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Photography
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.
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Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is to put pix in a book. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / books |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year |  |
Total paid | GR |
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| Quiet London travel guide photography of locations in london including securing permits and permissions to shoot - 1 day booking shoots and permits, two days of shooting, 1 day travel - provided unedited images - max 10 images selected for publication in the book, exepenses £100 | 2022 |  |
250.00 | XXX | ||
| Book on Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin half page b/w in book for 2 years | _HMiff | 2014 | |
130.00 | ||
| Book on Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin half page b/w in book for 2 years | _HMiff | 2014 | |
130.00 | ||
| Book publisher photographic studio day rate , prod/exes | 2024 | |
1180.00 | O | ||
| Hodder Education 2 photos for book use | _Hach | 2020 | |
195.00 | ||
| Oxford University Press photo for book use | 2020 | |
195.00 | |||
| Pearson photo for book use | _Pearson | 2020 | |
195.00 | ||
| Single A5 image in exhibition catalogue per picture usage | 2015 | |
165.00 | |||
| Stuart Copeland diaries photos per pic (4 supplied) - world-wide, print run 2000 | 2024 | |
65.00 | X | ||
| Textbook (multimedia, published in USA) less than quarter page, very high run , terms 1 use in 1 edition | 2019 | |
1328.00 | O | ||
| Textbook (published in Canada) less than quarter page , terms 1 use in 1 edition | 2019 | |
110.00 | |||
| US educational publisher stock image - extensive rights, 4.75m print run, 20 years, worldwide, inc web, DVD etc... but still... | 2018 | |
1400.00 | O | ||
| Westermann photo for use in German school book | 2020 |  |
125.00 | |||
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Photography - whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture - whose primary use is in a magazine. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / mags |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| Athletics Weekly 1 photo | _Descart | 2015 | |
15.00 | XXXX | |
| BBC Wildlife Magazine double page picture spread | _Immed | 2014 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| BBC Wildlife Magazine double page picture spread | _Immed | 2014 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| Bird Watching Magazine 2 x DPS picture feature | _Bauer | 2014 | |
250.00 | ||
| Broadcast 5 photos one use | _EMAP | 2015 | |
250.00 | X | |
| Canoe Focus editorial photos | 2016 | |
50.00 | |||
| Computer Weekly video - details unspecified | 2018 | |
250.00 | |||
| Cyclist photography on location for feature, approximately 4 hours photography and 4 hours post-production - licensed for single issue and web | _Dennis | 2020 | |
400.00 | GR | X |
| Daily Mail onine 5 exclusive images "skinflints" | _Assoc | 2016 | |
150.00 | X | |
| Der Spiegel day | 2025 | |
420.00 | |||
| Der Spiegel (Germany) photography day rate - portrait / photojournalism | _Springr | 2022 | |
420.00 | GR | O |
| Economist 3 images | 2018 | |
450.00 | |||
| Fortean Times 9 photos, exes for train fare, but no mileage for cycling FBS | _Dennis | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Health Service Journal day expenses paid | _TU | 2015 | |
260.00 | ||
| Health Service Journal Half-day expenses paid | _TU | 2015 | |
160.00 | ||
| High Life Feature photography on location, single day, basic edi, no exes single print and digital use | _Cedar | 2016 | |
300.00 | ||
| Homes and Gardens and Living ETC photography in London, terms: all rights - FULL release of all material for them to use and resell WITHOUT a credit | _Future | 2021 | |
800.00 | GR | X |
| Housing Report per pic | 2019 | |
95.00 | |||
| Jane's Airport per pic | _IHS | 2014 | |
35.00 | X | |
| Jane's Airport per pic | _IHS | 2014 | |
35.00 | X | |
| Le Monde day | 2025 | |
350.00 | |||
| Lea (Swiss mag?) 50 per cent share of fee paid to agency | 2020 | |
5.29 | |||
| Local Rider stock image, size unknown single use | 2014 | |
5.00 | XXXX | ||
| Local Rider stock image, size unknown single use | 2014 | |
