A picture paints a thousand words and it has always been the case that a great photo can light up any page of a newspaper.
In today’s world of digital technology and citizen journalists lurking on every corner, photographers and photography have never been so important. Here you will find all the stories we have carried about this sector of the industry.
The photographic talents of regional press snappers from across the country have been recognised at a national awards ceremony and exhibition. More than £30,000 of prizes was handed out to the winners and runners-up at Northcliffe Newspapers’ The Everyday photography
A new image library is being launched which the owners claim has the potential to go head-to-head with the Gates and Getty empires. Theimagefile.com plans to be the only “truly online” image broker and multi-functional web application designed specifically for
Photojournalist Lee Karen Stowe is inspiring children to follow in her footsteps by teaming up with an education project to run thought-provoking exhibitions. Lee (left) has travelled the world doing her job and set up the Travel I’ve Seen display
The nominees for this year’s Picture Editors’ Awards have been announced, with several regional press photographers in the running. Staff photographers from the York Evening Press, Liverpool Daily Post & Echo, Exeter Express & Echo, Edinburgh Evening News, Yorkshire Evening
Picture editor Shaun Thompson has pledged to kick the smoking habit in a very public way – he’s announced his intentions in the paper he works for, the Bristol Evening Post. The bad lad started on cigarettes aged 12 and
Dipinto – which now provides a photo sales service for more than 50 newspaper titles across the UK – is to upgrade its ordering system. It is introducing a new web-based system to allow newspapers even more flexibility. The new
Staff at the Nottingham Evening Post will bid a fond farewell to one of the paper’s longest-serving members of staff later this week – as photographer Steve Footitt retires. The 61-year-old has spent his entire career at the Evening Post,
The official website for the monarchy, www.royal.gov.uk, is displaying pictures from the Eastern Daily Press photographic team after a special request from the webmasters. Simon Finlay and Nick Butcher were covering the Queen’s visit to Norwich and the pictures they
Press snapper Doug Jackson is preparing to take part in an epic trip across Great Britain – travelling from John O’Groats to Land’s End on a moped. The Whitby Gazette photographer is planning to join a team of six on
A new feature in The Monday Gazette is providing a showcase for pictures taken by the photographers at Gazette Newspapers in Basingstoke. A Month in Pictures features four pages of photographs snapped by the team of picture editor Jason Allen
The Tamworth Herald’s award-winning photographic team is welcoming new member, Tony Swift – who has more than 25 years’ experience behind the lens. He began his career as an office junior at the Derby Evening Telegraph, where his interest in
Leicester Mercury photographer Janna Dixon has been shortlisted for a top award in the Zurich Rugby Photograph of the Year competition. Janna is one of 44 finalists who have been chosen from more than 400 entrants – and she is
Nottingham Evening Post photographer Tony Stocks is preparing to hang up his camera as he retires from the newspaper tomorrow. The press snapper (below), who will be 62 on Saturday, has worked on regional newspapers for the past 24 years,
Award hopefuls have just two weeks left to show off their talents by entering this year’s Picture Editors’ Awards. Submissions for the prestigious contest need to be in by noon on Wednesday, February 18, using the online form on the
A six-month contract as a photographer for national newspaper The Times is on offer for the winner of a competition being run by the newspaper. Entries are now being accepted for the Times/Tabasco Young Photographer of the Year competition, which
The Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraphs have officially launched their online picture archives in a move that will allow readers to view and buy more than 300,000 images. It contains all of the pictures that have appeared in the papers since