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Sorted by Area: Company Name - Allsport Photographic Contact - Lee Martin About The leading international sports picture agency. Part of Getty Images Inc Address - 3 Greenlea Park , Prince Georges Rd, London SW19 2JD Telephone - 0181 685 1010 Fax - 0181 648 5240 E Mail - lmartin@allsport.co.uk Web page - www.allsport.com_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Aviation Images Contact - Mark Wagner About - The vast photo collection of the current Flight International magazine photographer (and pilot), Mark Wagner, specialises in all aspects of AIRCRAFT (helicopters, balloons etc), AIRPORTS, and the AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, world-wide, in colour. It includes civil and military, interiors and exteriors, technical and generic, abstract, and dramatic images, in the air and on the ground. Also covers issues such as airport congestion, security, noise, pollution, air traffic control etc. Plus: passengers, pilots, production lines, cargo loading, engines, cockpits, radar's, scrap yards, missiles, black boxes, maintenance etc. New material is constantly generated from advertising and editorial commissions, book projects and regular speculative shoots world-wide. Address - Queens Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 8LR, UK. Telephone - 0181 944 5225 Mobile - 0385 791 033 Fax - 0181 944 5335 E Mail - mrwagner@compuserve.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Steve Bloom Images Contact - Kathy About - Wildlife and nature photography. Specialist in digital enhancement an manipulation. Stock library available - specialist subjects are African Wildlife and Primates, especially the Great Apes. Address - P.O. Box 11733, East Finchley, London N2 9NZ, United Kingdom Telephone - 0181 883 4831 Fax - 0181 883 4831 E Mail - info@stevebloom.com Web page - www.stevebloom.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - The Bridgeman Art Library Contact - Vivien Wheeler About - The world's most comprehensive source of fine art images for publication, representing the cream of over 750 museums, galleries and private collections around the world, from cave paintings to Warhol's soup cans. Large format colour transparencies of paintings, sculpture, prints, manuscripts, antiquities, design and the decorative arts. The Library has been computerised for more than a decade with an image database and custom written search software. Our CD-ROM catalogue features around 90,000 imges reflecting the incredible range of the collection. A team of picture reseachers, all art historians with an intimate knowledge of their subject and the Library's collection, can send a selection of images to suit the toughest brief and the tightest deadline, A free brochure is available. The Bridgeman Art Library is currently investigating ways of delivering images on the internet, and by ISDN. Address - 17-19 Garway Road, London. W2 4PH Telephone - 0171 727 4065 Fax - 0171 792 8509 E Mail - info@bridgeman.co.uk Web page - www.bridgeman.co.uk (New York Branch Office for US clients: 65 East 93rd Street, New York, NY 10128 Tel: 212 828 1238 fax: 212 828 1255)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - David Chambers Contact - David Chambers About - I am a creative still life and people photographer working in advertising , design and editorial applications supplying high quality emulsion and digital images. I work from a studio in a quiet residential mews in central/southwest London. Address - 14a Hesper Mews, London. SW5 0HH Telephone - 0171 373 3183 Fax - 0171 370 3098 E Mail - David@david-chambers.co.uk Web page - www.david-chambers.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Ecoscene Contact - Sally Morgan About - A specialist environmental and wildlife library with more than 80,000 colour transparencies.Subjects include acid rain, agriculture, conservation, energy, global warming, habitats and habitat loss, industry, pollution, rainforests, tourism, wildlife and much more. Address - The Oasts, Headley Lane, Passfield, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7RXTelephone - +44 (0) 1428 751056 Fax - +44 (0) 1428 751057 E Mail - ecoscene@photosource.co.uk Web page - www.photosource.co.uk/photosource/ecoscene.htm _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Famous Pictures and Features Agency Contact - Lee Howard About - Famous is a pictures and features agency. We can provide you with current colour transparencies or prints of pop, rock, film, TV and other newsworthy celebrities and events, immediately. We have a vast library of old and new pictures supplied by a team of UK and international photographers, together with picture captions, stories and current interviews to give you the whole package. Commissions available. We also charge a search fee of at least 20 pounds. Address - Studio 4, Limehouse Cut, 46 Morris Road, London E14 6NQ, UK Telephone - 0171 510 2500 Fax - 0171 510 2510 ISDN 0171 510 2515 Modem 0171 510 2511 E Mail - famous@compuserve.com Web page - www.famous.uk.com_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Galaxy Picture Library Contact - Robin Scagell About – We specialise in astronomy and space. In particular, we have skies both day and night, stars, constellations, planets, comets, nebulae, galaxies, the Milky Way and virtually everything else in astronomy. We also have pictures of astronomers, both amateur and professional, and observatories. Our space collection includes a good range from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA. The proprietor, Robin Scagell, is also a writer, broadcaster and consultant on astronomy. Address - 1 Milverton Drive, Ickenham, Uxbridge, Middx UB10 8PP Telephone - 01895 637463 Mobile - 0378 549176 Fax - 01895 623277 E Mail - galaxypix@compuserve.com Web page - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/galaxypix/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Gaze International Contact - Nuala, Bob or Frank About - GAZE is new on the picture library scene. We opened in February 1997, but are expanding rapidly. We hold pictures covering all aspects of Gay, Lesbian and transgender life and culture. Our photos are suitable for use in Editorial, Reportage and Features, Advertising Campaigns and Health Promotions. Our images are provided by a world-wide group of professional photographers, who are constantly submitting new material which reflects our multi-cultural, international community of all ages and lifestyles. Gaze gives a fast, friendly, informed and professional service. We are members of BAPLA, the PRA and Specialist Libraries. Address - 4C Hazlitt Road, London W14 0JY Telephone - 0171 602 1162 Fax - 0171 610 4762 E Mail - info@gaze.co.uk Web page - www.gaze.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - John Glover Photography Contact - John Glover About - I am one of the top specialist garden photographers with an archive of 70,000 transparencies. These cover most gardening subjects from overall shots of different types of gardens right through to plant portraits. All the transparencies have detailed relevant information including Latin plant names. I have an international client base and provide a fast, efficient service with most orders dispatched within 24 hours. My fees are negotiable. Address - Fairfield, Hale House Lane, Churt, Farnham, Surrey GU10 2NQ Telephone - +44 (0)1428 717196 Mobile - 0973 307 078 Fax - +44 (0)1428 717129 E Mail - john@glovphot.demon.co.uk Web page - www.glovphot.demon.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Richard Glover Photography Contact - Richard Glover About - Specialises in architectural, interiors and travel photography. Primarily to commission for graphic designers, advertising agencies and publishers. The work reflects Richard's devotion to producing high quality imagery - strong, graphic composition and a brilliant control of light. His growing library of images is available for use as stock. Subjects include: architecture and interiors from Britain, Europe and Australia in particular and travel imagery from around the world. Also landscapes, industry, nature, the built environment and surprising, distinctive images of many other subjects. Address - 2 Silex Street, London SE1 0DP Telephone - +44 171 928 5554 Mobile - 0860 450 607 Fax - +44 171 922 1498 E Mail - mail@richardglover.com Web page - www.richardglover.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Greenpeace UK Contact - Angela Glienicke About - We are BAPLA members since February 98, we have got colour transparencies and b/w prints on environmental issues and campaigns (roughly 60.000images). Subjects include industrial production and waste disposal, nuclear power, reprocessing and transport. Fisheries, marine life including whales and dolphins, images to illustrate pollution, acid rain, genetic engineering, CFC's, global warming, renewable energy, forestry. We are usually open Mon-Fri 10-3pm Telephone - 0171 865 8294 Fax - 0171 865 8200 E Mail - Angela.Glienicke@uk.greenpeace.org Web page - http://www.greenpeace.org.uk_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - David Hoffman Photo Library Contact - David Hoffman About - From the Grunwick strike of '76, the London riots of the '80s to Reclaim the Streets in the '90s David Hoffman has produced one of the strongest collections of iconic images of social change. The David Hoffman Photo Library specialises in these social issues. Work as diverse as the Poll Tax riots, the homeless occupation of Lincoln's Inn Fields, the demolition of '60s tower blocks, the growth of violent racist groups in the inner city and the pollution of the North Sea span the subject areas of social injustice, protest, policing, poverty, drugs, homelessness, social conflict and the environment. Based in central London, a selection of the 100,000 photographs are available by ISDN on Image.Net and digital files can also be transferred by modem or email. The wide range of photographs is backed up by a detailed knowledge of the stock and of the issues covered. Visitors by appointment, stock list available on request. Appropriate commissions are welcome, costs may be shared where useful library stock is produced. Address - N/A Telephone - 020 8981 5041 Fax - 020 8980 2041 E Mail - david@hoffmanphotos.com Web page - http://www.hoffmanphotos.