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Randy Woods
Randy Woods, editor of PhotoMedia, has been in the magazine publishing world for more than 20 years, covering such varied topics as photography, insurance, business startups, environmental issues and newspaper publishing. He is also associate editor for iSixSigma magazine and writes a job—search blog for The Seattle Times called “Hire Ground.”
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Instagram Adds Video Capability Unpublished
The site that made the digital "selfie" portrait infamous has now added a new dimension to the instant sharing of images. Instagram has launched a video feature to its apps for iPhone and Android users.
Video clips of 3 to 15 seconds in length can now be added to...
Facebook Introduces User Photo Comments Unpublished
In another of the ever-expanding information-sharing features added by Facebook, the social networking giant has recently announced a global roll-out of a new feature that enables people to use images as "comments" to other people's Facebook posts.
According to a report from CNET, Facebook has added a new...
Robert "Bob" Gilka: 1916-2013 Unpublished
Robert "Bob" Gilka, who served as director of photography for National Geographic magazine for more than two decades, died of complications from pneumonia at the Sunrise Senior Living assisted living center on June 25. He was 96.
While running the magazine's photography department from 1963 to 1985, Gilka recruited and mentored some of the most prominent nature and wildlife shooters in the business, including...
Bert Stern: 1929-2013 Unpublished
Celebrity and fashion photographer, Bert Stern, best known for being the last photographer to shoot actress Marilyn Monroe in 1962, died at home in New York City on June 25. He was 83.
Stern began his career in 1946 at Look magazine as an assistant to art director Hershel Bramson, where he worked with Stanley Kubrick, who was then a Look photographer. From 1949 to 1951, Stern served as...
Muku Labs Debuts Wireless Smartphone Camera Trigger Unpublished
Muku Labs, based in Hong Kong, has announced the release of what it calls the world’s first wireless, remote-controlled shutter release for smartphone cameras. The device was created for various iOS- and Android-based electronic devices.
Called the...
PhotoMedia Wins Ninth Maggie Award for Publishing Excellence Unpublished
The Western Publications Association has honored PhotoMedia magazine with a 2013 Maggie Award in the Best Cover in a Trade Magazine category. It is the second time PhotoMedia has won that category, which is considered one of the most competitive and prestigious of all the Maggie Awards.
The winning cover was for the Spring/Summer 2012 25th Anniversary issue of PhotoMedia, which featured Albert Watson's photograph...
PhotoMedia Wins 11th Consecutive APEX Grand Award, 12th Overall Unpublished
For the 11th consecutive year, Communications Concepts, Inc. has honored PhotoMedia with its APEX Grand Award, repeating last year's recognition in the Best Overall Magazine or Journal, print, over 32-pages (for profit, small office) category.
The 2013 APEX Grand Award was for the entire Spring/Summer 2012 25th Anniversary issue, which featured a cover story on renowned photographer...
Buhl Photos Earn Highest Auction Price for Private Collection Unpublished
A recent Sotheby’s auction of photographic works known as the Buhl Collection beat the expectations of the collection’s private owners by earning more than $12.3 million. The figure represents the highest ever auction price for a private collection of photographs and a third-highest for a single-owner collection.
Before the December 2012 auction, estimates of the auction’s total take ranged from $8 million to $12.2 million. The majority of the proceeds will benefit...
Newsweek Ends 80-Year Run With Hashtag Unpublished
In a poignant statement about the fate of print publications worldwide in the last few decades, the once-venerable Newsweek magazine published its final print edition on Dec. 31, 2012, with a hashtag that read “#LastPrintIssue”.
The final cover also features a historic black-and-white photograph of the former Newsweek Building in New York City, with the tower’s old Newsweek logo...
Apple, Google Offer Bid on Kodak Patents Unpublished
According to a report from Bloomberg, rival firms Apple and Google have forming a consortium to offer $500 million to purchase more than 1,100 digital imaging patents currently held by Kodak and share them in a pool.
Kodak, which is currently going through bankruptcy proceedings and selling off many of its assets, said it wanted more than...
