Black Archives

I knew something would arise out of Grazia Neri’s bankruptcy. There were simply too many pictures from too many talented photographers from too long a time period for the pictures to just disappear. Now, fourteen photographers have come together to form Black Archives. “All fields will be covered: from Art to Politics, from Celebrities to Travel, from News to Fashion to Sport, as well as a vast collection of historical pictures.” The founding photographers are: Fabio Massimo Aceto, Graziano Arici, Giovanbattista Brambilla, Gerald Bruneau, Basso Cannarsa, Remo Casilli, Leonardo Cendamo, Titti Fabi, Fulvia Farassino, Francesco Garufi, Grazia Ippolito, Daniele La Malfa, Marcello Mencarini and Roberto Ponti.

(via BJP)

Reuters reports that storied French photo agency Gamma, now a division of Eyedea, is on the edge of financial collapse. Rising to prominence through its coverage of the 1968 Paris uprising and the Vietnam War, Gamma “can no longer pay its bills.” The Reuters report notes that “Other units [of Eyedea], like the one producing celebrity photographs, are still profitable.”

(via NPPA)