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name: The Institute of Contemporary History and Wiener Library Contact - Rosemarie Nief About – The Wiener Library is the world's oldest Holocaust memorial institution, tracing its history back to 1933. The collection comprising over 50,000 volumes includes material on modern Jewish history, anti-Semitism, the rise and fall of the Third Reich, the survival of Nazi and Fascist movements in the post-war world. An on-going education and outreach programme including lectures, conferences and seminars helps promote study and broaden understanding amongst the young. The collection comprises books, periodicals, unpublished memoirs, original documents, eyewitness testimonies, press cuttings, videos, multimedia resources and an photographic archive. The Photo Archive includes images reflecting all parts of the collection. The collection also comprises cartoons, posters, leaflets, photo albums, many Jewish identity cards, certificates and examples of questionnaires and documents relating to every day Jewish life in Germany. Price negotiable. Address - 4 Devonshire Street. London. W1N 2BH Telephone - 0171-636 7247 Fax - 0171-436-6428 E Mail - lib@wl.u-net.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Mirror Syndication International Contact - Frank Walker About - MSI is the picture-sales arm of Mirror Group, with daily news ouput from The Mirror, Scottish Daily Record, Belfast Newsletter, Racing Post, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and Sunday Mail.Its archives of 30million images, dating back to the beginning of the century, cover the news, politics, showbusiness, personalities, the Royal Family, movies, sport, crime, fashion, glamour, war, views of Britain - virtually everything that has appeared in UK newspapers in the 20th Century.MSI is a seven-day operation, with several-hundred-thousand images in its digital database and any image from its archives available by print, transparency, ISDN, floppy disk or CD-ROM, on demand. As well as this, there are now 30,000 images in its free-access Website database, and this number is being added to daily. Address - 1, Canada Square, London, E14 5AP Telephone - 0171-293 3700 Mobile - 0802 575325 Fax - 0171-293 3712 E Mail - desk@mirpix.com Web page - www.mirpix.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - The Natural History Museum Picture Library Contact - Lodvina Mascarenhas About – Picture library with images of specimens from the extensive collections of The Natural History Museum, London. Subject areas covered include DINOSAURS, EXTINCT MAMMALS AND BIRDS, EARLY MAN, FOSSILS, MINERALS, GEMS AND ROCKS, and HISTORIC ARTWORKS. Address - The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Telephone - +44 (0)171 938 9122 Fax - +44 (0)171 938 9169 E Mail - lsm@nhm.ac.uk Web page - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/images _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Nature Photographers Ltd Contact - Paul Sterry About – Nature Photographers is a specialist library dealing with World-wide natural history and environmental subjects. The library manager - Dr Paul Sterry - has a background in biology and is an established wildlife author and photographer. The library has produced a considerable number of books, written by Paul Sterry and illustrated by material from the library's files. The most recent is Collins Complete British Wildlife - A Photographic Guide. Address - West Wit, New Road, Little London, Tadley, Hants RG26 5EU Telephone - 01256 850661 Fax - 01256 851157 E Mail - nature.photos@clara.net _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - PhotoDisc Europe Ltd Contact - Bryan Hill About - PhotoDisc, is one of the leading publishers of royalty-free stock photography. More than 60, 000 images available on its award-winning website at http://www.photodisc.com. On-site keyword search facility makes finding the right image hassle-free. Download free low-resolution comping images, for use in layouts or client presentations. Purchase and download any image 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Address - Regal House, 70 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3QS Telephone - 0845 30 21212 Fax - 0181 255 2930 E Mail - sales@photodisc.co.uk Web page - http://www.photodisc.com/uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Pictor International Contact - Harry Mole, UK Sales Manager, Julie Wicks, Marketing Manager About – With over 30 years of experience, an international network of offices and 3 million plus images, Pictor is one on the world's leading stock photography agencies. Using the best art direction and photography we produce images suitable for advertising, design, publishing, and the corporate markets and the images files are updated daily. Catalogues are available free on request and we don't charge research fees. Address - Lymehouse Studios, 30 - 31 Lyme Street, London NW1 0EE Telephone - 0171 482 0478 Fax - 0171 267 1396 E Mail - info@london.pictor.co.uk Web page - www.pictor.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - PPL Photo Agency Ltd Contact - Barry Pickthall or Eunice Bergin About – PPL is THE source for industrial, business and watersports pictures. INDUSTRIAL & BUSINESS LIBRARY From cars to cranes, ships to sheet metal fabrications, buildings, bridges and stadia to electronic engineering and people in the work place. PPL has them all. The PPL Business and Industrial archive incorporates the British Steel Multimedia Library which PPL manages and has shots of everything made of steel - or produced using steel machinery, going back to the birth of the Industrial Revolution. SPECIALIST WATERSPORTS LIBRARY PPL's watersports archive is equally specialist and represents the work of more than 200 photographers world-wide. With more than 2 million pictures on file dating back to the early 1800s. PPL's watersports library covers everything from charter and cruising scenes in the Mediterranean, Windsurfing, water-skiing, Jet-skiing and diving to dinghies, yacht racing and powerboating. PPL also has a 4,000 strong archive of sailing personalities, many of which are available on-line. VIEW THE PICTURES REMOTELY PPL operates a photo wire service over ISDN and modem. Pictures can also be viewed and downloaded via PPL's Signpost remote access server. Clients can dial in via ISDN, modem and the Internet to browse and download selected pictures, audio and video clips 24 hours a day. The access software is free to download from our website www.pplmedia.com and operates on PC and MAC. Address - 68 East Ham Rd, Littlehampton, Sussex. UK. BN17 7BE Telephone - +44 (0) 1903 730614 Mobile - +44 0468 395719 Fax - +44 (0) 1903 730618 E Mail - ppl@mistral.co.uk Web page - www.pplmedia.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Public Record Office Image Library Contact - Jo Matthews, Paul Johnson About - A picture library service drawing on the vast and unique collection of historical images held in the national archives. We have millions of pictures from medieval to modern times covering British and colonial history. The collection goes far beyond the official documents of state covering all aspects of society in photographs, illustrations, advertisements, illustrated maps, posters and many other formats. Address - Public Record Office Image Library, Ruskin Ave, Kew, Surrey TW9 4DU Telephone - 0181 392 5271 Fax - 0181 392 5266 E Mail - image-library@pro.gov.uk Web page - www.pro.gov.uk/imagelibrary _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Royal Geographical Society Picture Library Contact - Joanna Scadden, Picture Library Manager About - Address - 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR Telephone - 0171 591 3060 Fax - 0171 591 3061 E Mail - pictures@rgs.org Web page - www.rgs.org/pictures _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Skishoot-Offshoot Contact - Jane or Fiona About – Skishoot is Britain's original ski and snowboard picture library with more than 300,000 high-quality images covering every aspect of recreational winter sports in ski resorts around the world. We have ski and snowboarding action shots by 60 different photographers. We also have other winter sports such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice-skating, telemarking, snowmobiling, tobogganing, and the Cresta. We stock images of ski resorts in 30 countries in five continents. Also mountain scenery, local colour, children skiing and playing in the snow, beginners, ski school classes, and much more. Offshoot is a picture library specialising in France, with thousands of high-quality original images covering the French way of life. Subjects include the cities, sights, architecture, people at work and play, the countryside, chateaux, villages, vineyards, beaches, sailing, the mountains, sports and wildlife. Also cafes, cuisine, markets, and local colour. Address - Hall Place, Upper Woodcott, Whitchurch, Hampshire RG28 7PY Telephone - 44 (0)1635 255527 Fax - 44 (0)1635 255528 E Mail - skishoot@surfersparadise.net Web page - www.skishoot.net _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - S.O.A. Photo Agency Contact - Brigitte Bott / Donna Harrison / Lorna Allen About – Large specialist photo library with a world-wide representation. Up-to-date, hipp, trendy, avant garde images for advertising (general subjects). Clean imagery for editorial and travel brochures. We represent 85 photographers and 10 international photo libraries. Yearly publication of catalogue and CD ROMs. Colour and b/w imagery in all formats. Address - 87 York Street, London W1H 1DU Telephone - +44 (0) 171 258 0202 Fax - +44 (0) 171 258 0188 E Mail - info@soa-photoagency.co.uk Web page - www.soa-photoagency.