5.00 | XXXX | ||
| Narratively three-hour shoot, 11 photos used Initial offer of US$100 rejected | 2016 |  |
150.00 | XX | ||
| National Geographic feature / photo essay for travel section (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatGeo | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| New Internationalist one photo | 2019 | |
65.00 | |||
| New Internationalist quarter-page photo | 2019 | |
65.00 | |||
| NOISEY (Vice media) photographing music festival online use unlimited worldwide | 2016 | |
150.00 | |||
| Nursing Standard half-day expenses paid | _TU | 2015 | |
160.00 | ||
| Outdoor Fitness 6 page feature photography on location, approx 4-6hrs, basic edit, exes £45 single use print/digital | _Kelsey | 2016 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| Outdoor Fitness shoot sports feature on location to brief, return unedited imagery by proof gallery online - prod/exes mileage 40p/p/m Bauer own you and everything you do for them. | _Bauer | 2014 | |
300.00 | ||
| Outdoor Fitness shoot sports feature on location to brief, return unedited imagery by proof gallery online - prod/exes mileage 40p/p/m Bauer own you and everything you do for them. | _Bauer | 2014 | |
300.00 | ||
| PCS People (trade union mag) half-day portrait shoot | _TU | 2019 | |
275.00 | O | |
| Positive News Day rate | 2016 | |
300.00 | |||
| Record Collector photo used without prior agreement | 2023 | |
80.00 | XX | ||
| Republik (Switzerland) 50 per cent share of fee paid to agency | 2020 | |
15.35 | XX | ||
| Royal College of Nursing Campaign half day location shoots for campaign briefing to politicians , - copyright with photographer licensed for limited time exclusive online and print use (rates in Wales lower than would secure in London) | _TU | 2025 | |
450.00 | ||
| Runners World photography for 8-page photo feature shot on location abroad, 2 day shoot, 1 day travel: licensed for single edition print only | _Hearst | 2022 | |
1400.00 | GR | O |
| Soldier (Ministry of Defence) photo one use | _HMG | 2015 | |
40.00 | X | |
| The Journalist one photo for use in Story Behind the Picture feature + 300 words text - single use | 2022 | |
250.00 | GR | O | |
| The Rugby paper photos for centre spread | 2020 | |
50.00 | XX | ||
| Which? half-day | 2015 | |
220.00 | |||
| Balder group (Sweden) 5 photos | 2017 | |
250.00 | X | ||
| Bauer publishers (Germany) 2 photos | _Bauer | 2020 | |
240.00 | ||
| BBC, ITV, ITN entertainment video packs, per day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
170.00 | |||
| BP-or-not-BP.org video (details unspecified) | 2018 | |
150.00 | XX | ||
| Buzzfeed previously-shot (stock) image, terms one time web use | 2019 | |
40.00 | |||
| DOM publishers (Germany) photo | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| German magazine 7 photographs , terms print use only | 2019 | |
623.00 | |||
| Getty Images day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
175.00 | X | ||
| Large magazine company out-of-court settlement for unauthorised use of photo(s) | 2020 | |
1560.00 | |||
| Major news weekly Use of one photo from US museum in news weekly - note online use is much more | 2016 | |
175.00 | |||
| Mercury Group title 1 shoot | 2017 | |
35.00 | XX | ||
| One member reports their minimum rate per photo, with credit | 2020 | |
195.00 | |||
| One member reports their minimum rate per photo, waiving credit | 2020 | |
390.00 | |||
| Online publisher out-of-court settlement for unauthorised use of photo(s) | 2020 | |
1040.00 | |||
| Posh lifestyle mag commissioned garden photo feature, first UK rights | 2014 | |
750.00 | GR | O | |
| Prospect (trade union) member magazine half day | _TU | 2019 | |
180.00 | ||
| Specialist online magazine out-of-court settlement for unauthorised use of photo(s) | 2020 | |
1500.00 | |||
| Specialist online magazine out-of-court settlement for unauthorised use of photo(s) | _Bauer | 2020 | |
1080.00 | ||
| Unnamed Swedish magazine (Balder) one cover + 2 inside | 2017 | |
250.00 | |||
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Photography - whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture - whose primary use is in a national newspaper. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) See also regional newspapers. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / news |
