Agenda

Adobe Lightroom 3 public beta now available

Adobe has just announced the availability of a free download of v.3 of its Lightroom image management and editing software. Click here to get it.

Ag Winter 2010 issue in the shops now

Ag58 features a unique mix of inspiration and information. We're launching our 2010 Brilliant Book Awards with almost £3000 in prizes and you can read the concluding part of AD Coleman's fascinating essay on Edward Steichen. The legendary Larry Fink spends a night at the New York Met and our cover story looks at a stock agency with a difference. Encouraged to do so by his family, we continue with the late Bill Jay's series of entertaining features, and Gerry Badger considers Simon Roberts' We English project. David Lee charts the pioneering photo magazine VU and there's a stunning folio from Tom Sullam – and plenty of more new work in Scene Around, plus the best new photobooks.

With the Borders Books chain recently closed in the UK, readers having difficulty locating a copy can order direct from the website, post free, by clicking on the Ag Subs Rates link top left.

AOP Student Awards 2010 deadline

The Association of Photographers has announced the deadline for next year's Student Awards. Entry is online and you've got until 24 January next year so get a move on. Details here.

2010 World Press Photo entry details

Entry to World Press Photo is now online only. From tomorrow you will be able to register for a user name and password. The deadline for uploading entries is 14 January 2010, click here to register.

Lensmodern Exposed

The Lensmodern collective, previously active mainly on the internet, is getting out from under its bushel to put on an exhibition and print sale next weekend. Plenty of big names among the line-up and the event, which will include discussion groups, is being held on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th December from 12-6pm at Lensmodern’s headquarters: The Daylight Zone Studio, 43 Bellenden Road, Peckham, London SE15 5BB. There's more information here.

Deutsche Börse 2010 nominees named

 

The nominees for the 2010 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize have just been announced and for once we've heard of them. They are Anna Fox, Donovon Wylie, Zoe Leonard and Sophie Ristelhueber. The work for which they have been nominated will be on show at The Photographers' Gallery in London between 12 February and 18 April 2010, with the winner being announced on 17 March.

World Press Photo 2009 at South Bank

Almost 200 winning images from this year's World Press Photo competition go on show in the Level 2 foyers of the Royal Festival Hall in London's South Bank Centre from tomorrow. The exhibition runs until 13 Decemember. Click here to visit the website.

Bill Rowlinson at Photofusion from tomorrow

When the multi-award winning master printer Bill Rowlinson died in 2008 he bequeathed his collection of prints to Photofusion in Brixton, London. Beginning in the 1960s, in a career spanning some 40 years, Rowlinson printed for the great and the good - from Julia Margaret Cameron (above) to Sarah Moon. He was the first Ilford Printer of the Year in 1975, an award that continued for 25 years until falling victim to shrinking budgets, during which time he was to win the award on several more occasions. His collection comprises prints he made from the nagatives of many of his high profile commercial and fine art photographer clients and is on show at Photofusion from 27 November 2009 for two months. Click here for details.

Free Colour Management Seminar

Native Digital is hosting a free monitor and colour management seminar in London SW1 next Tuesday 24 November. There are still some places left and it sounds like a free colour management book is being handed out too. For details and to register just click here.

Free TypePad Micro blogs

TypePad -- the weblog hosting service that hosts this and thousands of other blogs -- has just announced a new free service TypePad Micro blogs. Click here for all the details and to get started.