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Tibet Images Contact - Dolma Beresford About - Tibet Images is a specialised photo library focusinf on the rich, cultural heritage of Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism and Tibean communities worldwide. The library is enlarging its collection of mountaneering pictures and expanding to cover the wider Himalayan area and neighbouring regions, including Nepal, India, Bhutan, Mongolia, China and Central Asia. There are currently over 20,000 transparencies and around 5,000 black and white prints in stock. Commercial usage is charged for at standard rates but the library continues to provide images and advice free of charge or at nominal rates to charities, campaign groups, students and individuals working to further the Tibet cause. Address - Telephone - 0171-278-2377 and 0171-278-2576 Fax - 0171-837-2800 E Mail - tibet.images@dial.pipex.com Web page - www.tibetimages.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Travel Ink Photo and Feature Library Contact - Abbie Enock, Camilla Dowse, Vanessa Townsend About - Think travel ... think Travel Ink. We experts in everything to do with travel, tourism and lifestyles (images and background information) -- both in the UK and worldwide. A high quality colour library representing 140 photographers with more than 100,000 pictures from across the globe. We also have a wealth of general images, from business, industry and transport, to food, children, geography, history, animals, activities, occupations .... Style ranges from classic picture postcard to culture, realism, offbeat. The library is run by Abbie Enock, who has worked on photographic and editorial assignments all over the world. Colour brochures. BAPLA affiliated. Computerised stock enabling fast searches and turnaround time. Friendly, knowledgeable staff who will carefully interpret requests. All formats from 35mm to panoramic. Scanning, modem and image manipulation facilities. Competitive prices and attractive search offers. With our sister contract publishing buisness we can provide a one stop shop for all writing and publishing needs. Specialist sections include Hong Kong (including construction of the Airport Core Projects, Tsing Ma Bridge, Chep Lap Kok airport etc); North Wales; Germany; Greece and the Greek Islands; Cambodia and Laos ... Address - The Old Coach House, 14 High Street, Goring-on-Thames, Near Reading, Berks RG8 9AR, England Telephone - +44 (0)14941-873011 Fax - +44 (0)14941-875558 E Mail - info@travel-ink.co.uk Web page - www.travel-ink.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Rohan Van Twest, Location Photography Contact - Rohan Van Twest About – Location Photography undertaken throughout the world. Portraits and Industrial photography for Annual Reports and other corporate documents. Travel photography. Stock Images represented by Tony Stone Images (Getty Images) Address - Telephone - 0171 627 2868 Mobile - E Mail - rvt@zoo.co.uk Web page - http://www.zoo.co.uk/~rvt/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - John Liddiard Underwater Contact - John Liddiard About - Underwater photography and journalism. Available for assignments worldwide throughout the sports and technical diving ranges. Large stock of marine wildlife and diving travel photographs. For more information visit my web site. It includes short photo-articles about a range of diving destinations. Services offered include underwater photography and journalism, sports and technical diving instruction, expedition management, consultancy, digital imaging and web design. Address - 56 Oakfield Road, Clifton, Bristol. BS8 2BG Telephone - 01179 736770 Fax - E Mail - john@liddiard.demon.co.uk Web page - http://www.liddiard.demon.co.uk/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Edmund Nagele Photography & Digital Art Contact - Edmund Nagele F.R.P.S. About - Photographer with self produced photographic stock library and in-house digital work-station. (Drum scanner, Power Mac, Imapro film recorder). Award winning photography available from stock, suitable for advertising, corporate calendars, greeting cards, posters, puzzles and editorial use. Special requests for digital work to order welcome. Address - Parkgate, West Approach Drive, Cheltenham, Glos. GL52 3AD, U.K. Telephone - 01242 242952 Fax - 01242 575358 E Mail - en@nagele.co.uk Web page - http://www.nagele.co.uk_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Oxford Scientific Films Ltd Contact - Suzanne Aitzetmuller About - One of Europe's premier specialist wildlife, environmental and natural science collections, its comprehensive photo stock of 300,000 images is continuously updated and extended with hundreds of new photographs a month, including subjects such as El Nino, topical nature subjects, NASA manned missions, landscapes, garden plants, waves, weather, country practices, as well as outstanding new wildlife images from around the world. Some of the world's best animal portraits embellished front covers of many products published by the library's clients. In 1997, seven of the photographers OSF represents won 10 out of the 113 awards at the world renowned BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. We are always on the look out for talented photographers to represent. Our customer base ranges from book and magazine publishers, merchandisers, TV and electronic production companies, and packagers to advertising agencies, design companies and marketing departments of many prestigious companies. Our specialist or creative researchers are able to handle any brief and all our customers are designated their own account manager. Both photographer and client packs are available on request. Customers are always welcome to come and do their own research, by appointment. Address - Lower Road, Long Hanborough, Oxon.,OX8 8LL, England. Telephone - +44 1993 881881 Fax - +44 1993 882808 E Mail - Photo.library@osf.uk.com Web page - www.osf.uk.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - The Skyscan Photolibrary Contact - Brenda Marks About - ANYTHING AERIAL ! The specialist aerial photographers and stock photolibrary covering air to ground - both UK and international; aviation - general; civilian and military aircraft; airports and airforce life; and aerial sports - ballooning; paragliding; sky diving etc and not forgetting the unique Skyscan balloon camera collection of 'Britain from the Air'. Our specialist contributing photographers know their subjects intimately and their stunning photographs reflect that. Whether from stock or shot to your brief we are experts at supplying what you want and suggesting new creative ideas for your publications. After nearly fifteen years in the aerial business we have close associations with other aerial collections (and are always keen to meet others) and offer clients an aerial searching service to trace the right aerial image for you. Make Skyscan the first stop for anything aerial. Address - Oak House, Toddington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire UK GL54 5BY Telephone - (+44) 1242 621357 Fax - (+44) 1242 621343 E Mail - info@skyscan.co.uk Web page - http://www.skyscan.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Andrew N. Gagg's PHOTO FLORA Contact - Andrew N. Gagg About - Wild plant photos from all over Europe. A specialised, extensive and rapidly expanding collection of colour transparencies covering Europe's wild flora. Thousands of subjects including virtually all the British species, rare and common: flowering plants, wild herbs, native alpines, trees, shrubs, water plants, grasses, sedges and ferns, all accurately identified, with up-to-date Latin and English names. Good coverage of each subject with pictures suitable for both popular and scientific applications. Landscape shots showing a wide range of habitat pictures in Britain and throughout Europe are also available. For Gardening publishers and seed merchants, all the popular wildflower species (as well as a fine selection of weeds) are in the collection. Calendar and greeting card publishers will find the attractive and saleable wild flower images they are seeking at Photo Flora. The needs of television and electronic imaging for CD etc. are also well understood. Requests can normally be dealt with by return. No search fee on normal requests. Full subject list on request by e-mail, ‘phone or mail. Address - Town House Two, Fordbank Court, Henwick Road, Worcester. WR2 5PF Telephone - 01905 748515 E Mail - gagg@mcmail.com Web page - www.gagg.mcmail.com/photoflora.htm _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - National Remote Sensing Centre Contact - Kate Pallett About - The UK's largest supplier of colour aerial photography. European photographic coverage also available. Commissioned surveys undertaken. Photographic labs available for commercial processing/printing. Address - Arthur Street, Barwell, Leics, LE9 8GZ Telephone - 01455 849229 Fax - 01455 841785 E Mail - data_services@nrsc.co.uk Web page - www.nrsc.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Firepix International Contact - Tony Myers About – Many varieties of fire images from a fire officer of 25 years standing with Merseyside fire brigade. This impressive collection includes firefighting action images both during and after fire at domesic and industrial fire scenes including accident work.Images also cover photo studies also include New York, Tokyo and Chinese firefighters in action.The collection has won International distinction for its wide coverage of the very unusual subject. Address - Telephone - (44) 0151 260 0111 Fax - 0151 260 0111 E Mail - info@firepix.com Web page - www.firepix.