Freelance Fees Guide
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Daily Express first pic in story - rates paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette - £150 first pic in story, add £50 per pic thereafter | _TMG | 2022 | |
150.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Mail Large live pic - rates paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _Assoc | 2022 | |
160.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Mail Medium live pic - rates paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _Assoc | 2022 | |
130.00 | X | |
| Daily Mail small pic - rates paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _Assoc | 2022 | |
100.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Mail print use of 1 photo | _Assoc | 2019 | |
160.00 | ||
| Daily Mail Video (10 sec) plus article - | _Assoc | 2018 | |
270.00 | O | |
| Daily Mail unauthorised use - first offered £130 | _Assoc | 2015 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Mail DPS picture feature (5 images) | _Assoc | 2014 | |
1500.00 | ||
| Daily Mail unauthorised use - first offered £130 | _Assoc | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Mail unauthorised use - first offered £130 | _Assoc | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Mail online video of an environmental activist - licensed for non-exclusive online use | _Assoc | 2020 | |
50.00 | ||
| Daily Mail online Quarter-page photo | _Assoc | 2018 | |
180.00 | X | |
| Daily Mail Online stills | _Assoc | 2016 | |
80.00 | XX | |
| Daily Mail Online raw video, length unspecified | _Assoc | 2016 | |
150.00 | ||
| Daily Mail online 2022 image used without permission or credit online , terms - Issued retrospective invoice Non Exclusive, Single Use Only, One Year From Date of | 2024 | |
350.00 | |||
| Daily Mirror Scotland Large photo - rate paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _TMG | 2022 | |
80.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Mirror Scotland Medium photo - rate paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _TMG | 2022 | |
65.00 | GR | XXX |
| Daily Mirror Scotland Small photo - rate paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _TMG | 2022 | |
50.00 | GR | XXX |
| Daily Mirror Scotland Headshot - rate paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _TMG | 2022 | |
37.50 | GR | XXX |
| Daily Mirror Large photo - rate paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _TMG | 2022 | |
150.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Mirror Photo across column - rates paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _TMG | 2022 | |
100.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Star paid for unauthorised use of a photo | 2024 | |
150.00 | |||
| Daily Star first pic in story - rate paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette - add £50 for every pic thereafter | _TMG | 2022 | |
300.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Star 1 photograph , terms print use only | _TMG | 2019 | |
150.00 | ||
| Daily Star 2 photos | _NS | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Star words +pic | _NS | 2014 | |
125.00 | ||
| Daily Star 2 photos | _NS | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Star words +pic | _NS | 2014 | |
125.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph Two pics in one story or single front page pic - rates paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _BarcB | 2022 | |
165.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Telegraph Three or more pics in one story - rates paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _BarcB | 2022 | |
200.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Telegraph Commission for one day photography, for UK assignments - rates paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _BarcB | 2022 | |
175.00 | GR | XX |
| Daily Telegraph words + 1 pic | _BarcB | 2014 | |
25.00 | XXXX | |
| Daily Telegraph words + 1 pic | _BarcB | 2014 | |
25.00 | XXXX | |
| Express 1 image for website - | _TMG | 2018 | |
80.00 | X | |
| Financial Times daily rate for story coverage and portrait photography | _Nikkei | 2022 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| Financial Times picture editing day, 8 hours, all photo desks - up from £139 | _Nikkei | 2020 | |
