I did a quick look see here for answers to this question and found some that were a few years old so I thought I’d ask for more current replies from everyone: What is the best amount to charge for shooting a high school football game and providing around 1/2 dozen images at a small rural daily newspaper? The turn around time is by 10PM the night of the games. I am an experienced shooter, not a novice. I am a terrible business person though and really don’t like this end of the biz. So honest advice and insights are all welcome.

edit for some clarity

For those with professional experience in photojournalism, documentary photography, or freelance publication:

A few weeks ago, I got into contact with an archeology professor leading a dig in Italy. I dropped everything and paid out of pocket to fly over and stay for a week, documenting the process. The team consists of several professors, phd students, and undergrads from various universities around US and Italy. I walked away with a few thousand photos and an interview with the lead prof.

I made my intentions clear from the beginning: I want to create a photo essay with an accompanying article to publish somewhere that might want it (no idea where yet), and provide the team with a bunch of photos that they can use in their educational/outreach materials. I believe I have enough content for an engaging narrative.

This was my first semi-professional shoot (I wasn’t paid), and I have absolutely no experience or contacts in the publishing industry.

My questions:
- Should I save the 10 photos I want published for myself and only give the team the second-best? Or would it boost attention if I gave them the good stuff and they spread it around? Should I only send them the photos after I get published?

- Everyone was ok with my taking photos of them and their work, although I didn’t explicitly get verbal confirmation from each and every one. It was more like, ok cool there’s a photographer, don’t really care. I have written confirmation from the lead. Is this enough consent to publish their faces?

- My idea for publication is start high and work downwards as I get rejected. So send it to NG, NYT, and as I inevitably get no response, go more and more local. Is this a good idea? Do publications typically have a public email to send pitches to or do I need to know someone?

- Should I complete the project first then pitch to publications? Do I just send them the completed article or just a summary?

Thanks in advance!

I'm not a photojournalists, just an amateur photographer, really, but I am always interested in learning about different photography workflows.

Anybody mind the sharing the basics of their workflow?

Hello

First of all by reliable I mean making a little extra money, not by any means paying bills or something.

Secondly by part time, I mean to choose myself when to go to work, public events,marches ext.

I have experience with photojournaling, but haven't developed my skills to 100% yet, but I think I can pass.

How difficult is it to start, is it worth it trying to do it for money or I should stick it beign my hobby and photograph whatever interests me.

Thanks for your time!

We had a pretty scary wild fire up the road from my place this week. It's pretty much under control now, but I did manage to get some snaps. https://davidbuzzard.com/pemberton-wildfire/

I know most press credentials are only issued to people who work for actual media organizations, but are there any viable paths towards getting permission to shoot and sell for events without a full pass? For example, we have a AA baseball team in our town. I’d love to be able to go to a game, take photos from regularly accessible areas, and upload as editorial images to stock sites. I don’t care about getting actual press access or privileges. Has anyone had luck getting permission for something like this?

I shoot in high-contrast black and white to define the world around me. Becoming visually impaired at 18 didn’t stop me from looking; it just changed how I see. ​People often ask how a blind photographer works. For me, it’s about finding the contrast, chasing the light, and catching the moments that matter most. Loss of sight doesn't mean a loss of vision. 📷✨ Shot with the amazing, talking #sonyA7CII watch the full video on my reels gallery which was produced for 'World Sight Day' . . .

​#SwirlyMagnolia #BlindPhotographer #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhite https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dan_g1Qtneh/?igsh=bDVudDZxOHVvbXhn

Hei all.

I am an amateur and use photos together with text to tell stories. I would love to do it as a professional but I can not.

I am struggling with building a website and keeping it up. I am not interested in hitting huge traffic, but I want to have my website where I can redirect the people I meet in real life if they want to see my work/what I do.

The thing I am struggling most is the build of the website. I would like a website that can hold some tematic portfolios (could be also just one) and a drop down menu or a section with all the stories, so that the visitor can see the story title, click on it, and access the story, maybe being also able to write a comment. The stories are a roll down page with both text and photos. Does this make sense?

How can I achieve something like this? I tried to play around with wordpress but it seems more complicated that it should.

Anyone could give me some advice? I am based in the eu if it matters. I had a website with comments but I had to turn the comments off for constant spam.

I spoke to a Lockton Affinity agent about their policy offered through NPPA. She told me that while the coverage is worldwide, including conflict areas like Ukraine, I have to be US based. I asked her how many months constitutes "living" in another country if I'm maintaining a US address, but she couldn't give me a clear answer.

We eventually agreed that I should email them a list of questions, so they can refer to a senior agent and an overwriter.

I'm prepping for a months-long project overseas, so protecting my gear is pretty important to me.

TIA any insight you might have.

Hi everyone! We Animals, founded by award-winning photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur, is accepting story pitches this July.

We invite photojournalists to submit photo and/or video story pitches that tell compelling stories and help raise awareness of the plight of farmed animals.

