Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I feel very uneasy being in any way critical of Ted - he's a hero of mine - but in this case, we're not talking press work but stock, surely? And surely it's reasonable for different rules to apply? Nick ----- Original Message ---- From: Roy Feldman <roy@detroitphotographic.com> To: lug@leica-users.org Sent: Sunday, 16 July, 2006 9:26:17 PM Subject: [Leica] Paying to shoot In defense of Ted (as if he needs it) who; when one looks up the definition of photojournalist in the dictionary, his picture is right there. Item 7 of the National Press Photographers code of ethics: Do not pay sources or subjects or reward them materially for information or participation. When I work for my paper, if I were to ever pay a location fee, I would be termnated immediately. FYI: the rest are here: http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/business_practices/ethics.html and here: http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/business_practices/digitalethics.html -- Roy Feldman, photojournalism & editorial photography _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information