Cygnus Shuts Two Photo Magazines

[Abel]

Cygnus Shuts Two Photo Magazines

More Info:
http://www.pdnpulse.com/2009/03/cygn...magazines.html

March 31, 2009

Cygnus Business Media, a business-to-business publisher, is suspending publication of two photography magazines, Studio Photography and Photo Trade News (PTN), as well as their joint web site Imaginginfo.com.

Studio Photography was a magazine for professional photographers with a focus on studio owners. PTN dealt with gear and was aimed at retailers and labs. Editorial offices for both magazines were in Melville, N.Y. Diane Berkenfeld is listed as the editor of both titles.

We asked a Cygnus company spokeperson why the magazines were shutting down, and she told us it's because of changes in the photography marketplace. The industry is shifting away from a business-to-business segment and more toward business-to-consumer, spokesperson Kathy Scott said in an e-mail.

The closures were first reported by Folio:, which also said Cygnus would cut 30 jobs company-wide, fewer than ten of which were conneced to the photo titles.

[HutchPhoto]

Well thats just GREAT I guess I will not even get one mag as I just signed up.. Gotta love CHANGE not!



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[brad]

Heh, Studio Photography was always fluff anyway.. no real substance and in these days of the Internet, the "news" was always old.

[CaptainTom]

Will that make the stack of Studio Photography mags in the corner more valuable ? I still have to read half of them.

[venchka]

Nobody does studio anymore. Unless the back of an SUV counts as a studio.

The internet is putting all publishing at risk.

[wondershots]

Guess that's why my address change attempt failed yesterday. Said it couldn't find my account even though I triple-checked my subscriber number.