The Photo Marketing Association International today announced a partnership agreement with the Consumer Electronics Association to move the September 2011 PMA Trade Show (also known as CliQ 2011) to colocate at the 2012 International CES, scheduled for January 10-13 in Las Vegas. PMA@CES will offer industry-specific content and display “products representing all aspects of digital imaging”. PMA will also offer its well-known educational seminars, complementing and enhancing CES programming, the Association said in a statement. Note that the PMA Australia 2011 and PMA Latin America 2011 shows have not been cancelled, and will be held from 24-26 June in Sydney and on 3-4 August in Lima, respectively.

Adobe UK is organising a free, one-off event in London to showcase the latest features of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5. The one-day event will be held at Vue Cinema in Fulham, starting at 9:00am and finishing at 4:00pm on 11 May 2011. “The workshop will be especially valuable to those that are on early Creative Suite versions such as CS3 or CS4 and who are keen to understand the value of upgrading,” Adobe says. You can register online at the website below.

Established in 2009 by Redeye the photography network, the third National Photography Symposium will be held in Liverpool from 13-15 May 2011. Dubbed “The most important forum in UK photography” by the Financial Times, the event is aimed at photographers at every level, and those working in other fields who are interested in photography - curators, writers, students, academics, buyers, editors and collectors.To find out more about the programme visit the website below.

Canon U.S.A. has announced a series of workshops entitled, “Deconstructing the Story”, as part of its Live Learning events. These three-day, hands-on sessions provide intensive learning opportunities designed to demonstrate improved techniques for shooting successful video projects with video-enabled Canon EOS digital SLR cameras, such as the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV pictured above. The workshops will be held in five cities across the United States, including Orlando, Cincinnati, New York, Austin and Seattle. Click through / read on for dates and more information.

To celebrate the Royal Wedding, Nikon has teamed up with Arthur Edwards, royal photographer at The Sun, to give some expert tips and tricks on how to capture the big day. According to research commissioned by Nikon, a staggering 327 million Royal Wedding-related photos will be taken on digital cameras on Friday 29th April. Arthur has put together a list of 10 useful tips you can use to capture the event - you can read them all below.

iStockphoto is partnering with the World Photography Organisation (WPO) as a major sponsor of The London Festival & Sony World Photography Awards. With daily photo shoots, portfolio reviews by iStockphoto inspectors, and educational seminars and workshops, iStockphoto is helping the WPO bring the art and business of photography to the audience of festival-goers. In addition, iStockphoto will host the official awards after-party at Somerset House. From 2-6 May, an event called iStockalypse London will take place, featuring by-invitation-only street and studio workshops and one-to-one photo editing and review. Morning seminars will be followed by shooting assignments, where “iStockers” will head to the studio, or into the streets, to apply new learnings. Canon will also be in attendance to showcase equipment and run education sessions.

The World Photography Festival, London, opens at Somerset House on 26 April 2011. Following stops in San Francisco, Sao Paulo and Shanghai, the World Photography Festival comes to London for the first time and will run until 1 May. At the heart of the festival is The Sony World Photography Awards 2011 which is also taking place in London for the first time. Formerly held in Cannes at the prestigious Palais des Festivals, the 2011 Awards winners will be announced at Odeon Leicester Square, 27 April 2011. The Sony World Photography Awards Winners’ Showcase and Bruce Davidson exhibitions will be on display until 22 May. To view the full programme, visit the website below.

Living Apart is a Magnum Photos touring exhibition that showcases the work of top photographer Ian Berry who has captured some of the most important moments of South Africa’s history over a 40-year period. Currently on show at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, the exhibition features about 90 evocative images documenting the collapse of apartheid, the historic appointment of Nelson Mandela and its remarkable aftermath. The International Slavery Museum is located at Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AQ, and is open daily from 10am to 5pm. The Ian Berry exhibition runs until 6 November 2011; entry is free.

In his flagship US boutique, British jewellery designer Stephen Webster will host a never-before-seen exhibition of prints by renowned UK photographer Duffy. Together with Terence Donovan and David Bailey, Duffy is recognised as one of the innovators of “documentary” fashion photography, a style that revolutionised the fashion industry. He produced an extraordinary body of work but destroyed most of his negatives in 1979. Fortunately, many of his pictures survived the destruction, and now, after nearly three years of painstaking archival of the surviving images, Duffy’s photographs will be shown and available for purchase. A private cocktail reception on 2nd May will open the exhibition, featuring hors d’ouevres created by award-winning chef and food writer Mark Hix. Approximately thirty photographs will remain on public display at the Stephen Webster Rodeo Drive boutique (02 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills) through the end of May. These extremely limited prints will also be sold, both framed and unframed, for the very first time in the United States.

Beauty CULTure is a new exhibition at the Annenberg Space for Photography. Featuring works from iconic photographers such as Albert Watson, Bert Stern, Herb Ritts, Man Ray, Jean-Paul Goude, Guy Bourdin, Horst, Melvin Sokolsky, Matthew Rolston, Philippe Halsman, Lauren Greenfield and Tyen, Beauty CULTure “encourages a social dialogue about the allure and mystique of the pursuit of female beauty, as well as the cult-like glorification and multi-billion dollar industries that surround it”, the organisers say. The exhibition opens to the public in Los Angeles on 21st May and runs through 27th November 2011. The Annenberg Space for Photography is located at 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, and is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11am - 6pm, closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission is free.

