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“Perspectives 2010”, the first of what will be an annual show at the International Center of Photography, is designed to focus not only on technical developments in the medium, including film and video, but also on “the subjects of photography and its means of defining and describing critical social, political, or even philosophical issues,” as a museum news release explains. Such a series is a good idea, exciting things are happening in photography.

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When it comes to cross-ownership of digital cameras and camera phones, the survey found that 64 percent of adult cellphone owners own both a dedicated digital camera and a camera-equipped cellphone. Only 20 percent of adult cellphone owners chose not to buy a digital camera because they believe their cellphone camera is adequate for their needs.

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Agfa Graphics announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of the Harold M. Pitman Company, a leading US supplier of prepress, industrial inkjet, pressroom and packaging printing products and systems.

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The digital revolution has put more than 1,600 photo printing shops out of business in Australia over the past decade, according to the photographic industry.

read more via ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

Many fast-growing parts of the Web, such as Facebook or Google’s Picasa, are populated with user-generated images. They could become a rich advertising opportunity with the right technology, says Yang.

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The University of California, San Diego is working on a project called Heads-Up Virtual Reality (HUVR) that literally simulates the sensation of reaching out to a 3D projection of an image and being able to touch and feel it

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Canon has been recognised across its full range of scanners and printers at BLI’s Summer 2010 Pick Awards.

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“The capability to image plant cell surfaces at the nanometer scale, together with the corresponding chemical composition, could significantly enhance our understanding of cell wall molecular architecture,” said Alex Malkin, a member of the LLNL team who is an expert in atomic force microscopy. “A high resolution structural model is crucial for the successful implementation of new approaches for conversion of biomass to liquid fuels.”

Read more via Nanowerk.

While thermal imaging has been around for decades – in use by firefighters, soldiers, scientists and physicians – its application in the home and building inspection industry has really taken off in the past few years.

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GfK's forecasts for the world camera market in 2010 are encouraging with analysts anticipating a continued increase in sales of digital cameras of about 2% to reach 133 million.

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