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Sony USA Announces Winners of Alpha Female Creator-in-Residence Program

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Five Winners from Over 6,000 Entrants will Receive Funding, Mentorship, Camera Gear and More   SAN DIEGO — Nov. 14, 2018 — Sony Electronics Inc. today announced the winners of its Alpha Female Creator-in-Residence Program Contest, one of the flagship initiatives in the Company’s recently introduced “Be Alpha” campaign. The Alpha Female initiative is Sony’s […]

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Sony USA Launches ‘Alpha Female’ Creator-in-Residence Program

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“Alpha Female” will feature a Creator-in-Residence program that will award five women photographers and filmmakers a six-month grant to fund projects and activities to help take their careers to the next level. The grant will include $25,000 in funds, $5,000 in product allowance, an additional $5,000 in product loans and a mentorship pairing with one

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Venezuelan Photographer Ronaldo Schemidt Wins World Press Photo of the Year

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The Jury of the 2018 Photo Contest Selected Venezuelan Photographer Ronald Schemidt’s Image as the World Press Photo of the Year The World Press Photo of the Year honors the photographer whose visual creativity and skills made a picture that captures or represents an event or issue of great journalistic importance in the last year.

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Industry News: Canon Shifts Focus from DSLR to Mirrorless Cameras!

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In an interview with Nikkei Asian Review, a Canon marketing manager confirms that Canon will shift their focus from DSLR to mirrorless cameras. In the past Canon has been “reluctant to enter the mirrorless field over concerns about cannibalizing SLR sales.” However the article takes note that “Sony is attempting to break down Canon and

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Kenichiro Yoshida named Sony President and CEO. Kazuo Hirai to become Chairman

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Today Sony Announced a new Management Structure. Kenichiro Yoshida is named as President and CEO effective April 1, 2018; Kazuo Hirai will become Chairman. Kazuo Hirai is credited with Sony’s financial turn-around by profoundly changing the Sony company structure. Kaz grew up in San Jose, California with a passion for photography and he has been

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