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.
PORTFOLIO AWARDS Fujifilm Photographer of the YearJonathan Evans – ReutersSpecial Awards:Daniel Chung – ReutersToby Melville – Press AssociationJeremy Selwyn – Evening Standard. Fujifilm Portfolio Award – Single StoryKieran Doherty – ReutersSpecial Awards:Russell Cheyne – Daily TelegraphJohn James – Birmingham PostIan
Single Picture Awards: Fujifilm News Photographer of the Year (£1,000):Jim Holden – Brighton Evening ArgusPeter Jordan – Press AssociationRob Todd – News of the WorldSion Touhig – Corbis Sygma; Fujifilm Sports Photographer of the Year (£1,000):Adrian Dennis – Agence France
The nominated photographs for the Picture Editors’ Awards 2000 can now be viewed online. More than 700 entries have been whittled down to the final 44, and all of the photos and portfolios can be viewed here. The finalists were
An exhibition of photos by Carlisle News and Star photographer Ian Cooper, which capture the suffering of children in Romania, has opened to the public. The pictures, at Carlisle library, show youngsters who have Aids or who live in street
Photos that feature heavily in the BBC’s new drama In a Land of Plenty were produced by press photographer Mark Campbell. In the drama the audience gets to see dozens of black and white photos taken by James. And the
Thirty photographers who enter the 2000 Picture Editors’ Awards – but miss out on being nominated – will still get the chance to party. Sponsors Fujifilm are making it possible for them to be invited to the awards ceremony at
Page 1 of 2 Becoming a father for the first time is a major event in any man’s life. But for Scarborough photojournalist Keith Meatheringham, the event was complicated by a serious asthma attack. Here is his story about a
Photos that feature heavily in the BBC’s new drama In a Land of Plenty were produced by press photographer Mark Campbell. In the drama the audience gets to see dozens of black and white photos taken by James. And the
A trainee photographer has beaten her more experienced colleagues to win a prestigious award. Sarah Nicholson, of the Northern Echo, was awarded Sports Photographer of the Year at the North East Sports Awards in Newcastle. It is the 23-year-old’s first
The names in the frame for the Picture Editors’ Awards 2000 have been decided. The nominations include photographers from the local, regional and national press, as well as agency workers and freelance talent. The Awards Ceremony will be held in
The jury for the Picture Editors’ Awards 2000 has been announced. It includes picture editors drawn from regional, national and Sunday titles. Entries for the Awards close at noon on Monday, January 15. The AwardsCeremony will be held in the
A regional press photographer is enjoying his 50th year focusing his skills to snap the top shots. Frank Knowles has been at the Bolton Evening News since 1951, when he joined the company aged 15. He plans to retire in
As part of its continuing sponsorship of the Picture Editors’ Awards, theCorporation of London is to fund a National Student Awards scheme forstudents planning a career in photographic journalism. The Awards will be organised by the Picture Editors’ Guild, and