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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.

Photographer could still be jailed

Freelance photographer Steve Morgan could still be jailed for taking pictures at a Greenpeace protest in the United States – despite nine of the protesters being set free. Steve was part of a group of 17 charged with conspiracy, trespassing

New award for students

A new award for students has been added to the categories at this year’s Picture Editors’ Awards. The Awards were rescued by new lead sponsor Getty Images after being threatened by a lack of funding. The Student Award, sponsored by

Awards event cancelled

There will be no Picture Editors’ Awards for 2001. The ceremony, originally scheduled for mid-February, has been cancelled. The Awards still have support from the Corporation of London, Fujifilm, and Guinness but it has not been possible to secure sufficient

Snapper cleared of assault

Bedfordshire on Sunday photographer Mike Jones has been cleared of assaulting a Bedford Borough Council lawyer. He denied causing actual bodily harm when he appeared before Luton magistrates, accused of kicking Andy Darkoh in the head. The bench decided Jones

Sentinel picture editor retires

One of the Stoke Sentinel’s longest-serving employees has retired. Trevor Slater has left his role as the paper’s picture editor after working in the photographic department for almost 42 years. Trevor, (57), joined the then Evening Sentinel in January 1960

'Graham Collection' saved by freelance photographer

A town museum has been presented with a set of historic pictures thanks to the generosity of photographer Phil Chisholm. When the news, wedding and arts photographer, who runs Studio Tristan, heard the lost ‘Graham collection’ was on the market

Freelance Sid dies

Freelance photographer Sid Hopkins has died after a lengthy battle against cancer. Sid, (94), lived in Llanelli where he was well known in photographic circles and captured most major public, civic and sporting events. His photographs frequently appeared in many

Nothing negative aboutPhil's job

Page 2 of 2 Phil proudly admits he has been involved in every Royal visit during his reign at the Mail – the Queen and Prince Philip, the Queen mum, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and the Princes Edward and

Sick as a parrot

Photographer Rory Raitt was sick as a parrot after a photo session ended up with a visit to hospital. He was gushing with blood after parrot Jade decided to take a chunk out of his ear. The photographer, from the

Firefighter needled by new visitor

A prickly customer gave a fireman a shock when he walked into the firestation unannounced. But this was no usual visitor – it was a baby hedgehog who had wandered in from the cold. Leading fire fighter Paul Dennis –

The Flaws Files revisited

A photographer who has been recording life and events in the Westcountry and mid-Devon for the last 50 years is bringing his catalogue of work to a wider audience. Lee Flaws was the staff photographer at the Mid-Devon Gazette for

Exhibition shows stresses and strains of managerial life

Newcastle United fans can relive the past glories of some of the team’s former managers with a new exhibition in the city. A three-month exhibition has opened at the Discovery Museum featuring pictures taken by photographers from Newcastle Chronicle. The

Christmas will be spent preparing to face trial

A freelance photographer is spending Christmas preparing to face trial in America on a conspiracy charge. Steve Morgan, arrested after covering a Greenpeace demonstration against the ‘Star Wars’ missile programme, faces trial in Los Angeles on January 8. He faces

Surprise police award for Trevor

Page 2 of 2 “In 1987 when Michael Ryan ran amok in Hungerford, people fled the town.Undaunted, Trevor climbed across a pipe over the river to get somedramatic pictures. The lead-up to the 1986 SummerSolstice “Just one year earlier, Trevor

Hear'Say star pic problem solved

The South Wales Evening Post published a picture of a Hear’Say Noel Sullivan doll after the star himself refused to be photographed on a visit to Swansea. He was there to give his support to a local contest to discover

Pet inspires snapper's artwork

A photographer who used to work for the Lewisham News Shopper is displaying some of her artwork in a photography exhibition at Blackheath. Lucy Cohen and her partner Michael Kalesteras are taking part in the Independent Photography Project exhibition at