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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.

Photographers urged to boycott Gabriel tour

Photographers are being asked to boycott musician Peter Gabriel’s current tour because of the contracts they have been asked to sign. The European Federation of Journalists, the regional group of the International Federation of Journalists, claim the contracts amount to

Snatched shots of 'sneak thieves' target crimewave

An evening newspaper has run a front page lead with the headline “Caught in the Act” after snatching shots of youngsters breaking the law. It published the pictures in the hope of bringing the culprits to justice. The Cambridge Evening

Press photographer's images go on display

A regional press photographer is currently showing off his work at two seperate exhibitions in Aberdeen. Raymond Besant, who has worked for the Press and Journal for the past four years, launched an exhibition looking at the North East fishing

Ian steps into the breach

Essex Chronicle photographer Ian Piercy had to step into the breach at a local award ceremony – when the newspaper received a surprise award. The trainee photographer had been sent by his newspaper to cover a presentation of certificates to

Midlands photographers are a picture of success

The cream of Midlands press photography has been recognised at the eighth annual Banks’s Midlands Press Photographer Awards. Twenty prizes were handed during a presentation at Edgbaston cricket ground, and the winners included Max Ewen of the Leicester Mercury. He

Photographic tale of three cities

A Bristol Evening Post photographer has opened an exhibition of her work, showing a photographic view of New York, Paris and San Francisco. Barbara Evripidou’s collection, called Bagels and Baguettes, opens today, until April 5, and is showing at the

Pictures tell the story for busy photojournalist

A new exhibition of pictures charting 25 years of the Westcountry’s biggest news stories opens today. It showcases the work of photojournalist Richard Lappas, whose photographs have appeared in newspapers across the south-west, as well as the nationals, during his

'Digital war' gives platform for frontline Gulf pictures

The Western Daily Press is showcasing the work of its photographer Jon Mills, who is in the Gulf with 42 Commando. Jon is there with Daily Press reporter Richard Edwards as part of the Regional Press Corps. They have already

Photographer's image "gives something back"

Bristol Evening Post photographer Barbara Evripidou has used one of her prize-winning images to help raise money for a children’s charity. Barbara, (32), recently held an exhibition of her pictures, taken in New York, Paris and San Francisco. And visitors

Sarah shows off her shots

A Shropshire Star photographer will open an exhibition of her work next month, showing images she took during the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Photographer Sarah Jeynes travelled to New York last year with the paper’s women’s editor,

Photographer's medical mission

Before his recent holiday to The Gambia, Derby Evening Telegraph photographer Martin Elliott made a local appeal for medical supplies which he would share out among the people in the west African country.Here, he talks about his trip and the

Photographer caught up in bomb scare at 35,000ft

A Basingstoke Gazette photographer found himself making the news rather than covering it when he was caught up in a bomb scare on board a Middle Eastern flight. Jason Allen and his wife Julie were on a flight back to

Photographer is flashed at outside court

A teenager who bared her bottom at a press photographer outside court narrowly missed being sent to prison, according to the judge. Her actions – directed at Portsmouth News photographer Mike Scaddan – broke the conditions of her anti-social behaviour

Photographers in the frame for awards

Several regional press photographers are among those in the running for an award at this year’s Picture Editors’ Awards. They will battle it out with agency snappers, freelances and staffers from the nationals for a host of top gongs, which

Death of former Echo photographer

Former Southern Daily Echo photographer Tony Fownes has died. He was one of the newspaper’s most distinguished photographers, well-known for his work at Hampshire County Cricket Club. Born in 1922, he married Beryl in 1948 and the couple moved to

Sporting pictures scoop awards

An Eastern Daily Press photographer has scooped a prestigious award for his remarkable picture of a teenager who played in last year’s amputee world cup football championships. Simon Finlay, (38), scooped the Eastern region’s Sports Photograph of the Year award