Stories, News, Articles and Galleries reflecting our collection
A vibrant city with a blend of modern culture and interesting architecture, sea and countryside. Brighton spreads over the hills of the South Downs to the north. To the east it is fronted by chalk cliffs, and to the west it merges with the residential borough of Hove. To the south…is the beach! Brighton was for many centuries […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti Cultural travel photography creates an intense feeling of being there or dreaming of being there and in that moment this feeling pervades and wins over the image itself. This feeling is drawn from the memory of moments lived and not, trying to rediscover familiarity with eras that we or our loved ones have […]
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Located more than 900 kilometers north of Oslo on Norway’s northwestern coast, the amazing Lofoten Islands offers visitors stunning scenery and active outdoor experiences all year long. The Lofoten archipelago is home to 25,000 people living mostly on six main islands: Austvagoy, Vestvagoy, Flakstadoy, Moskenesoy, Vaeroy, and Rost. The archipelago is north of the Arctic Circle but it maintains a relatively mild climate […]
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For more than three decades, UIG contributing partner PlanetObserver has been producing high-quality satellite imagery and geospatial data. PlanetObserver’s collection features satellite imagery of continents, countries with and without borders, major cities, prominent rivers, lakes, geologic places of interest, mountain ranges, and more. Based in France, PlanetObserver specializes in the processing and production of high […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti There are particular camera angles in photography that literally enhance the space of an image in such a way as to give the sensation of a multiplied space, deeper and more expansive than it actually appears at first sight. These measures enhance the space naturally present in an image. A real trompe […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” – Dorothea Lange One of the most powerful characteristics of photography is to capture the moment, that fraction of time after which the action and image could appear completely different from a moment before. Photography has always chased the […]
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Our ‘mini-missions’ for images that are trending in the media and publishing industry We are always working on new initiatives to provide our photographers with guidance and suggestions on what we would like to receive, based on market needs that are timely, and topical themes that will educate and inform. To do this we create […]
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We hope to make you feel festive and get in the spirit of the holidays. So here are a selection of images, for those of us who celebrate Christmas, showing that all through the years we have all come together as friends and family to celebrate a special time of the year. Season’s Greetings from […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti Backlight can be accidental (often the perfect mistake) or absolutely desired and studied. As an editor I find that the images that have this technique or ‘error’ offer a dreamlike vision that is open to many meanings and possibilities of use. Silhouettes offer a different world of photography where imagination is the key to […]
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