The  Mishmash judges have been busy looking at entries and were amazed at the quality of work produced.  Well done and thanks to all that took part!

So… who made the cut? We have five finalists from the UK and four that made the cut for Northern Europe.   Each of the shortlisted videos has carefully blurred the lines between imagery and footage, from archival to contemporary, to create music videos which amazed the judges with their innovative editing techniques.

The nine finalists are:

UK

• Christian Anderson-Marshall – We’ve come a long way baby…
• Manuel Barrio – Twist in the fabric of space
• Chris Gavin – Mashmatick
• Robbie Gibbon – SPIDERS!
• David Hopkinson – Flash Forward (And Back)

Northern Europe

• Tommi Kortesniemi – Moving Mosaic
• Tommi Lius — Glitchmindly
• Altti Sjogren – First Humans Land on Earth
• Nigel Upchurch – Rear Window

Congratulations!  The two winners will be announced on the 18th November and will receive their 17″ MacBook Pro with Final Cut Pro.

To vote for your favorite video, go to www.gettyimages.com/mishmash

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Find imagery and footage faster than ever! By installing our Open Search tool into your browser, you can immediately search for the right image or footage clip across our Creative and Editorial collections, without having to navigate through various web pages. We understand that deadlines for projects continue to get shorter, which is why we developed this tool that will get you there in half the time.  We have recently launched this new tool to provide more convenient access to search our site by leveraging the power of both Internet Explorer and Firefox, as well as Getty Images’ superior search technology.

Click here to learn more about how it works and check out the tutorial video.

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Getty Images presents the MISHMASH music video remix competition.  What is MISHMASH? It’s a competition for people who enjoy remixing and editing music and film.  Create a music video using one (or a mix of 5) Pump Audio music tracks and at least 50% of Getty Images’ footage clips & imagery.  Submit your video before 15 October 2009 for the chance to win a MacBook Pro 17inch with Final Cut Studio.

MISHMASH Music Video Competition is open to any person over 21 years of age, who are residents in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and UK and are working for agencies or production companies.

To get all the details and to register for the competition visit MISHMASH.

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Today Getty Images announced a strategic investment and commercial partnership with Daylife.  Together, we are also launching SmartGalleries, the first of several new “SmartMedia powered by Daylife” products.

With our new SmartGalleries product our customers can publish visually rich galleries of high-resolution photographs either by selecting individual images or by programming a gallery to search for terms or topic names drawing from Getty Images’ award-winning editorial imagery.  SmartGalleries also offers simple, seamless integration with any customers’ existing website, and it can be tailored to match any interface or branding requirements.  It’s an easy and effective way to incorporate incredible imagery onto websites.

Take a look at SmartGalleries!

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Recently, photographer Sue Flood was awarded two first place wins at the prestigious 2009 International Photography Awards.  She won first place for the Special Finalist Pro category and first place for the Travel/Tourism Pro category. The International Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional, non-professional and student photographers on a global scale, creating one of the most ambitious and formidable competitions in the photography world today.  Her first place wins gives her the opportunity to compete in IPA’s top award of International Photographer of the Year.  Sue is one of eight finalist that will be competing for this award, which will be announced in October 2009. We had a chance to catch up with Sue and hear her story behind her images, what she has been up to, and how she became a photographer.

Before joining Getty Images I spent 11 years as a wildlife filmmaker with the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, England.  In 2005 I moved from producer to freelance photography, and my life as a wildlife and travel photographer now takes me all over the world on assignment.  Along with some wonderful trips to Africa in the last few years, I’ve spent lots of time in the polar regions – a combination of filming trips for the BBC, Disneynature’s Earth movie, and working as a lecturer for Quark Expeditions, who run adventure travel trips to the poles.  It’s just as well that I like the cold!

Last fall I spent three months on board the Russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, on an incredible trip to the emperor penguin colonies of Snow Hill Island, and then on to the Ross Sea.  This included the awesome experience of standing on the world’s largest ice barrier – the Ross Ice Shelf, and visiting the historic huts used by Shackleton and Scott.

I was thrilled to hear last week that a portfolio of images from my Ross Sea voyage has been selected as one of the eight finalists for the title of International Photographer of the Year – The Lucie Awards, which will be announced in New York in October 2009.   My favorite shot was the image of passengers standing on top of the Ross Ice Shelf – like tiny ants on the vast icescape – that I managed to grab as the helicopter flew out to pick them up.  However, my favourite subject from the entire three month trip had to be the emperor penguins – the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen in my life (apart from George Clooney!).

I’m looking forward to another three months in the Antarctic starting in October, but I’ll have a chance to thaw out on a three week shoot to Tahiti and Easter Island in September – I can’t wait!  It will be great to be able to pack for a trip and not include thermal underwear in my pack…

- Sue Flood

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While we are relieved to hear of Majid Saeedi’s release from prison in Iran, it is important to note that he has not been cleared of any charges. We understand that Majid is set to face trial on the charges set by Iranian prosecutors, and is possibly facing several years in prison if convicted.

Majid Saeedi, a freelance photographer for Getty Images, is a diligent and committed photojournalist who documented the reality he observed.  We will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates as they are available.

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With our new Web & Mobile products you can now find our high-quality imagery quickly, easily and priced according to pixel size and license model. These products also offer the rights control and indemnification that Getty Images is known for, which is not available anywhere else.

So now let your big ideas come to life, even on smaller budgets.

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