Gamma (agency)

For other uses, see Gamma (disambiguation).

Gamma is a French photo agency, founded in 1966 by Raymond Depardon, Hubert Henrotte, Hugues Vassal and Léonard de Raemy. Gilles Caron joined the agency shortly after its foundation. Gamma became a prestigious photojournalism agency: photographers who have worked at Gamma include William Karel, Georges Merillon, Chas Gerretsen, Catherine Leroy, Françoise Demulder, Emanuele Scorcelletti, and Marie-Laure de Decker.

In 1999, the agency was bought by Hachette Filipacchi photo group (GHFP), a division of Hachette Filipacchi Médias.[1] Their name changed to the Eyedea group in March 2007,[2] amidst reports that the agency was in financial distress. It was sold again in 2007 to Green Recovery,[1] an investment fund that buys distressed companies. On 28 July 2009, the parent company sought protection from creditors after making a loss of €3 million euro.[1] In April 2010, the commercial court in Paris ruled that François Lochon, former general director of Gamma Agency, would buy the Eyedea group for 100,000 euro.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Jolly, David (August 9, 2009). "Lament for a Dying Field: Photojournalism". New York Times.
  2. ^ "StockPhotoTalk | Special Interest Blog: QuickLinks for 2007-03-23". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  3. ^ "EYEDEA has found a buyer | CEPIC — Centre of the Picture Industry". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-09-18.