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.
Top names and industry experts gathered to share their wisdom and experience with photography students at a two-day event for undergraduates. Press photographer and TV cameraman, Tony Freeman was among the speakers at Falmouth College of Arts. Dave Matthews, programme
Wacky snapper Roy Ealden has revealed his new look to the world… He’s turned his beard purple for charity – and is set to wear the new-style goatee until the end of the month. The Lincolnshire Echo chief photographer carried
An exhibition with a difference is currently on display – featuring images taken by the entire Lincolnshire Echo photographic department. The nine-strong team spent a year preparing for the event before it opened this week. A Year of Lincolnshire features
An evening newspaper photographer who started out as a 16-year-old trainee has retired after 40 years in the business. Ipswich-born and bred Dave Kindred was picture editor at the Evening Star. He arrived at the offices of The Evening Star
A school’s ban on giving the full names of children pictured in the local papers has been overturned after intervention from the editor of the Bracknell News. Paul Ryan sent a letter to the school concerned – together with Trinity
The first Picture of the Year award has been handed out in a contest for the picture desks of the Bristol Evening Post and Western Daily Press. Evening Post snapper Steve Lewis (right) scooped the top prize with his creative
Photographer Martin Elliott, on his final shift at the Derby Evening Telegraph, bumped into comedian Bernie Clifton – whose ostrich took its chance to find out what a Scotsman really wears under his kilt. Bernie, starring in Aladdin in the
Earlier this year photographer Will Nicol celebrated 30 years working on Bath newspapers, and almost 40 years in the regional press. Here he looks back at his career so far… Will Nicol has become a familiar face behind the lens
Dorset Echo photographer Finnbarr Webster has won Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life Award for Photography. The newspaper itself also won a commendation for the Regional Newspaper Coverage Award. Lisa White (left), surprises her friend Julie Mabey Louise Holland, director
Bearded photographer Roy Ealden is about to drastically change his appearance – by dyeing his facial hair purple for charity. The Lincolnshire Echo chief photographer has chosen to transform his whiskers with the striking shade in aid of the charity
A Shropshire Star photographer has told how his quick thinking helped save a horse and jockey from injury. David Bailey was out on an assignment at Bangor-on-Dee Races when champion jockey Tony McCoy and his horse, Isard III, fell heavily
The picture editor of an evening paper was in the right place at the right time to provide his paper with a page one picture exclusive. Richard Rollon, of the Bolton Evening News, who always carries a compact camera, was
Ex-regional press photographers have told how they were among the press scrum to capture images of one of the biggest breaking entertainment news stories in the world. The searching of Michael Jackson’s home Neverland and his surrendering in Santa Barbara,
A news agency has been swamped with requests for prints of a breathtaking image of Concorde’s final flight. The historic picture was a once in a lifetime opportunity for South West News snapper Lewis Whyld, who took the shot over
Sports photo business Empics has won the prestigious award for new technology at the Growing Business Awards in London. The Empics submission was based on its latest innovation – New Media Stills Production – which delivers sports images from camera
Photographer Will Nicol has taken many pictures of homes covered in Christmas lights over the years – finally leading him to get in on the act. This year the Somerset Standard and Somerset Guardian snapper, and his wife Pattie, have