Africa Media Online, the South African company that specialises in giving African photographers a voice and an opportunity to tell Africa's story, has again come up with a home-grown solution to the media market's imaging needs. The company has launched the first of its multiple usage CDs: collections of images that can be used multiple times in multiple ways for an upfront, once-off fee.
The launch CD, in what will be a series of multiple use collections focussed on all things African, highlights Africans in the business environment. Called africa@the office, it showcases a variety of predominantly corporate business scenarios, from boardroom meetings, to interviews, desk and computer scenes, and of course the trials and jubilations so typical of the real business world - all portrayed by a truly African array of faces and cultural demographics.
(To receive a complimentary sample CD of the africa@the office collection, please mail pictures@africanpictures.net.)
While the concept of a CD of such images, traditionally referred to as 'royalty-free', is not a new one, the company has gone a step further than most: not only are all images model-released, but many of the models share in the proceeds from the sale of the images. And of course all the photographers involved are Africans too. This philosophy of sustainable profit sharing is very much at the heart of what Africa Media Online as an organisation is all about.
"A balanced view of Africa and her rich heritage cannot exist unless we as Africans are able to consistently tell Africa's story from our perspective in the global information economy," explains David Larsen, Director of Africa Media Online.
The africa@the office CD, like all those that will be launched in the coming months, is available as an actual physical CD, or as a downloadable collection from Africa Media Online's image library at www.africanpictures.net, and includes high, medium and low-resolution versions of each image. The retail price for the entire CD/Collection of 80 images is R3 490 (excl VAT), while those buyers wanting only a specific image can buy it on a royalty-free licence based on size: - High res (+A4/22-36MB@300dpi): R1450 (excl VAT) - Medium res (A5/10MB@300dpi): R650 (excl VAT) - Low res (A7/2MB@72dpi): R400 (excl VAT)
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