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 picture taken by a photographer at the Hull Daily Mail is set to be seen worldwide as part of a charity’s publicity campaign. Samaritan’s Purse will use the picture of a Romanian gipsy boy gleefully hugging a gift-wrapped shoebox,
Three photographers from the Western Daily Press have received recognition for their work in a regional competition. Paul Gillis (left), Fran Stothard and Paul Stallard all scooped prizes in the annual Geoff Benger Memorial Awards. The top prize in both
Grimsby Telegraph photographer Bob Pick has retired. He has spent 37 years in the profession, joining the Telegraph’s sister paper in Scunthorpe as a darkroom assistant in November 1964. Since then he has snapped hundreds of thousands of faces, and
Eddie Rutherford, a popular and respected news photographer, has died. He was 55. He had been on holiday, staying with his son in London, when he suffered a heart attack. Eddie had worked on The Gateshead Post since 1978 and
Newham Recorder photographer Steve Poston proved he has one of the sharpest eyes in the business by spotting an unusual story angle while out on an assignment. The paper recently covered the funeral of Abbas Malik, a 15-year-old bike stunt
Pictures taken by a team of photographers from The Argus, Brighton, are to be used to illustrate Fatboy Slim’s new CD and DVD. The superstar DJ will soon be releasing an album recorded at his Big Beach Boutique event on
A picture taken by a photographer at The Argus, Brighton, is to be used as part of national advertising campaign. Sarah Bourne’s picture of 101-year-old Lily Newman will adorn billboards across the country to promote charity Help the Aged’s website
Photographer Paul Nicholls of the Gloucester Citizen has been awarded the top prize Geoff Benger Memorial Awards. This is his winning portfolio. Click here to read the full story. Back to the photography index
Photographer Paul Nicholls of the Gloucester Citizen has been awarded a top prize, beating competition from fellow professionals in the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire area. The fifth Geoff Benger Memorial Awards were held in Bristol, where Paul picked up the trophy
A photographer may be able to appeal against a parking ticket he received because of a bizarre loophole in the law. Snapper Eddie Mitchell, from The Argus, Brighton, thought he would have to pay the fine until he discovered that
Freelance photographer Nicky Lewin has teamed up with a charity worker and a Page 3 model to help save an African school for orphans from closure. Nicky, charity worker Maralyn Bambridge and model Jade, have organised an exhibition to raise
Photographer Dave Moss, from the Grimsby Telegraph, took a local Elvis impersonator to Hotel 77 for this shot to mark the loss of “The King” 25 years ago. Dave said: “The heartbreak year of 1977 when Elvis died is summed
Fresh from his return from America, where he faced charges for his part in a Greenpeace protest, photographer Steve Morgan has been holding an exhibition of his work. The pictures, on display in his home town of Frome, Somerset, cover
The Dorset Echo is putting readers in the picture when it comes to photosales – with what is believed to be one of the first systems of its kind in the country. The daily title is rolling out a new
I reckon Alun John got it about right. (See Alun’s story).
An “audacious attempt” by Celtic to gain copyright of pictures taken at the club’s Parkhead ground resulted in little or no coverage of the team’s friendly against Ajax this week. Regional and national papers ran without images of the game