Penske Media Corporation Expands Business With Chief Photographer Hire

LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Media Corporation today announced the hire of Michael Buckner as its first-ever chief photographer, signalling a significant step in PMC's expansion in the editorial images business.

Buckner has been a photojournalist with Getty Images for more than 10 years covering the entertainment industry in Los Angeles and around the world. He joins the company one month after PMC announced its new multiyear alliance with Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) to create and license entertainment and fashion images and videos to the world's top media, publishing and creative companies.

"Under our new alliance, PMC is positioned to leverage Shutterstock's outstanding technology and innovative marketplace for our editorial photography business," said PMC Chairman and CEO Jay Penske. "We're thrilled to welcome Michael to the PMC and Shutterstock team and are confident he has the dynamic talent to spearhead our imminent growth."

Based in PMC's Los Angeles office, Buckner will be tasked with driving the creation of entertainment imagery and video assets for Variety and other PMC brands. These new images will build upon PMC's deep photo archives currently held by Variety and WWD.

"Michael is a stand-out photographer who is well-positioned and respected in the industry," said PMC VP of Creative Nelson Anderson. "He has a real talent for smart visual storytelling and understands Variety's unique audience in a sophisticated way."

Included in the Shutterstock alliance are PMC's more than 50 annual events, which includes Variety's intimate and unique conversations with today's top film and TV talent at festivals and premieres around the world, as well as red carpet celebrations, award shows, and executive conferences. PMC events and access also include red carpet and fashion runway events associated with PMC's more than 20 other media brands, including WWD, Hollywood Life, Deadline Hollywood, Variety Latino and Footwear News.

"I'm honored to join the PMC and Variety teams and be part of PMC's move to align with Shutterstock's compelling vision for the future direction of editorial imagery," said Buckner.

Deep-rooted in Los Angeles, Buckner holds a bachelor's degree in print journalism from the University of Southern California. Prior to being a photographer with Getty Images from 2006 to 2015, he was a photographer at Reuters News Pictures from 2005 to 2006 and prior to that an editor at WireImage from 2003 to 2005.  

About PMC

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading digital media, publishing, and information services company founded in 2003. PMC engages with thriving audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media – reaching more than 168 million audience members monthly (comScore, 2015), and was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States & North America. With the preeminence of its brands, PMC is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, publishing more than 22 digital brands, including an extensive joint venture in India with ZEE TV, as well as more than 50 annual events/conferences and a dynamic research and emerging data business. PMC brands include PMC Studios, WWD, Footwear News, M, Deadline.com, Variety magazine, Variety.com, CricketCountry.com, HollywoodLife, Beauty Inc, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, @hollywood, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and 11 offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.pmc.com or follow @PenskeMedia on Twitter.

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