Source: The New York Times
Written by Andy Grundberg

Gordon Parks, the photographer, filmmaker, writer and composer who used his prodigious, largely self-taught talents to chronicle the African-American experience and to retell his own personal history, died yesterday at his home in Manhattan. He was 93.

Press Release: BOISE, Idaho, and FREMONT, Calif., March 8, 2006 – Micron Technology, Inc., (NYSE: MU) and Lexar Media, Inc., (NASDAQ: LEXR) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Micron to acquire Lexar in a stock-for-stock merger. Under terms of the agreement, each outstanding common share of Lexar will receive 0.5625 shares of Micron stock. Micron anticipates issuing shares in exchange for 81.6 million Lexar shares outstanding. Additional Micron shares will be issued upon the exercise of assumed stock options.

Possibility of a Record-Breaking Year Sets Aside Predictions of Soft Sales Performance within Digital Imaging Industry

Press Release: PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, March 6, 2006 – According to leading consumer and retail information provider The NPD Group, forecasts show the U.S. digital camera market will generate close to $6.8 billion in revenue and sell a record-breaking 29.5 million units in 2006. The digital camera market is expected to increase by eight percent in revenue and 17 percent in units over 2005.

The Photoshop CS2 Speed Clinic:
Automating Photoshop to Get Twice the Work Done
in Half the Time

If you’re looking for an easy way to work fast in Photoshop CS2, congratulations, you’ve found it! Matt Kloskowski, Education and Curriculum Developer for the NAPP.

Matt shows you how to use the power of automation to instantly save time, money, and frustration.

Once you master these powerful tools, you’ll wonder how you ever got along without them.

Source: The Economic Time, India
Written by Amanpreet Singh

NEW DELHI: The $ 2bn Adobe Systems is bullish on India. In his first visit to India after the global takeover of $3.4bn Macromedia in December ‘05, Bruce Chizen, CEO of Adobe Systems announced a slew of new initiatives for India.

Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Written by Jim Regan

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – After having reviewed a few hundred websites over the years, it’s not often that I can say, “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” but Ashes and Snow genuinely presented me with an original experience – both in terms of its subject matter and its presentation. The latter is only available to those with high-speed connections and computers, but the former can be seen by anyone with a reasonably up-to-date browser.

New technology is changing the way artists work, but not everybody approves.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Written by Benjamin Preiss

SAMANTHA EVERTON may be an award-winning artist but her work sometimes struggles for acceptance in art circles. It’s not her images that are controversial, but rather her tools. For Everton, a Mac G5 computer, Photoshop software and a camera are as important as any painter’s brush and paint.