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - David Rawcliffe Sports Photography Contact - David Rawcliffe About – Freelance sports & live music photographer based in the North West. Extensive coverage of Premier League football with a vast library of images of Liverpool Football Club. Official photographer for Wigan Warriors Rugby League. Covering sporting events all over the world. Also shoot live music events at venus around the North West. Address - PO Box 38, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 8UE, England. Telephone - 0973 14 2020 E Mail - dave@shankly.u-net.com Web Page - http://drsp.merseyworld.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Jon Sparks Photography Contact - Jon Sparks ARPS About – From Helvellyn to the Himalayas- from City Streets to Wilderness- from Picture Library to Location Photography. I am a freelance photographer based in Lancaster. I will consider most types of work, though if it's out of doors, up a mountain, or involves people getting wet, muddy, knackered or all three, my eyes will really light up. I am particularly interested in landscapes, outdoor pursuits and the natural world. However, if you're after a wedding or glamour photographer, I'm not the guy you're looking for. My picture library offers wide coverage of North Lancashire and the Lake District, rock-climbing and mountaineering, and mountain areas from five continents. I also publish top-quality Greetings Cards, Postcards, etc., for North Lancashire and the Lake District. Address - 6 Abbeystead Drive, Lancaster. LA1 4QU Telephone - 01524 381077 Mobile - No thanks, it frightens the wildlife! Fax - By modem- please phone first E Mail - j.sparks@netmatters.co.uk Web page - www.owg.org.uk/js _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Edinburgh Photographic Library Contact - James Young About – A Library holding images, mainly transparencies, for some 10 photographers operating in Scotland mostly. Transparencies are in various formats. Some prints available. Images of Scottish scenery, Scottish life, Scottish history, Scottish towns and villages. Also covering commercial subjects and agriculture and fishing. Aerial images available. Address - 14 Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 6BQ Telephone - 0131 337 7615 Fax - 0131 337 0303 E Mail - epl@mercat.co.uk_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Mike Phimister Associates Contact - Mike Phimister About - Commercial and industrial photographers covering Scotland, providing high quality images of industry and commerce. We also design and produce brochures of all types for sales and advertising. We have the only professional lab facility in the north running E6, C41 and RA4 processes available 24 hours, 7 days. Address - Ardachy, Kirkhill, Inverness, IV5 7PD Telephone - 01463 831287 Mobile - 0831 632841 Fax - 01463 831240 E Mail - mikephoto@cali.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Stock Shot Contact - Jemma Wallace About – Stock Shot specialises in skiing, mountaineering and dynamic adventure sports. The skiing section is second to none, covering everything from extreme skiing to apres-ski, families, fashion, children and alpine panoramas. Snowboarding also features strongly, with the wildest jumps and deepest powder. Every form of mountaineering is covered - ice, rock, expeditions and trekking. We also have in-depth stock of mountain biking, paragliding, sky surfing, sky diving, white water rafting, kayaking, canyoning, windsurfing, sailing and even sand skiing. The adventure travel sections are primarily the mountainous regions of the world - the Alps, Himalayas, USA, New Zealand, Ecuador, Japan, Lapland, South Africa and Namibia. Address - 27 Hartington Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4LF Telephone - 0131 228 9368 Fax - 0131 228 9464 E Mail - info@stockshot.co.uk Web page - http://www.stockshot.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name -The Photolibrary Wales Contact - Steve / Kate About - Representing the work of over 100 photographers living and working in Wales. Library covers all aspects of Wales. Digital files available. Digital transmission. Assignments managed. Writers available. BAPLA member. Address - 2, Bro-Nant, Church Road, Pentyrch, Cardiff. CF4 8QG, Wales. Telephone - 01222 890311 Fax - 01222 892650 E Mail - info@photo-lib-wales.co.uk Web page - www.photo-lib-wales.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Daniel Valla Photography Contact - Daniel Valla About – Digital Photo Imaging, Portrait Photography,(Worldwide), Weddings, Picture Library, Image manipulation , Restoration of old pictures. Outputs on Dye Sublimation and Ink jet permanent inks, on art paper, watercolour papers and photo-quality paper. We can scan images (positives - negatives - transparencies - and compile them on a database on CD ROM, or even make CDi's. Aerial photography, Worldwide The picture library reflects mainly wild life images, landscapes, travel images in Europe, West Africa, Egypt, France, Britain Scotland and Wales, particulary Pembrokeshire. Also creation of Web pages, and leaflets/ brochures for publicity and tourism. Address - 2 Goat Street, Haverfordwest SA61 1PX Telephone -00 33 (0) 437 764989 Fax - 00 33 (0) 437 769993 E Mail - daniel@valla.demon.co.uk Web page - http://www.valla.demon.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Sorted by Subject Matter: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Aviation Images Contact - Mark Wagner About - The vast photo collection of the current Flight International magazine photographer (and pilot), Mark Wagner, specialises in all aspects of AIRCRAFT (helicopters, balloons etc), AIRPORTS, and the AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, world-wide, in colour. It includes civil and military, interiors and exteriors, technical and generic, abstract, and dramatic images, in the air and on the ground. Also covers issues such as airport congestion, security, noise, pollution, air traffic control etc. Plus: passengers, pilots, production lines, cargo loading, engines, cockpits, radar's, scrap yards, missiles, black boxes, maintenance etc. New material is constantly generated from advertising and editorial commissions, book projects and regular speculative shoots world-wide. Address - Queens Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 8LR, UK. Telephone - 0181 944 5225 Mobile - 0385 791 033 Fax - 0181 944 5335 E Mail - mrwagner@compuserve.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - National Remote Sensing Centre Contact - Kate Pallett About - The UK's largest supplier of colour aerial photography. European photographic coverage also available. Commissioned surveys undertaken. Photographic labs available for commercial processing/printing. Address - Arthur Street, Barwell, Leics, LE9 8GZ Telephone - 01455 849229 Fax - 01455 841785 E Mail - data_services@nrsc.co.uk Web page - www.nrsc.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - The Skyscan Photolibrary Contact - Brenda Marks About - ANYTHING AERIAL ! The specialist aerial photographers and stock photolibrary covering air to ground - both UK and international; aviation - general; civilian and military aircraft; airports and airforce life; and aerial sports - ballooning; paragliding; sky diving etc and not forgetting the unique Skyscan balloon camera collection of 'Britain from the Air'. Our specialist contributing photographers know their subjects intimately and their stunning photographs reflect that. Whether from stock or shot to your brief we are experts at supplying what you want and suggesting new creative ideas for your publications. After nearly fifteen years in the aerial business we have close associations with other aerial collections (and are always keen to meet others) and offer clients an aerial searching service to trace the right aerial image for you. Make Skyscan the first stop for anything aerial. Address - Oak House, Toddington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire UK GL54 5BY Telephone - (+44) 1242 621357 Fax - (+44) 1242 621343 E Mail - info@skyscan.co.uk Web page - http://www.skyscan.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Richard Glover Photography Contact - Richard Glover About - Specialises in architectural, interiors and travel photography. Primarily to commission for graphic designers, advertising agencies and publishers. The work reflects Richard's devotion to producing high quality imagery - strong, graphic composition and a brilliant control of light. His growing library of images is available for use as stock. Subjects include: architecture and interiors from Britain, Europe and Australia in particular and travel imagery from around the world. Also landscapes, industry, nature, the built environment and surprising, distinctive images of many other subjects. Address - 2 Silex Street, London SE1 0DP Telephone - +44 171 928 5554 Mobile - 0860 450 607 Fax - +44 171 922 1498 E Mail - mail@richardglover.com Web page - www.richardglover.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Mike Phimister Associates Contact - Mike Phimister About - Commercial and industrial photographers covering Scotland, providing high quality images of industry and commerce. We also design and produce brochures of all types for sales and advertising. We have the only professional lab facility in the north running E6, C41 and RA4 processes available 24 hours, 7 days. Address - Ardachy, Kirkhill, Inverness, IV5 7PD Telephone - 01463 831287 Mobile - 0831 632841 Fax - 01463 831240 E Mail - mikephoto@cali.