Date:16/12/2004 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/12/16/stories/2004121603080300.htm

Back The Hindu launches online image library

Our Bureau

Chennai, Dec. 15

THE Hindu Group of Publications launched an online image library, www.thehinduimages.com in Chennai today.

The Web site contains more than 40,000 images from The Hindu Group's vast archives and wide network of photographers across India. These pictures are available for commercial use.

Four categories of images are available at the site: 1.Creative images of people, places, and nature - like camels in front of the Taj Mahal in the early morning - are aimed mainly at advertising and design professionals for use in different media; 2. Current news images will come in handy for editorial staff in newspapers and magazines; 3. Sports images from The Hindu's rich photographic coverage of various sports events; and 4. Historic images dating back to the 1930s.

Pictures can be downloaded from the Web site by making payments through credit cards. Prices of pictures start from Rs 500.