Sygma (agency)
Sygma (also known as Sygma Photo News and Agence Presse Sygma) was a French photo agency established in 1973.[1][2] It had offices in Paris, London and New York, and about 500 photographers under contract around the world.[3]
Details
Sygma was set up by Hubert Henrotte and other photographers (Eliane Laffont, Jean-Pierre Laffont) from the Gamma agency in 1973.[1]
It was acquired by Bill Gates' Corbis Images in 1999,[4][5] resulting in Corbis Sygma.
It declared bankruptcy and shut down operations in 2011.[1]
Members
Sygma archive: Sygma Preservation and Access Facility
50 million objects from the second half of the 20th Century.
In Paris.
References
- ^ a b c Sofri, Luca (21 May 2010). "Sygma photo agency shuts down". Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Haughney, Christine (12 October 2000). "Photojournalists Balk at Sygma's Digital-Age Terms". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-04-27 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Gates Adds Sygma to 'Net Archive'". New York Post. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Journal, Charles Goldsmith and Amy Barrett Staff Reporters of The Wall Street. "Gates's Corbis Enters News Business By Buying French Photo Agency Sygma". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Corbis to Acquire A Photo Agency". The New York Times. 15 June 1999. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Stuart Franklin • Photographer Profile • Magnum Photos". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Photographer Peter Marlow celebrated by his Magnum colleagues". Huck Magazine. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Sygma archive". The Guardian. 24 April 2007. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-04-27 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Photographers face two-year wait for Sygma photos - Amateur Photographer". Amateur Photographer. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Coomes, Phil. "BBC - Viewfinder: Photojournalism today". Retrieved 2018-04-27.
External links
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