG800 – designed, assembled, and extensively validated at Delkin’s facility in Poway, California. Every Valor PRO CFexpress Type B memory card is built to IPC Class 3 workmanship standards and engineered... Read More
Fujifilm commemorates 40 years of single-use cameras with two new products New Products 

Fujifilm commemorates 40 years of single-use cameras with two new products

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FUJIFILM North America Corp., Imaging Division, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the introduction of its QuickSnap one-time use camera line with the introduction of two new modelsa: QuickSnap Black and White, and QuickSnap Active, which replaces the current waterproof QuickSnap camera. “For 40 years, FUJIFILM QuickSnap cameras have been trusted companions for people making images on the go,” said... Read More
Apple adds Pixelmator Pro functions to Final Cut Pro in paid Apple Creator Studio plans Updates 

Apple adds Pixelmator Pro functions to Final Cut Pro in paid Apple Creator Studio plans

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Since announcing the Apple Creator Studio, the paid subscription service for Apple’s productivity suite, Apple has trickled out updates. Now, however, Apple has introduced updates expanding the features of its Pixelmator Pro image editor across other applications. (Apple acquired Pixelmator Pro in 2024).  Final Cut Pro users can now send a chosen frame directly to Pixelmator Pro, create custom thumbnails... Read More
ScheduLink replaces your whiteboard and Post It Notes, with Seenu Yellapu and Michael Rak Podcasts 

ScheduLink replaces your whiteboard and Post It Notes, with Seenu Yellapu and Michael Rak

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Spreadsheets, whiteboards, and “the one person who knows everything” can keep a volume photography studio running, right up until the moment they stop scaling. Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society is joined by Seenu Yellapu (ScheduLink) and Michael Rak (Artona Group) to talk about the overlooked side of school and volume photography: the operational admin work that surrounds every shoot, from scheduling and staffing to task... Read More
Hasselblad announces winners of 2026 Hasselblad Masters Competition Events News 

Hasselblad announces winners of 2026 Hasselblad Masters Competition

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Hasselblad announced the winners of the Hasselblad Masters 2026 competition, selected from 70 finalists across the globe. Widely regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious professional photography competitions, the Hasselblad Masters was created to celebrate creative excellence and bring together established and emerging talent from around the world. This year, the competition received more than 108,000 image submissions from... Read More