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Comparing Notes, Photographers Turn on Retna

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 00:00
Photographers realized that unreported sales and non-payment are a common occurrence for the celebrity photo agency after a mass e-mail accidentally put contributors in touch with each other.
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7 Stunning Lenses

Fri, 01/20/2012 - 00:00
We pick our favorite pieces of all-around glass for a range of photo assignments.
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Kodak Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Thu, 01/19/2012 - 00:00
The once giant film company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. If a bankruptcy judge approves, Kodak could continue operations with the help of a Citigroup loan.
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AP Opens North Korea Bureau

Wed, 01/18/2012 - 00:00
AP's chief Asia photographer David Guttenfelder will help oversee staff in the new bureau, operating in a country famous for restrictions on foreign press.
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The Hottest Cameras of CES 2012

Thu, 01/12/2012 - 00:00
PDN's technology specialist, Dan Havlik, shows us his favorite cameras from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.
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The Hot Cameras of CES 2012

Thu, 01/12/2012 - 00:00
PDN's technology specialist, Dan Havlik, shows us his favorite cameras from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.
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In Memoriam: Jan Groover, Fine-Art Photographer, 68

Mon, 01/09/2012 - 00:00
The pioneering still-life photographer and teacher died January 1.
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Photographer Eve Arnold Dies

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 00:00
Best known for her portraits of Marilyn Monroe and other celebrities, Arnold was also a passionate and prolific photojournalist who documented the lives of ordinary people all over the world.
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In Memoriam: Madeleine de Sinety, Documenter of Rural Life, 77

Wed, 12/28/2011 - 00:00
De Sinéty, who for more than two decades photographed daily life in one farm village in Brittany, died at her home in Rangeley, Maine on December 22.
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Lacoste Elysée Photo Prize Cancelled Over Censorship Controversy

Wed, 12/21/2011 - 00:00
The 25,000 euro photo competition implodes over the exclusion of a finalist for a project that was allegedly "too pro-Palestinian."
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Wedding Photographers Face the (Copyrighted) Music

Tue, 12/20/2011 - 00:00
A photographer landed in legal hot water for using a pop song in a wedding video without permission, and the incident has highlighted an uncomfortable problem: A lot of other photographers are violating music copyrights with slide shows and videos they create for wedding clients.
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The Year In Photo News

Fri, 12/16/2011 - 00:00
PDN looks back on the biggest photography news stories of 2011, a year marked infringements on the rights of photographers, by sticky legal cases whose results will be felt long into the future, and by tragedy.
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Andreas Gursky's $4.3 Million Print Sets New Record

Mon, 11/14/2011 - 00:00
The November 8 sale at Christie’s auction makes Gursky's “Rhein II” the most expensive photo sold at auction.
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How to Submit Work for Who's Shooting What

Thu, 11/10/2011 - 00:00
Who's Shooting What is a PDNonline.com feature that highlights recent photo assignment work of note. Follow these instructions to have your work considered for mention in Who's Shooting What.
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Photographer Stephen Ferry Awarded First Tim Hetherington Grant

Mon, 11/07/2011 - 00:00
Stephen Ferry has received the first-ever Tim Hetherington Grant. The grant was established to honor Hetherington, the photographer and filmmaker who was killed in Libya in April, 2011.
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TV Networks Play Fast and Loose with Photographers' Copyrights

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 23:00
Learn about three recent infringement cases brought by photographers against television networks for using images without their permission.
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Photog Wins Judgment Against Picture Group

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 23:00
Entertainment photographer Kristian Dowling has won a $7,500 court judgment in California against entertainment photo agency Picture Group and its owner, Frank Micelotta, for unpaid royalties.
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Krisanne Johnson Wins 2011 W. Eugene Smith Grant

Wed, 10/19/2011 - 23:00
The $30,000 will support “I Love You Real Fast,” her ongoing project on young women in Swaziland. Dominic Bracco has won a Smith Fellowship.
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Getty Loses Round in Trademark Infringement Case

Mon, 10/17/2011 - 23:00
A federal court rejects the stock agency's bid to dismiss a claim over unauthorized use of a trademarked air freshener product in a series of stock images.
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Rihanna Settles Lawsuit with David LaChapelle

Wed, 10/12/2011 - 23:00
LaChapelle agrees to drop his $1 million copyright infringement claim over Rihanna's music video after she agrees to an undisclosed settlement.
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