Nokia Loses Its Head Honcho of Imaging, Face of PureView Technology
There was some surprising news in the smartphoneography world yesterday: Amateur Photographer reported that Nokia’s imaging chief Damian Dinning — “considered the driving force behind the firm’s smartphone camera technology” — would be leaving the company for personal reasons at the end of this month.
Dinning was often the public face for PureView phones. Here’s a video in which he explains the technology:
Nokia recently launched its latest PureView-equipped camera, the Lumia 920:
Initial reports stated that Dinning was leaving the company as a “personal decision,” but we now know that Dinning won’t be bringing his photographic know-how to a competing phone/camera company. In a statement given to PureViewClub, Dinning says that he’s simply pursuing his other main interest now:
[…] the work area I am best known for, imaging, is the result of a huge and massively talented pool of people. I have often felt embarrassed by the media attention I received knowing that whilst I am proud of my own contributions and the forward looking guidance I have strived to provide the teams, there are a lot of unsung heroes! I’ve spent many many months […] working with incredibly talented and highly motivated people across various teams building towards the next steps Nokia will take in imaging.
At a very young age, I had two very strong interests, cars and photography. With regards to the latter, I wanted to be able to take photography from the nerdy or for special occasions only use it was at the time, to being part of everyday life. I never thought I’d be able to play a role in making that happen, but my time at Nokia gave me exactly that opportunity […] we’re really only just entering the next major stage in the development of photography […] I am thrilled that I’ll shortly be joining Jaguar Land Rover
No word yet on who Dinning’s replacement will be, but it’ll likely be a tried-and-true photo industry veteran, given how much the company has already invested in its PureView technology.
(via Amateur Photographer via Engadget)
