vrijdag, juni 17, 2005
Hachette sluit Independent Photographers Group (IPG)
Hachette Filipacchi Photos (HFP) has closed the beleaguered Independent Photographers Group (IPG) and sold Katz and the K2 portraiture agency to London's Camera Press in a move that marks the French company's withdrawal from the U.K. picture market.
IPG's troubles had been mounting for years, compounded by the shrinking market for its brand of black and white reportage. Nearly a dozen staff members and photographers left the agency over the past year, some of which cited dissatisfaction with HFP's management and its inability to deliver on a long-held promise to build a Web site for the agency.
Several award-winning photographers left over the past year, including Tom Stoddart, Marcus Bleasdale, Felicia Webb, Harry Borden, David Modell and Alastair Thain. Several other support staff walked out or were laid off; two joined Getty Images and two formed their own agency.
Bron: PDN.
IPG's troubles had been mounting for years, compounded by the shrinking market for its brand of black and white reportage. Nearly a dozen staff members and photographers left the agency over the past year, some of which cited dissatisfaction with HFP's management and its inability to deliver on a long-held promise to build a Web site for the agency.
Several award-winning photographers left over the past year, including Tom Stoddart, Marcus Bleasdale, Felicia Webb, Harry Borden, David Modell and Alastair Thain. Several other support staff walked out or were laid off; two joined Getty Images and two formed their own agency.
Bron: PDN.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 09:22
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