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War photographers share insight in new work

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 17:00
A new book presents eye witness accounts from photojournalists covering the Iraq war in an anthology of stories, individuals and acts of heroism that didn't make headlines. In "Photojournalists on War: The Untold Stories from Iraq" photographer and writer Michael Kamber interviews 38 colleagues, including Patrick Baz of Agence France-Presse and the late Chris Hondros who was killed in Libya in 2011.

Bug-eye camera offers a new view of the world

Agence France-PresseMay 1, 2013 13:30
Taking their cue from Nature, engineers have built a camera using stretchable electronics that scans the world like a fly's compound eye -- with a wide field of view and no distortion, they said Wednesday. The digital device, which has a multitude of tiny, pliable lenses like those found in ant, beetle, and lobster eyes, also allows for a near-infinite depth of field and high motion sensitivity, the team wrote in the journal Nature.

Kodak plans exit from bankruptcy this year as a different company

The Canadian PressMay 1, 2013 11:30
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak plans to emerge from bankruptcy protection by the end of September after shedding most of the businesses that turned it into an American icon. The reorganized Kodak will focus instead on commercial imaging and printing, where it believes it can once become profitable, according to its bankruptcy reorganization plan.

Kodak deal with creditor paves bankruptcy exit

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 18:15
Eastman Kodak Monday announced a deal to hand over film and printing businesses to its British pension fund, clearing a key lender's claims that will allow it to exit bankruptcy reorganization. Kodak said it was selling its personalized and document imaging businesses to the UK Kodak Pension Plan, its largest creditor, for $650 million and the settlement of $2.8 billion of claims against the photography pioneer.

Eastman Kodak to sell imaging business to U.K. pension plan as part of settlement

The Canadian PressApril 29, 2013 10:45
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. has agreed to sell its personalized and document imaging businesses to its U.K. pension plan as part of an agreement that settles $2.8 billion of claims that the retirement fund had sought from the photography pioneer. Eastman Kodak Co. said Monday that it is selling the businesses to the U.K. Kodak Pension Plan for $650 million. Kodak is working to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It says it plans to use some of the proceeds to emerge from bankruptcy and to grow its commercial imaging business.

AFP freelancer scoops up prestigious US photo prize

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 15:16
An Agence France-Presse freelancer won the prestigious Robert Capa Gold Medal Award on Wednesday for a stunning series of combat pictures from Syria. Italian photojournalist Fabio Bucciarelli was honored by the Overseas Press Club of America for a portfolio entitled "Battle to Death" taken during fighting in the fall of 2012 in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Bucciarelli was one of several photographers for AFP honored this month.

AFP freelancer scoops up prestigious US photo prize

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 14:15
An Agence France-Presse freelancer won the prestigious Robert Capa Gold Medal Award on Wednesday for a stunning series of combat pictures from Syria. Italian photojournalist Fabio Bucciarelli was honored by the Overseas Press Club of America for a portfolio titled "Battle to Death" taken during fighting in the fall of 2012 in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Bucciarelli was one of several photographers for AFP honored this month.

Art book master highlights beauty of printed works

April 12, 2013 11:48
Despite the e-book boom, a German meister in publishing believes that “a renaissance of paper books” is yet to come. Gerhard Steidl, owner of Steidl, an art book publishing company in Germany, visited Korea for the exhibition “How to Make a Book with Steidl,” underway at the Daelim Museum, central Seoul, through Oct.

JK Imaging launches first of the new Kodak cameras: the PIXPRO AZ361

April 11, 2013 15:17
Early last year, the Eastman Kodak Company announced the phase out and cessation of all its "dedicated capture devices." Citing the rise in quality of smartphone cameras, Kodak-branded cameras looked set to be consigned to the history books ... until a Los Angeles company called JK Imaging signed a brand licensing deal in January 2013 that would see the globally-recognized Kodak name emblazoned on a new wave of digital imaging devices.

Behind The Lens

April 11, 2013 03:18
But behind the steely bearing forged in a career of service to the sultanate, this likeable 30-something's eyes belie an inner unquiet. Beyond the immaculate moustache, ramrod-straight stance and clenched jaw, beats the heart of a committed curio collector. For Kharusi, collecting is no mere hobby. It's a thirst for knowledge that borders on compulsion. “When I hear that some other collector has something that I'm interested in, I can't sleep. I'll lie awake thinking about how I can meet him or how I can get a hold of one too,” Kharusi said.
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