The CES 2021 online show has opened and for the first time in many years, the leading imaging equipment manufacturers had no new cameras to announce.
Olympus Imaging transfer completed
The transfer of the Olympus imaging division to OM Digital Solutions, the subsidiary of Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (JIP), has been completed with the establishment of a new company website.
Nikon to move camera production to Thailand
A report from Japanese online news agency AERAdot says Nikon will move all production of camera bodies to its factory in Ayutthaya, Thailand, which opened in 1990.
Pre orders open for ‘Mass Isolation Australia’ book
Preorders have opened for ‘Mass Isolation Australia’, a curated archive of the project initiated by the Ballarat International Foto Biennale in the midst of lockdown in March 2020.
Sony recruits 11 new Digital Imaging Advocates
Sony Australia has announced eleven new recruits to its Sony Digital Imaging Advocates program, expanding the community across Australia and New Zealand.
Tickets available for 2021 Ballarat International Foto Biennale
Ticketing has opened for the 2021 Ballarat International Foto Biennale, which opens on 28 August 2021.
CP+2021 show to be online only
Due to an increase in COVID-19 infection cases, the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) of Japan has announced its annual CP+ show will be online only next year.
Photokina ‘suspended until further notice’
Koelnmesse AG has issued an announcement stating that, after 70 years and decreases in the imaging market, the biennial Photokina imaging show has been cancelled.
Australian Centre for Photography to close
The Australian Centre for Photography will ‘go into hibernation’ on 16 December due to a lack of funds caused by the COVID-19 lockdown, arts funding cuts and reduced workshop revenue.
Victorian Government invests $6.7 million in National Centre For Photography
The Andrews Labor Government in Victoria will invest $6.7 million to develop the National Centre For Photography in the heart of Ballarat.