Design Pics Inc.

• Author: Gallion, Mari
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

Design Pics Inc., headquartered in Edmonton, Canada, announces the acquisition of Alaska Stock, an Anchorage-based photo agency, effective Oct. 1. The agency was originally founded in 1990 by Alaska photographer Jeff Schultz. Starting with just 15 photographers, the agency now has over 80,000 images in its collection and represents over 150 photographers. Jeff Schultz states, "I am very pleased and excited to have Alaska Stock acquired by someone like Rick Carlson and Design Pics which has such a robust and automated distribution system, as well as the integrity and honesty the stock photography business needs."

Design Pics was founded by Rick Carlson in 2001. The company initially produced and distributed royalty free imagery through a...