NUJ Rate for the Job: Photography / online

Updated: 2021-04-09

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 / online Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is for online publication.
Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / online		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Total paid	GR	XXXX
Daily Mail per picture used online - half that if through an agency	_Assoc	2013		25.00	GR	XXXX
Demotix 1 photo, news online		2012		120.00
Guardian image sold by Rex Features for online use	_GMG	2010		5.00		XXXX
Southport Reporter music events 6 images	_INM	2015		0.00		XXXX
Vice reporting event - web licence		2021		250.00	GR	X
Vice day - 7 hours perpetual online usage		2016		150.00		XX
Vice half-day - 4 hours, travel and accommodation paid perpetual online usage		2016		150.00	GR	X
A trade union client photographing a conference - for any use within internal publications	_TU	2020		430.00
aol.com Picture + story rights position 'unclear'		2001		800.00
Artists website and publications per day shooting paintings and sculptures for website, book and marketing, post production, hire of equipment and expenses - no terms stated as photographer "undertook without knowing"		2008		350.00
Axon 5 hours on site location for corporate head shoot, internal use only		2011		480.00
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 13: Personal or educational web pages or CD Roms - 4 year licence	_HMG	2013		15.18
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 14: CD Roms, Photo CD, web pages - 4 year licence	_HMG	2013		59.21
economist.com Picture to illustrate article on tourism in Burkina Faso all rights	_Pearson	2013		25.00		XX
florist's website 36 images for website , licensed one year		2008		250.00		O
GLA website 3 images	_HMG	2008		120.00
Intelfax pix for UK Foreign Office websites no exes! - per pic up to		2002		100.00
KeyAGENT Ltd (Property photography for estate agents) Min 20 photos + floorplan with measurements of property, per property up to 5-bed house (regardless of house value). No expenses paid. , terms - All Rights. Comprehensive contract signed, DBS and Insurance required.		2018		30.00		XXXX
Newsflare Video commissioned via Mentorn Media		2018		400.00
nightclub website to supply at least 18 images from each of 3 nightclubs (one night) for online thumbnailed gallery Internet Pub. Right only		2002		210.00		X
One member reports their minimum rate per historic photo, exclusive - up to one year online		2020		800.00
One member reports their minimum rate per historic photo, non-exclusive - up to one year online; additional US$500 per share button		2020		300.00
Online (various social media usages) MP's office: copyright theft, tracked down and billed them. Paid when threatened with court action for editorial usage (1 x 1yr), (1 x 6mths), (1 x 1mth) all with 80% uplift on each licence for breach of copyright, flagrancy, lack of attribution and derog		2016		1559.00	GR	O
Online use on facebook and website. 1 hour photography of live music night club scene and people , prod/exes 1.00 First Online Use		2016		25.00	GR
Online use on facebook and website. 1 hour photography of live music night club scene and people First Online Use		2016		20.00	GR	XXX
Oyster.com 100 odd photos of a single hotel, no exes all online rights, no tax deducted.		2013		110.00		XXXX
Pub/restaurant website 40 photographs, 72dpi, for web use only limited to client's website: 1.5 hours work.		2008		100.00		XXXX
Pulp (they're popular musicians, m'lud) website 4 small pix		1998		350.00
Queen Mary University of London - Student Union events per hour of shooting time, one hour extra per event for editing, no exes copyright transfer		2016		9.28		XX
Sun TV short filmed DV package for Sun website, unedited, , terms website use only, rate included hire of camera equipment - agreement states "up to 8 hour shift"	_NI	2009		131.89	GR	XXXX
VICE News £20 per photo for news feature on top of 18p per word		2016		20.00	GR
web site 6X4 inch photo of kitesurfing one time only web use		2000		26.00		X
Website (Create Services) day		2008		225.00		XX
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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