Newark Advertiser chief photographer John West proved he still has a real attraction for the birds at the Newark and Notts Show. John was on the prowl for pictures when a Harris’s hawk taking part in a flying display decided
Phil Cannings, from the Newbury Weekly News, has been named Fujifilm Photographer of the Year for Local Newspapers at this year’s Picture Editors’ Awards. The regional press man was one of 21 winners who collected awards from Tony Blair. The
Photography graduate Sophie Laslett has won a six-month contract to work on The Times after taking the top prize in the national newspaper’s young photographer competition. The 26-year-old, who studied for a degree in photography at Nottingham Trent University, beat
Gloucestershire Echo photographer Jo Harvell has scored an impressive win in a top sports photography competition. The regional press snapper (pictured) scooped the Photograph of the Year prize at the Nationwide FA Cup Photographic Competition. Judges chose Jo’s image, of
Image suppliers are campaigning to push newspaper editors to credit the photographs they print. The campaign will be highlighted at the Picture Buyer’s Fair in London on May 12 and 13, where more than 160 image and footage libraries will
Photographers are being invited to see, try and discuss the latest innovations in the industry as part of a new initiative from Sheffield College. Digital image expo ‘exposure’ has secured some of the biggest names in the industry for demonstrations,
Somerset photographer Will Nicol is about to walk for charity, completing a 630-mile route which he first began 24 years ago. The 55-year-old, who works for the Somerset Standard and Somerset Guardian, is planning to walk the final part of
Former East Anglian Daily Times photographer Nicky Lewin has scooped a top award in an international competition for humanitarian photography. Nicky, who now works as a freelance, has been awarded first prize in the ‘Disaster Response and Refugees’ category of
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph photographer Michael Jones is set to run the London Marathon – with his every move tracked by thousands of the paper’s readers. The 40-year-old snapper has been busy training for the event on April 18, and has
Anthony Devlin has been appointed Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricket Photographer 2004. The former Gloucestershire Echo lensman (pictured) beat applications from as far afield as New Zealand to win the scholarship, worth around £5,000. Anthony, (25), began his season as
Photographers are being given the chance swap tips, share information and discuss the highs and lows of the job, with the launch of a new forum. Run by south east England-based agency PRESSFOTOS, the forum at pressfotos.co.uk is completely free
Football photographer Jonathan Moscrop has said goodbye to the Grimsby Evening Telegraph after scoring a top job at Italian photographic agency LaPresse. Jonathan, (33), flew to Italy this week to take up his dream job with the agency. He said:
A trainee press photographer has been praised by police after her quick thinking led to the arrest of two young vandalism suspects. South Yorkshire Times photographer Anne-Marie Sanderson, who is currently studying at Sheffield’s Norton College, managed to grab shots
New features have been launched on a photo purchase system operating at regional papers across the UK, including Trinity Mirror and Newsquest titles. The latest NewsPrints system has the same standard features as its predecessor; on-line, phone, post or counter
Staff at Archant Anglia bade a fond farewell to veteran photographer Neville Chuck, when he retired after 35 years in journalism. More than 100 people gathered for a special presentation evening at Royston Town Hall, to pay tribute to Neville
Bob Hamilton, one of Northern Ireland’s best-known photographers, has died. He was 62. He had worked at the News Letter in Belfast for 40 years, before taking early retirement just six months ago. He joined the News Letter aged 21,