St. Petersburg news

30.05 11:28

First on-line shop selling images of St. Petersburg opens

The SPN Photobank was launched on May, 27, 2003. It is the first Internet shop featuring photo images of St. Petersburg, where you can choose and obtain the illustration you require on-line.

To access the SPN Photobank, visit the web-site www.photobank.spn.ru. This is a new project of “SPN Publishing” and the “SPN Digital” service provider.
The launch of the SPN Photobank electronic shop was timed to coincide with St. Petersburg’s 300th anniversary. All the images featured on the site are high-quality photographs of the Northern Capital.

By the end of 2003 the site is expected to include over 1,000 photographs. The main audience for the photobank, in the opinion of its creators, will be professional people: Russian and foreign mass media, publishers, information agencies, designers and all those interested in high-quality images of St. Petersburg. In this year of anniversary celebrations, they are sure to be in need of such material and will appreciate the speed and convenience of applying to the photobank. Payment can be made via the Internet by credit card and the required illustration received within minutes. The credit cards currently accepted are VISA and EuroCard/MasterCard.

The creators of this Internet shop guarantee that photographers’ copyright will be strictly observed. Along with a photograph, the customer will receive a licence for its use.

The photobank is updated on a weekly basis, and on-line information about new photographs will be available to subscribers. It is envisaged that ultimately a separate section will be devoted to each place of interest in St. Petersburg.