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - PPL Photo Agency Ltd Contact - Barry Pickthall or Eunice Bergin About – PPL is THE source for industrial, business and watersports pictures. INDUSTRIAL & BUSINESS LIBRARY From cars to cranes, ships to sheet metal fabrications, buildings, bridges and stadia to electronic engineering and people in the work place. PPL has them all. The PPL Business and Industrial archive incorporates the British Steel Multimedia Library which PPL manages and has shots of everything made of steel - or produced using steel machinery, going back to the birth of the Industrial Revolution. SPECIALIST WATERSPORTS LIBRARY PPL's watersports archive is equally specialist and represents the work of more than 200 photographers world-wide. With more than 2 million pictures on file dating back to the early 1800s. PPL's watersports library covers everything from charter and cruising scenes in the Mediterranean, Windsurfing, water-skiing, Jet-skiing and diving to dinghies, yacht racing and powerboating. PPL also has a 4,000 strong archive of sailing personalities, many of which are available on-line. VIEW THE PICTURES REMOTELY PPL operates a photo wire service over ISDN and modem. Pictures can also be viewed and downloaded via PPL's Signpost remote access server. Clients can dial in via ISDN, modem and the Internet to browse and download selected pictures, audio and video clips 24 hours a day. The access software is free to download from our website www.pplmedia.com and operates on PC and MAC. Address - 68 East Ham Rd, Littlehampton, Sussex. UK. BN17 7BE Telephone - +44 (0) 1903 730614 Mobile - +44 0468 395719 Fax - +44 (0) 1903 730618 E Mail - ppl@mistral.co.uk Web page - www.pplmedia.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Galaxy Picture Library Contact - Robin Scagell About – We specialise in astronomy and space. In particular, we have skies both day and night, stars, constellations, planets, comets, nebulae, galaxies, the Milky Way and virtually everything else in astronomy. We also have pictures of astronomers, both amateur and professional, and observatories. Our space collection includes a good range from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA. The proprietor, Robin Scagell, is also a writer, broadcaster and consultant on astronomy. Address - 1 Milverton Drive, Ickenham, Uxbridge, Middx UB10 8PP Telephone - 01895 637463 Mobile - 0378 549176 Fax - 01895 623277 E Mail - galaxypix@compuserve.com Web page - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/galaxypix/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Famous Pictures and Features Agency Contact - Lee Howard About - Famous is a pictures and features agency. We can provide you with current colour transparencies or prints of pop, rock, film, TV and other newsworthy celebrities and events, immediately. We have a vast library of old and new pictures supplied by a team of UK and international photographers, together with picture captions, stories and current interviews to give you the whole package. Commissions available. We also charge a search fee of at least 20 pounds. Address - Studio 4, Limehouse Cut, 46 Morris Road, London E14 6NQ, UK Telephone - 0171 510 2500 Fax - 0171 510 2510 ISDN 0171 510 2515 Modem 0171 510 2511 E Mail - famous@compuserve.com Web page - www.famous.uk.com_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - David Rawcliffe Sports Photography Contact - David Rawcliffe About – Freelance sports & live music photographer based in the North West. Extensive coverage of Premier League football with a vast library of images of Liverpool Football Club. Official photographer for Wigan Warriors Rugby League. Covering sporting events all over the world. Also shoot live music events at venus around the North West. Address - PO Box 38, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 8UE, England. Telephone - 0973 14 2020 E Mail - dave@shankly.u-net.com Web Page - http://drsp.merseyworld.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Ecoscene Contact - Sally Morgan About - A specialist environmental and wildlife library with more than 80,000 colour transparencies.Subjects include acid rain, agriculture, conservation, energy, global warming, habitats and habitat loss, industry, pollution, rainforests, tourism, wildlife and much more. Address - The Oasts, Headley Lane, Passfield, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7RXTelephone - +44 (0) 1428 751056 Fax - +44 (0) 1428 751057 E Mail - ecoscene@photosource.co.uk Web page - www.photosource.co.uk/photosource/ecoscene.htm _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Greenpeace UK Contact - Angela Glienicke About - We are BAPLA members since February 98, we have got colour transparencies and b/w prints on environmental issues and campaigns (roughly 60.000images). Subjects include industrial production and waste disposal, nuclear power, reprocessing and transport. Fisheries, marine life including whales and dolphins, images to illustrate pollution, acid rain, genetic engineering, CFC's, global warming, renewable energy, forestry. We are usually open Mon-Fri 10-3pm Telephone - 0171 865 8294 Fax - 0171 865 8200 E Mail - Angela.Glienicke@uk.greenpeace.org Web page - http://www.greenpeace.org.uk_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Oxford Scientific Films Ltd Contact - Suzanne Aitzetmuller About - One of Europe's premier specialist wildlife, environmental and natural science collections, its comprehensive photo stock of 300,000 images is continuously updated and extended with hundreds of new photographs a month, including subjects such as El Nino, topical nature subjects, NASA manned missions, landscapes, garden plants, waves, weather, country practices, as well as outstanding new wildlife images from around the world. Some of the world's best animal portraits embellished front covers of many products published by the library's clients. In 1997, seven of the photographers OSF represents won 10 out of the 113 awards at the world renowned BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. We are always on the look out for talented photographers to represent. Our customer base ranges from book and magazine publishers, merchandisers, TV and electronic production companies, and packagers to advertising agencies, design companies and marketing departments of many prestigious companies. Our specialist or creative researchers are able to handle any brief and all our customers are designated their own account manager. Both photographer and client packs are available on request. Customers are always welcome to come and do their own research, by appointment. Address - Lower Road, Long Hanborough, Oxon.,OX8 8LL, England. Telephone - +44 1993 881881 Fax - +44 1993 882808 E Mail - Photo.library@osf.uk.com Web page - www.osf.uk.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - The Bridgeman Art Library Contact - Vivien Wheeler About - The world's most comprehensive source of fine art images for publication, representing the cream of over 750 museums, galleries and private collections around the world, from cave paintings to Warhol's soup cans. Large format colour transparencies of paintings, sculpture, prints, manuscripts, antiquities, design and the decorative arts. The Library has been computerised for more than a decade with an image database and custom written search software. Our CD-ROM catalogue features around 90,000 imges reflecting the incredible range of the collection. A team of picture reseachers, all art historians with an intimate knowledge of their subject and the Library's collection, can send a selection of images to suit the toughest brief and the tightest deadline, A free brochure is available. The Bridgeman Art Library is currently investigating ways of delivering images on the internet, and by ISDN. Address - 17-19 Garway Road, London. W2 4PH Telephone - 0171 727 4065 Fax - 0171 792 8509 E Mail - info@bridgeman.co.uk Web page - www.bridgeman.co.uk (New York Branch Office for US clients: 65 East 93rd Street, New York, NY 10128 Tel: 212 828 1238 fax: 212 828 1255)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fire, ActionCompany Name - Firepix International Contact - Tony Myers About – Many varieties of fire images from a fire officer of 25 years standing with Merseyside fire brigade. This impressive collection includes firefighting action images both during and after fire at domesic and industrial fire scenes including accident work.Images also cover photo studies also include New York, Tokyo and Chinese firefighters in action.The collection has won International distinction for its wide coverage of the very unusual subject. Address - Telephone - (44) 0151 260 0111 Fax - 0151 260 0111 E Mail - info@firepix.com Web page - www.firepix.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Gaze International Contact - Nuala, Bob or Frank About - GAZE is new on the picture library scene. We opened in February 1997, but are expanding rapidly. We hold pictures covering all aspects of Gay, Lesbian and transgender life and culture. Our photos are suitable for use in Editorial, Reportage and Features, Advertising Campaigns and Health Promotions. Our images are provided by a world-wide group of professional photographers, who are constantly submitting new material which reflects our multi-cultural, international community of all ages and lifestyles. Gaze gives a fast, friendly, informed and professional service. We are members of BAPLA, the PRA and Specialist Libraries. Address - 4C Hazlitt Road, London W14 0JY Telephone - 0171 602 1162 Fax - 0171 610 4762 E Mail - info@gaze.co.uk Web page - www.gaze.