Happy 75th Birthday, akg-images!
akg-images celebrates its 75th anniversary! To mark this milestone, we have delved behind the scenes at akg-images to explore the company’s vast …
A vintage take on “Better Call Saul”
“Better Call Saul” was always going to be somewhat of a risk: taking a relatively minor character from one of America’s most-loved …
Experiment: Covers!
“Perfume” by Patrick Süskind Ready Steady… Experiment! At akg-images, a large part of a Picture Researcher’s job is working alongside publishers preparing …
akg-images recreates the Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson’s latest cinematic release, “Grand Budapest Hotel” is a true feast for the senses. Set in the fictional Eastern European alpine …
Top of the Lake – the power of landscapes!
If, like me, you still get the occasional flashback from Jane Campion’s recent television drama Top of the Lake floating around your head …
Saying cheese since 1838
When, in 1838, Louis Daguerre produced a daguerreotype of the Boulevard de Temple in Paris, the long exposure time of over ten …
Parasols and snowstorms
With London basking in sunshine −and the hot weather here to stay for a few more weeks− I thought I would share …
The Organ Grinder
I was looking through a drawer of prints by Paul Almasy (Hungarian photographer, 1906–2003) last month when a familiar face appeared before me. Where had …
When Death Comes Knocking…
It is not every day that I receive an email with the somewhat surprising opening line “Hello, I am a photographer and …