Category: BAPLA
The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA) is a trade association for picture libraries in the United Kingdom and ranks among the largest trade groups representing the stock licensing industry. BAPLA boasts a broad membership of over 400 member companies encompassing the vast majority of commercial picture libraries and agencies in the UK.
Key executives:
Chairman - Catherine Draycott (The Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic Library)
President - David Redfern (Redferns Music Library)
Secretary - Elbie Lebrecht (Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Library)
CEPIC Rep - Paul Brown (Mary Evans Picture Library Ltd)
Social Secretary - Caroline Haywood (The Art Archive)
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BAPLA announces organizational changes for a 21st century recession
The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA) has announced plans to implement changes that both reflect today’s economic climate and build on the strengths of the organization. BAPLA is aiming to concentrate on three areas; business support, business opportunities and increasing lobbying. The proposed plan has been brought forth by BAPLA’s new Executive Director Simon Cliffe who assumed the reigns for the organization after the former CEO Linda Royles resigned last year. “The business model has changed. Actually, the business model is changing every day, and with that change comes fear but also opportunity and we need to ensure it’s the latter that BAPLA concentrates on. We can’t give members business, but we can do everything within our resources to help them help themselves develop more revenue opportunities,” states Simon Cliffe.
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BAPLA calling on members to reject publishing rate cuts offered by The Times and The Sun
Recently two major newspapers in the UK, The Times and The Sun, proposed cuts in publishing rates offered to publish imagery supplied by contributing stock photography agencies. In response, The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA) has issued a press release calling for members to ban together in order to reject the proposed cut in royalties. BAPLA currently represents nearly four hundred members from the picture industry, including all the major news and production agencies in the UK.
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BAPLA appoints Simon Cliffe to post of Executive Director
The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA), a trade association for picture libraries in the UK with more than 380 members, has announced that it has concluded it search for an Executive Director with tha appointment of Simon Cliffe. Cliffe will assume the post, vacated by Linda Royles earlier this year after 10 years in that role, in early 2008. Commenting on his appointment Simon said; “Representing this industry during such a time of change represents a challenge that for me, no good leader with any self belief could have turned down. The first two or three waves of the digital explosion are behind us but I believe there’s plenty more to come. If we can embrace that properly and in a timely manner, we can not only ride any storm thrown at us by the credit crunch but also build an extremely exciting future for this industry. The plans for BAPLA are ambitious, the members of BAPLA are talented and I can’t wait to get started”
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Linda Royles resigns from BAPLA
After ten years at the helm of the British Association of Picture Libraries and Archives (BAPLA,) Linda Royles has resigned from the position of CEO of the trade organization. Having overseen BAPLA during a period of dramatic technological change and upheaval in the stock photo industry, she leaves it “in an excellent position to move forward,” according to the organization’s web-site. BAPLA has said it will take this opportunity to undertake a major strategic review of the organization to be conducted by Simon Cave of Spencer Cave Consulting.
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BAPLA picture fair opens to non-member agencies
The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA) will host its seventh annual Picture Buyers Fair (PBF) at London’s Business Design Centre on May 7 and 8. In a change of policy that promises to enhance the variety of suppliers at the fair, the trade organization has invited any and all picture agencies to exhibit at the show, rather than restrict participation to BAPLA member agencies, only, as they have in the past.
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BAPLA honors Mary Evans with Lifetime Achievement Award
At the recent 2007 Picture Buyers' Fair The British Association for Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA) awarded long-time stock photo industry veteran, Mary Evans, with a Lifetime Achievement award. Mary Evans, a pioneer in stock licensing, is the co-founder (with her husband Hilary), of The Mary Evans Picture Library and is also a founding member of BAPLA in 1975.
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London and Chicago: Image supplier trade shows coming your way this spring!
PictureHouse in Chicago on April 12
BAPLA Picture Buyers Fair in London on May 9-10
PictureHouse will hold its second annual picture buyers event in Chicago on April 12, beginning at noon. The event met with great success last year, when it coincided with the Annual Meeting of the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA,) also held in Chicago. This year, PictureHouse takes place on the same day as, and directly across the street from, the Annual Conference of the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP.) Chicago area picture buyers should consider attending both events. The ASPP Conference, a morning event, offers panel discussions on digital image standards and “the changing image of the picture licensing business.” The PictureHouse trade show never disappoints in providing image buyers with a chance to meet new and old image suppliers and see the wide range of image sources available to them.
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October meeting of photo industry associations considered a success
Last month we reported about the planned meeting of representatives from eighteen photo industry trade associations to address issues of common interest and set plans for collective action on such issues as licensing and technical standards and so-called “orphan works” legislation in the US. The meeting took place as scheduled in New York City on October 31 and was deemed a huge success by all who attended. The leadership of ASPP and PACA initiated this historic meeting, which was hosted by the Society of Illustrators.
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BAPLA launches quarterly online magazine for art-buyers
The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA) has posted the first issue of its new quarterly publication, Credit, which they call the "Ezine for image buyers." The publication will feature articles on legal and other issues of concern to the stock photo community written from both image library and image buyer perspectives. According to the trade organization's press release about the on-line magazine, "This is image buyers’ opportunity to voice their opinions about the industry, to the industry." BAPLA will distribute the magazine to 11,000 art-buyers.
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Stock photography industry experts to lead international marketing seminar
Industry veterans Christina Vaughan, and Colin Finlay are conducting a seminar on international marketing for photo libraries at the upcoming BAPLA AGM, being held at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London on October 10th. The seminar was prompted by a recent BAPLA survey where 77% of members said exporting would be a major priority in the next five years. This seminar, entitled “International Marketing and Tips on Going Global”, will discuss the stages involved in sourcing and building international relationships, and working with international agreements.
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Photo industry associations to collaborate
The Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) and the American Society of Photography Professionals (ASPP) will bring together an international group of leading trade associations and organizations representing various participants in the stock photo industry, from individual photographers to stock photo companies, to meet in New York City on October 31, 2006, to discuss topics of common interest and establish plans for collective action. This marks the first time such an extensive list of photo business-related trade organizations (see below) have met to coordinate their efforts on behalf of their respective memberships.
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BAPLA Picture Buyers Fair 2007 outpacing expectations
BAPLA, the British trade association for the stock photo industry, has released the list of 77 stock photo companies who reserved stands at the trade association's 2007 Picture Buyer's Fair. According to BAPLA's Chief Executive Officer, Linda Royles, this represents a record pace for reservations for the fair, having booked over 50% of the available stands within two weeks of going on sale. The annual Fair, which will take place next year on May 9 and 10, at the Business Design Center in London, established to give picture buyers and suppliers the opportunity to meet face-to-face, has grown steadily each year.
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BAPLA Picture Buyers Fair 2007
BAPLA, The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies has announced the dates of its Picture Buyer Fair for next year: 9 and 10 May, 2007 in the Business Design Centre in London. The prices for exhibitors will remain unchanged. In addition, BAPLA also announced more good news concerning the 2007 event: "A bigger party, more entertainment and fewer speeches!" Visit www.pbf.org.uk for more information. Stefan Hartmann, VISUELL
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