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Edmund Nagele Photography & Digital Art Contact - Edmund Nagele F.R.P.S. About - Photographer with self produced photographic stock library and in-house digital work-station. (Drum scanner, Power Mac, Imapro film recorder). Award winning photography available from stock, suitable for advertising, corporate calendars, greeting cards, posters, puzzles and editorial use. Special requests for digital work to order welcome. Address - Parkgate, West Approach Drive, Cheltenham, Glos. GL52 3AD, U.K. Telephone - 01242 242952 Fax - 01242 575358 E Mail - en@nagele.co.uk Web page - http://www.nagele.co.uk_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - PPL Photo Agency Ltd Contact - Barry Pickthall or Eunice Bergin About – PPL is THE source for industrial, business and watersports pictures. INDUSTRIAL & BUSINESS LIBRARY From cars to cranes, ships to sheet metal fabrications, buildings, bridges and stadia to electronic engineering and people in the work place. PPL has them all. The PPL Business and Industrial archive incorporates the British Steel Multimedia Library which PPL manages and has shots of everything made of steel - or produced using steel machinery, going back to the birth of the Industrial Revolution. SPECIALIST WATERSPORTS LIBRARY PPL's watersports archive is equally specialist and represents the work of more than 200 photographers world-wide. With more than 2 million pictures on file dating back to the early 1800s. PPL's watersports library covers everything from charter and cruising scenes in the Mediterranean, Windsurfing, water-skiing, Jet-skiing and diving to dinghies, yacht racing and powerboating. PPL also has a 4,000 strong archive of sailing personalities, many of which are available on-line. VIEW THE PICTURES REMOTELY PPL operates a photo wire service over ISDN and modem. Pictures can also be viewed and downloaded via PPL's Signpost remote access server. Clients can dial in via ISDN, modem and the Internet to browse and download selected pictures, audio and video clips 24 hours a day. The access software is free to download from our website www.pplmedia.com and operates on PC and MAC. Address - 68 East Ham Rd, Littlehampton, Sussex. UK. BN17 7BE Telephone - +44 (0) 1903 730614 Mobile - +44 0468 395719 Fax - +44 (0) 1903 730618 E Mail - ppl@mistral.co.uk Web page - www.pplmedia.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - PhotoDisc Europe Ltd Contact - Bryan Hill About - PhotoDisc, is one of the leading publishers of royalty-free stock photography. More than 60, 000 images available on its award-winning website at http://www.photodisc.com. On-site keyword search facility makes finding the right image hassle-free. Download free low-resolution comping images, for use in layouts or client presentations. Purchase and download any image 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Address - Regal House, 70 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3QS Telephone - 0845 30 21212 Fax - 0181 255 2930 E Mail - sales@photodisc.co.uk Web page - http://www.photodisc.com/uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Mike Phimister Associates Contact - Mike Phimister About - Commercial and industrial photographers covering Scotland, providing high quality images of industry and commerce. We also design and produce brochures of all types for sales and advertising. We have the only professional lab facility in the north running E6, C41 and RA4 processes available 24 hours, 7 days. Address - Ardachy, Kirkhill, Inverness, IV5 7PD Telephone - 01463 831287 Mobile - 0831 632841 Fax - 01463 831240 E Mail - mikephoto@cali.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Pictor International Contact - Harry Mole, UK Sales Manager, Julie Wicks, Marketing Manager About – With over 30 years of experience, an international network of offices and 3 million plus images, Pictor is one on the world's leading stock photography agencies. Using the best art direction and photography we produce images suitable for advertising, design, publishing, and the corporate markets and the images files are updated daily. Catalogues are available free on request and we don't charge research fees. Address - Lymehouse Studios, 30 - 31 Lyme Street, London NW1 0EE Telephone - 0171 482 0478 Fax - 0171 267 1396 E Mail - info@london.pictor.co.uk Web page - www.pictor.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Daniel Valla Photography Contact - Daniel Valla About – Digital Photo Imaging, Portrait Photography,(Worldwide), Weddings, Picture Library, Image manipulation , Restoration of old pictures. Outputs on Dye Sublimation and Ink jet permanent inks, on art paper, watercolour papers and photo-quality paper. We can scan images (positives - negatives - transparencies - and compile them on a database on CD ROM, or even make CDi's. Aerial photography, Worldwide The picture library reflects mainly wild life images, landscapes, travel images in Europe, West Africa, Egypt, France, Britain Scotland and Wales, particulary Pembrokeshire. Also creation of Web pages, and leaflets/ brochures for publicity and tourism. Address - 2 Goat Street, Haverfordwest SA61 1PX Telephone -00 33 (0) 437 764989 Fax - 00 33 (0) 437 769993 E Mail - daniel@valla.demon.co.uk Web page - http://www.valla.demon.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Public Record Office Image Library Contact - Jo Matthews, Paul Johnson About - A picture library service drawing on the vast and unique collection of historical images held in the national archives. We have millions of pictures from medieval to modern times covering British and colonial history. The collection goes far beyond the official documents of state covering all aspects of society in photographs, illustrations, advertisements, illustrated maps, posters and many other formats. Address - Public Record Office Image Library, Ruskin Ave, Kew, Surrey TW9 4DU Telephone - 0181 392 5271 Fax - 0181 392 5266 E Mail - image-library@pro.gov.uk Web page - www.pro.gov.uk/imagelibrary _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name: The Institute of Contemporary History and Wiener Library Contact - Rosemarie Nief About – The Wiener Library is the world's oldest Holocaust memorial institution, tracing its history back to 1933. The collection comprising over 50,000 volumes includes material on modern Jewish history, anti-Semitism, the rise and fall of the Third Reich, the survival of Nazi and Fascist movements in the post-war world. An on-going education and outreach programme including lectures, conferences and seminars helps promote study and broaden understanding amongst the young. The collection comprises books, periodicals, unpublished memoirs, original documents, eyewitness testimonies, press cuttings, videos, multimedia resources and an photographic archive. The Photo Archive includes images reflecting all parts of the collection. The collection also comprises cartoons, posters, leaflets, photo albums, many Jewish identity cards, certificates and examples of questionnaires and documents relating to every day Jewish life in Germany. Price negotiable. Address - 4 Devonshire Street. London. W1N 2BH Telephone - 0171-636 7247 Fax - 0171-436-6428 E Mail - lib@wl.u-net.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Company Name - Steve Bloom Images Contact - Kathy About - Wildlife and nature photography. Specialist in digital enhancement an manipulation. Stock library available - specialist subjects are African Wildlife and Primates, especially the Great Apes. Address - P.O. Box 11733, East Finchley, London N2 9NZ, United Kingdom Telephone - 0181 883 4831 Fax - 0181 883 4831 E Mail - info@stevebloom.com Web page - www.stevebloom.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Ecoscene Contact - Sally Morgan About - A specialist environmental and wildlife library with more than 80,000 colour transparencies.Subjects include acid rain, agriculture, conservation, energy, global warming, habitats and habitat loss, industry, pollution, rainforests, tourism, wildlife and much more. Address - The Oasts, Headley Lane, Passfield, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7RXTelephone - +44 (0) 1428 751056 Fax - +44 (0) 1428 751057 E Mail - ecoscene@photosource.co.uk Web page - www.photosource.co.uk/photosource/ecoscene.htm _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Andrew N. Gagg's PHOTO FLORA Contact - Andrew N. Gagg About - Wild plant photos from all over Europe. A specialised, extensive and rapidly expanding collection of colour transparencies covering Europe's wild flora. Thousands of subjects including virtually all the British species, rare and common: flowering plants, wild herbs, native alpines, trees, shrubs, water plants, grasses, sedges and ferns, all accurately identified, with up-to-date Latin and English names. Good coverage of each subject with pictures suitable for both popular and scientific applications. Landscape shots showing a wide range of habitat pictures in Britain and throughout Europe are also available. For Gardening publishers and seed merchants, all the popular wildflower species (as well as a fine selection of weeds) are in the collection. Calendar and greeting card publishers will find the attractive and saleable wild flower images they are seeking at Photo Flora. The needs of television and electronic imaging for CD etc. are also well understood. Requests can normally be dealt with by return. No search fee on normal requests. Full subject list on request by e-mail, ‘phone or mail. Address - Town House Two, Fordbank Court, Henwick Road, Worcester. WR2 5PF Telephone - 01905 748515 E Mail - gagg@mcmail.com Web page - www.gagg.mcmail.com/photoflora.htm _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - John Glover Photography Contact - John Glover About - I am one of the top specialist garden photographers with an archive of 70,000 transparencies. These cover most gardening subjects from overall shots of different types of gardens right through to plant portraits. All the transparencies have detailed relevant information including Latin plant names. I have an international client base and provide a fast, efficient service with most orders dispatched within 24 hours. My fees are negotiable. Address - Fairfield, Hale House Lane, Churt, Farnham, Surrey GU10 2NQ Telephone - +44 (0)1428 717196 Mobile - 0973 307 078 Fax - +44 (0)1428 717129 E Mail - john@glovphot.demon.co.uk Web page - www.glovphot.demon.