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Chad Clarke

Aug 22. 2012
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CEPIC is very sad to learn of the loss to our picture community of CEPIC Congress regular attendee, Chad Clarke, who died this month.

Chad was a cherished friend and colleague to many of us across the industry and will be sadly missed. Please find attached the Obituary from The Calgary Herald.

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Questionnaire on EU Public Consultation

Jul 30. 2012
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The European Commission is considering re-opening the E-commerce Directive.

Amongst other things this Directive provides for the neutrality of internet and service providers with regards to illegal content as well as for a notice and take down procedure.

In time of increasing internet piracy, picture agencies are concerned by any change of the Directive.

In order to provide for a common response from CEPIC, a questionnaire in the form of a survey has been sent to our affiliates and National Associations.

Thank you for taking your time and supporting CEPIC and the industry in this important matter.

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CEPIC, PACA & the University of Heidelberg: First Global Survey of the Picture Industry

Jun 22. 2012
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The stock image market has never been studied at a fully global scale. Our current knowledge about the size and other characteristics of this market depends on the educated guess of experienced business insiders rather than on systematic research.

CEPIC, PACA (Picture Archive Council of America) and the Heidelberg Research Group on the Global Stock Image Market are carrying out the first-ever global survey of the picture industry. This survey includes more than 2,900 stock image agencies and archives worldwide.

The study seeks answers to the following questions:

  • What is the size of the global picture trade?
  • How do picture agencies reach their markets?

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CEPIC Response to Google Agreement with French Publishers

Jun 20. 2012
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The framework agreement was announced on Monday between the Syndicat National de l’Edition (National Syndicate of Publishers), the Société des Gens de Lettres (SGDL) and Google, constituting a hard fought victory for the whole of the online book market ...

...and a first step towards the recognition of the need for the protection of cultural and artistic heritage.

After six years of dispute with Google, a framework agreement has been established, aiming to regulate and indexation of works unavailable for sale in paper versions (out of commerce books) and still under copyright. From now on, Google will only be able to digitize and exploit works with the agreement of the French publishers concerned.

This initiative constitutes a step forward in the spread of the e-book and the diversity of creation, as well as the respect of copyright.

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London CEPIC Week: Great for Business!

May 21. 2012
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The main networking space: the Table Area at the CEPIC Congress © CTK Photobank

London CEPIC week closed on an absolute high on Friday night with an amazing Annual Industry Party sponsored by Corbis at Somerset House where delegates were able to enjoy a fabulous exhibition organised by the prestigious World Photography Association.

The resounding message coming back from this year's Congress was how great it had been for business! In a week that saw more economic crisis and concern in the Eurozone, it was wonderful to hear how much business had been done - new and old - and how delegates were delighted to meet so many people in one place.

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Over 600 participants registered at the London CEPIC Week!

May 08. 2012
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© images by Robert Harding World Imagery and Hemis.fr

Once again CEPIC fullfills its promise of being a major gathering of the picture industry with more than 600 participants from all five continents, all coming to meet in London at the Truman Brewery from 15 to 18 May!

Participants come from all sectors of our varied industry: stock, press, heritage photography, larger imagery providers of course with Getty Images (sponsoring a photo exhibition) and Corbis (sponsoring the Annual Industry Party), but smaller ones, including start-ups and exotic countries ...

All Tables

except for one

are gone. If you are interrested in booking this one last Table, please write to Carlos Vicente at london2012@cepic.org

The press will be represented by following media:

  • FastMedia Magazine

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CEPIC Congress Hosts Further Photographic Exhibition: "EAST" by Getty Images

May 06. 2012
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Three fully-clothed members of the Port of London Authority Police jump into the West India Docks during the annual test of their life jackets. 1935 © Getty Images / R.Wesley

An exceptional collection of imagery which captures the spirit of East London, collated from the archival collections of Getty Images, will be exhibited during the CEPIC Congress at the Truman Brewery, from the 15th - 18th of May 2012.

  • Photographic Exhibition
    “EAST – A Retrospective Exploring London's East End“

As part of a project with Stratford, Getty Images Gallery worked through the archival collections unearthing images of the East End, its residents; the cosmopolitan atmosphere and communities and incredible portraits of locals resilience during the Blitz in 1940.

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CEPIC in twenty years?

May 01. 2012
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Photo: Bastian Bach

One month ago at the PICTADay in Munich, a long time industry observer, asked me whether CEPIC would still exists in 20 years from now. Since I don't have a crystal-ball, I cannot answer this question with any certainty. But at least, I can say this.

In May 2012, in London, the image industry will, once again, meet for three days.

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Impressions of CEPIC at Fotofringe

Apr 27. 2012
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With more than 600 picture picture researchers, publishers, designers, art directors, art buyers and other creatives attended the second edition of Fotofringe on 26th April at Kings Place in London. CEPIC enjoyed being at this event.

Working with BAPLA and CEPIC, sponsored by TopFoto and with media partner, photoarchivenews, Fotofringe has lined up an impressive number of exhibting picture agencies.

Carola Briese, Officer & Congress Officer at CEPIC, attended the event at the CEPIC table:

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VIEW represents Hedrich Blessing Archive

Apr 26. 2012
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Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1937. © Bill Hedrich/Hedrich Blessing/Chicago History Museum/UIG/VIEW

VIEW has been appointed to represent the historical archive of Hedrich Blessing, one of the world’s finest architectural photography studios.

The Hedrich Blessing historical collection covers the period 1929 to 1979 - the first fifty years of Hedrich Blessing’s work. The collection contains important early images of the period’s leading modern architecture in America, most notably by architects Burnham and Root, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. The collection also includes photographs from A Century of Progress International Exposition, the world fair held in Chicago from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city’s centenary.