Images from Los Angeles photographer Michael Grecco's book "Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry," were on display at this year's Rencontres de Photographie in Arles, France. The book, published last fall by Rock Out Books, examines the adult entertainment industry and its stars. Grecco is also putting the finishing touches on a feature film, to be released in...

Portland, Ore.-based photographer Joni Kabana recently completed another trip to Madagascar to help extend support for education and health care in the African country. While on the trip, Kabana kept a detailed blog and exhibited work upon her return in September at Portland's City Club.

Accompanied by Dr. Philippa Ribbink and writer Vivian McInerny, Kabana returned to the village of the child featured in her book "Torina's World: A Child's Life in Madagascar," which was published by Arnica last fall.

Aspen, Colo.-based photographer Tyler Stableford has been named an Explorer of Light by Canon. As an Explorer of Light, Stableford will teach seminars that are unique to his particular niche of outdoor sports, lifestyle and heavy industry.

Stableford has won numerous Picture of the Year awards through different organizations, including Men's Journal magazine, which named him one of the "World's Greatest Adventure Photographers" in 2005 for his images of...

After a long career with Seattle-based Glazer's Camera, including 12 years as general manager, Ken Smith has left the firm to create Navigate Photography, a company designed to connect the travel industry with the photographic industry. The new company will provide a variety of services, including workshops on cruise ships, land-based expeditions, rental equipment to cruise passengers, photographic consultation to businesses and large-format printing.

Another of Smith's new ventures, Photo Partners — a partnership with Dennis Wilson and...

The grand prize at the Images for Conservation Fund Pro-Tour of Nature Photography Awards was given on Sept. 21 to photographer Rolf Nussbaumer and the Fennessey Ranch, owned by Brien O'Connor Dunn. Both winners shared the $51,000 prize money.

Second prize went to D. Robert Franz of the Mustang Ranch, owned by Hugo and Laura Berlanga; third prize was given to John Hendrickson and the Welder Wildlife Foundation.

More than 200 landowners, photographers and supporters attended the...

Mountain Light Pictures has signed five new photographers to its list of contributors: Chris Noble, Dennis Coello, Harrison Shull, Linde Waidhofer and Chris Linder.

Noble's work has appeared in numerous books and publications, including National Geographic, Outside, Life and Rolling Stone, among others. He served as the primary advertising photographer for The North Face for over a decade.

Coello began his shooting on a cross-country bicycle tour in 1965. Since then, Coello has explored more than 40...

Boulder Digital Arts, created four years ago by Bruce Borowsky and Zach Daudert, was recently named one of the top 10 fastest-growing companies in Boulder, Colo., by the Boulder County Business Report.

The mission of Boulder Digital Arts is to provide affordable, professional training in digital photography, video editing, web design and more. BDA also hosts regular events featuring digital artists, including photographers Jim Balog and Bill Hatcher, among others.

For more information, visit boulderdigitalarts.com.

Seven students and alumni of the Brooks Institute will attend the elite Eddie Adams Workshop in Jeffersonville, N.Y., Oct. 10-13. Brooks' Visual Journalism program students taking part include Afton Almaraz, Cole Eberle, Troy Harvey, Justin Wagner and Brett Ziegler; alumni Ramsay deGive and Dylan Isbell also will participate in the event.
The Adams workshop accepted 100 individuals out of 1,500 applicants, including...

Henry Froehlich, a founder of Konica Camera Co. and a pioneer in the 20th-century photographic industry, died peacefully on Jan. 24 at the age of 85.

Froehlich formed many long-term relationships with retailers, photographers and other industry members over the years. From its inception, he was an advocate for the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City and became a member of...

Frans Lanting's "LIFE: A Journey Through Time" made its European premiere on Nov. 3, 2007, in Genoa, Italy. The Torino Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Carlo Boccadoro, performed the orchestral production chronicling the story of life on Earth through the imagery of Lanting, the music of Philip Glass and the choreography of Alexander V. Nichols. An exhibition of Lanting's images was also on display at the festival.