145.00 | X | |
| Financial Times day | _NI | 2018 | |
160.00 | GR | |
| Guardian news photo feature - 5 days' work, travel exes paid - 900 words @ £287 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
319.00 | X | |
| Guardian day | _BarcB | 2025 | |
298.00 | ||
| Guardian day rate (over 4 hours) - house agreement rate | _GMG | 2025 | |
304.85 | HA | |
| Guardian gallery or slideshow (for all images in it from one supplier) | _GMG | 2025 | |
102.50 | HA | |
| Guardian flash (use of image in a video) | _GMG | 2025 | |
30.75 | HA | |
| Guardian speculative image up to 5 square inches | _GMG | 2025 | |
82.00 | HA | |
| Guardian speculative image over 5 square inches | _GMG | 2025 | |
153.75 | HA | |
| Guardian stock image - minimum | _GMG | 2025 | |
63.44 | HA | |
| Guardian stock image - 50 to 80 square inches | _GMG | 2025 | |
110.95 | HA | |
| Guardian stock image - 216 to 432 square inches | _GMG | 2025 | |
215.65 | HA | |
| Guardian day rate (under 4 hours) - house agreement rate | _GMG | 2025 | |
210.62 | HA | |
| Guardian Photojournalism feature - long form | _GMG | 2022 | |
500.00 | X | |
| Guardian 20 photo picture story | _GMG | 2019 | |
100.00 | XXXX | |
| Guardian 18-photo story in Uganda | _GMG | 2019 | |
350.00 | ||
| Guardian 1 pic, terms 1 use online | _GMG | 2019 | |
100.00 | ||
| Guardian via Rex Shutterstock agency use of stock photo of Sajid Javid MP; terms - 50% split with Rex Features which is now Shutterstock; they do not bother to pay until they owe you £50 | 2022 | |
4.19 | XXXX | ||
| Irish Daily Star commissioned job , prod/exes 50 cent per mile | _INM | 2014 | |
81.00 | XX | |
| Mail Online 5 images online | _Assoc | 2016 | |
90.00 | ||
| Mail online first of a set of photos used online | _Assoc | 2019 | |
40.00 | X | |
| Mail online 2 photographs | _Assoc | 2019 | |
200.00 | ||
| Mail online 30-second video | _Assoc | 2019 | |
60.00 | XXX | |
| Mail online 5 photos | _Assoc | 2014 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Mail online words + 1 pic | _Assoc | 2014 | |
40.00 | XX | |
| Mail online 5 photos | _Assoc | 2014 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Mail online words + 1 pic | _Assoc | 2014 | |
40.00 | XX | |
| MailOnline basic video shot on phone and posted on socials | _Assoc | 2024 | |
200.00 | ||
| Metro day on location covering sporting event - prod/exes petrol 45p/mile licensed for single edition print & online | _Assoc | 2014 | |
150.00 | GR | XXX |
| Metro day on location covering sporting event - prod/exes petrol 45p/mile licensed for single edition print & online | _Assoc | 2014 | |
150.00 | GR | XXX |
| Metro online 1 photograph , terms online use only | _Assoc | 2019 | |
100.00 | ||
| Mirror 1 photograph (less than 5 square inches), terms print use only | _TMG | 2019 | |
130.00 | ||
| Mirror online set of five picutres - licensed re-use at 40-20-10 | 2023 | |
200.00 | |||
| Mirror online 2 photographs, terms online use only | _TMG | 2019 | |
200.00 | ||
| Neue Zuercher Zeitung (Zurich) day | 2025 | |
450.00 | |||
| New York Times day | _NYT | 2025 | |
650.00 | ||
| New York Times photojournalism day rate | _NYT | 2022 | |
450.00 | GR | O |
| Observer Large action Rugby Union Sports image from previous day via rex/Shutterstock, after they take their 50 per cent = | 2022 | |
2.08 | XXXXX | ||
| Politico Europe day | 2025 | |
500.00 | |||
| Politico day | 2025 | |
500.00 | |||
| Scottish Sun video (length unspecified) | _NI | 2017 | |
50.00 | XXXX | |
| Scottish Sun First pic online | _NI | 2017 | |
30.00 | XXXX | |
| Scottish Sun Second pic online | _NI | 2017 | |
20.00 | XXXX | |
| Scottish Sun Every pic after second, online | _NI | 2017 | |
10.00 | XX^9 | |
| Scottish Sun Fee cap no matter how many pix used | _NI | 2017 | |
100.00 | XX^9 | |
| Sun paid for unauthorised use of a photo on three different web pages | 2024 | |
600.00 | |||
| Sun photo the width of a column - rate paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette - above that size £100 to £231, daily commission for photos £135 to £165. | _NI | 2022 | |
78.75 | GR | XX |
| Sun online 3 photographs | _NI | 2019 | |
450.00 | ||
| Sunday Independent (Ireland) payment following copyright infringement in print and online (retrospective licence) | _INM | 2019 | |
