NUJ Rate for the Job: Photography / regional

Updated: 2025-07-09

These rates have been reported by members of the National Union of Journalists and others, and printed in the Freelance, newsletter of London Freelance Branch. They are sorted by publisher/publication, then by date (most recent first). TIP: Use the "Find in page" command under your browser's "Edit" or "Search" menu to be sure of finding all occurrences of a publication/publisher. AND do note the year in which the rate was reported! See also the Freelance Fees Guide, which gives general recommendations. And read the disclaimer and the key to exactly what the entries mean.

Photography / regional Photography - whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture - whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) See also national papers. If you are interested, the archived rates are here.
Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / regional		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Total paid	GR	XXXX
Barnsley Chronicle day shift - approx 9 hours		2024		130.00		X
Belfast Telegraph single news photograph for print edition only	_INM	2019		25.00	GR
Belfast Telegraph single news photograph used online	_INM	2019		15.00	GR
Belfast Telegraph Picture desk Monday to Friday rate, plus parking, mileage 58p per	_INM	2017		84.00		XX
Belfast Telegraph Picture desk Sunday rate, plus parking, mileage 58p per	_INM	2017		108.00		X
Belfast Telegraph Picture desk Saturday rate	_INM	2017		100.00		X
Belfast Telegraph Image used anywhere in the paper Used on all titles	_INM	2017		25.00	GR	X
Belfast Telegraph image use per photo online	_INM	2015		15.00	GR	XX
Blackpool Gazette day shift - mileage @ 25p per mile	_Johnsto	2018		120.00	GR
Bristol Post and Bristol Live day (before they hired staff photographers and let the freelances go)	_Assoc	2021		120.00
Cambrian News Photos, per pic single use print and online	_Tindle	2015		13.00
Camden New Journal per pic		2014		40.00		X
Down Recorder call-out fee of £15 then pays per image used - expenses include ferry fees, mileage at 40p per mile, images are non-exclusive for for use online and in print and photographer maintains copyright		2020		5.00	GR	XXXX
Down Recorder photo for print and digital use, copyright maintained by photographer, expenses and mileage paid		2020		15.00	GR	XXXX
Down Recorder image for print		2020		0.00	GR	XXXX
East Durham Life Half-day, mileage paid		2018		60.00	GR
Hartlepool Life Half-day, mileage paid		2018		60.00	GR
Hartlepool Mail job 4 hours - no expenses paid, not taxed at source, prod/exes £30		2020		70.00
Jersey Evening Post photos for match report		2020		100.00
Lancashire Post day shift - plus mileage @ 25p per mile	_Johnsto	2018		120.00	GR
Lancashire Telegraph day shift - mileage not paid	_NQ	2018		110.00	GR	XXX
Liverpool Post day	_TMG	2021		125.00
Luton on Sunday (Local World) photo one use		2015		30.00		X
Manchester Evening News shift (8 hours) all in rate - no expenses full unlimited use across Trinity Mirror titles. 50/50 split on any syndication sales	_TMG	2014		120.00		XXX
Manchester Evening News shift (8 hours) all in rate - no expenses full unlimited use across Trinity Mirror titles. 50/50 split on any syndication sales	_TMG	2014		120.00		XXX
Redditch Standard Photography per day, no exes		2015		100.00	GR	XXX
Rotherham Advertiser two phtotos, print use only		2019		50.00
Rotherham Advertiser two phtotos, print plus web		2019		50.00
Schriften etwas (Illegible Swiss paper) 50 per cent share of fee paid to agency		2020		70.15
Sun website via Alamy photo used in Sun online - Country	_NI	2023		0.72		XXX
Sun website via Alamy rate after Alamy takes 80% - licensed worldwide for editorial media, editorial website one use in a single editorial article	_NI	2023		0.72		XXX
Sunday Life Iimage used anywhere in the paper	_INM	2017		25.00		X
Sunday Life Picture desk Monday to Friday rate, plus parking, mileage 58p per	_INM	2017		84.00		XX
Sunday Life Picture desk - Saturday rate, plus parking, mileage 58p	_INM	2017		100.00		X
Sunday Life Picture desk Sunday rate, plus parking, mileage 58p per	_INM	2017		108.00		X
Western Mail day	_TMG	2018		150.00
Western Mail booking minimum	_TMG	2018		75.00
Bauer Media website via Alamy stock photo via Alamy, rate after Alamy takes 80% cut - licensed worldwide for editorial use on social media and digital platforms produced by Bauer Media Radio Customer Marketing - internal publication services on website, app and social media	_Bauer	2023		0.31		XXXX
Bauer Media website via Alamy Stock photo via Alamy, rate after Alamy takes 80% cut - licensed worldwide for editorial use on social media and digital platforms produced by Bauer Media and customer marketing	_Bauer	2023		0.31		XXXX
BBC South East provided video, interview and words of an event on spec	_BBC	2024		75.00	GR	XXX
Dix newspapers (?) photos of protest, each (via agency?)		2020		8.27		XXX
ITV 1 archive photo for daytime TV -	_ITV	2018		200.00
Johnston Press local papers in Nort-East England weekend day	_Johnsto	2021		100.00		XXX
Johnston Press local papers in Nort-East England 'half-day' shift	_Johnsto	2021		50.00		XXX
Johnston Press papers in NE England so-called half day - mileage not paid	_Johnsto	2018		50.00		XXX
Johnston Press papers in NE England so-called half day	_Johnsto	2018		50.00		XXX
Johnston Press papers in NE England day (though shifts are few and far between)	_Johnsto	2018		100.00		XX
Local newspaper event photographing, second pic		2014		2.50		XXXX
Local newspaper event photographing, first pic		2014		8.00		XXXX
Local newspaper publisher out-of-court settlement for unauthorised use of photo(s)		2020		624.00
Local paper (Archant) 1 photo, terms 1 use print and online	_ECN	2019		50.00
Morton newspapers half day (no expenses paid)	_Johnsto	2014		35.00	GR	XXX
Morton newspapers day (no expenses paid)	_Johnsto	2014		70.00	GR	X
Morton newspapers half day (no expenses paid)	_Johnsto	2014		35.00	GR	XXX
Morton newspapers single job (no expenses paid)	_Johnsto	2014		12.00	GR	XXXX
Morton newspapers single job (no expenses paid)	_Johnsto	2014		12.00	GR	XXXX
Morton newspapers day (no expenses paid)	_Johnsto	2014		70.00	GR	X
National World newspaper(s) day of photography covering event plus short video, for online use	_Johnsto	2023		150.00		XX
Newsflare (for London TV) 30 seconds video -		2018		50.00		XXX
PA Media photography day , prod/exes 0.45 milea	_PA	2024		180.00		O
Weekly Local Newspaper (various editions in Hants/Surrey) day, prod/exes 0.34p per mile for petrol (plus they sell pics to public and no commission to photographer!)	_Tindle	2015		50.00	GR	XXX
Key to the rates, by column:
1 Publication / Programme, any details of work and licence
2 Owner at the time the rate was reported, where known	Group
3 The year in which the rate was reported		Year
4 Currency: either or or (US)
5 Amount paid (total of basic licence and extra licences for web use, database resale...)				Amount
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it:					GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement:					HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:				50.00		X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:				1500.00		O

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