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.
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
Photographer Mike Maloney has taken the Lincolnshire Echo’s fight to Save City to the very top. He has secured the backing of both MPs and members of the House of Lords for the campaign to secure the future of cash-strapped
Garry Atkinson, chief photographer of the Evening Press at York has been named regional Sports Photographer of the Year for a picture that captured the second that Yorkshire’s cricketers won glory. The photograph (above) of Yorkshire County Cricket Club captain
It was the million-pound question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire – and all the readers of the Herald Leader would have known the answer! For the quiz last week asked one player: “Which of the following is not
Former Leicester Mercury picture editor Eric Taylor has died aged 82. Mr Taylor worked on the Leicester Evening Mail and the Leicester Mercury for 44 years. He joined the Evening Mail in 1939, but when the Second World War broke
A York man who worked in the Evening Press photography department for more than a decade has died age 88. Raymond Richards worked at the Press as a skilled printer and darkroom operative until 1979, despite losing most of his
Amazing pictures of an 11-year-old girl breaking into a Bristol supermarket have been captured by an Evening Post photographer. Ben Birchall was at the scene to take photos of her running amok inside and then being arrested by the police
A former Gloucestershire Echo photography apprentice has snapped up five prestigious awards. Graham Sharpe has been honoured with a professional qualification from the Master Photographers’ Association. He has also gained honours from the national Lightportraiture photographer’s group for best individual
Photographer Stuart Wilde is enjoying a fresh challenge in a new role as picture editor of the Lincolnshire Echo. In the newly-created post, Stuart, who was previously chief photographer at the Derby Evening Telegraph, will oversee the work of the
Former Nottingham Evening Post picture editor Steve Mitchell is looking forward to getting back to his newspaper roots with a move to the Derby Evening Telegraph. For the past five-and-a-half years Steve has worked for Nottingham-based sports photo agency Empics
Two Norfolk Publishing group photographers are snap happy after winning awards in the 2001 Sport England Photographic Awards. Adrian Judd from the Evening News picked up the Eastern Region Sports Photographer of the Year while Eastern Daily Press photographer John
A two-week trip to Rio de Janeiro has been snapped up by a student on the NCTJ press photography course at Sheffield College. Amvrosios Demou, (38), was a category winner in Wanderlust magazine’s Travel Photograph of the Year Competition, sponsored
Celeb-snapper Frazer Harrison is changing sides. After 18 months bumping into the rich and famous around Los Angeles for World Entertainment News Network, he’s switching sides to Getty Images – and still chasing up the best celebrity pictures, paparazzi work,
The Picture Editors’ Awards, cancelled for 2002 because of a lack of adequate funding, have been rescued by Getty Images. Lead sponsor Getty Images joins the Corporation of London, Fujifilm, and Guinness, all of whom have supported the awards since
Felony charges against freelance photographer Steve Morgan have been dropped after he and his co-defendants reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge at a court in Los Angeles. Steve, and his 16 co-defendants – 15
An inquest into the death of Middlesbrough Evening Gazette photographer Terry Reed found that he died from natural causes. Terry was involved in a head-on car crash on the A172 near Stokesley in January 2001. Former Gazette reporter Karen Bell