Pentax to Release K20D Titanium
Pentax Japan is about to release Pentax K20D [Reviews & Sample Photos] Titanium Limited Edition (1000 pcs only). If you’re interested, you can buy this camera with a battery grip kit for 100,000 Yen.

The camera will be available in Japan at the end of April 2009
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Free Citizen Photojournalism Photo Contest
Do you enjoy photography and the news? Now there’s a web site dedicated to helping you become a news photographer either full-time, part-time or as a citizen journalist. It’s the web’s first citizen photojournalism site – WeSay.com.

WeSay.com is a news photo site for amateur photographers. The site’s mission is to help photographers become photojournalists and to help them get news photos published on an international news site.
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Human Nature Adventures Tours
Newfoundland Close-Up: A Photographic Adventure
with Dennis Minty & Antje Springmann

July 18 – July 25, 2009 | 8 days, 7 nights
$3295 CDN + 13% taxes
Maximum participants: 6
Fitness level: Easy to moderate
Website: Human Nature adventures
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Within Shadows

“Within Shadows”
Photographic works by Susan Burnstine
April 8-May 9 2009
In association with Month of Photography Los Angeles (MOPLA)
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Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3
Adobe has made the Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3 available as final releases. The Lightroom 2.3 update includes several bug fixes. In the Windows 64-bit version of Lightroom an sFTP upload process could cause Lightroom to crash, Slideshows could return to the first image randomly during playback, A memory leak could cause Lightroom to crash while attempting to process files with local adjustments, Canon EOS 5D Mk II sRAW files could process with artifacts in Lightroom 2.2, Lightroom 2.2 could cause disc burning to fail for Windows customers. Updates are also including camera support for the following models: Nikon D3X & Olympus E-30.
FIXES new to the final version of Lightroom 2.3: Attempting to undo(CTRL-Z) a single step in Lightroom 2.2 on Windows could cause a series of previous actions to be undone.
You can download these updates by following this link
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Corel Introduces Painter 11
Corel have today introduced Corel Painter 11, the newest edition of the world’s leading painting and illustration software. With more than 40 new and enhanced features, Painter 11 provides the most inventive drawing and painting tools available, making it the ultimate art studio for those ready to expand their definition of creativity.

Since its inception, Corel Painter has set the standard for painting and illustration software. With Painter 11, artists can now expand their digital toolset with the most advanced painting and natural media tools available. New pressure-sensitive brushes allow hand and brush to fluidly work as one, producing brushstrokes that are unrivalled in texture and precision. Enhanced drawing tools and customisable media allow users to create distinct art every time.
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Sony World Photography Awards 2009
The shortlist for the 2009 Sony World Photography Awards is announced today, Tuesday 24 February. The list contains the names of 186 exceptional photographers from 43 different countries, all of them competing in a variety of categories in one of the most prestigious photographic competitions in the world.

The Honorary Judging Committee, comprising world-renowned photographers, curators, representatives from leading international photo agencies, publishers and critics made their selection from 36,546 professional and 25,370 amateur photography submissions.
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World Press Photo of the Year 2009
A picture by US photographer Anthony Suau for Time Magazine has been selected as World Press Photo of the Year 2009.

US Economy in Crisis: Following eviction, Detective Robert Kole must ensure residents
have moved out of their home, Cleveland, Ohio, 26 March
Check out the Winners Gallery 2009
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Get $500 for 500 pictures on Pixmac
Pixmac is starting a unique promotion – offering all contributors an opportunity to get money for their pictures even before they´re sold. From 1st February 2009, all contributors who upload their pictures on Pixmac will get a 500 USD sales guarantee for 2 years for every 500 approved pictures. If you want to get the cash immediately, you can choose the option to get 100 USD for every 500 approved pictures – before having had any sales. Portfolios preferred include high quality pictures with people or isolated objects on a white background. This unique opportunity lasts until 28th February 2009.
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