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About me

Hello, I'm Angelika Pirkl, a UK-based freelance Picture Researcher and Art Buyer specialised in history, vintage photography and the arts. I have over 15 years' experience in the image licensing industry, helping clients find the perfect pictures for their projects.

I can provide meticulous picture research for trade publishing, academic publishing or television broadcasting, as well as offer a more creative approach to book cover design or non-editorial projects.
With many years' experience in the industry, I can assist with:

● Setting & managing picture budgets
● Compiling preliminary subject specs from manuscripts
● Interpreting image briefs thoroughly & creatively
● Carrying out picture research across a variety of sources - ranging from local and international picture libraries to museums, smaller institutions, private collections or independent photographers
● Sourcing digital high-resolution image files
● Negotiating licensing fees
● Obtaining necessary rights clearances for photographic copyright as well as additional artistic copyright, publicity rights & property rights if required
● Keeping accurate records of picture codes, captions, credit lines and licence terms

Projects can be undertaken remotely or in-house.

Languages spoken: bilingual English & German, reading knowledge of Spanish & French.

Subject areas covered: History | Archaeology | Vintage Photography | Art | Design | Architecture | Fashion | Performing Arts | Culture.

Clients include: Bloomsbury Publishing | Hachette (Headline, Laurence King, Quercus Books) | Palazzo Editions | Pan Macmillan (Picador) | Penguin Random House (Bantam, DK, Fig Tree, Michael Joseph, Penguin, Transworld, Viking) | Quarto Group (Frances Lincoln, White Lion Publishing) | Phaidon Press | Profile Books (Serpent's Tail) | Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) | Science Museum Group | Thames & Hudson (some projects in partnership with Royal Drawing School and V&A) | Unbound.

Details

AvailabilityLooking for work

ContractFreelance

LocationNorwich + London, United Kingdom

Skill LevelSenior

LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish

Tagged Job TitlesPicture Researcher, Picture Editor, Archive Researcher

Ranking

#1 Ranked Picture Researcher

Achievements

Top 25Picture Researcher

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Recommendations

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Skills

Archiving, Fee Negotiation, Fine Arts, History, Licensing, Photo Editing, Photography, Picture Research, Rights Management

Sector Experience

Advertising, Arts, Books & Periodicals, Magazines & Comics, Non-Editorial, Photography, Publishing, Television

Activity

Connections16 Followers371 Following18

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Creativepool member since 11 July 2017

Angelika's work

The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually

Less is a Bore: Postmodern Architecture

Harry Bertoia: The Metalworker

Global Bauhaus Women

Brooches and Badges

Global History of Architecture

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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