Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/07

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Subject: The state of PJ Today - was: BD's Re: [Leica] So for... -
From: images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sun May 7 13:18:15 2006
References: <C08393DA.10434%bd@bdcolenphoto.com> <445E5155.2030306@adrenaline.com>

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 


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