609.00 | O | |
| Telegraph day | _BarcB | 2025 | |
225.00 | ||
| Telegraph online use of 1 photo | _BarcB | 2019 | |
25.00 | X | |
| Telegraph print use of 1 photo | _BarcB | 2019 | |
150.00 | ||
| The Times pics 11-25 sq inches £90, over 25 sq inches £139 - rate paid to agency freelances by nationals, according to Jon Harris, chair of National Association of Press Agencies and managing director of news agency Cavendish Press, quoted in Press Gazette | _TMG | 2022 | |
54.00 | GR | XX |
| The Times and Sunday Times portraits and photojournalism day rate | _NI | 2022 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| Times day | _NI | 2025 | |
250.00 | ||
| Times 1/3 page image in world news - net fee, after Solent Images takes 50% | _NI | 2023 | |
65.00 | GR | X |
| Wall Street Journal day | _NI | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| Al Jazeera use of one (exclusive) photo in a documentary: 1 use in programme only 10 years world non-exclusive | 2022 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Andaolu Agency full day photo shift | 2022 | |
200.00 | |||
| Andaolu Agency (Turkey) half day photography | 2022 | |
225.00 | |||
| Associated Press 6 minute raw footage edit feature - including expenses (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
450.00 | |||
| Associated Press TV 30-second video | _AP | 2017 | |
110.00 | ||
| BBC Use of one photo, once - | _BBC | 2022 | |
250.00 | ||
| BBC News Website online picture essay | 2014 | |
270.00 | |||
| BBC world news Europe one photo plus caption | _BBC | 2019 | |
75.00 | ||
| EPA (European Press Agency) day | 2021 | |
180.00 | |||
| Guardian Networks (IT support) 1 photo, 5 inches square | _GMG | 2014 | |
71.00 | GR | |
| Guardian Networks (IT support) 1 photo, 5 inches square | _GMG | 2014 | |
71.00 | GR | |
| ITV one archive photo - worldwide usage | _ITV | 2018 | |
400.00 | X | |
| One member's going rate Video: commissioned news feature report | 2016 | |
720.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video: one second of archive, per platform per second (1 minute broadcast once = £360) | 2016 | |
6.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video: day shooting | 2016 | |
400.00 | |||
| One member's going rate Video: commissioned filming and editing day | 2016 | |
600.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video from archive: one minute for TV & internet = 60 * £6 per second * 2 platforms (UK only) | 2016 | |
360.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video from archive: per second per platform, world licence | 2016 | |
36.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video: shot & edited 2-3 minute package (a day's work) | 2016 | |
500.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video: news day rate, up from £300 | 2016 | |
400.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video from archive: per second per platform, UK only | 2016 | |
6.00 | GR | ||
| Press Association (via Alamy) photographs licensed as "Alamy Novel Use" - meant for charities and schools, low income etc. - but it was a press release from PA which appeared in multiple major newspapers... | 2023 | |
0.04 | XXXX | ||
| Reuters shifts - covering breaking news and features (plus mileage at 45p/mile) , terms - you, [Photographer]... agree that Reuters may publish and distribute the Content to Reuters customers, which include other news organizations around the world, for their further use, display and publication. | _Reuter | 2023 | |
225.00 | ||
| RTP (Portugal) "11 minutes" (videography?) news gathering | 2016 | |
500.00 | |||
| TV programme 2 photographs in TV programme, terms - PSR rights for unlimited transmissions including catch-up services, valid for 5 years | 2019 | |
500.00 | |||
| UK tabloid newspaper single image - online use only | 2018 | |
500.00 | |||
| UK tabloid newspaper single image - print use - rights deal not reported | 2018 | |
500.00 | |||
| Unnamed university pictures in an exhibition | 2017 | |
650.00 | |||
| Yahoo! news photoshoot , terms - all rights to Yahoo, in an astounding contract | _Yahoo | 2025 | |
250.00 | ||
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Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is for online publication. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / online |
