'Even if I was killed, there would still be photos' - Killing of Turkish...
The image of a terrorist holding his gun in the air after killing Turkish ambassador Andrew Karlov at an art gallery has proved a controversial winner of the prestigious World Press Photo prize. The...
View ArticleBritish photographer injured on Ukraine frontline backs appeal for family of...
A British photographer seriously injured by a shell whilst reporting in Ukraine has backed a fundraising appeal for a woman killed and a fixer who was injured in the same incident. Christopher Nunn was...
View ArticleDeaf agency photographer scoops Standard front page with hammer gang pics...
The Evening Standard cleared its front page today to carry dramatic images of hammer-wielding moped gang speeding through the West End of London. Photographer with agency Mega Ian Lawrence, 43, who...
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VIDEO: Photographer and cameraman scrap outside polling station in media scrum
Footage has captured the moment a fight broke out between a news photographer and a cameraman as the media men jostled for position to get images of Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron at a polling...
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Photographer behind Evening Standard's front page image of London tower block...
The Evening Standard’s powerful front page photograph of the tower block inferno in west London was taken by staff photographer Jeremy Selwyn, who said the image “is going to stick in my mind”. So far...
View ArticleSilverhub buyout of Flynet 'creates one of the world's biggest entertainment...
Entertainment picture agency Flynet which has delivered numerous tabloid exclusives has been bought by rival outfit Silverhub. Flynet was founded in February 2011 by Danny Hayward, Simon Bridger and...
View ArticleMail Online breached privacy of Prince Harry with long lens photos taken of...
Press regulator IPSO has ruled that Mail Online breached the privacy of Prince Harry with an article which showed him pictured in his swimming trunks whilst on holiday with girlfriend Meghan Markle....
View ArticlePhotographer covering Rohingya crisis for UK agency detained in Bangladesh...
A photographer for British photo agency Panos Pictures has been detained by the Bangladeshi authorities. It emerged today that Burmese photojournalist Minzayar Oo and his assistant Hkun Lat have been...
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Agency photographer praised for role in capturing moped hammer-attackers
Mega Agency photographer Ian Lawrence has been praised by the Metropolitan Police for the role he played in putting a gang of moped thieves behind bars. Ian Lawrence, 44, was working outside London’s...
View ArticleNUJ backtracks on claim Downing Street security asked to strip search press...
The National Union of Journalists has retracted a statement claiming a press photographer was asked to undergo a strip search by Downing Street security in order to attend a photo call. The union...
View ArticleYoung photographer is latest victim of equipment thefts from sports stadiums...
A young photographer has become the latest victim in a string of camera equipment thefts from sports grounds across the UK. Micah Crook, a freelance for photo agency Pinnacle, had more than £10,000...
View ArticleNUJ campaign encourages amateur photographers to charge for their work
The National Union of Journalists has launched a month long campaign to encourage amateur photographers to charge “properly” for their work. The #useitpayforit campaign, which started on 5 February,...
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AFP's Ronaldo Schemidt wins World Press Photo of the Year for picture of...
A photo of a young anti-government protester on fire has been named Photo of the Year at the World Press Photo Festival. Agence France-Presse photographer Ronald Schemidt’s image shows 28-year-old...
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Reuters photographs of Rohingya massacre victims praised by Sir Harold Evans...
Two photographs from news agency Reuters have been singled out by former Sunday Times editor Sir Harold Evans for “pushing the boundaries of photojournalism”. In an article for Columbia Journalism...
View ArticleProfessional photographers say advert for unpaid police lensman role is...
Professional photographers have slammed a police force’s advert for an unpaid volunteer role to take pictures of officers at community events as “inappropriate” and “disrespectful” to their profession....
View ArticleScope Features agency blames 'increase in competition' as it folds after 47...
A photographic and features agency has folded after 47 years, with payments of nearly £13,000 still owed to photographers. The demise of Scope Features has been blamed on increased competition from...
View ArticleNewsquest cull of four Carlisle-based photographers three months after buying...
Photographers have been targeted for redundancy at CN Group three months after the family-run publisher was bought by rival Newsquest. Four out of five photographers based in the group’s main office in...
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2018 British Journalism Awards shortlist revealed: 'This is what Dame...
Press Gazette is proud to announce the finalists for the 2018 British Journalism Awards for public interest journalism. These awards are open to all journalists wherever they work provided they are...
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Photographers urge photo wire service Alamy to reconsider cutting commission...
Photojournalists have threatened to leave photo agency Alamy after it announced it will reduce its contributor commission rates next year. Photographers currently receive 50 per cent commission for...
View ArticlePhoto agency Alamy backtracks on plan to cut all contributor royalty rates to...
Photo agency Alamy has backtracked on plans to reduce its contributor commission rates next year, apologising for the “upset caused” by the announcement. Photographers were told on 4 December that...
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