World Press Photo Supervisory Board Chairman Pieter Broertjes and Michiel Munneke announced today that Munneke will leave his position as managing director per 1 November 2014. Munneke started his career at World Press Photo in 1994 as an intern and was hired one year later as a project manager in the exhibitions department. In 1997, he became head of the contest and education … [Read more...]
Leica Japan to launch Leica T plus 2 lenses
Leica Camera Japan Co. will launch a new ‘Leica T’ camera combining pure design and handcraft ed excellence with an entirely new operating system. The mirrorless interchangeable lens camera has a 16 MP APS-C sensor and is primarily operated through its 3.7-inch touchscreen interface. It also off ers Wi-Fi connectivity and can be controlled with an iPad or iPhone. Th e camera … [Read more...]
GLO Color Lab installs HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press
L-R Roy Eitan, T S Ramanan, Alon Bar-Shany, A. Appadurai HP announced on April 4, 2014 that Coimbatore-based GLO Color Lab has installed the new B2-size format HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press to accelerate its business growth and expand its product offerings in the market. GLO Color Lab acquired its first HP Indigo Digital Press in 2007 to … [Read more...]
Adobe Lightroom Photo Tools To iPad
On April 8, 2014, Adobe announced the availability of Lightroom mobile, a companion app to Lightroom desktop software, available through Adobe Creative Cloud. These new mobile capabilities bring Lightroom tools to the iPad, delivering photography essentials—such as non-destructive processing of files—and utilizing new Smart Preview technologies to free professional class photo … [Read more...]
Panasonic revives as other Japanese tech companies falter
According to Bloomberg Business Week, Panasonic revived even as other Japanese high tech companies such as Sony and Nintendo faltered. Panasonic’s Chief Executive Officer Kazuhiro Tsuga has engineered a revamp of the company by getting out of money-losing businesses such as mobile phones, while focusing on new ventures. The strategy began to pay off, as the operating profit at … [Read more...]






