Above: The Creative Commons logo is, for many, a symbol of a new way of dealing with copyright more applicable to the information era. It certainly holds out promise for museums, archives and other public repositories that hold collections in trust for the public good.
Copyright and Creative Commons
I am delighted that distinguished copyright lawyers Tobias [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Africa Media Online’
Creative Commons Lawyers to Input Heritage Digital Campus
Posted in 2009 July, tagged Africa Media Online, African Commons Project, Andrew Rens, copyright and heritage, Creative Commons, Creative Commons South Africa, David Larsen, Dwayne Bailey, Freedom to Innovate South Africa, Graeme Cookson, Heritage Digital Campus, IP Rights, Sarah Saunders, Tobias Schonwetter, Training in Intellectual Property Rights on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
€2.2 Million 2010 World Cup Project with World Press Photo and FreeVoice
Posted in 2009 May, tagged 2010 Fifa World Cup, Africa Media Online, African journalism training, African Journalists, African Photo Entrepreneur Programme, African photography, APEP, David Larsen, Dominique Le Roux, Dutch Postcode Lottery, FreeVoice, Ian Blackburn, lokaalmondiaal, Ruth De Vries, Tropen Museum, World Press Photo on May 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Above: Two woman await a tram in a shelter advertising an exhibition of Richard Avedon pictures which was on at the Foam_Fotografiemuseum in Amsterdam while we were there.
In February I was in Holland, together with our Product Manager, Ian Blackburn, and Media Manager, Dominique Le Roux, to work on a joint project with four [...]
The next Generation of MEMAT begins to take Shape
Posted in 2009 May, tagged Africa Media Online, Dutch Postcode Lottery, European Union, FreeVoice, Gijima KZN, MEMAT, MENA Training, Online Media Management System, Peter Krogh, PhotoAccess, Temple Creative, The DAM Book, Twenty Ten media project, World Press Photo on May 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Above: A mock up of the new top include for the new MEMAT system using the Africa Media Online web site as an example.
Next Generation of MEMAT begins to Rise from its Foundations
After a year of development behind the scenes we are at last beginning to see the next generation of MEMAT take shape. The [...]
Report from Buenos Aires exhibition
Posted in 2009 April, tagged Africa Media Online, African Photo Entrepreneur Programme, African photographers, African photography, African photography exhibition, African’s telling Africa’s story, Centro Cultural Borges, Chris Kirchhoff, Christine Nesbitt, Clare Louise Thomas, Craig Urquhart, David Larsen, digital trade route, Dominique Le Roux, IZWE de Africa, Jeremy Jowell, Karin Duthie, Kim Thunder, Marinda Louw, Nikki Rixon, Proyecto 34 degrees South, Proyecto 34°S, Sean Wilson, Simone Scholtz, Tammy Gardner, Toni Jade Efune on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Above: A fragment of “Cassarinas at Dawn, Maputo, Mozambique” by David Larsen, is one of the images that forms part of the IZWE de Africa exhibition that has travelled to Buenos Aires, Argentina as part of a cultural exchange programme.
Clare Louise Thomas writes to participating photographers from Buenos Aires:
So, we opened the exhibition on Thursday [...]
Emerging South African Photographers Feature in South American Exhibition and Launch of Africa Media Online’s Art Print Range
Posted in 2009 April, tagged Africa Media Online, African Photo Entrepreneur Programme, African photographers, African photography, African photography exhibition, African's telling Africa's story, Centro Cultural Borges, Chris Kirchhoff, Christine Nesbitt, Clare Louise Thomas, Craig Urquhart, David Larsen, digital trade route, Dominique Le Roux, IZWE de Africa, Jeremy Jowell, Karin Duthie, Kim Thunder, Marinda Louw, Nikki Rixon, Proyecto 34 degrees South, Proyecto 34°S, Sean Wilson, Simone Scholtz, Tammy Gardner, Toni Jade Efune on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night saw the opening of the IZWE de Africa exhibition featuring the works of South African photographers in a prestigious venue in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A collaboration between Africa Media Online and Proyecto 34°S, this six-week exhibition provides a mix of emerging and established photographers with the chance to share their views on Contemporary [...]
Johannesburg and Kenyan Pro Photographers Take Top Honours in the First African Photo Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Posted in 2008 November, tagged Adobe, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, Africa Media Online, African Photo Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, African Photo Entrepreneur Programme, African photographers, African photography, African Pulitzer Prize winner, Anthony Kaminju, Anwen Evans, Capture One 4, Crumpler Laptop Bag, Felix Masi, FotoFinder GmbH, Greg Marinovich, Karen Agenbag, Katherine van Acker, Leonie Mrinovich, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Professional Photography, Microsoft Vista Ultimate, Nikki Rixon, Peter Krogh, Rick Gershon, Sigma, Sigma DP1, Sigman SD14, Toni Jade Efune, Tudor Photographic on November 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Winner of the “Tudor Sigma African Photo Entrepreneur of the Year Award” for 2008, Karen Agenbag (centre) with Africa Media Online’s Media Manager, Dominique Le Roux (left) and Africa Media Online’s Managing Director, David Larsen (right). PHOTO: Alan Nambiar
The 2008 African Photo Entrepreneur of Year Awards
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: November 12, 2008
A Johannesburg photographer and Kenyan [...]
Twenty-Seven African Photographers Through to Final Stage of the African Photo Entrepreneur Programme
Posted in 2008 November, tagged Africa Media Online, African media, African photographers, African photography, digital trade route, Global Competitiveness Masterclass on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Picture Above: Participants in the African Photo Entrepreneur Programme and Africa Media Online staff during a team building exercise run by Over the Top Adventures at the start of the Global Competitive Masterclass at the Old Prison Conference Centre in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. From left to right: Melinda De Villiers (Keyworder – AMO), Kevin Factor [...]
What You Said About Africa Media Online’s 2008 Digital Campus
Posted in 2008 September, tagged Adobe, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0, Africa Media Online, African model released pictures, African Photo Entrepreneur Programme, African photo entrepreneurs, African photographers, African photography, African royalty free pictures, APEP, Ascot Conference Centre, Cape Town School of Photography, Caroline Suzman, David Larsen, Digital Campus, Graeme Cookson, Greg Marinovich, Hofmeyr House, Leonie Marinovich, Lightroom, Market Photo Workshop, Museum Africa, Paul Weinberg, Peter Krogh, TJ Lemon on September 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Picture Above: Africa Media Online staff and participants in the African Photo Entrepreneur Programme in the pub at the Ascot Conference Centre during the Pietermaritzburg Digital Campus. From left to right: Maryann Shaw (APEP participant – South Africa), Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi (APEP participant – Zimbabwe) Lungile Kunene (Sales Assistant, AMO), Julius Mwelu (APEP participant – Kenya), [...]
World Press Photo adds value to African Photo Entrepreneur Programme
Posted in 2008 August, tagged Africa Media Online, African Photo Entrepreneur Programme, African photographers, African photography, Ahmed Jallazo, Digital Campus, digital imaging, FotoFinder, Graeme Cookson, Microsoft Expression Media, Peter Krogh, World Press Photo on August 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Picture Above: Africa Media Online’s Digital Campus is being run in Joburg this week after a brilliant week at the Cape Town School of Photography in Cape Town. The team at the Cape Town School of Photography did a wonderful job of hosting the Digital Campus. This week, Museum Africa and the Market Photo Workshop [...]
