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Save Your Photos Month is coming up in September News 

Save Your Photos Month is coming up in September

Now in its 9th year, Save Your Photos Month is a worldwide event sponsored by The Photo Managers to help families organize, preserve, share and celebrate their photo & video memories.  The Photo Managers have created an Event Kit, which includes promotional materials and other assets to share before and during Save Your Photos Month. Help build awareness of the importance of... Read More
Kodak suing the Kruchtens over stock options News 

Kodak suing the Kruchtens over stock options

Eastman Kodak Co. is suing two former high-level Kodak executives for not returning more than $500,000 in stock gains received from the sale of stock options the company says they erroneously received, according to the Rochester Business Journal. Kodak filed separate complaints in the state Supreme Court in Rochester against Brad and Dolores Kruchten. Brad Kruchten left Kodak in April,... Read More
Eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica signs perpetual Kodak brand license News 

Eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica signs perpetual Kodak brand license

EssilorLuxottica and Eastman Kodak Co. announced they have signed a perpetual worldwide license agreement, effecting Jan. 1, 2024, granting EssilorLuxottica the exclusive right to use the Kodak registered trademarks for products and services in connection with EssilorLuxottica’s business. Other brands in the EssilorLuxottica portfolio include Armani, Ferrari, Brunello Cucinelli Casa di Moda, Coach, and more. This new commitment represents an... Read More
Setting the Record Straight: Kodak Digital History Marketing News Podcasts 

Setting the Record Straight: Kodak Digital History

Ready to uncover the journey from film to digital photography? In this episode, Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with four former Eastman Kodak Co. executives – Ben Gibson, Bill Jackson, Mike McDougall, and Craig McGowan – who were there on the front lines of early consumer digital imaging. In this conversation, our very first panel discussion traverses the winding path from film to digital, dissecting the trials and triumphs... Read More
Cimpress reports fourth-quarter revenue up 9% Earnings reports News 

Cimpress reports fourth-quarter revenue up 9%

Vistaprint parent Cimpress closed 2023 with a strong fourth quarter, in which consolidated revenue grew 9% on both reported and organic constant-currency bases, the company said. Full-year revenue grew 7% on a reported basis and 11% on an organic constant currency basis. As discussed further below, operating income and adjusted EBITDA grew significantly compared to the same quarter last year.... Read More
Xerox reports level second-quarter earnings Earnings reports News 

Xerox reports level second-quarter earnings

Xerox Holdings Corp. reports 2023 second-quarter revenue was essentially level with the same period last year, but GAAP (loss) earnings per share (EPS) of $(0.41), down $0.36 year-over-year. “Over the last 12 months, Xerox has taken significant steps to strengthen its operating and financial discipline, leading to another quarter of profitable growth amid a dynamic macroeconomic backdrop,” said Steve Bandrowczak,... Read More
Mixbook expands licensing deal with Hallmark News 

Mixbook expands licensing deal with Hallmark

Mixbook announced it is extending its licensing partnership with Hallmark. The new Hallmark for Mixbook Birthday Collection includes three distinctive, beautifully designed, and customizable photo book templates. The collection offers a uniquely sentimental way to gift friends and loved ones on their special day by blending Mixbook photo books with Hallmark’s brand quality and trend-forward artwork. Mixbook already has a partnership... Read More
Five female photographers selected from Hasselblad Heroines public nominations News People on the Move 

Five female photographers selected from Hasselblad Heroines public nominations

Hasselblad has selected five women photographers as Hasselblad Heroines, an annual event that aims to inspire and empower female photographers while highlighting the diversity and talent within the industry. As the event enters its fifth year, it was launched with a public nomination open to the world and uncovered five exceptional female photographers – each with their own unique views... Read More
ME Group report six-month results Earnings reports News 

ME Group report six-month results

ME Group International plc announced interim results for the six months ended April 30, 2023, including strong performance across all business areas, underpinned by consumer demand and diversification of services. Revenue was up 24.7% and profit before tax up 36.7%, driven by progress across all of the key business areas – photobooth, laundry and digital printing services – and in all of... Read More
Eugene Smith Fund announces call for 2023 entries Events News 

Eugene Smith Fund announces call for 2023 entries

The W. Eugene Smith Fund announced it is now accepting applications for its 44th annual Grant in Humanistic Photography with a top prize of $30,000. An additional $10,000 grant will be awarded as a Fellowship, and one Finalist will be deemed worthy of special recognition and presented with a $5,000 grant. The Smith Fund is also accepting applications for its... Read More
School Photographers of America Inducts Inaugural Hall of Fame Class Events News 

School Photographers of America Inducts Inaugural Hall of Fame Class

School Photographers of America (SPOA) inducted the inaugural class of the Industry Hall of Fame, featuring some of the most legendary pioneers of the century-old school photography and yearbook industry, at the Industry Awards Banquet during SPOA’s International Conference on School Photography and Yearbooks at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Greenville, SC. Bill Freeman, of Freeman Photography, Houston, Texas, read... Read More
Shutterfly customer data not exposed in latest breach News 

Shutterfly customer data not exposed in latest breach

Personalized photo products leader Shutterfly was again the target of a data breach but said customer data was not exposed. According to Cybernews, Shutterfly was the latest in a batch of high-profile victims – like Warner Bros. Discovery and AMC Theatres – announced by the Russian-affiliated Cl0p ransomware group. Shutterfly’s Vice President of Communications, Jennifer George, confirmed to Cybernews the company... Read More
New York Times rates online photo services Marketing News 

New York Times rates online photo services

The New York Times‘ influential gear blog Wirecutter did an extensive round-up of online photo services. The round-up was conducted by Phil Ryan, Wirecutter’s senior staff writer for camera coverage. Previously, for more than 13 years, Ryan covered cameras and other photo-related items for CNET and Popular Photography. The top choice was Nations Photo Lab, which has been a favorite... Read More
CEWE extends contracts of four management board members News People on the Move 

CEWE extends contracts of four management board members

CeWe Stiftung & Co. extended the contracts of four long-standing management board members that were due to expire this year. There are seven total board members. The extensions were granted to Patrick Berkhouwer, in charge of international and expansion matters; Carsten Heitkamp, responsible for production, purchasing, customer service, and logistics; Olaf Holzkaemper, chief financial officer; and Thomas Mehls, in charge... Read More