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - The Natural History Museum Picture Library Contact - Lodvina Mascarenhas About – Picture library with images of specimens from the extensive collections of The Natural History Museum, London. Subject areas covered include DINOSAURS, EXTINCT MAMMALS AND BIRDS, EARLY MAN, FOSSILS, MINERALS, GEMS AND ROCKS, and HISTORIC ARTWORKS. Address - The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Telephone - +44 (0)171 938 9122 Fax - +44 (0)171 938 9169 E Mail - lsm@nhm.ac.uk Web page - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/images _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Nature Photographers Ltd Contact - Paul Sterry About – Nature Photographers is a specialist library dealing with World-wide natural history and environmental subjects. The library manager - Dr Paul Sterry - has a background in biology and is an established wildlife author and photographer. The library has produced a considerable number of books, written by Paul Sterry and illustrated by material from the library's files. The most recent is Collins Complete British Wildlife - A Photographic Guide. Address - West Wit, New Road, Little London, Tadley, Hants RG26 5EU Telephone - 01256 850661 Fax - 01256 851157 E Mail - nature.photos@clara.net _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Oxford Scientific Films Ltd Contact - Suzanne Aitzetmuller About - One of Europe's premier specialist wildlife, environmental and natural science collections, its comprehensive photo stock of 300,000 images is continuously updated and extended with hundreds of new photographs a month, including subjects such as El Nino, topical nature subjects, NASA manned missions, landscapes, garden plants, waves, weather, country practices, as well as outstanding new wildlife images from around the world. Some of the world's best animal portraits embellished front covers of many products published by the library's clients. In 1997, seven of the photographers OSF represents won 10 out of the 113 awards at the world renowned BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. We are always on the look out for talented photographers to represent. Our customer base ranges from book and magazine publishers, merchandisers, TV and electronic production companies, and packagers to advertising agencies, design companies and marketing departments of many prestigious companies. Our specialist or creative researchers are able to handle any brief and all our customers are designated their own account manager. Both photographer and client packs are available on request. Customers are always welcome to come and do their own research, by appointment. Address - Lower Road, Long Hanborough, Oxon.,OX8 8LL, England. Telephone - +44 1993 881881 Fax - +44 1993 882808 E Mail - Photo.library@osf.uk.com Web page - www.osf.uk.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Royal Geographical Society Picture Library Contact - Joanna Scadden, Picture Library Manager About - Address - 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR Telephone - 0171 591 3060 Fax - 0171 591 3061 E Mail - pictures@rgs.org Web page - www.rgs.org/pictures _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ News / Daily LifeCompany Name - Mirror Syndication International Contact - Frank Walker About - MSI is the picture-sales arm of Mirror Group, with daily news ouput from The Mirror, Scottish Daily Record, Belfast Newsletter, Racing Post, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and Sunday Mail.Its archives of 30million images, dating back to the beginning of the century, cover the news, politics, showbusiness, personalities, the Royal Family, movies, sport, crime, fashion, glamour, war, views of Britain - virtually everything that has appeared in UK newspapers in the 20th Century.MSI is a seven-day operation, with several-hundred-thousand images in its digital database and any image from its archives available by print, transparency, ISDN, floppy disk or CD-ROM, on demand. As well as this, there are now 30,000 images in its free-access Website database, and this number is being added to daily. Address - 1, Canada Square, London, E14 5AP Telephone - 0171-293 3700 Mobile - 0802 575325 Fax - 0171-293 3712 E Mail - desk@mirpix.com Web page - www.mirpix.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PortraitsCompany Name - Rohan Van Twest, Location Photography Contact - Rohan Van Twest About – Location Photography undertaken throughout the world. Portraits and Industrial photography for Annual Reports and other corporate documents. Travel photography. Stock Images represented by Tony Stone Images (Getty Images) Address - Telephone - 0171 627 2868 Mobile - E Mail - rvt@zoo.co.uk Web page - http://www.zoo.co.uk/~rvt/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - David Hoffman Photo Library Contact - David Hoffman About - From the Grunwick strike of '76, the London riots of the '80s to Reclaim the Streets in the '90s David Hoffman has produced one of the strongest collections of iconic images of social change. The David Hoffman Photo Library specialises in these social issues. Work as diverse as the Poll Tax riots, the homeless occupation of Lincoln's Inn Fields, the demolition of '60s tower blocks, the growth of violent racist groups in the inner city and the pollution of the North Sea span the subject areas of social injustice, protest, policing, poverty, drugs, homelessness, social conflict and the environment. Based in central London, a selection of the 100,000 photographs are available by ISDN on Image.Net and digital files can also be transferred by modem or email. The wide range of photographs is backed up by a detailed knowledge of the stock and of the issues covered. Visitors by appointment, stock list available on request. Appropriate commissions are welcome, costs may be shared where useful library stock is produced. Address - N/A Telephone - 020 8981 5041 Fax - 020 8980 2041 E Mail - david@hoffmanphotos.com Web page - http://www.hoffmanphotos.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Allsport Photographic Contact - Lee Martin About The leading international sports picture agency. Part of Getty Images Inc Address - 3 Greenlea Park , Prince Georges Rd, London SW19 2JD Telephone - 0181 685 1010 Fax - 0181 648 5240 E Mail - lmartin@allsport.co.uk Web page - www.allsport.com_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - PPL Photo Agency Ltd Contact - Barry Pickthall or Eunice Bergin About – PPL is THE source for industrial, business and watersports pictures. INDUSTRIAL & BUSINESS LIBRARY From cars to cranes, ships to sheet metal fabrications, buildings, bridges and stadia to electronic engineering and people in the work place. PPL has them all. The PPL Business and Industrial archive incorporates the British Steel Multimedia Library which PPL manages and has shots of everything made of steel - or produced using steel machinery, going back to the birth of the Industrial Revolution. SPECIALIST WATERSPORTS LIBRARY PPL's watersports archive is equally specialist and represents the work of more than 200 photographers world-wide. With more than 2 million pictures on file dating back to the early 1800s. PPL's watersports library covers everything from charter and cruising scenes in the Mediterranean, Windsurfing, water-skiing, Jet-skiing and diving to dinghies, yacht racing and powerboating. PPL also has a 4,000 strong archive of sailing personalities, many of which are available on-line. VIEW THE PICTURES REMOTELY PPL operates a photo wire service over ISDN and modem. Pictures can also be viewed and downloaded via PPL's Signpost remote access server. Clients can dial in via ISDN, modem and the Internet to browse and download selected pictures, audio and video clips 24 hours a day. The access software is free to download from our website www.pplmedia.com and operates on PC and MAC. Address - 68 East Ham Rd, Littlehampton, Sussex. UK. BN17 7BE Telephone - +44 (0) 1903 730614 Mobile - +44 0468 395719 Fax - +44 (0) 1903 730618 E Mail - ppl@mistral.co.uk Web page - www.pplmedia.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - David Rawcliffe Sports Photography Contact - David Rawcliffe About – Freelance sports & live music photographer based in the North West. Extensive coverage of Premier League football with a vast library of images of Liverpool Football Club. Official photographer for Wigan Warriors Rugby League. Covering sporting events all over the world. Also shoot live music events at venus around the North West. Address - PO Box 38, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 8UE, England. Telephone - 0973 14 2020 E Mail - dave@shankly.u-net.com Web Page - http://drsp.merseyworld.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Stock Shot Contact - Jemma Wallace About – Stock Shot specialises in skiing, mountaineering and dynamic adventure sports. The skiing section is second to none, covering everything from extreme skiing to apres-ski, families, fashion, children and alpine panoramas. Snowboarding also features strongly, with the wildest jumps and deepest powder. Every form of mountaineering is covered - ice, rock, expeditions and trekking. We also have in-depth stock of mountain biking, paragliding, sky surfing, sky diving, white water rafting, kayaking, canyoning, windsurfing, sailing and even sand skiing. The adventure travel sections are primarily the mountainous regions of the world - the Alps, Himalayas, USA, New Zealand, Ecuador, Japan, Lapland, South Africa and Namibia. Address - 27 Hartington Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4LF Telephone - 0131 228 9368 Fax - 0131 228 9464 E Mail - info@stockshot.co.uk Web page - http://www.stockshot.