Corbis : strengthens current events coverage with addition of renowned photojournalists

Corbis welcomes several award-winning news and sports photographers, including Tim Clayton, Elizabeth Kreutz and David Turnley. More details on each of these camera talents will follow below.

The company have thus expanded their 'current events' and 'contemporary archival photo coverage in news, sports and entertainment'. The announcement was made at Visa pour l'Image, the premier International Festival of Photojournalism held in Perpignan, France from August 29 to September 13.

"Corbis is pleased to welcome some of the most prestigious names in photojournalism to our roster," said Anil Ramchand, Director of News, Sports and Entertainment at Corbis. "World-class editorial photography is part of our heritage, and these talented photographers help strengthen our current events offering for media customers."

Many of the newly signed photographers will be contributing the latest in news and sports imagery on an ongoing basis, and several are also contributing previous work from their personal photojournalism archives. Corbis’ latest contracted photographers include the following renowned names :

• Tim Clayton - Tim is an eight-time World Press Awards winner and even won first place three times, in 1994, 2003 and 2008. His countless sports assignments have included six Olympic Games, four Rugby World Cups as well as following the Socceroos - rabid Australian soccer fans - to Iran, Uruguay, South Korea and the Solomon Islands. Born in Leeds, England, he currently lives in Australia.

• Elizabeth Kreutz – Elizabeth has covered five Tours de France, two Olympic Games, and more than 15 Ironman Triathlons. She is also Lance Armstrong's personal photographer. This year Kreutz documented Armstrong's return to competitive cycling with exclusive behind-the-scenes access. She began at the Astana Team Training Camp in Tenerife and then joined Armstrong at the Tour Down Under and the Tour of California, and finally at the 2009 Tour de France.

• David Turnley – Turnley was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1990 and runner-up four times, as well as two-time winner of the World Press Photo of the Year award. He has produced eight books and, in recent years, has branched into film direction with films including "The Dalai Lama: At Home in Exile," and "La Tropical."

• Steve Lipofsky - Steve has two Sports Illustrated covers under his belt and his work appear in many publications throughout the world. He has photographed almost every living NBA legend from Bill Russell to Michael Jordan. His shots of all NBA players and teams from 1981 to 2003 are now available through Corbis. Steve has also photographed newsmakers such as Lee Iacocca, US Presidents Clinton and Obama, Bill Russell, Johnny Carson and OJ Simpson.

• Sandy Huffaker - Sandy works regularly for The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and The London Sunday Times as well as corporations including Disney, AFLAC, Novartis and Qualcomm. He has covered hundreds of breaking news events from wildfires and hurricanes to aviation disasters. He has had a deep interest in U.S./Mexico border issues and immigration for over 10 years, travelling to Mexico frequently.

• Brendan Hoffman - Hoffman has years of experience shooting political news in Washington, DC, with recent work featured on the cover of Time magazine. He is contributing feature work from the USA and around the world to Corbis. Hoffman is always on the road and regularly works with Non Governmental Organisations.

• Noah Addis - Addis is a former staff member of The Newark Star Ledger. He has won countless regional and national awards including the ‘New Jersey Photographer of the Year’ award three times. He is known for his critically acclaimed work on poverty, housing, cityscapes and modern culture.

• Ricardo Ceppi –Argentinean-born Ceppi has years of experience producing groundbreaking photography for South American media including Rosario, Clarín, Noticias, Gente and Viva as well as the AFP, Reuters and DPA news services. He covers current affairs as well as features within and around Argentina.

• Les Stone – Stone’s visually unique work has been honoured by several World Press Photo Awards and Picture of the Year Awards. He is a former photographer of the famed Sygma photo agency. His subjects vary and range from energy, oil and industry to Haiti and healthcare.

• Amy Sussman - Sussman works on large photo reports focusing on social issues, culture and environment. She has recently covered events such as the Tent City in Sacramento, the urban trend sweeping the USA during the recession.

• Trevor Snapp - Snapp's work explores the important social issues of our time, from urban gangs in El Salvador to AIDS outreach in Sudan. He works for a variety of international media including Stern, National Geographic Traveler, Marie Claire and the Chicago Tribune. An experienced radio and multimedia producer, he has years of experience documenting the work of Non Governmental Organisations around the world.


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