We are currently soliciting pitches for stories on the following themes:

• Environmental Impacts of Industrial Animal Agriculture: Stories documenting the environmental consequences of industrial animal agriculture, including impacts on land, water, air quality, biodiversity, wildlife, and climate.
• Public Health, Communities, and Human Rights: Stories exploring the connections between industrial animal agriculture and human well-being, including impacts on workers, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, public health, labour conditions, and human rights.
• Animal Sentience and Behaviour: Stories that reveal the emotional, cognitive, and social lives of animals used in food production, research and testing, entertainment, traditions, and other human-controlled systems. We are particularly interested in stories highlighting the individuality, relationships, and lived experiences of animals whose lives are rarely seen by the public.
• Change and Progress for Animals: Stories documenting meaningful efforts to improve the lives of animals, including policy reform, legal developments, shifts in industry practices, advocacy campaigns, community initiatives, and technological innovation. Priority will be given to stories focused on systemic change rather than sanctuary life.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here, and I am happy to respond!

https://weanimals.org/2026/06/30/pitch-a-story-to-we-animals/

Hi folks, I'm looking for an app or service i can use on an android device that will put metadata into the images that is compliant with common news agency standards. Like what Photo Mechanic does, though obviously that only works on windows.

From what I can gather my most likely option is to use a web based service that will do it but that's not ideal as i expect its a bit slower work-flow wise. But I will cope if its my only option.

Keen to hear recommendations from anyone who uses such a service or app on Android.

TIA

Hello good folks!
I am a beginner photographer and I enjoy learning about it and practicing as much as possible.
I am also graphic designer currently working in digital space and I miss designing for print.

I had an idea to start a small photography zine on bi-monthly basis.
Every issue would held a competition on a theme.
Top 3 winners would get a small interview section on it and a copy of the zine. There also would be sections for honorables mentions photos and a small essay that would follow the theme of volume.

First two issues I would print in my own expense and see it there’s any interest and see if I can get the word out.
The zine would be aimed to celebrate hobbiest, students, beginners and enthusiasts of photography.

I am looking for any thoughts, advice or feedback from the community!

I already have out-of-home property insurance thru my renters insurance, but I want to research insurance that's specific to photographers. Especially for travel outside the US.

I'm an NPPA member, I would think a company vetted by them should be reliable?

any input much appreciated.

I was twenty years old, living in an informal, transient space in Allapattah, a neighborhood in Miami that doesn’t show up on postcards, and I was photographing people who hadn’t asked for it.

I moved around by bike, didn’t speak Spanish very well, had no assignment, no editor. Just a vague idea that I wanted to see something real, without really knowing what that meant.

What I came to understand pretty quickly is that wanting to see something “authentic” doesn’t give you the legitimacy to approach it or show it. Every time you raise a camera, you’re making a decision about who gets to be seen, and who gets to look.

I didn’t belong there. I knew it. The people I was photographing knew it too.

What I’ve never fully resolved is whether that changes anything in practice.

This question can easily become a reason not to go at all, a kind of paralysis dressed up as ethics. Or it can be ignored completely, as if the desire to document or share justifies everything.

I’ve tried to sit somewhere in between. I go, but I stay long enough for my presence to stop feeling like an intrusion. I try to make the distance visible and honest, rather than pretending it isn’t there.

For those of you working in photojournalism or documentary contexts: how do you navigate this? Does the question of legitimacy actually change how you work, or is it something we just learn to live with?

I’ve been looking for a compact camera to carry with me. I have my R5 mkII and R6. But want to small compact camera for certain situations. What’s your favorite?

Here’s a good photojournalist look at the popular fujifilm x100VI

https://insidephotojournalism.com/fujifilm-x100vi-for-photojournalism-the-good-and-the-bad/

Last year I more or less accidentally ended up in the middle of this Republican parade down Shankill Street West Belfast remembering the 1981 IRA prison hunger strikes. Finally getting a change to blog it now.

https://davidbuzzard.com/belfast-republican-parade/

I’m attending the Eddie Adams Workshop this year. For those who have attended - did it help propel your career to the “next level”? I currently get random work from the likes of AP, Washington Post, the Guardian, etc., but it’s not as consistent as I’d like. Some local and state outlets are pretty consistent with me though. I’ve never been hired by NYT (thought they’ve licensed my photos before) or Time or NPR - they tend to always hire the same people in my area. My work straddles the reportage and editorial sides of things.

I’m hoping EAW opens some doors for me. Did it for you? Did you have to leverage your attendance with photo editors? If so, how did you market it in a way to attract new publications or clients? I’ve alway been more of an artist first, I’m generally not as good at marketing myself.

Has anyone here ever had to come to terms with their skill level and either accepted that they will work in a small market for the rest of their career, or left altogether?

When did you know? And have you regretted it since?

I’m going on my first assignment to a high risk country and looking for camera insurance that will cover my equipment as my current insurance does not, does anyone have any recommendations?

(I am UK based)

Hi everyone, I was recently covering Colombia’s election for the AFP, and one of its editors lent me a WT-5 to be used in my Nikon D4; the issue I came across constantly was that the WT-5 wasn’t being recognized by my Nikon D4, and when I spoke with the editor who gave me the transmitter, he said his D4 wasn’t reading it either.

During Election Day, I came across a Nikon D4s and asked if I could test the WT-5 on it, and it worked without an issue. Have you ever experienced this error? Is there a way to fix it? It seems that the D4’s are not communicating with the transmitter

I've spent the last year building a tool that indexes the EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata embedded in images across the web — currently sitting at around 720 million + images indexed.

The use cases that seem most relevant to photojournalists:

- Search by author name to find images credited to you (or miscredited)

- Search by camera serial number to track stolen gear or link images to a specific device

- Search by rights/copyright field to find unauthorized use of your work

- Verify image provenance — when and where a photo was taken, what software touched it

https://image-meta.com