Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:58 PM 5/7/2006, you wrote: >Hard to figure out. The talent is certainly out there. What gives? > >Scott It's impossible to make a living as a photojournalist these days. Publishers require PJs to sign contracts which hand over all rights to their photos and they will only hire young, recent graduates who don't require a lot of benefits. There are too many young graduates who are so happy to see their work in print and their byline, that they don't think about the future and they give their work away. Many very good photojournalists have become wedding photographers. This is a topic that is being discussed now on the NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) list. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com