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Canon adds four visual artists as “Explorers of Light” News People on the Move 

Canon adds four visual artists as “Explorers of Light”

Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced four visual artists across photography and moving images will join its Explorers of Light program. The new cohort builds on the program’s three-decade legacy of bringing together elite artists to inspire, teach, and collaborate, all in service of uplifting the craft of professional image creation. Canon welcomes Dixie Dixon, Lindsey Conklin, Steve Sanders, and Bryan Gentry as... Read More
SPAC celebrates 70th anniversary with largest convention in history Events Feature 

SPAC celebrates 70th anniversary with largest convention in history

The 70th-anniversary SPAC school and sports photography conference was held Jan. 22-25, 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, cyber-security, and more. The conference program... Read More
Canon U.S.A. launches free professional services membership program for qualified student photographers and videographers News 

Canon U.S.A. launches free professional services membership program for qualified student photographers and videographers

Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the launch of its new and no-cost Canon Student Professional Services (CPS) membership program. This free program provides a range of valuable member-exclusive benefits including savings on products and services and the support needed to help student photographers and videographers hone their skills. The program is geared to empower students to develop the tools they need... Read More
Newsday: Canon USA lays off 100-plus employees at Melville headquarters News 

Newsday: Canon USA lays off 100-plus employees at Melville headquarters

Canon U.S.A. Inc. recently laid off between 100 and 150 employees at its Melville, N.Y., headquarters, according to people familiar with the company and numerous media reports. According to Newsday, the job cuts represent between 9% and 14% of the Japanese company’s local workforce, which totaled 1,081 employees in December, based on Suffolk County documents. The job cuts come about... Read More
Canon announces leadership changes for U.S., Canada News 

Canon announces leadership changes for U.S., Canada

Canon U.S.A. Inc., Melville, NY, named Isao “Sammy” Kobayashi as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Kobayashi was most recently president and CEO at Canon Canada for the past year. Kobayashi succeeds Kazuto “Kevin” Ogawa, who will return to Japan for a new assignment following five years at Canon U.S.A., having served as president and CEO since April, 2020.... Read More