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Inverness Courier Highland Wedding Fair

10/09/2025

A display of finery from Wedding Belles. Picture: Callum Mackay

More than 50 exhibitors took part in the wedding fair at Eden Court.

The event on Sunday was a chance for those planning their big day to get advice and information from experts in all areas, from attitude and catering to photography, venues and more.

Those taking part were: Alexandra Bespoke; wonderland; The Kingsmills and Ness Walk Hotels; Lily Rose Cakes; The Highland Florist; Dream Events by Sarah; Sonas Collection; Karen Thorburn Photography; Highland Castle Entertainment; Fitlike Photography; Creatures of Habit Cookery; MacDonald Drumossie Hotel; Spud the Piper; The Electric

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Young Rohingya photographers dream through snapshots

04/09/2024

Six years ago their lives were turned upside down after a military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Now three young refugees are finding a new purpose in life, armed with mobile phones and access to Instagram.

Azimul Hasson, Dil Kayas and Omal Khair all have one thing in common; a passion for telling stories. Chosen to document their lives in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, the largest refugee camp in the world, their work now features at the biennial Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar.

Their insight into camp life, is as authentic as it comes. Stills capture the heart-breaking difficulties of living

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Rosenmeier Forum presents ‘The News Photography of Steve Kohls’ – Brainerd Dispatch

31/07/2024

BRAINERD — “The News Photography of Steve Kohls” will be the focus of a Rosenmeier Forum at 7 pm Feb. 8 in the Chalberg Theater at Central Lakes College, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Kohls has photographed breaking news, sporting events and created artistic photos for the Brainerd Dispatch for more than 47 years. A sampling of his work will include images of Brainerd’s 1987 and 1991 downtown fires, the city’s long fight against mandatory fluoridation, a devastating train crash near Motley, as well as feature photos of Little Falls artist Charles Kapsner and

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Former ABC News journalist James Gordon Meek pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

24/07/2023

Former ABC News journalist James Gordon Meek pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

By Laura Parnaby and Associated Press

Published: 04:53 PM EDT, July 21, 2023 | Updated: 5:49 PM EDT, July 21, 2023

Former ABC News journalist and father-of-two James Gordan Meek has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.

During a court hearing in Alexandria on Friday, the 53-year-old formerly decorated reporter from Arlington, Virginia, admitted possessing dozens of inappropriate images and videos of children spanning at least the last nine years.

Divorcee Meek – who covered national security issues for ABC until he resigned last

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Paolo Di Paolo obituary | Photography

05/07/2023

The photographer Paolo Di Paolo, who has died aged 98, documented the renaissance of Italy following the dark days of the second world war, capturing that country’s 1950s and 60s glamor. His star shone brightly for 15 years before he turned his back on photography, but in that time he recorded the luminosity of cultural figures such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Gina Lollobrigida and Tennessee Williams, as well as the optimism and dignity of ordinary people.

His pictures captured the shift from a more innocent, rural life, in a style that mirrored the neorealism movement in Italian films, as embodied

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Daniel Idal invests in authentic photography

23/06/2023

Daniel Idal, a 23-year-old photographer, believes that photography is an artistic art form that preserves memories. “A photograph is captured in moving time. People say a photograph tells a thousand tales. it really does. From that one photograph, whoever is around when that one photograph is taken can remember it forever,” Idal said. “Memories are all we have, and when we are gone, that’s all people will have of us.”

Photography first captured Idal’s attention in tourism magazines that featured Guyana’s nature, but he noticed that these magazines only featured photographers from the West. At 13 years old, Idal thought

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My career as a travel photographer is tough enough, but influencers made it worse!

14/06/2023

Before I felt the wrath of traveling photographers everywhere, I’d like to frame the title and all the words that follow. Photography is a tough business, regardless of the genre you work in. Maybe you work in multiple genres, like almost all the photographers I know, dabbling here and there alongside a primary field.

Then there is the top 5% in this world, who aren’t really photographers at all, but identify as “travel influencers,” and can usually be found yelling down a camera lens at any given moment.

Which brings me onto life as a working travel photographer. Many who

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Wacken Open Air And PEP BONET Foster Photo Talents; “Wacken Rock ‘N Roll Photography Workshop” Application Phase Has Begun

07/06/2023

Once again, the Wacken Foundation and NOOR Foundation are cooperating to offer photographers a unique opportunity to further develop their art in a very special environment: Together with star photographer Pep Bonet (pictured above) who will act as mentor, six selected talents will explore the Wacken Open Air 2023 (August 2 – 5), capture the unique moments and motives that characterize this macrocosm – and reach an international audience of millions as part of the official communication of W:O:A.

(Photo – Fabian Ritter)

Bonet wants the “Class of 2023” to be as diverse as possible – also in terms of

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