AIPA Wellington Meeting
Wednesday, February 8
From 6:30pm
FashhDog Studios
10 Oxford Terrace, Mount Cook, Wellington
RSVP: vpwellington@aipa.org.nz

NEW CAMPAIGN TO EMBED INFORMATION PERMANENTLY IN DIGITAL MEDIA
A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but permanently attached descriptions are worth a lot more as photos travel through the digital world. A campaign has recently been launched to embed descriptive and rights information in digital media and to retain it during the whole life cycle.
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2011 CANON EYECON COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCED
Fleur Verhoeven has been named the winner of the 2011 Canon EYEcon photographic competition with a portfolio the judges described as a controversial and powerful use of imagery. Leading New Zealand photographers Chris Sisarich, Hannah Johnston and Johannes van Kan judged the submissions of work in a lengthy and detailed judging process. Fleur's four submitted images were praised by the judging panel as having a perfect balance of photographic technique and compelling story telling.  "Fleur's work is thought provoking," stated one judge's comment.
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LAW TO FIGHT INTERNET PIRACY PASSED
A bill that could see internet users have their access cut off if they repeatedly share copyright material has been passed by Parliament. The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill, which aims to stamp out internet piracy, passed by 111 votes to 11 this morning.
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NEW PRODUCTS: NIKON D4
The new Nikon D4 digital SLR builds upon the legacy of the proven Nikon flagship D-SLRs before it, engineered to give today's professional multimedia photographers a new apex of speed and accuracy with unparalleled image quality, low-light capability and Full HD video. The Nikon D4 hosts a multitude of advanced new features and useful functions that deliver speedy performance and amazing image quality for when missing the shot is not an option.
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PERSPECTIVES: STEPHEN DUPONT
Photographer Stephen Dupont works outside the conventions of the traditional news oriented 'war photographer', producing long term book and exhibition projects using a wide variety of camera formats. He has been quoted as saying that "no photograph is worth dying for" but this has not stopped him from shooting in some of the hairiest spots on the planet for over two decades. The humbling breadth of his work has earned him numerous prestigious awards and accolades, including the W. Eugene Smith grant for humanistic photography.
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NEW PRODUCTS: CANON PIXMA PRO-1
Taking print quality and accuracy to a whole new level, Canon has announced the launch of the PIXMA PRO-1 Professional Inkjet Printer. Professional photographers can be confident that the final output from this new printer will match the photographic vision captured from their camera. Newly developed for this printer is a 12-ink system, five of which are monochrome, along with a new FINE Print Head to help deliver consistent, superb results that professional photographers demand.
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