Nordicphotos
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| Nordicphotos | |
|---|---|
| Type | Stock photography |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | |
NordicPhotos is a collection of seven Nordic image collections, Tiofoto, Mira, Greatshots, IMS, Siluet, Nordic and the royalty free collection, Simply North. Together it is one of the largest image collection of Nordic imagery, with over 5 million images and 300 photographers.
[edit] History
NordicPhotos was founded in 2000 by Arnaldur Gauti Johnson, Kjartan Dagbjartsson, Hreinn Ágústsson and Thor Ólafsson with funding from the The Icelandic New Business Venture Fund. However, the company is built on the foundation of some of the most well known and respected picture agencies in Sweden with a history dating back more than 60 years. Tiofoto (founded 1957), Mira Bildarkiv (founded 1971), Greatshots (founded 1983) and IMS Bildbyrå (1959) were acquired during 2003-2006.
NordicPhotos has offices in Reykjavik, Iceland and Stockholm, Sweden and represents many image collections in the Nordic countries.
In November, 2007, Nordicphotos bought the GV Press company of Oslo, Norway.