Freelance Fees Guide
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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 | ||
| Alamy agency single image - worldwide editorial and online social media and websites in perpetuity | _Yahoo | 2024 | |
15.78 | XXX | |
| Alamy photo agency use of photography contributed to Alamy - unlimited usage | 2022 | |
0.79 | XXXX | ||
| Alamy Photo agency use of photography contributed to Alamy - unlimited usage for editorial on customer website, app and social media platforms (excludes advertising) $1.49 less 60% commission = | 2022 | |
0.89 | XXXX | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 influencer supply of raw video in collaboration - reported on Twitter | 2023 | |
500.00 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Third Sector organisation 1 day work, 4 x photoshoots - licensed for social media and other online; photographer retains copyright | 2021 | |
350.00 | |||
| VICE News £20 per photo for news feature on top of 18p per word | 2016 | |
20.00 | GR | ||
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Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / other |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| Daily Telegraph 1/3 page image in world news - net fee, after Solent Images takes 50% | _BarcB | 2023 | |
75.00 | GR | |
| A trade union client evening conference - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| A trade union client evening conference - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
360.00 | ||
| A trade Union client one hour coverage of Union Learn teaching session - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
315.00 | ||
| A trade Union client one hour coverage of Union Learn teaching session - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
315.00 | ||
| A trade union client one day photographing - time at venue 4.5 hours plus processing, editing, selection - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
430.00 | ||
| A trade union client twenty headshots and one group photo - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
367.00 | ||
| A trade union client one day photographing - time at venue 5 hours plus processing, editing, selection - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
480.00 | ||
| A trade union client one-day conference - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| A trade union client half day at conference plus processing time - for any client-owned web site and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
430.00 | ||
| A trade union client two hours at venue plus processing time - half day - for any client owned web site use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
367.00 | ||
| A trade union client conference - 5 hours at venue plus processing time - one day - for any client-owned web site use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
480.00 | ||
| A trade union client conference - 8 hours at venue plus processing time, one day charged - for any client owned web site use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| AFL-CIO (US trade union confederation) per pic | _TU | 2019 | |
200.00 | ||
| BBC 3/iPlayer - Teen Taxi per picture to be used during the programme , terms - perpetual non-exclusive license pertaining to this programme only | 2019 | |
50.00 | X? | ||
| Charity website 6hrs location video filming (excluding travel time and mileage) plus 8hrs editing (at £50 per hour) with final delivery of two minute video, terms - two-year licence for web and marketing use | 2024 | |
1000.00 | GR | O | |
| Community charity videography for promotional films and evaluation for funders, per day, terms - joint copyright and use within terms of consent given by subjects ie promoting organisation and services, non-commercial | 2023 | |
250.00 | |||
| Construction company commercial website unauthorised use of photo on website (large) for 12 months - claimed £3k but accepted for a quick settlement | 2018 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Corporate video video production, self-shooting | _HMG | 2016 | |
300.00 | ||
| Documentary film flash fee for 1 still in non-commercial short film, terms - licensed for festivals only | 2019 | |
130.00 | |||
