A kind-hearted press photographer has raised £2,500 for learning disability charity Mencap after finally fulfilling his dream of going to China. Doug Moody, chief photographer at the Evening Gazette in Middlesbrough, had first planned to take part in a charity
June 2007 News
Lensman's dramatic shot scoops international award
Press photographer Tim Keeton has scooped a top award and with it a VIP trip to Valencia and a camera worth £3,500 in an international photography competition. The 39-year-old lensman won over the judges at the Federation Internationale De Motorcyclisme’s
Cricket scholarship snapper 'loved every moment'
A former Gloucestershire Echo photographer is urging budding sports snappers to apply for a scholarship to win the chance to cover Marylebone Cricket Club both home and abroad. Anthony Devlin, who left the Echo in April, is the current MCC
Photographers swap news for nudes
Gazette Newspapers staff have played a big part in a Basingstoke club’s fundraising effort – by photographing its rugby players in unusual poses for a very special calendar. The Down Grange-based club is trying to raise £250,000 for a series
Picture distribution system 'set to close the gap'
Photo service PictureDeskDirect has launched its new direct distribution system through the Page One picture agency in Nottingham. They expect the system to revolutionise the way photographs are distributed and level the playing field between the small operator and the
Death of former picture editor
Former Hull Daily Mail picture editor Maurice Shepley has died. He had spent 40 years working at the newspaper, joining in 1951. During his career he had photographed many celebrities who visited the city, including Laurel and Hardy, The Beatles,
Key events captured in new book
Some of the best press photography from the past 15 years has been unveiled this week in a new book put together by the British Press Photographers’ Association. Five Thousand Days – Press Photography in a Changing World features images
Stranded snapper forced into impromptu abseil
A Burton Mail photographer has told how he was forced to do an impromptu abseil after he became stranded in mid-air in a mountain cable car. Picture editor Neil Barker (left), who is currently on holiday in America, was on
Bogus photographer claimed to be from Telegraph
A bogus photographer who claimed to work for the Scunthorpe Telegraph asked about taking pictures outside a school. The individual approached a crossing patrol outside Crosby Primary School and asked when the crossing would be busy as he wanted to
Milestone for snapper who was requested by Queen Mum
Press & Journal photographer Colin Rennie, who was once personally requested by the Queen Mother to cover a story, is celebrating 30 years with Aberdeen Journals. Colin, (48), worked up a rapport with the Queen Mother when he photographed her
Second 'world exclusive' for Archant snapper
Photographer Michael Hall has captured his second world-beating shot in weeks for the East Anglian Daily Times. After grabbing the only newspaper picture of supermodel Claudia Schiffer on her wedding day in Suffolk, he was the only lensman to snap
Tributes paid to former chief photographer
Former Sunday Mercury chief photographer Ken Green has died, aged 67, after a year-long battle against leukaemia. Peter Whitehouse, a past editor of the Mercury, pays tribute to one of Britain’s best lensmen. Ken Green was one of the most
Princess honours long-serving snapper
A popular press photographer’s service to a cancer charity has received Royal recognition. Bob Wallace found himself on the other side of a camera lens last week when he received a surprise award from Princess Anne during her visit to
Long-serving lensman says farewell to the Herald
Photographer Bob Wallace has hung up his camera for the last time after more than 35 years behind the lens in the regional press. 64-year-old Bob, who has worked for the Falkirk Herald for the past 11 years, retired on
Ambition fulfilled as agency photographer wins USA post
News agency photographer Steven Dennett is leaving Sussex-based firm Connors to take up a new post in Miami. He’s been offered the job at American agency Splash, and leaves for Florida early next month. Steven, (left), began working as a
Keeler shoot lensman marks 30 years with the Advertiser
A Croydon Advertiser man who helped set up one of the most famous photo shoots in history is celebrating 30 years with the paper. Photographer George Hoole, (58), worked with the world-famous snapper Lewis Morley on the renowned black and