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.
This is the photograph which won East Anglian Daily Times photographer James Fletcher a top award. The picture of Ipswich Town midfielder Sixto Peralta celebrating a goal against Leicester City held off competition from both the national press and sports
A former Huddersfield Daily Examiner photographer has died aged 81. Frank Firth worked on the paper for more than 30 years before retiring 20 years ago. Before joining the Examiner he ran a commercial photography business. He was a long-serving
A photographer from The Argus, Brighton, has been presented with a national award. Skye Brackpool, (22), was named Nunn Syndication Photographer of the Year for her “outstanding” portfolio of pictures. The award was open to all students who took professional
An East Anglian Daily Times photographer scooped the world’s press when he managed to snap a picture of supermodel Claudia Schiffer on her wedding day. The German beauty went to huge lengths to avoid being photographed at her wedding to
Young photographers are being given the chance to take their first steps on the career ladder thanks to the Stoke Sentinel. The paper is offering young people the chance to see what life is like behind the lens, with a
A photographer from The Argus snapped the shot the world’s media was after when he spotted Sir Paul McCartney leaving a concert with fiancee Heather Mills. As the competition jetted off to Ireland and New York in the hope of
A veteran Shropshire photographer has been awarded an MBE for his services to the community. Dan Arden, who lives in Edgmond, near Newport, has worked as a freelance and staff press photographer for 64 years. The 83-year-old joined the Shropshire
A new photographic exhibition organised by the East Anglian Daily Times to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, will recapture the excitement of her royal visits over the years. The display will focus on her Suffolk engagements. The exhibition of 40
Local knowledge paid off for Tamworth Herald photographer Paul Barber. He ‘scooped’ a posse of national and regional press and TV cameramen for shots of one of the country’s hottest pop groups. He was one of dozens of lensmen at
An NCTJ photojournalism student at the Norton Centre of Sheffield College has won a six-month paid contract at The Times. Katherine Batchelor, from Yorkshire, is the first winner of The Times/Tabasco Young Photographer of the Year Award and starts at
Nominations have been announced for a new category in the Picture Editors’ Awards. Students were invited to enter for the first time this year in a category sponsored by the Corporation of London. The four nominations comprise Ben Birchall, who
Revealing pictures from the Falklands conflict of 1982, taken by Evening Herald picture editor Pete Holdgate, form the backbone of a new exhibition in Plymouth. Pete was a green beret-trained Royal Navy Petty Officer photographer attached to the Commando Forces
The Banks’s Midlands Press Photographer awards have announced winners in ten categories to recognise the talents of newspaper photographers all over the region. The Press Photographer of the Year is Roy Kilcullen of the Coventry Evening Telegraph, whose portfolio of
Photographer Steve Morgan has walked free from an American court after being handed a non-custodial sentence for his part in a protest at a Californian airbase. He told the court: “I do not believe there is such a thing as
The memories of the picture editor of the Plymouth Evening Herald are at the heart of the newspaper’s latest 48-page supplement. He used to be Royal Navy Petty Officer Peter Holdgate – and recorded the Falklands conflict 20 years ago.
Photographer Mick Cheney has died in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Mick, who was in his early 50s, provided sports and news pictures for the Northants Evening Telegraph for a number of years. He was a familiar face on