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PhotoGurus shutting down mobile app and website July 15th News 

PhotoGurus shutting down mobile app and website July 15th

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PhotoGurus, the well-regarded custom photo-book service from the founders of ScanCafe, notified users the PhotoGurus mobile application and website would shut down July 15, 2018. The company is expecting to launch a new product in August to replace the service. Current orders in the pipeline will be honored, but no new orders will be accepted. Our goal has always been... Read More
German AI company Excire opens for business in the United States News Press releases 

German AI company Excire opens for business in the United States

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Software company is dedicated to bringing its artificial intelligence technologies to photographers Nokomis, Florida (July 10, 2018) – Excire Inc. announced today that it has opened sales and marketing operations in Florida, for its innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) software designed specifically for use by professional photographers and those who aspire to be. Excire software was developed by computer scientists at... Read More
Walsworth Yearbooks launches podcast network News Press releases 

Walsworth Yearbooks launches podcast network

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. (PRWEB) JULY 09, 2018 – Walsworth Yearbooks is excited to announce the debut of the Walsworth Yearbooks Podcast Network (WYPN). WYPN premieres with two yearbook-themed podcasts, and plans to add more in the next year. “Yearbooks have traditionally been considered a visual medium, so a podcast network may not be the obvious choice from a printing company,”... Read More
Nikon Inc. announces recipients of Women Photograph + Nikon Grants News 

Nikon Inc. announces recipients of Women Photograph + Nikon Grants

GaryPageau
Nikon to Award $25,000 to Support Talented Photojournalists, from Around the World, Working on Documentary Photography Projects MELVILLE, NY – Nikon Inc. is pleased to announce the five recipients of the 2018 Women Photograph + Nikon Grant. The Grant, a continuation of Nikon’s ongoing support for the next generation of visual storytellers, is a collaboration with Women Photograph to help... Read More
Fujifilm opens fourth Wonder Photo Shop in Malaysia News 

Fujifilm opens fourth Wonder Photo Shop in Malaysia

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The Borneo Post Online reports Fujifilm is opening the first Fujifilm Wonder Photo Shop in Penang, making it the fourth concept store in Malaysia, alongside three other Wonder Photo Shops at Sunway Pyramid, Plaza Shah Alam and Isetan. Located at Queensbay Mall, the latest Wonder Photo Shop in the country aims to celebrate Malaysians’ love for photography and offer them... Read More
Japan’s Kitamura delisted following the acquisition by CK Holdings News 

Japan’s Kitamura delisted following the acquisition by CK Holdings

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Thompson Reuters reports Kitamura Co. Ltd., one of Japan’s leading photo retailers, will be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Aug. 6 following the purchase of the company by CK Holdings, a subsidiary of Culture Convenience Club Co. Ltd. (CCC) In May, Culture Convenience Club offered a takeover bid for for 14.7 million shares (or no less than 7.7 million shares) of... Read More
Mastering Volume Photography conference shows path to growth Events News 

Mastering Volume Photography conference shows path to growth

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As mentioned recently, the Mastering Volume Photography conference, sponsored by PhotoLynx, has become an increasingly important event in the photography education calendar. We were not able to attend this year but received many reports on the topics and trends observed, which are shared below. One of the biggest outcomes of MVP was the unbridled optimism for the future of the volume... Read More
Kerfuffle escalation: Fujifilm, Xerox take steps to separate further, brace for competition News 

Kerfuffle escalation: Fujifilm, Xerox take steps to separate further, brace for competition

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The divide between Fujifilm Holdings and Xerox Corp. over their failed merger is growing larger and more contentious, as both companies issued statements ramping up the rhetoric. On June 25th, Xerox vice chairman and CEO John Visentin responded to Fujifilm’s filing of a $1 billion lawsuit with an open letter to Fujifilm Chairman and CEO Shigetaka Komori, blaming Fujifilm’s accounting practices for scuttling... Read More
M6 Métropole Télévision: Exclusive negotiations with albelli Group regarding the sale of monAlbumPhoto News Press releases 

M6 Métropole Télévision: Exclusive negotiations with albelli Group regarding the sale of monAlbumPhoto

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NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: M6 Group (Paris:MMT) has entered into exclusive negotiations with Dutch group albelli regarding the full transfer of monAlbumPhoto, a leading e-commerce player in France in the printing and processing of photo albums and personalised photo products. More than 1.3 million photo products were designed and shipped in 2017 from its production facility in the Oise district,... Read More
Sigma invites photographers to attend its July lens workshops News 

Sigma invites photographers to attend its July lens workshops

GaryPageau
Corpus Christi Camera, Kenmore Camera and Pro Photo Supply will host hands-on workshops covering travel, night sky, moving water and macro photography led by photo experts Brett Wells and Aaron Norberg Ronkonkoma, NY – July 2, 2018 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading still photo and cinema lens, camera, flash and accessory manufacturer, today announced its Sigma Lens Workshops... Read More
500px closing Marketplace in favor of Getty Images, VCG News 

500px closing Marketplace in favor of Getty Images, VCG

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High-end photo-sharing site 500px announced it is shutting down 500px Marketplace, its stock photo platform, in favor of offering images through Getty Images – exclusive worldwide, except People’s Republic of China (PRC) – and  Visual China Group (VCG), exclusive in PRC. 500px was acquired by VCG earlier this year. Also, in May, Getty and 500px entered into the distribution partnership, sending signals more changes... Read More
Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso to use KodakOne platform to spur fan engagement News Press releases 

Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso to use KodakOne platform to spur fan engagement

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ICOx Innovations client WENN Digital Announces Plan To Enable the Future of Fan Engagement and Image Protection Through the KODAKOne Platform Los Angeles, CA, June 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ICOx Innovations Inc. (OTC: ICOX), who is in the business of designing and creating crypto economies is pleased to announce that their client, WENN Digital has today announced that they... Read More
Landa Digital completes $300 million equity financing News Press releases 

Landa Digital completes $300 million equity financing

GaryPageau
Successful completion of $300 million financing round provided by SKion, the private investment company of German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, and ALTANA Wesel, Germany / Rehovot, Israel, June 27, 2018 – Landa Digital Printing today announced the completion of a $300 million equity financing, led by private investment firm SKion GmbH and joined by specialty chemicals group ALTANA, an already-existing shareholder.... Read More
Bloomberg estimates Instagram is worth more than $100 billion News 

Bloomberg estimates Instagram is worth more than $100 billion

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Bloomberg Intelligence estimates Facebook has done well with its 2012 billion-dollar purchase of Instagram. If the photo-sharing service were its own company, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Jitendra Waral estimates Instagram would be worth $100 billion, a 100X return on its $1 billion purchase. Earlier this week, Instagram surpassed 100 million users and is on pace to double that in five years.... Read More
Xerox responds to Fujifilm lawsuit News Press releases 

Xerox responds to Fujifilm lawsuit

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NORWALK, Conn. —  Xerox Vice Chairman and CEO John Visentin today sent a letter to Fujifilm Chairman Shigetaka Komori responding to the lawsuit filed by Fujifilm last week. “Fujifilm should realize that the internal accounting issues at Fuji Xerox were a result of their mismanagement, which made it impossible to close the announced transaction” said Visentin. “We cannot stand by... Read More