As press photographers we all know that pictures are a far better story telling medium than the written word. You just have to look at the work in ‘Assignments: The BPPA Exhibition’ to see that. But sometimes, no matter how great the picture, it is interesting to hear the story behind the picture too. Not only the stories that make
Ok – now we have your attention. Every year DACS ( The Design and Artists Copyright Society) collects millions of pounds worth of royalties due for use of our photographs from libraries, universities and other organisations. It is payment for lending books, photocopying and things like that. They then redistribute this money to us through the “Payback Scheme” – and
Yesterday morning I received a renewal reminder from the company that insures my camera gear. Twenty minutes later I read a posting on a photographers’ discussion forum warning that some of the companies who offer specialist cover for press photographers equipment were saying that they were not going to pay out for equipment stolen, lost or damaged during the recent