Manfrotto School of Xcellence has announced that it has enrolled photographer Michael Freeman and CEO of Kelby Media Group, Scott Kelby to create an inspiring photo educational programme. weekly tutorial by Michael Freeman will present practical photographic expertise in areas like colour management and composition, while a monthly video tutorial by Kelby Media Group will focus on providing easy tips and photography tricks for beginners.

The 48th Bièvres International Photographic Fair at will open at 2pm on Saturday, 4th June. As every year, this outstanding event of the photographic world will bring together 300 traders and 15000 visitors from France, Europe and the world at large, in an open space of 5 acres. Traders and artists may register now and book their booth through the fair’s website. The show closes at 6pm on Sunday, 5th June.

pson Print Academy is offering four new photography, printing and imaging classes for 2011. Hosted at Epson’s headquarters in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire from April 2011, with the potential for additional classes to run at the Epson cartridge manufacturing factory in Telford, the classes will provide real-life practical advice on image capture through to print, with expert guidance from highly-knowledgeable Epson staff and acclaimed photographers, the company says. Click through / read on to learn more about the individual classes, entitled “The Perfect Black and White Print”, “Making Perfect Exhibition Prints”, “Confidence with Colour” and “Fine Art Photography”.

Foto8 and HOST Gallery have announced the call for entries for the fourth-annual Foto8 Summershow, a photographic award, exhibition and print fair. A panel of judges will choose over 150 images to be displayed at HOST from 8 July – 12 August All works included in the show will be available for sale. Once the show is up, an expert team of judges will choose their favourite photograph to be named “Best in Show”. This will be announced during the fourth week of the show and the winner will be awarded £1500. A second award, “The People’s Choice” will be decided from the votes received in the gallery during the show, and presented with a photographic kit. The deadline for all entries is 15 May 2011. For more information, visit the website below.

Photo Iconic, in conjunction with Strabo Photo Tours, is leading two photographic holidays in Ireland this July. The first one, Ireland - Landscape, People & the Craic (21-25 July 2011, $1545), includes a “special treat” - a specially arranged Irish music session to photograph, at which the course participants will experience the ‘craic’, an enchanting mix of fun, entertainment, and conversation. The second, longer trip, Ireland - A Different View, Landscapes & Panoramas (25-31 July 2011, $2345), promises to be a more intensive photographic experience. It concentrates on the stunning Irish landscape of County Mayo and County Galway, and will include workshops on panoramic photography. The prices quoted include all tuition, transfers from Ireland West Airport Knock, plus accommodation and breakfast and dinner at Hillcrest House near Westport, County Mayo.

Neovoyage has announced its 2011 photography tours. This summer, participants will embark on a fascinating journey across the Andes of Ecuador to explore one of the most diverse places on Earth. The 14-day Ecuador photography tour follows a path lined with volcanic peaks, Inca ruins and cloud-forest reserves between two UNESCO world heritage sites. In the fall,  photographers will visit the remnants of mysterious cultures like the Chimu and the Nasca along the Peruvian coast. The 11-day Peru photography tour takes photographers to places where Peru shows its more authentic side as colonial towns coexist with ruins still being excavated. For more information, visit the website below.

Renowned wildlife photographer Christian Sperka is bringing his ‘masters series’ photo workshop to South Africa from 1-5th July in a special programme created exclusively for African Portfolio, a luxury safari specialist. African Portfolio guests will join Sperka at Waterbuck private lodge at Kings Camp in the Timbavati Private Game Reserve and he will accompany the group in the open-air vehicles during twice daily safaris in the bush.The five-day, four-night programme with Sperka is $3,775; which includes deluxe accommodations, all meals, most drinks, and daily safari trekking on foot and in open-air vehicles with Sperka as well as a professional safari guide.

Model and fashion icon Daisy Lowe has collaborated with the British Heart Foundation to create a collection of photographs reflecting the theme of ‘Hope’. The photos, signed by Daisy, will exhibit at Westfield London from tomorrow until Sunday 3rd April as part of The Big Fashion Wardrobe event and are available to buy exclusively through eBay. The online auction starts today and lasts until 7th April.

Website: British Heart Foundation on eBay

Kubota Image Tools have announced their Spring 2011 Digital Photography Bootcamp. Taking place from 10-15 April 2011 near the Kubota headquarters in Oregon, this Bootcamp will include the newest image editing tools such as Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5, in addition to the very latest tips and techniques for inspiration, creativity, capture, sales, marketing and presentation. The cost of attendance is $2,995 including tuition, deluxe accommodations and three meals per day. Kevin Kubota is also offering a referral bonus for any photographers that refer a colleague or friend to the workshop. For any photographer that signs up for the workshop, their referring friend can receive a $100 ‘Kubota Bucks’ gift that can be used towards their next Kubota related purchase.

Website: Kubota’s Spring Digital Photography Bootcamp

Irreversible: A Personal Perspective on the Libyan Revolution is a solo show by Brazilian photographer and cinematographer Azul Serra. Opening 29th March, the exhibition reflects Serra’s visual and emotional journey from objective examination to insightful reflection, as photographer and viewer travel across an unravelling political and social landscape. Running until 15th April, the event is presented by Braziliality and hosted by London’s Made In Brasil restaurant, 12 Inverness Street, Camden Town. Admission is free.