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Rangefinder Magazine
March 2004

Industry News

$5000 Grant to Teatown
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. recently awarded Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, NY, a $5000 grant to help Teatown raise funds for its education, environmental and land conservation efforts through the publication of its annual calendar. These calendars, which cost $7.50, postage and handling included, can be purchased at: www.teatown.org/.

Louise Cox joins ToCAD
Louise Cox, an award-winning photo–marketing expert with an award-winning sales record going back to 1983, has joined ToCAD of America Inc., as a senior vice president of Sales for it’s new Hakuba-Velbon Division. Louise Cox has, over the course of her career, represented such prestigious product lines as Mamiya and Contax cameras, Sunpak flashes, and Silk and Velbon tripods. For more information contact ToCAD at (973) 428-9800.

New Photoflex Catalog
Photoflex recently published its new 2004 interactive products catalog in print and on CD-ROM to showcase its lighting products for the photography, digital-imaging, video and film industries. This year’s 40-page catalog presents Photoflex’s entire line of products, including softboxes, lights, connectors, reflectors, umbrellas, grids, stands and carrying cases.

Photoflex’s 2004 CD-ROM includes step-by-step instructions for the setup and assembly of each Photoflex product. It also provides eight free photographic lighting lessons, highlighting some practical and creative applications of the product in use. For more information visit: www.photoflex.com/.

Canon Renews Explorers of Light Program
Canon U.S.A., Inc., has once again assembled a group of the world’s leading professional photographers to provide insight, inspiration and education to future generations of creative photographers.

Founded by Canon U.S.A., Inc., in 1995, the Explorers of Light program is a celebration of photography in all of its permutations and 60 individual expressions of photographic excellence.

Canon’s Explorers of Light Photographers include: Sam Abell, Paul Aresu, Harry Benson, Clay Blackmore, Barbara Bordnick, Paul Bowen, Jim Brandenburg, John Paul Caponigro, Clint Clemens, Bruce Davidson, Anthony Edgeworth, Robert Farber, Dick Frank, Greg Gorman, Mike Grecco, Lauren Greenfield, Dirck Halstead, Greg Heisler, Ryszard Horowitz, Walter Iooss, Carol Kaplan, Lewis Kemper, David Kennerly, Douglas Kirkland, Parish Kohanim, Steve Krongard, Brian Lanker, George Lepp, Harvey Lloyd, Gerd Ludwig, Mary Ellen Mark, Susan Meiselas, Eric Meola, Sheila Metzner, Duane Michaels, Peter Reed Miller, Arthur Morris, Jim Nacthwey, William Neill, Arnold Newman, Chris Ranier, Denis Reggie, Seth Resnick, Roger Ressmeyer, Jack Reznicki, Rick Sammon, Jeff Schewe, Gil Smith, Mel Sokolsky, David Stoecklein, Eddie Tapp, Michel Tcherevkov, Joyce Tenneson, David Turnley, Nick Vedros, Steven Wilkes, Art Wolfe, James Wood, and Monte Zucker.