Photo Imaging News is comprised of a team of highly experienced people exhibiting a wide range of talents. Because we are an international company we work without boundaries or time zones. In order to assist you with your needs e-mail us directly. Or, for added convenience we have a brief bios page below that includes each member’s contact information.
Don Franz has been involved in the photography / photofinishing industry for 40 years,covering both the consumer and professional segments. As Group Publisher of the Photofinishing News International Media Group, he is responsible for our periodicals, the International Business Forum conferences in China, Germany, India and the USA, various published reports and the Global Syndicated Market Forecasting Program, which tracks nine individual countries in the Asia-Pacific region as well as sub-regional trends. Don also writs for several international photo-imaging industry publications. He has been involved in many of the IS&T International Symposia on Photofinishing, and has spoken to numerous professional groups in the Australia, China, Europe, India, Japan,South Africa and the USA. Don frequently travels to international destinations, attending conferences and tradeshows as well as visiting photo industry members to help in his analysis of the local / regional markets.
CONTACT INFORMATION – Don Franz
Photo Imaging News
6807 Apaloosa Way
San Antonio TX 78256 USA
tel: 239.398.0440 (GMT -5)
fax: 239.992.6328
e-mail: [email protected]
Edith Liu has been deeply involved in the photo imaging industry for over 10 years, and with Photo Imaging News — Asia Edition which was established in 2001 and closed in 2012. Edited serves as the team leader and has helped grow the magazine into the utmost prestigious industry journal in China as well as founding the first nationwide Photofinishers’ Association in China. She also oversees our Chinese domestic market research activities. Before joining PIN-AE, Edith worked for many years in international trading, and in the hospitality and security industries. She holds a Bachelor Degree of Economics.
CONTACT INFORMATION – Edith Liu
Photo Imaging News — Asia Edition
tel: +86.20.8922.8783 (GMT +6)
e-mail: [email protected]
Elmo Sapwater brings with him over 35 years of technical expertise and publishing experience. Elmo has demonstrated the effectiveness of combining still video/digital imaging within various environment including digital publishing; assisted in “The Day in the Life of America” book project. His other achievements include having design and developed an electronic photography platform for criminal investigative purposes, taught traditional/digital imaging at the college level; created the world’s first publication dedicated to digital imaging, editor of two U.S. photography magazines; and developed multimedia kiosks in Europe for the Montreux Jazz Festival. Elmo has also photographed extensively throughout many areas of the world and is the current editor of Photo Imaging News.
CONTACT INFORMATION – Elmo Sapwater
Photo Imaging News
1436 Baker Ave
Niskayuna NY 12309
tel: 678.778.0880 (GMT -6)
e-mail: [email protected]