Great Sphinx of Tanis, Louvre, Paris
Archives for March 2009
Photo Friday ~ Late afternoon light, Roman antiquities in the Aile Denon, Louvre, Paris
This slideshow is part of DeliciousBaby's Photo Friday, a weekly blogging event. Please check out all of this week's submissions.
Skylighted vaults illuminating Winged Victory of Samothrace, Louvre, Paris
- Skylighted vaults illuminating Winged Victory, Louvre, Paris
Approaching Winged Victory in the Louvre, Paris
Update on the future of JPG Magazine: it’s very good news and a testimony to the power of community
If you've been following the uplifting story about the rescue of JPG Magazine, the hybrid online and print photo publication comprised entirely of content submitted and juried by its reader community, you'll be happy to learn the latest news.
On Friday, February 27, JPG's Editor in Chief Laura Brunow Miner announced that a new president and CEO has been promoted from the ranks, in the person of Seth Familian, formerly vice president of product management. Seth shared the best part of the story: new investors are officially on board and Adorama is in place as the site's Premier Community Partner.
"JPG is simply too special and unique to vanish. Our new investors … believe strongly in the potential of JPG as a business."
President & CEO Seth Familian
Read more about JPG's news on their blog
An update to the update, added March 2, 2009
And lest we get too starry eyed about it all, here is the dirt, as dished up by Owen Thomas on gawker.com. I can't quite figure out why Mr. Thomas believes it relevant that Adorama is owned by Hasidic Jews.
Meltdowns: CEO's $500,000 Salary Burns Startup Into Fire Sale
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