The Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Signature Worthy Edition combines the 17-inch Epson Stylus Pro 3880 printer with six Epson Signature Worthy papers. The Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Signature Worthy Edition includes full letter-sized packages of Exhibition Fiber, Cold Press Bright, Cold Press Natural, Hot Press Bright, and Hot Press Natural papers, as well as a Signature Worthy Sample Pack featuring additional photo and fine art papers. The Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Signature Worthy Edition is currently available through select photo specialty resellers for $1,495.

Gary Fong has released two new Gearguard Security bundles of photography equipment security products. The GearGuard Basic Kit ($49.95) includes the GearGuard Camera Body Lock, the Large GearGuard Camera Bag Lock (set of two) and the GearGuard 36” Cable & TSA-Approved Combination Lock. The GearGuard Pro Kit ($89.95) starts with the Basic Kit and adds an additional 36” Cable &TSA-Approved Combo Lock as well as the GearGuard Lens Lock. The Pro Kit comes in configurations for either Canon or Nikon users.

The EISA awards for 2011/2012 have just been unveiled. Among the 15 winners in the Photo Awards section was the Canon EOS 600D (pictured) as Best European Camera, Fujifilm FinePix X100 for European Advanced Compact Camera, and Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G3 for European Compact System Camera.

Website: EISA Awards 2011/12

The Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC is a new wide-angle lens. Available for the Canon, Four Thirds, Nikon AE, Pentax, Samsung NX and Sony Alpha mounts, the Samyang 24mm lens is constructed of 13 lenses arranged in 12 groups, with multi-layered and anti-reflexive UMC coatings. The Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC will be available for sale by the end of the year or at the beginning of 2012, priced at 599 EUR for Canon, Four-thirds, Pentax, Samsung NX, Sony, and 625 EUR for Nikon.

The Kingston Wi-Drive is a a wireless portable storage device for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The Wi-Drive allows users to play videos, access music or share files with other Apple device owners. Kingston offers the Wi-Drive in both 16GB and 32GB sizes priced at £89 and £119 respectively.

PhotoGuide is a new guide to photography for your iPhone or Android device. PhotoGuide by Self Study Apps allows you to find out the correct F-Stop for portraits, best angles and framing for each shot, and composition tips on all types of photograph settings.

David Noton will be giving two talks at the Royal Geographical Society in London on Sunday 2nd October. Held as part of the Travel Photographer of the Year Festival of Photography and World Travel, David’s talks will cover in the right place at the right time for travel photography, and the high and lows of a roving photographic life. Tickets are priced at £55 per day or £140 for all three days of the festival.

The innovative Affordable Photography Emporium, The APE, will be exhibiting at the East London gallery, theprintspace. The APE was set up by photographers for photographers to sell beautiful limited edition prints at an affordable price. The show runs for two weeks at the beginning of September with a private view on the evening of Thursday 1st September.

Blurb has announced a new range of personalised notebooks. The high quality, high street look notebook is simple to create, easy to buy,with the delivery taking up to 7 days, it will be on your doorstep in no time. The creation software is free to download and notebooks start from £5.00.

The Lowepro Compact Courier and Streamline 100 are new shoulder bags for compact system cameras. The Compact Courier 80 offers 2-bags-in-1, while the Compact Courier 70 has been designed to fit a selection of CSCs with an 18-55mm lens attached. The StreamLine 100 fits CSC models with an 18-55mm attached lens, an extra lens and a few small personal items. The Compact Courier 80 and 70 are available in Black with Red piping and Grey with Arctic Blue piping priced at £34.95 and £29.95 respectively. The StreamLine 100 is available in Black/Grey and Red/Black priced at £29.99.

Benro has introduced a new video tripod kit for digital video cameras, HDSLRs and still cameras. This unique combination of the Benro Dual Stage AD71F tripod, Fluid Motion K5 head and Heavy Duty tripod bag with strap provide exceptional value. The suggested retail price for the new Benro AD71FK5 Video Tripod Kit is $195.

Induro’s new BHS-Series Ballheads provide quick and precise camera positioning and dual locking security. They offer a lightweight, well-balanced adjustable support for a wide range of cameras and lenses and are compatible with most compact and professional tripods. The Induro BHS Ballheads are available in three sizes from retailers throughout the United States at prices ranging from $52 - $76.

The Lastolite Strobo Beauty Box is a new beauty box and softbox combination designed for off camera flash. This collapsible and fully portably Beauty Box is quick to set up and take down and is perfect for studio and location photography. The Strobo Beauty Box is available now at £100.00.

Sakiai, Lithuania-based Graphic Node has released a 16-piece design add-on for Apple’s Aperture application called Aperture Themes. According to the company, the Aperture Themes pack “allows Mac users to explore new ways of conveying their fondness for photography” by equipping them with an extensive collection of design choices for laying out their photos and other pictures in Aperture and exporting them into Web galleries. Eleven of the themes allow the user to display photos in their original sizes, while the remaining five crop images to squares and present them in elegant and tidy grids. The package is available on the Mac App Store for $24.99.

The Lomographic Society has released the La Sardina Deluxe Kit, which contains four La Sardina toy cameras and a flash called “Fritz the Blitz”. Each La Sardina camera in the collection features a wide-angle lens, rewind dial for easy multiple exposures and simple focusing system with two preset distance settings. The La Sardina Deluxe Kit is available through the Lomography Store for €199.

The Young Outdoor Photographer of the Year contest is free to enter for those aged 18 and under. The organisers want “visually arresting images of landscapes or wildlife that matter most to the young photographer”. The winner will be awarded with £500 worth of Lee Filters vouchers. For more information and to enter, visit the website below. The submission deadline is midnight on 25th September 2011.

International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) is reminding interested photographers that the deadline for submissions for the Summer edition of its 4Seasons competition is 31st August. The 4Seasons summer category theme for this year is ‘Weather Eye’ – a theme designed to encourage photographers to explore the different aspects of weather that are essential for plant growth.The winner of the 4Seasons category wins a cash prize of £500 and a copy of the latest IGPOTY book, ‘International Garden Photographer of the Year Collection 4’ (published in May 2011). Entries cost £10 for 4 images and can be made online at the website below.

Ricoh has just announced that the upcoming exhibition, PDN’s 30 2011: PDN’s choice of 30 photographers to watch, will be hosted by its Ring Cube Photo Gallery in Tokyo. PDN’s 30 is an annual special issue published by PDN (Photo District News), an American photographic magazine. Each year more than 300 photographers nominated by photo industry professionals submit portfolios of their work, which are then evaluated over the course of several weeks by the creative director and editors of PDN. This “PDN’s 30 2011” exhibition is the first opportunity to see the PDN’s 30 exhibited outside the US.