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Industry notes for the week of Nov. 28

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 GaryPageau

Retail news Delays, surcharges and returns: Holiday shipping headaches have just begun RetailDive provided tips and advice for the service providers relying on the USPS, FedEx and other carriers, in anticipation on record holiday-shopping volume. “Carriers, to accommodate for the demand surges, have also made clear cutoff dates for when orders need to be placed to be received in time... Read More

Koelnmesse cancels photokina “for the time being”

November 27, 2020 GaryPageau Agfa, Apple, Eastman Kodak, Fujifilm, HP, Koelnmesse, Microsoft, Photokina, PMA, PMA Show, Polaroid

Koelnmesse, the organizer of the leading worldwide photo/imaging exhibition, photokina, has canceled the Cologne event “for the time being” after 70 years. The 2020 edition had already been canceled but dates for May 2022 were announced. It’s an ignoble end to the largest and, arguably, the most influential photo/imaging trade event. For most of its existence, photokina was held every... Read More

Events News

Popsa wins third overall at Deloitte Tech Fast 50 Awards

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020 GaryPageau Deloitte, Pembroke VCT, Popsa

U.K.-based photo brand Popsa was ranked third in the 2020 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 – a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK – and achieved first in the software category. Popsa is a portfolio company of Pembroke VCT, the “venture capital trust focused on building the consumer brands of tomorrow.” Pembroke VCT first invested in... Read More

Events News

ViewSonic announces winners of the ColorPro Award 2020 global photography contest

November 13, 2020November 14, 2020 GaryPageau ViewSonic

ViewSonic Corp., a provider of visual and educational solutions, organized the ColorPro Award 2020 Global Photography Contest in cooperation with four leaders in the creative industry – Blurb, Shoot the Frame (STF), Tinyspace, and TourBox – centered on the theme of kindness, so as to promote compassion and beauty through creativity. ViewSonic received more than 2,100 extraordinary photo entries from 18... Read More

Events Promotions

Vivid-Pix offering education for holiday memory making

November 11, 2020November 14, 2020 GaryPageau Vivid-Pix

Vivid-Pix, the leading provider of AI-powered image restoration software, is offering families who may be separated by the pandemic this Thanksgiving a series of instructional video and tutorials. Vivid-Pix’s “Gathering Traditions” easy-to-implement tutorials provide tips for creating “time capsules” for families to relive past holiday gatherings and for future reminiscing. “These tools will help families during the holidays and create... Read More

Events News

Sony opens registration for “Creative Space” online event

November 10, 2020November 14, 2020 GaryPageau Sony

Sony Electronics Inc. opened registration for the second annual “Creative Space” digital event open to all levels of photographers, videographers and all other forms of imaging enthusiasts. The free Dec. 5-6 event offers the opportunity for participants to learn from and connect with some of the imaging industry’s biggest names, offering many opportunities to expand their own individual network and... Read More

Events News

CP+2021 puts out call for exhibitors

November 10, 2020November 14, 2020 GaryPageau CP+

The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) will hold CP+2021, its international show for camera and photo imaging, Feb. 25-28, at the Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama City, in Japan. CP+2021 will combine on-site and online exhibitions. Applications for exhibiting at this event are now open. For more information, visit the CP+2021 website at www.cpplus.jp/en. Read More

Events

Tamron USA announces free webinar series

November 3, 2020November 6, 2020 GaryPageau Tamron

Tamron USA, Inc. announces a free series of Tamron Pro Webinars covering a variety of subject matter starting Nov 10. Nov. 10th, 9:00pm – 10:30pm ET Let’s Go Around the World: A Guide to Capturing Amazing International Travel Portraits with Glynn Lavender What’s the secret to approaching complete strangers in the streets and markets of the world and getting them... Read More

Events

APTech opens registration for Nov. 12 “The Learning Experience” virtual conference

November 2, 2020November 5, 2020 GaryPageau APTech

The Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech) announced registration is now open for the “The Learning Experience” virtual conference from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 12. The conference is designed to empower business leaders in the print industry to harness the power of ground-breaking technology and tools to grow and ignite their business. The event is free to members... Read More

Events

Visual 1st holds virtual conference, announces award winners

October 17, 2020October 20, 2020 GaryPageau Visual 1st

The Visual 1st imaging conference went virtual this year, with two days of three-hour virtual sessions featuring the event’s customary fireside chats, panel discussions and demos. The Oct. 14-15 event was well-attended by imaging executives from around the world, despite the absence of the in-person networking that has become the hallmark of the event. (As is customary, sessions were not... Read More

Events

Eugene Smith Fund presents grants in Humanistic Photography to five photographers

October 15, 2020October 18, 2020 GaryPageau Eugene Smith Fund

The W. Eugene Memorial Fund is breaking from its 40-year tradition of presenting its $40,000 annual grant to a single photographer by announcing it has selected five recipients of this year’s grant. Each recipient will receive $10,000 for their entries which, in the eyes of the judges, follow the tradition of the compassionate photojournalism exhibited by W. Eugene Smith during... Read More

Events News

Registration is now live for the PRINTING United Digital Experience

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 GaryPageau PRINTING United

The PRINTING United Digital Experience announced free registration for the three-week event is now live at digital.printingunited.com. A single sign-up allows for complete access to the entire schedule of daily events. The PRINTING United Digital Experience takes place online from Oct. 26 – Nov. 12 and content will be recorded each day for future accessibility into 2021. PRINTING United Digital... Read More

Events Photo contests

Zebrafish pic wins 46th annual Nikon Small World Photo Microscopy Competition

October 13, 2020October 18, 2020 GaryPageau Nikon, Small World Competition

Nikon Instruments Inc. announced the winners of the forty-sixth annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Daniel Castranova, assisted by Bakary Samasa while working in the lab of Dr. Brant Weinstein at the National Institutes of Health, took the top prize for his artfully rendered and technically immaculate photo of a juvenile zebrafish. The image is a dorsal view of the head of a fish... Read More

Events

The 37th annual Leitz Photographica Auction is Nov. 21

October 9, 2020October 12, 2020 GaryPageau auction, Leica

Interested in weird and unique photographic gear? The 37th Annual “Leitz Photographica Auction,” will be Nov.21, which has established itself as one of the world’s leading auction houses for classic and vintage cameras and photographic, according to the organizers. Working in collaboration with Leica Camera, the Viennese auction team offers potential buyers from around the globe the chance to bid... Read More

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MagicMakers Group offering free customer service webinar Oct. 22

October 5, 2020October 11, 2020 GaryPageau

In honor of National Customer Service Week, MagicMakers Group, a consultancy of longtime Disney executives and leader representing one of the most diverse teams of practitioners in the marketplace, unveils its “Studios of Expertise.” The company leverages its vast customer experience acumen to help businesses bridge the gap between brand promise and operational excellence through its ‘Studios’ in Theme Parks... Read More