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WEXPhotoVideohastoppedthe
2019 Which?consumersurveyfor
BestOnlineShops,whichratesthemost
popularstoresbasedoncustomerbuying
experience,valueformoneyandproduct
range.In theAppliances& Electricals
category,WexPhotoVideoachieveda score
of 95%,beatingmanyotherrespected
retailers.In theoverallsurveycovering
allretailcategories,WexPhotoVideo
jointlysecuredthenumberonespotwith
a well-knownbeautyretailerandan
electricalstore,allscoring93%.Thisis the
secondconsecutiveyearthatWexPhoto
VideohasledtheWhich?leaguetableand
beenawardedtheprestigiousWhich?
RecommendedProviderforAppliancesand
Electricalaccolade.SeethefullWhich?
report at http://www.which.co.uk/onlineshops.
WexPhotoVideostorms
ahead in Which? Survey
Remembering
Te r r y O ’ N e i l l
WE’REsaddenedtoreportthedeathof
anothergiantof photographythisyear,
TerryO’Neill.Thephotographer,whoappeared
in APnumeroustimesovera storiedcareer
spanningmorethan 55 years,diedon 16
Novemberfromprostatecancer.
Whilebestknownasa photographerof
celebrities,includingFrankSinatra,TheBeatles
andlegionsof otherentertainmentA-listers,
O’Neillwasmuchmorethana shooterwithan
impressivecontactsbook;hewashighlyskilled
at gettinghissubjectstorelax,revealmore
aboutthemselvesin creativeways,orcapture
themin unguardedmoments.
O’NeillwasbornintoanIrishimmigrant
familyin Essexin 1938andbecamea
photographeraftertakingonanapprenticeship
with the BOAC airline (his fi rst dream was to be
a jazzdrummer).A grabshotof foreign
secretaryRabButlertakinga naplanded
O’Neilla jobontheDailySketch, wherehetook
manyfamouspicturesof swingingLondon,
eventuallymovingtotheUSasa freelancer.
Beinga charismaticmasternetworker,O’Neill
gotaccesstosomeof thegreatnamesof 20th
centurypopularculturebeforereturningtothe
UKin the1980sandcontinuinghiscareer.In
2017,hepublisheda majorretrospectiveof his
work,EveryPictureTellsa Story.
‘I interviewedTerryin 2015andwas
immediatelystruckbyhisgenerosityandwit,’
recallsdeputyeditorGeoffHarris.‘Hedidn’t
havea traceof egoorarrogance,despitehis
achievements.Hisagent,IconicImages,wrote
a greatepitaph:“Aclass act, quick-witted and
fi lled with charm.”’
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FUJIFILMhasannouncedthatitsnew
‘experientialconceptstore’,theFujifilm
Houseof Photography,willopenat 11amon
3 December.Thethree-floorstoreis located
at 8-9LongAcre,in London’sCoventGarden,
andthefirst 100 membersof thepublic
throughthedoorswillreceivegoodiebags
of cameraandphotographymerchandise.In
addition,customerswhospendover£
in onetransactionat thestorebetween
3 Decemberand8 Decemberwillbeentered
intoa prizedrawto winoneof fiveFujifilmX-T3s
withXF18-55mmF2.8-4R lenskits.Asan
additionalofferonopeningday,customerswill
beabletoprintupto 25 6x4inphotosforfree.
‘Theopeningdaywillalsoprovidethe
opportunity for members of the public to get
Giveaways at Fujifi lm store opening
Aconceptillustrationofthenewstore
Wex Photo Video’s flagship London store
Terry O’Neill, photographer, 1938 to 2019
hands-onwithinteractivephotography
experiences,bethatwithX-seriesandGFX
digitalcameras,Instaxinstantphotographyand
printing,ora rangeof photoprintingservices,’
saidthecompany.
Forfurtherinformationonthestore,visit
http://www.fujifi lm-houseofphotography.com.