JP Distribution is pleased to announce that Cameras Underwater have appointed JP Distribution as a distributor of Ewa Marine and Époque products. Both brands will be available with immediate effect.

For many years Cameras Underwater has successfully distributed the Ewa Marine and Époque products building a loyal customer base and they will continue to work in partnership with JP Distribution.

“We are delighted to partner with JP Distribution to further develop the Ewa Marine and Époque brands in the UK” commented Jenny Rosenfeld, of Cameras Underwater. “JP Distribution’s ability to promote our products to a wider audience will enable the brand to flourish even further in the UK market”

Ewa Marine

Since 1947 Ewa-Marine have built up a worldwide reputation for high quality products and everything bearing the Ewa-Marine name is “quality made” in Germany. All products are developed and then hand made in their factory in Kirchheim, Bavaria. Each unit is subjected to a series of stringent tests before leaving the factory. The flexible housings are 100% waterproof and designed to cope with water (including sea water), snow, sand, and dust whilst allowing safe operation of the equipment at the same time.

Époque

Époque manufacturers high quality underwater photographic and video equipment, specially designed for the rugged outdoor and underwater environments. Époque products have been widely used, for over 20 years by novice and advanced photographers

Époque products are designed to be affordable for the greatest range of customers, without compromising on quality, reliability or performance. Products are designed with a System Concept, which offers expandability through the use of accessories, to satisfy the creative needs of advanced photographers as well as novices.

The Ewa Marine and Époque brands are very important additions to JP Distribution and we look forward to working closely with the dealer base to maximise the potential. Ewa Marine and Époque complement the current portfolio of Lastolite, Ilford, PocketWizard, Sekonic, Billingham, Mamiya, Gepe, Peli, Spudz, Trek-Tech and Schneider.

Paul Roper, Sales and Marketing Director at JP Distribution said: “We are really excited to be working with Cameras Underwater to develop Ewa Marine and Époque within the UK. They perfectly complement our existing portfolio of brand leading products. We are thrilled that we have the opportunity to make these outstanding brands available to customers through our established dealer network.”

The full range of Ewa Marine and Époque products will be available from JP Distribution with immediate effect. For further details please contact: -

JP Distribution
Hempstalls Lane
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 0SW

Telephone: 01782 753333
Fax: 01782 753399

Email: sales@johnsons-photopia.co.uk

JP Distribution is pleased to announce the new MiniTT1 & FlexTT5 ControlTL™ System from PocketWizard

Professional photographers worldwide have depended on PocketWizard wireless triggering systems for reliable performance, advanced features and the greatest operating range. For over two decades they have triggered their flash units and cameras wirelessly, capturing images that would have been impossible to make without PocketWizard. Since the first introduction of PocketWizard, professional photographers have demanded a TTL (Through-The-Lens) flash controlled PocketWizard system. Now, with rapid development of digital technology, PocketWizard responds with a simple solution for off-camera TTL flash without limitations or complexity. read the rest of this article »

New and improved ILFORD GALERIE Smooth Pearl and Gloss now available in sheets from 4 x 6 to A3+

Marly, Switzerland, 1st June, 2009 – ILFORD is pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved GALERIE Smooth Pearl and Smooth Gloss sheets. Created by the ILFORD research and development team to include a new optically controlled nanoporous layer and redesigned base, GALERIE Smooth Pearl and Gloss sheets set a benchmark standard in imaging performance.

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The Africa Photographic Awards entices a worldwide audience of amateur and professional photographers with a broad spectrum of photographic categories and the largest prize pool ever offered for a photographic competition, being in excess of three million Rand! The main prizes have been donated by the distributors of Nikon in South Africa, Toyota, Kenya Airways and Sabi Sabi game lodges.

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Spicer Hallfield, the Haddenham, Bucks-based presentation solutions company has appointed administrators to find a purchaser for the business.

The business’s owner, entrepreneur Mike Smith, said in a statement today (2nd April 2009):

“The worldwide banking crisis has created critical financial challenges for the company. The board has been involved in ongoing and intense discussions with the company’s bank, RBS, to obtain funding to secure the company’s future.

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Calumet Photographic has announced that it will stop selling Leaf cameras and backs in all its territories worldwide – and will focus solely on the distribution of Hasselblad high-end products in the medium format marketplace.

The decision has been made following high-level talks with both Leaf and Hasselblad and will come into effect at the end of March. Joe Clark, Calumet MD explained: “The decision has been taken to focus exclusively on one high-end supplier in the medium format marketplace – and we believe the Hasselblad solution best fits our strategic plans for the future in this segment.”

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The annual TFC Glamour/Figure course for 2009 is now starting to fill.

This popular course run by Chris Burfoot of TFC Courses for 2009 will be held on June 13/14th in deepest darkest Dorset at Studio Décor’s HQ near Beaminster.

As well as a fully equipped new studio the venue offers 60 acres of grounds! Sets will include (weather permitting) Meadow grass, woods, tree stumps with amazing views, an orchard, log cabin, a beach scene, old barn plus a brand new studio!

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JP Distribution is pleased to announce the latest accessory for all your photographic needs from award winning manufacturer Lastolite.

The new Lastolite 2408 camera bracket allows the camera to be flipped between vertical and horizontal while retaining the flash position. The handle is extendable and has the option of hotshoe or spigot fixing.

The 2408 is the ideal partner for the Ezybox Hotshoe and the new range of Off Camera Cords.

Price & Availability:
The Lastolite 2408 camera bracket ( JP Code: 192142 ) is available at SRP £59.99 inc VAT

Last week was half-term and on Friday I decided to take my boys to one of our favourite places – Swanage, on the Dorset coast. When we were last down there I found myself drawn to a place I had not seen before (it turned out this was because it wasn�??t there before, not because I just hadn�??t noticed) called the �??Photographers Lounge�?�. Although not the biggest of galleries I have visited, it was probably the most welcoming!

The exhibition at the time was of images by Richard Heeps, whose work I had seen published before. There is nothing quite like seeing the real thing to make you appreciate the quality and skill and, in my case at least, to inspire you to get out there and do some work yourself. Anyway, I purchased a couple of Richard�??s books and asked Kate (the gallery owner) if she could hang on to them and get them signed for me. Richard had been due to be in the gallery the week I was in Swanage, but had had to postpone or I would have tried to blag an interview!

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Our friends at Dazed sent us this press release and we thought it well worth sharing:

The son of devout Mormon parents, Matt Irwin spent his teenage years dividing his time between working in a tractor factory and tying miniature explosives to his bike and riding around like a lunatic. Fast-forward a decade or so, and he is pretty much one of the most sought-after young photographers working in Britain today. Starting out, in his own words, “taking pictures of f***ed up, lo-fi punk kids”, Matt Irwin is now pointing his lens at supermodels for Vogue, Self Service and V Magazine among others, and shooting campaigns for leading high street stores. Needless to say, he dispensed with the Mormon sensibilities some time ago.

Mentored in the beginning by Dazed & Confused’s Creative Director, Nicola Formichetti, Matt’s breed of bright, candid, fashion and portrait photography was an instant hit with London’s disaffected generation. Rather than trying to emulate anything big and glossy, Matt was – and still is – interested in capturing stills from his subject’s own personal films. It was, and always will be, about the subject. Matt’s photography is instantaneous, unaffected – a diametric opposition to the over-saturated stuff we’ve become used to over the years – and fashion editors across the world simply can’t get enough of it.
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