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New in my-picturemaxx: glasshouse images

Glasshouse Images, founded in 2003 by New York commercial photographer Spencer Jones, is a stock photo agency catering to a select group of creatives who are always looking for exceptional and distinctive imagery. The agency is dedicated to difference and built to operate at maximum efficiency.

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In focus: “The world is going digital – and so is cultural heritage”

In the interview, Dr. Hans Petschar, Director of the Picture Archives and Graphics Collection at the Austrian National Library, discusses the challenges of digital transformation and the importance of preserving cultural heritage for future generations while making it accessible digitally. He also explains how picturemaxx solutions help organize, manage, and prepare image collections centrally and make them available online.

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In Focus: "Our Images Have to Be as Authentic as Possible"

A colorful chapter opener in Latin that motivates fifth-graders, or an electron microscope image of a plant cell for upper secondary students: educational media place diverse demands on image material, as well as on animations and videos. Searching for and finding media effectively therefore requires specialized tools. In this interview, Zeynep Arghan, who manages the picturemaxx application at Cornelsen end to end, explains what these tools are and how she uses them in her day-to-day work.

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In focus: “The use of images is becoming more and more varied”

We all love pictures – but Cinzia Giannì is especially keen. The team leader of SZ Photo, the picture agency of the Süddeutsche Zeitung, deals with pictures and photos every day and SZ Photo is also represented in the marketplace of the picturemaxx Media Network. In the interview, she reveals why pictures are so important these days and how picturemaxx supports her in her day to day work.

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Your Own Website – A Stage for Your Images

Because first impressions count.

Whether we're meeting someone new, seeing a product on the shelf for the first time, or looking into a new company. Those first seconds and minutes often decide whether we want to keep talking to that person, whether the product ends up in our basket during a stressful after-work shop, or whether we take a closer look at that new company.

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In focus: “It's always been and always will be about the wow factor”

Alexis Zurflüh, an art director well-known for his work on projects such as “Süddeutsche Zeitung” magazine “Stil Leben” and “NZZ am Sonntag” magazine, has been collaborating with Nansen & Piccard to give picturemaxx a complete makeover: new website, new corporate identity. Wow guaranteed – but what exactly does that mean?

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