Wedding photographer who defrauded married couples will go to prison
A New Jersey wedding photographer who defrauded dozens of newly married couples is headed to state prison.
Jack Holton, who operated photography businesses in Medford, Cinnaminson and Palmyra at various times, usually under the names "Weddings Unlimited" or "Renaissance Photography," had pleaded guilty to a theft charge last year. Read More ...
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Judge: Christian Must Film Lesbian ‘Wedding’
A New Mexico court has ruled that a Christian photographer broke the law by refusing to film a lesbian “commitment ceremony.” The state “Human Rights” commission last year fined Elane Photography almost $7,000 for not photographing a lesbian “marriage.” The defendants, a husband-and-wife small business, were represented by the Alliance Defense Fund. The ADF has announced that it will appeal the case to the New Mexico Court of Appeals. Read More ...
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Digital photography inventor receives nobel prize.
If your an avid photographer who’s wondered who invented digital photography because you wanted to thank him for giving you the opportunity to experience it then worry not, he just recently received one of the highest awards any person of worth could receive. Read More ...
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Kodak kills Kodachrome film after 74 years
Kodachrome, the film brand touted as the stuff of memories, is about to become a memory itself as Eastman Kodak stops production due to overwhelming competition from digital cameras.
Eastman Kodak Co said it will retire Kodachrome color film this year, ending its 74-year run after a dramatic decline in sales. Read More ...
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Is it a crime to take pictures?
From today, anyone taking a photograph of a police officer could be deemed to have committed a criminal offence.
That is because of a new law - Section 76 of the Counter Terrorism Act - which has come into force.
It permits the arrest of anyone found "eliciting, publishing or communicating information" relating to members of the armed forces, intelligence services and police officers, which is "likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism". Read More ...
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Kodak, Cessna Paint Bleak Picture; More Job Losses Loom.
Fallout from the global recession is spreading, hurting companies making everything from cameras to corporate jets.
U.S. photography pioneer Eastman Kodak says it will eliminate up to 18 percent of its workforce - 4,500 jobs - because of plunging sales for traditional film and digital photography products. Read More ...
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Olan Mills Photography to go into administration.
Britain's biggest studio photography business has collapsed, raising fears that thousands of families will not receive pre-paid Christmas presents. Olan Mills Photography, which encouraged customers to pay in advance, was accused of pocketing funds from Christmas sales without providing goods in return. Read More ...
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Global Market for Digital Photography Worth $230.9 Billion in 2013
Wellesley, Mass—According to a new technical market research report, THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY MARKET (IFT030B) from BCC Research, the global market for digital photography technology was worth $136.7 billion in 2007 and an estimated $155.0 billion in 2008. This market will increase to over $230.9 billion in 2013, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3%. Read More ...
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Quebec photographer wins $103,000 prize for picture of Chinese dust bowl
PARIS — A Montreal photographer has won the inaugural Prix Pictet, which hails excellence in environmental photography.
Benoit Aquin took home about C$103,000 after the ceremony Thursday night in Paris.
His work, titled "The Chinese Dust Bowl," illustrates how fertile farmland in northern China has been turned into an arid desert.
Aquin called the award "a real honour."
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