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New Documentary Photography Agency Noor, Founded By Nine of World's
Leading Photojournalists, Selects Digital Railroad as Technology and
Services Provider
Digital Railroad Enables Noor’s Award-winning Documentary
Photographers Based in Logistically Challenging Locations to Easily
Manage, Market and Sell Their Photography to Photo Buyers Worldwide
NEW YORK, USA -- September 7, 2007 -- Digital Railroad, the
trusted provider of Web-based archiving and marketing services for the
professional photography industry, today announced that Noor has
selected Digital Railroad as its technology and services provider to
promote, sell and exhibit the work of Noor’s internationally renowned
documentary photographers. Noor is founded by nine award-winning
independent photographers who produce globally-relevant, in-depth
visual reports. Digitalrailroad.net is the fastest-growing collection
of high-quality images from professional photographers and agencies
around the world.
Officially launched at Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan, Noor (http://archive.noorimages.com)
is founded by highly-respected documentary photographer members who
produce award-winning imagery on important social, political,
environmental and cultural issues around the world. Noor’s founding
members include Samantha Appleton (United States), Jodi Bieber (South
Africa), Philip Blenkinsop (Australia), Pep Bonet (Spain), Jan Grarup
(Denmark), Stanley Greene (United States), Yuri Kozyrev (Russia), Kadir
van Lohuizen (The Netherlands), and Francesco Zizola (Italy). Claudia
Hinterseer is the agency’s managing director, based in Amsterdam.
“We are one of the first documentary agencies that is fully launching
into the digital age,” said Claudia Hinterseer, managing director of
Noor. “By enabling our photographers to instantly upload and share
their images with editors around the globe quickly and easily, Digital
Railroad helps our photographers efficiently reach a broader audience.
It also enables editors to easily search, purchase and download our
high-resolution images. Working with the Digital Railroad team is a
joy, as they truly share our excitement about our new venture.”
Digital Railroad’s innovative and comprehensive suite of online services (www.digitalrailroad.net)
provides photographers and agencies with the tools to manage, market
and sell images to photo buyers directly via their own branded Web
sites powered by Digitalrailroad.net
“Noor is an important new agency, covering complex events in
logistically challenging locations such as Baghdad, Sierra Leone,
Chechnya, Central America, and Bangkok, among others,” said Evan
Nisselson, Digital Railroad founder and CEO. “Digital Railroad helps
streamline Noor’s photo management so its photographers can quickly get
their images online and in front of their buyers. By reducing time
consuming production work, Digital Railroad is able to help connect
buyers and photographers quickly and efficiently, enabling them to
spend more time covering crucial stories.”
About Digital Railroad
Digital Railroad (www.digitalrailroad.net)
is the trusted provider of online technology and services for the
global community of buyers and sellers of professional photography.
Digital Railroad members actively manage images on topics such as
sports, news, celebrity, creative, nature, and stock. Digital
Railroad's comprehensive suite of online services transforms the way
that photographers and agencies manage, market and sell images
worldwide.
Digital Railroad, Digitalrailroad.net, Marketplace and Research Network
are trademarks of Digital Railroad, Inc. Other company, product, or
service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective
owners.
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