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PI CONNECT 2020 imaging conference announces additional speakers, March 10 housing deadline Events News 

PI CONNECT 2020 imaging conference announces additional speakers, March 10 housing deadline

Design, decor and AR/VR expand the education program Pro Imaging CONNECT, the executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, announced additional speakers at its conference on March 21-22, 2020, at the Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin, Texas. Due to the high demand for accommodations, the housing deadline is Tuesday, March 10. “Digital technology is breaking down the barriers between the photo/imaging... Read More
The Imaging Alliance to “Salute and Celebrate” Photographers Who Give Back at March 25 event Events 

The Imaging Alliance to “Salute and Celebrate” Photographers Who Give Back at March 25 event

The Imaging Alliance, a non-profit organization representing the bold and diverse imaging industry, announced the winners of its 2020 “Imaging Alliance Salutes Photographers Who Give Back” Awards. James Balog, Alicia Hansen, and Chris Rainier will be honored for their charitable achievements and dedication to creating change and social awareness on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in New York City. The event... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of Feb. 8 Earnings reports Events News People on the Move Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of Feb. 8

Rumors and interesting items from around the internet Fujifilm pulls X100V promo video after backlash over photog’s shooting style, via PetaPixel Google admits it sent private videos in Google Photos to strangers, via The Verge Why Camera Manufacturers Are No Longer Relevant, via Fstoppers DCW is the new online home for Australian Camera and ProPhoto magazines Apps and updates The... Read More
PI CONNECT 2020 adds Don Franz, Don Carli to top speaker lineup Events Feature 

PI CONNECT 2020 adds Don Franz, Don Carli to top speaker lineup

Pro Imaging CONNECT, the new executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, has announced leading international photo/imaging researcher, Don Franz, will present, “The International World of Photo Imaging”, on Saturday, March 21,  at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin Texas. In this presentation, Franz will explore how social media and the internet have driven photo/imaging sharing and output around the world, both for... Read More
W. Eugene Smith Fund announces 2020 Call for Entries Events News 

W. Eugene Smith Fund announces 2020 Call for Entries

The W. Eugene Smith Fund is now accepting applications for its 41st annual Grant in Humanistic Photography. Since the Fund’s inception in 1979, it has awarded more than $1 million dollars to photographers whose past work and proposed projects follow the tradition of W. Eugene Smith’s career as a photographic essayist. The Smith Fund will present more than $65,000 in... Read More
SGIA opens annual scholarship program, ASDPT Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition Events News 

SGIA opens annual scholarship program, ASDPT Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition

SGIA announced the opening of its annual Student Scholarship Program and the ASDPT Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition. Both initiatives work to provide students with long-term resources, tools, and recognition to aid with continued growth in the industry, the company says. Applications are due by April 30, 2020. “SGIA student programs, such as our annual Scholarship Program and the ASDPT... Read More
Emerald launches new brand identity and corporate website Events News 

Emerald launches new brand identity and corporate website

Emerald Expositions Events Inc., the parent company of photo industry publisher WPPI and PhotoPlus events manager, unveiled the launch of its new brand identity, vision, and corporate website. The company intends to formally change its corporate name to Emerald Holding, Inc., reflecting the  “company’s evolution and core commitment to building dynamic market platforms that integrate live events, community-relevant content, and... Read More
Sigma announces February dealer photography workshops, events Events 

Sigma announces February dealer photography workshops, events

Sigma Corporation of America, a leading still photo and cinema lens, camera, flash and accessory manufacturer, announced its Dealer Workshop lineup for the month of February. Workshops will cover macro, wedding and portrait photography. In addition, workshop and event attendees will have the opportunity to try out the Sigma fp full-frame mirrorless digital camera, and the all-new full-frame mirrorless duo,... Read More
UPGRD is a new service for automatically enhancing photo designs Events Feature SDKs and APIs 

UPGRD is a new service for automatically enhancing photo designs

Sometimes big ideas come from small companies. As volume photography market service providers to make products more personalized to improve customer satisfaction, there comes the natural dilemma of maintaining productivity. UPGRD is a company providing a new way of offering automated photo enrichment. The company started in 2012 as a school photography company in Finland, Oma Design, but by 2015,... Read More
Pro Imaging CONNECT, Pro Imaging Golf registrations are open Events News 

Pro Imaging CONNECT, Pro Imaging Golf registrations are open

Registration is now open for Pro Imaging CONNECT, the new executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, and the leading golf outing, SGIA Pro Imaging Expo and Golf. The two events, held from March 21-March 24, at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin Texas. Pro Imaging CONNECT kicks off with two days of executive-level education, while Pro Imaging Golf follows with two... Read More
GotPhoto adds prepay option to school photography workflow Events New Products 

GotPhoto adds prepay option to school photography workflow

New York, NY – GotPhoto Inc., the leader in sales and workflow platforms for volume school photographers, has added prepay functionality to its award-winning platform. Starting as an online proofing sales platform for the U.S. market in 2017, GotPhoto now offers the most efficient way for photographers to manage sales and marketing activities. “GotPhoto has added prepay to serve the... Read More
photokina to host new conference for trade visitors Events 

photokina to host new conference for trade visitors

The Imaging Innovation Conference (IIC) on 26 May 2020, the day prior to the start of photokina, is a new format event designed to bring together retailers, service providers, suppliers, photographers, videographers and other content creators from around the world to network and to discuss industry trends, within the context of the leading imaging trade fair. The Imaging Innovation Conference... Read More
Analyst Alan Bullock to kick off Pro Imaging CONNECT program Events News 

Analyst Alan Bullock to kick off Pro Imaging CONNECT program

Pro Imaging CONNECT, the new executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, announces Alan Bullock, associate director, Keypoint Intelligence-InfoTrends, will kick off the educational program with the informative session, “A Snapshot of the US Photo Printing & Imaging Market “, at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 21, at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin Texas. The session is sponsored by Mediaclip. The session... Read More
The International Center of Photography launches new home at Essex Crossing Events 

The International Center of Photography launches new home at Essex Crossing

The International Center of Photography (ICP) will launch its new integrated center on Manhattan’s Lower East Side with a free Opening Community Day on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 11 AM to 7 PM. Located at 79 Essex Street, ICP is the cultural anchor of Essex Crossing, one of the most highly anticipated and expansive mixed-use developments in New York City, developed by Delancey Street Associates. ICP’s... Read More
Insta360 announces ONE R “adaptive action cam” co-engineered with Leica Events New Products 

Insta360 announces ONE R “adaptive action cam” co-engineered with Leica

Insta360 today announced ONE R, an adaptive action cam whose interchangeable-lens design enables 360-degree capture, standard 4K wide-angle capture, and use of a groundbreaking 5.3K 1-inch sensor. The One R has one battery, one processor and a trio of quick-swapping lens Mods: the Dual-Lens 360 Mod, the 4K Wide-Angle Mod and the 1-Inch Wide Angle Mod co-engineered with Leica. ‘With... Read More