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16 Largest Photography Companies In The World

01/08/2024kivalina

In this article, we will take a look at the 16 largest photography companies in the world. If you want to see more companies in this selection, go to the 5 Largest Photography Companies in the World.

According to Zion Market Research, the size of the global digital photography market stood at $105.2 billion at the end of 2020, and it is anticipated to increase to $149.4 billion by 2028. This would reflect a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4% from 2021 to 2028. The increase in photo sharing over social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok has given a boost to the photography industry. Popular companies operating in the photography industry, such as Canon Inc (NYSE:CAJ), Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY), and FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (OTC:FUJIY), are continuously focusing on innovation and developing new technologies to enhance the quality of photography taking place globally. Additionally, a number of top camera manufacturers are investing in projects to create smaller, lighter camera bodies with equivalent shooting capabilities. It is anticipated that this will produce a favorable outlook for the industry in the upcoming years.

According to Nikkei, a cumulative 70% of the market share in the global photography industry

World Photography Day: what is it, and why is it today?

13/07/2024kivalina

Every year, on August 19, we observe World Photography Day – a globally recognized celebration of the photograph and its history. What actually is World Photography Day, though, and why does it take place on this particular date?

This is the date that recognizes the invention of the Daguerrotype, a process that was devised by the French artist and photographer, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre in 1837. His idea was then effectively sold to the French Academy of Sciences, which gifted the process to the world on 19 August 1839.

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The idea to recognize World Photography Day as we know it now didn’t take hold until 1991 – and for that, we can thank respected Indian photographer OP Sharma.

“The idea came to me in 1988 when, over and over again, in various publications that documented the history of photography, I came across this date: 19 August 1839,” he told Harmony – Celebrate Age magazines. “It was recorded as the date on which the then French government announced the invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography as a ‘free gift to the world’.

“I proposed the idea to several masters and photographers

The State of News Photography: The Lives and Livelihoods of Photojournalists in the Digital Age

19/02/202425/03/2024kivalina

DOI: 10.60625/risj-hjmq-sh17

The work practices of professional photojournalists are currently undergoing rapid changes in the digital era.

New technologies, platforms and methods of visual storytelling are exerting a range of pressures and influences that require photojournalists to adapt and respond in different ways. The changes provoke a number of questions that are critical to the future of professional photojournalism: What are the new risks being faced by photojournalists? How are the transformations in the media economy affecting photojournalists’ employment? What does this mean for image quality? How do photojournalists think about the manipulation of images or the staging of events? Given the rise of citizen journalism, digital technology and social media, will there even be professional photojournalists in the future?

This report presents results and analysis from the first international study into the current state and future of professional photojournalism. The results indicate a high degree of risk is experienced among professional photographers with a very strong correlation to the country in which they are based. The research analyzes data taken from 1,500 professional photojournalists from more than 100 countries and is a partnership between the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, the University of Stirling’s