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Skishoot-Offshoot Contact - Jane or Fiona About – Skishoot is Britain's original ski and snowboard picture library with more than 300,000 high-quality images covering every aspect of recreational winter sports in ski resorts around the world. We have ski and snowboarding action shots by 60 different photographers. We also have other winter sports such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice-skating, telemarking, snowmobiling, tobogganing, and the Cresta. We stock images of ski resorts in 30 countries in five continents. Also mountain scenery, local colour, children skiing and playing in the snow, beginners, ski school classes, and much more. Offshoot is a picture library specialising in France, with thousands of high-quality original images covering the French way of life. Subjects include the cities, sights, architecture, people at work and play, the countryside, chateaux, villages, vineyards, beaches, sailing, the mountains, sports and wildlife. Also cafes, cuisine, markets, and local colour. Address - Hall Place, Upper Woodcott, Whitchurch, Hampshire RG28 7PY Telephone - 44 (0)1635 255527 Fax - 44 (0)1635 255528 E Mail - skishoot@surfersparadise.net Web page - www.skishoot.net _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - David Chambers Contact - David Chambers About - I am a creative still life and people photographer working in advertising , design and editorial applications supplying high quality emulsion and digital images. I work from a studio in a quiet residential mews in central/southwest London. Address - 14a Hesper Mews, London. SW5 0HH Telephone - 0171 373 3183 Fax - 0171 370 3098 E Mail - David@david-chambers.co.uk Web page - www.david-chambers.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Edinburgh Photographic Library Contact - James Young About – A Library holding images, mainly transparencies, for some 10 photographers operating in Scotland mostly. Transparencies are in various formats. Some prints available. Images of Scottish scenery, Scottish life, Scottish history, Scottish towns and villages. Also covering commercial subjects and agriculture and fishing. Aerial images available. Address - 14 Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 6BQ Telephone - 0131 337 7615 Fax - 0131 337 0303 E Mail - epl@mercat.co.uk_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Richard Glover Photography Contact - Richard Glover About - Specialises in architectural, interiors and travel photography. Primarily to commission for graphic designers, advertising agencies and publishers. The work reflects Richard's devotion to producing high quality imagery - strong, graphic composition and a brilliant control of light. His growing library of images is available for use as stock. Subjects include: architecture and interiors from Britain, Europe and Australia in particular and travel imagery from around the world. Also landscapes, industry, nature, the built environment and surprising, distinctive images of many other subjects. Address - 2 Silex Street, London SE1 0DP Telephone - +44 171 928 5554 Mobile - 0860 450 607 Fax - +44 171 922 1498 E Mail - mail@richardglover.com Web page - www.richardglover.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Mike Phimister Associates Contact - Mike Phimister About - Commercial and industrial photographers covering Scotland, providing high quality images of industry and commerce. We also design and produce brochures of all types for sales and advertising. We have the only professional lab facility in the north running E6, C41 and RA4 processes available 24 hours, 7 days. Address - Ardachy, Kirkhill, Inverness, IV5 7PD Telephone - 01463 831287 Mobile - 0831 632841 Fax - 01463 831240 E Mail - mikephoto@cali.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name -The Photolibrary Wales Contact - Steve / Kate About - Representing the work of over 100 photographers living and working in Wales. Library covers all aspects of Wales. Digital files available. Digital transmission. Assignments managed. Writers available. BAPLA member. Address - 2, Bro-Nant, Church Road, Pentyrch, Cardiff. CF4 8QG, Wales. Telephone - 01222 890311 Fax - 01222 892650 E Mail - info@photo-lib-wales.co.uk Web page - www.photo-lib-wales.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Jon Sparks Photography Contact - Jon Sparks ARPS About – From Helvellyn to the Himalayas- from City Streets to Wilderness- from Picture Library to Location Photography. I am a freelance photographer based in Lancaster. I will consider most types of work, though if it's out of doors, up a mountain, or involves people getting wet, muddy, knackered or all three, my eyes will really light up. I am particularly interested in landscapes, outdoor pursuits and the natural world. However, if you're after a wedding or glamour photographer, I'm not the guy you're looking for. My picture library offers wide coverage of North Lancashire and the Lake District, rock-climbing and mountaineering, and mountain areas from five continents. I also publish top-quality Greetings Cards, Postcards, etc., for North Lancashire and the Lake District. Address - 6 Abbeystead Drive, Lancaster. LA1 4QU Telephone - 01524 381077 Mobile - No thanks, it frightens the wildlife! Fax - By modem- please phone first E Mail - j.sparks@netmatters.co.uk Web page - www.owg.org.uk/js _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - S.O.A. Photo Agency Contact - Brigitte Bott / Donna Harrison / Lorna Allen About – Large specialist photo library with a world-wide representation. Up-to-date, hipp, trendy, avant garde images for advertising (general subjects). Clean imagery for editorial and travel brochures. We represent 85 photographers and 10 international photo libraries. Yearly publication of catalogue and CD ROMs. Colour and b/w imagery in all formats. Address - 87 York Street, London W1H 1DU Telephone - +44 (0) 171 258 0202 Fax - +44 (0) 171 258 0188 E Mail - info@soa-photoagency.co.uk Web page - www.soa-photoagency.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Tibet Images Contact - Dolma Beresford About - Tibet Images is a specialised photo library focusinf on the rich, cultural heritage of Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism and Tibean communities worldwide. The library is enlarging its collection of mountaneering pictures and expanding to cover the wider Himalayan area and neighbouring regions, including Nepal, India, Bhutan, Mongolia, China and Central Asia. There are currently over 20,000 transparencies and around 5,000 black and white prints in stock. Commercial usage is charged for at standard rates but the library continues to provide images and advice free of charge or at nominal rates to charities, campaign groups, students and individuals working to further the Tibet cause. Address - Telephone - 0171-278-2377 and 0171-278-2576 Fax - 0171-837-2800 E Mail - tibet.images@dial.pipex.com Web page - www.tibetimages.co.uk_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Travel Ink Photo and Feature Library Contact - Abbie Enock, Camilla Dowse, Vanessa Townsend About - Think travel ... think Travel Ink. We experts in everything to do with travel, tourism and lifestyles (images and background information) -- both in the UK and worldwide. A high quality colour library representing 140 photographers with more than 100,000 pictures from across the globe. We also have a wealth of general images, from business, industry and transport, to food, children, geography, history, animals, activities, occupations .... Style ranges from classic picture postcard to culture, realism, offbeat. The library is run by Abbie Enock, who has worked on photographic and editorial assignments all over the world. Colour brochures. BAPLA affiliated. Computerised stock enabling fast searches and turnaround time. Friendly, knowledgeable staff who will carefully interpret requests. All formats from 35mm to panoramic. Scanning, modem and image manipulation facilities. Competitive prices and attractive search offers. With our sister contract publishing buisness we can provide a one stop shop for all writing and publishing needs. Specialist sections include Hong Kong (including construction of the Airport Core Projects, Tsing Ma Bridge, Chep Lap Kok airport etc); North Wales; Germany; Greece and the Greek Islands; Cambodia and Laos ... Address - The Old Coach House, 14 High Street, Goring-on-Thames, Near Reading, Berks RG8 9AR, England Telephone - +44 (0)14941-873011 Fax - +44 (0)14941-875558 E Mail - info@travel-ink.co.uk Web page - www.travel-ink.co.uk _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - Rohan Van Twest, Location Photography Contact - Rohan Van Twest About – Location Photography undertaken throughout the world. Portraits and Industrial photography for Annual Reports and other corporate documents. Travel photography. Stock Images represented by Tony Stone Images (Getty Images) Address - Telephone - 0171 627 2868 Mobile - E Mail - rvt@zoo.co.uk Web page - http://www.zoo.co.uk/~rvt/_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name - John Liddiard Underwater Contact - John Liddiard About - Underwater photography and journalism. Available for assignments worldwide throughout the sports and technical diving ranges. Large stock of marine wildlife and diving travel photographs. For more information visit my web site. It includes short photo-articles about a range of diving destinations. Services offered include underwater photography and journalism, sports and technical diving instruction, expedition management, consultancy, digital imaging and web design. Address - 56 Oakfield Road, Clifton, Bristol. BS8 2BG Telephone - 01179 736770 Fax - E Mail - john@liddiard.demon.co.uk Web page - http://www.liddiard.demon.co.uk/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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