April 30, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LuckyPix Stock Photography Hires Former Photonica Photo Editor Michael Rastall

Chicago, IL - LuckyPix today announced the hiring of Michael Rastall, former Photo Editor at Photonica, a stock photography agency based in New York. Rastall joins LuckyPix as Creative Director and will oversee the selection of photos for the LuckyPix collection in addition to developing relationships with photo buyers.

LuckyPix launched its Web site in February 2002 and has quickly built an archive of thousands of unique and serendipitous photos, fully searchable and e-commerce enabled at www.luckypix.com. Users can search, purchase and download in a matter of minutes.

"We couldn't be happier to have Michael join us," said , LuckyPix co-founder. "His talent and experience will help us as we push to become a top creative stock photo agency."

For his part, Rastall is re-energized by LuckyPix. "When I left Photonica, I didn't think I'd work in stock photography again. A lot of what I was seeing was staid and repetitive. But LuckyPix is doing something different and exciting. I wanted to be part of that."

"Michael will be an integral part of developing LuckyPix into a force in this industry," says Maday. "We're looking to him to bring us the top photographers and the best photographs from around the world."

About LuckyPix
With a growing catalog of thousands of images, LuckyPix is a stock photography agency providing creative professionals with unique, one-of-a-kind photographs and images. LuckyPix offers photographers of all interests an alternative market for their photographs. LuckyPix was founded in April 2001 by Bill Maday, Tom Maday, and Sam Landers. Servicing clients throughout the world through LuckyPix.com, the company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. More information about LuckyPix can be found online at http://www.luckypix.com.

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For further information contact:

Kerry Leonard
773.235.2000
kleonard@luckypix.com