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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 volume expected to be down in first half of 2026 Market research News 

NRF: Import cargo volume expected to be down in first half of 2026

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Imports at major U.S. container ports are expected to remain below last year’s levels for the first half of 2026 amid ongoing tariff uncertainty, but it is too soon to gauge the impact of the conflict in Iran, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “The Supreme Court has struck down... Read More
American Color Imaging sold to Proviso Capital Acquisitions News 

American Color Imaging sold to Proviso Capital

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Iowa’s American Color Imaging has been sold to Proviso Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. Terms weren’t disclosed. CEO Mark Lane told the Dead Pixels Society that he and his wife/partner, Lisa, will continue the business to ensure a smooth transition. He said Proviso Capital was selected as the acquirer, instead of another professional lab, because of concerns over... Read More
Felix Schoeller introduces RubyPaper photo paper for high-speed inkjet printing New Products 

Felix Schoeller introduces RubyPaper photo paper for high-speed inkjet printing

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Felix Schoeller has launched RubyPaper, the company’s first genuine photo paper for high-speed inkjet. New RubyPaper requires neither lamination nor varnishing and delivers a high-quality, authentic photographic look and feel in both lustre and glossy finishes. The paper was developed specifically for the requirements of industrial photo production. RubyPaper was engineered in close alignment with customer needs and the practical... Read More
Nikon announces investment in U.S.-based space-station maker Vast Inc. News 

Nikon announces investment in U.S.-based space-station maker Vast Inc.

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Nikon Corp. announced it has made an investment in Vast Inc. (Vast), based in Long Beach, Calif., through the NFocus Fund. Vast is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and operation of commercial space stations utilizing a vertically integrated manufacturing approach. This innovative company aims to provide the next-generation commercial space station to succeed the International Space Station (ISS), which... Read More
Vivid-Pix announces Memory Station Software Version 5 New Products 

Vivid-Pix announces Memory Station Software Version 5

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Vivid-Pix announced it is shipping the new Version 5 of Vivid-Pix Memory Station Software featuring enhanced Memories story creation, and voice transcription and text utilization with Memory Pages,  which combines images and text to display on slide shows, print on home printers, online, and at retail locations. Vivid-Pix software and programming are also being integrated with business partners, colleges, and universities.... Read More
Apple debuts new M5 Pro chips, MacBooks, displays New Products 

Apple debuts new M5 Pro chips, MacBooks, displays

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Apple Inc. released two advanced M5 chips, a new Pro Display, and an entry-level Macbook aimed at the education market. Here is a summary of the announcements: Apple announced M5 Pro and M5 Max, which introduce the Apple-designed Fusion Architecture, a design connecting two dies into a single SoC. This brings together two third-generation 3-nanometer dies with high bandwidth and... Read More
Panasonic LUMIX and Irvin Simon announce names LUMIX as official camera provider News 

Panasonic LUMIX and Irvin Simon announce names LUMIX as official camera provider

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Panasonic LUMIX and Irvin Simon Photographers, a New York-based national leader in volume portrait photography, today announced a strategic partnership designating Panasonic LUMIX as the official provider of camera systems for Irvin Simon Photographers. As part of the agreement, Irvin Simon will standardize on the Panasonic LUMIX S5II full-frame mirrorless camera system, including LUMIX S-series lenses and volume-licensed firmware, across... Read More
GoPro announces fourth-quarter and full-year results, new processor Earnings reports News 

GoPro announces fourth-quarter and full-year results, new processor

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GoPro, Inc. announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2025. For the fourth quarter, year-over-year revenue was flat at $202 million. Sell-through was approximately 625,000 camera units, down 19% year-over-year. Subscription and service revenue was down 3% year-over-year at $27 million. GoPro subscriber count ended Q4 at 2.36 million, down 7% year-over-year. Revenue from... Read More
Photo Imaging CONNECT brings together industry executives Events News 

Photo Imaging CONNECT brings together industry executives

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The Photo Imaging CONNECT conference, held March 1-2, in Las Vegas, Nev., brought together more than 40 industry executives to network, share insights and explore the future of the photo/imaging industry. In a special partnership with WPPI, the Dead Pixels Society hosted an executive-level conference to bring together key sectors of the photo/imaging industry to discuss trends, opportunities, emerging technologies, and... Read More
Photo Personalization Pioneer Feted for 20 Years of Leadership News 

Photo Personalization Pioneer Feted for 20 Years of Leadership

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The Dead Pixels Society announced the first recipient of the organization’s “Photo Imaging Pioneer” award is Marion Duchesne, co-founder and CEO of Mediaclip, a Montreal-based technology company that provides enterprise-grade white-label software powering online product personalization for retailers and brands worldwide. The Photo Imaging Pioneer Award, presented at the annual Photo Imaging CONNECT event at the RIO Hotel and Casino, Las... Read More
CEWE Group reports 2025 group turnover up 3.8% Earnings reports News 

CEWE Group reports 2025 group turnover up 3.8%

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CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA reported, for the 2025 financial year, preliminary figures showed a 3.8% increase in group turnover, reaching €864.5 million, compared to €832.8 million the year prior. The company’s EBIT also rose to €88.2 million from €86.1 million the previous year. The fourth quarter was particularly strong, driven by high demand for CEWE photo products as Christmas... Read More
School Photographers of America Launches Volume EDU Program at Daytona State College Events News 

School Photographers of America Launches Volume EDU Program at Daytona State College

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School Photographers of America (SPOA) launched its first Volume EDU workshop on Feb. 18, 2026 at Daytona State College, marking the beginning of a new national initiative designed to introduce college photography students to careers in high-volume school and sports photography. Volume EDU is a collaborative educational program developed in partnership with Sony to bridge the gap between academic photography... Read More
Inside Evoto: Speed, Trust, And Authenticity In Photo Editing Podcasts 

Inside Evoto: Speed, Trust, And Authenticity In Photo Editing

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Ever wish your edits moved fast? We sat down with Jay Peterson of Evoto to unpack how AI can make portrait workflows radically quicker without removing the realism that clients recognize and trust. Peterson explains Evoto’s slider-first, standalone desktop editor and how its proprietary algorithms target the work that slows pros down—frequency separation, dodging and burning, glasses glare, and flyaway hair—while keeping processing local... Read More
Perfect Corp. reports third-quarter revenue up 14% Earnings reports News 

Perfect Corp. reports third-quarter revenue up 14%

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Perfect Corp., an AI/AR company for the beauty, fashion, photo and video creative industries, thirdquarter revenue was $18.1 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2025, compared to $15.9 million in the same period of 2024, an increase of 14.2%. The increase was primarily due to strong growth momentum in the revenue of mobile app and web services subscriptions.... Read More