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.
Former Lincolnshire Chronicle photographer Mike Maloney is to receive another honour – just a week after receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. Fresh from receiving the honorary doctorate of arts for his lifetime commitment to
A senior press photographer is off work with stress and anxiety after being forced to hand over his film at the scene of a road traffic accident under threat of arrest. The incident happened at Morley, when Peter Vickers (58),
A Cheltenham photographer has snapped up a prestigious award by winning Fuji’s News Picture of the Year contest. Alex Severn submitted his picture as part of the National Council for the Training of Journalists photography course at a Sheffield college.
A veteran news photographer is pulling in cash for the hospital that helped him during a gruelling fight against cancer. Len Pitson, who used to work for the South Wales Evening Post, clocking up 45 years there, remembers photographing Catherine
One of Saffron Walden’s most famous sons had died at 79. Press photographer David Campbell captured almost every major event in the town for the Weekly News, sister paper to the Cambridge Evening News. He became interested in photography as
Former picture editor of the Nottingham Evening Post, Bill Greenhough, has died suddenly, aged 49. He was found at his home in Draycott, Derbyshire, by friends on Tuesday morning. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances. Bill, best-known in the
The funeral of Bill Greenhough, former picture editor of the Nottingham Evening Post, will take place on Monday July 23. It will be held at Bramcote Crematorium, Nottingham, at 3pm. Bill died suddenly at his home in Draycott, Derbyshire, last
Mourners from all over the country said farewell to photographer Bill Greenhough at an emotional service in Bramcote Crematorium, Nottinghamshire, yesterday. Friends and colleagues from the regional press remembered his talent as a photographer, his generosity and his ability to
Mike Maloney, a former Lincolnshire Chronicle photographer, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. Mike, who is currently group chief photographer for Mirror Group Newspapers, received the honorary doctorate of arts for his lifetime
A leading public citizen in Lancashire took time out from his leaving speech to pay tribute to a popular local freelance photographer who died recently. In his final speech as Mayor of Hyndburn, Coun Doug Hayes gave thanks to Jack
A fun run through Sutton Coldfield is to get maximum coverage in the local paper – with every angle being captured on film. Observer photographers Paul Barber and Paul Kyle will be training their lenses on the runners to produce
A press photographer injured by a passing rollercoaster as he took pictures at an adventure park is recovering after hospital treatment. Western Morning News man Richard Austin suffered a gash to his head in the incident at Crealy Adventure Park.
A front page picture from the Grantham Journal has made it to the final of a national photography competition. The picture, of the Belvoir Hunt, by Journal photo manager Gerry Wright, has been chosen as one of the finalists. But
The Ashbourne News Telegraph is mourning the death of its photographer Keith Lomas, after a short illness. Keith, (62), of Etwall, had been at the News Telegraph – a paid for broadsheet weekly title which is part of the Burton
Dorest Echo staff photographer Finbarr Webster covered Cherie Blair on a visit to the area where she paid a flying visit to the local Safeway store. On the spur of the moment she turned it into a shopping trip, declaring
Budding snappers entering a photography competition are to be given some of the best tuition possible – by one of the Hull Daily Mail’s top men. Photographer Dave Keegan, who has been with the Mail since 1989, will be giving