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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

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
CEWE Group holds Innovation Days Events News 

CEWE Group holds Innovation Days

On Feb. 18 and 19, more than 1,200 employees from across Europe gathered in Oldenburg for the CEWE Group’s Innovation Days. The event has established itself as a regular meeting point for all of the group’s brands and locations. Whether new products, further developments of apps and software, or service improvements: At the Innovation Days in the Weser-Ems-Hallen in Oldenburg,... 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

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
Inside Dscoop: Trust, Growth, And Smart Print, with Peter Van Teeseling and Chris Hyde Events Podcasts 

Inside Dscoop: Trust, Growth, And Smart Print, with Peter Van Teeseling and Chris Hyde

If you think great industry breakthroughs happen on a show floor, think again. We sat down with Dscoop’s Peter Van Teeseling and Chris Hyde to unpack how a trust-first, member-led community is helping HP print businesses grow faster through intentional connections, candid playbook sharing, and events designed for action, not spectacle. We trace Dscoop’s 20-year arc from a “crazy idea” to a global network... Read More
The International Photographic Council (IPC) launches new website Events News 

The International Photographic Council (IPC) launches new website

The International Photographic Council (IPC) launched a new website, designed to celebrate and recognize photography’s profound impact as a universal language connecting people across the globe. The redesigned website showcases artist spotlights featuring some of the world’s most accomplished photographers, the first of which will be renowned photographer and National Geographic Explorer, Stephen Wilkes, who is widely recognized for his... Read More
Photo Imaging CONNECT announces Fujifilm, Zenfolio and more as presenters Events News 

Photo Imaging CONNECT announces Fujifilm, Zenfolio and more as presenters

The Dead Pixels Society, the photo/imaging industry’s leading news source, announces the speaking lineup for the Photo Imaging CONNECT conference, March 1-2, 2026, at the RIO Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, NV. In a special partnership with WPPI, the Dead Pixels Society is hosting an executive-level conference to bring together various sectors of the photo/imaging industry to discuss trends, opportunities,... Read More
SPAC 2026 brings volume photography to the forefront Events News 

SPAC 2026 brings volume photography to the forefront

The 71st-anniversary SPAC school and sports photography conference was held Jan. 21-24, at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., featured a record 1,300 attendees, a sold-out trade show featuring more than 90 companies serving the volume photography marketplace, and new social events. social events. The session topics included how-to sessions, sales, marketing, AI, and more. The conference program... Read More
Photo Imaging CONNECT bonus: WPPI keynote with Annie Leibovitz is included Events News 

Photo Imaging CONNECT bonus: WPPI keynote with Annie Leibovitz is included

Photo Imaging CONNECT attendees get a bonus with their conference badge: A full WPPI conference pass that includes all seminars, the WPPI Expo, exclusive parties, after-hours events, and more. The badge also grants you access to the opening keynote featuring influential portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz. After the keynote, she will also meet attendees for an exclusive book signing. Photo Imaging... Read More
Photo Imaging CONNECT announces exit strategy session with Hans Hartman Events News 

Photo Imaging CONNECT announces exit strategy session with Hans Hartman

Photo Imaging CONNECT conference announces Hans Hartman, president of Suite 48 Analytics and chair of Visual 1st, will present, “Exit Stage Right,” at its 2026 event, March 1-2, in Las Vegas. Part of the startup journey is to consider exit options. Apart from IPOs, what to consider when developing a proactive exit strategy? In this session, Hartman will describe what... Read More
Photo Imaging CONNECT announces Jordan Moore to speak on privacy and security Events News 

Photo Imaging CONNECT announces Jordan Moore to speak on privacy and security

Photo Imaging CONNECT conference announces security expert Jordan Moore, ICD.D, will present, “Privacy & Security: What Every Business Needs to Know,” at its 2026 event, March 1-2, in Las Vegas.  Moore, who is the founder and CEO of the consulting firm, Riseilient, has a long-standing history in the professional photography industry, particularly volume photography. In this fast-paced, interactive session, sponsored by... Read More
The most popular articles on the Dead Pixels Society in 2025 Events New Products 

The most popular articles on the Dead Pixels Society in 2025

The most popular stories on the Dead Pixels Society this year covered the gamut of topics, including acquisitions, business purchases and new technology. Here are the articles that were most-visited in 2025, from most popular on: CADY acquires Lifetouch high school photography accounts, Prestige Senior Portrait Brand in select schools CADY, a leading volume-photography company based in Alpharetta, Ga., announced the... Read More
2025 events in review for the Dead Pixels Society Events News 

2025 events in review for the Dead Pixels Society

The Dead Pixels Society had a busy year in 2025, visiting industry events and reporting important industry happenings. Among the video highlights: Visual 1st 2025 Printing United IPIC 2025 SPAC 2025 And that’s just a few! For 2026, the Dead Pixels Society is looking to attend the following events and more: Jan. 21-24     SPAC – 71st Annual SPAC School... Read More
PPA hosting annual Imaging USA conference in Nashville  Events News 

PPA hosting annual Imaging USA conference in Nashville 

Professional Photographers of America (PPA), the world’s largest nonprofit photography association for professional photographers, will host its annual Imaging USA photography conference Jan. 11-13 in Nashville, Tennessee. Imaging USA brings together more than 10,000 photographers, 90 speakers and 130 exhibitors for three days of hands-on learning, networking and celebrating the photography industry. Imaging USA features multiple learning sessions across the... Read More
Judges select 2025 W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant recipients from more than 650 entries representing 74 countries Events News 

Judges select 2025 W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant recipients from more than 650 entries representing 74 countries

The W. Eugene Smith Fund announced Maen Hammad(Palestine / U.S.) is the recipient of this year’s $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his project, Amira’s Castle, an ongoing exploration of his grandparents’ lives—Amira and Mohammad—and his own documentation of the Palestinian present.  Now celebrating its 46th year, the W. Eugene Smith Grant will help Hammad continue to... Read More
Hasselblad Masters competition now open Events News 

Hasselblad Masters competition now open

Hasselblad Masters is now open for submissions. Free to enter, the competition welcomes professional photographers to submit their most inventive and extraordinary work, captured with any camera, from now until Feb. 28, 2026. Established in 2001, Hasselblad Masters is one a prestigious photography competitions, celebrating creative excellence and bringing together professionals and emerging talents from around the world to share... Read More