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Black Star, also known as Black Star Publishing Company, was started by refugees from Germany who had established photographic agencies there in the 1930s. Today it is a New York City-based photographic agency with offices in London and in White Plains, New York. It is known for photojournalism, corporate assignment photography and stock photography services worldwide. It is noted for its contribution to the history of photojournalism in the United States. It was the first privately owned picture agency in the United States, and introduced numerous new techniques in photography and illustrated journalism. The agency was closely identified with Henry Luce's magazines Life and Time.

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  • Black Star (Bildagentur) (de)
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  • Black Star, also known as Black Star Publishing Company, was started by refugees from Germany who had established photographic agencies there in the 1930s. Today it is a New York City-based photographic agency with offices in London and in White Plains, New York. It is known for photojournalism, corporate assignment photography and stock photography services worldwide. It is noted for its contribution to the history of photojournalism in the United States. It was the first privately owned picture agency in the United States, and introduced numerous new techniques in photography and illustrated journalism. The agency was closely identified with Henry Luce's magazines Life and Time. (en)
  • Black Star Picture Agency (kurz Black Star) war der Name der 1935 von den deutschen Emigranten Ernest Mayer, Kurt Szafranski (später Safranski) und Kurt Kornfeld gegründeten Bildagentur mit Sitz in New York City und Außenstellen in London und White Plains, New York. Die Agentur hatte maßgeblichen Einfluss auf die Geschichte des Fotojournalismus in den Vereinigten Staaten: als erste private Bildagentur der USA stellte sie neue Techniken der Fotografie und des Fotojournalismus vor. Wichtige Abnehmer waren die damals führenden Magazine Life Magazine und TIME. (de)
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  • Black Star, also known as Black Star Publishing Company, was started by refugees from Germany who had established photographic agencies there in the 1930s. Today it is a New York City-based photographic agency with offices in London and in White Plains, New York. It is known for photojournalism, corporate assignment photography and stock photography services worldwide. It is noted for its contribution to the history of photojournalism in the United States. It was the first privately owned picture agency in the United States, and introduced numerous new techniques in photography and illustrated journalism. The agency was closely identified with Henry Luce's magazines Life and Time. (en)
  • Black Star Picture Agency (kurz Black Star) war der Name der 1935 von den deutschen Emigranten Ernest Mayer, Kurt Szafranski (später Safranski) und Kurt Kornfeld gegründeten Bildagentur mit Sitz in New York City und Außenstellen in London und White Plains, New York. Die Agentur hatte maßgeblichen Einfluss auf die Geschichte des Fotojournalismus in den Vereinigten Staaten: als erste private Bildagentur der USA stellte sie neue Techniken der Fotografie und des Fotojournalismus vor. Wichtige Abnehmer waren die damals führenden Magazine Life Magazine und TIME. (de)
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