| Documentary film series Photo flash fees for mainstream TV doc series, with 20% discount for use of more than 6: 1 use in programme only 10 years world non-exclusive | 2022 | |
800.00 | O | ||
| European Climate Foundation Day shooting climate news stories - contracted for one year at three days a week | 2021 | |
275.00 | |||
| Event 2 hours plus editing | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| Event 2 hours plus editing | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| Large charity client magazine feature - for any client-owned web site use and within internal publications | 2020 | |
180.00 | X | ||
| Large charity client magazine feature - for any client-owned web site use and within internal publications | 2020 | |
180.00 | |||
| Large charity client magazine feature - for any client-owned web site and within internal publications | 2020 | |
207.00 | |||
| Live Music one hours live music photography (late night) licensed for basic social media use and promotional posters for future gigs | 2014 | |
60.00 | XX | ||
| Live Music one hours live music photography (late night) licensed for basic social media use and promotional posters for future gigs | 2014 | |
60.00 | XX | ||
| Membership organisation newsletter 5 photos of evening meeting | 2014 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| Membership organisation newsletter 5 photos of evening meeting | 2014 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| Mentorn media video footage - length unspecified | 2019 | |
800.00 | |||
| Museum display (in Spain) 1 photo use for 1 month as a poster in display | 2019 | |
100.00 | |||
| newsletter and web gallery evening's photography | 2014 | |
110.00 | X | ||
| PR client 1 pic for use on website, small | 2020 | |
50.00 | X | ||
| press release evening's photography for small association | 2014 | |
20.00 | XXXX | ||
| Private citizen one 13 x 11 32-page 50-photograph photo book and 2 PDF copies on CD - for personal use only | 2020 | |
280.00 | |||
| Private collection 200+ old used press prints (mostly 10x8 on RC paper) each | 2019 | |
50.00 | |||
| Research project at Cardiff University six days filming and photos | _HMG | 2019 | |
3000.00 | ||
| Retail client for PR shoot - for display use in store only - no expressed time limit | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| Retail client for PR 2 hours photo + post processing - for any PR use and within internal publications | 2020 | |
250.00 | X | ||
| Retail client for PR two hours at venue plus processing time - half day - for any client-owned web site use and internal publications | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Rex Features (photo agency) unspeficied use of image appearing on statment | 2018 | |
0.06 | XXXX | ||
| Rex Features (photo agency) use of one photo - probably re-licensing to another agency - | 2018 | |
0.28 | XXXX | ||
| Sky TV Poster pic for Sky TV drama dept | 2015 | |
80000.00 | O | ||
| Sky TV Day for Sky TV drama dept | _NI | 2015 | |
500.00 | O | |
| Small society's website photography for small society's meeting + expenses + dinner | 2015 | |
120.00 | O | ||
| Southbank Centre 10 silver bromide prints | _HMG | 2019 | |
12000.00 | ||
| Southbank galleries 10 silver bromide prints | _HMG | 2019 | |
12000.00 | ||
| Third-sector organisation project management, photography and exhibition curation , terms - joint copyright/credit of images - variable hours and full flexibility (budget determined by project grant, cannot adjust for inflation) per hour | 2022 | |
16.00 | |||
| Tumi - music label press department Video coverage of press launch of new film, terms - FBS | 2022 | |
250.00 | GR | ||
| Urban makeovers studio portrait photography per day, £5 expenses | 2015 | |
0.00 | |||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / pr |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| 33Shake day taking photos for website | 2018 | |
200.00 | XX | ||
| Key Agent property advertising giving up all rights to images - and many other demands besides, no expenses | 2017 | |
30.00 | GR | XXX | |
| A PR company photographing a conference - any PR use within internal publications , production/exes £40 | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| A religious client photographing presentations - for any use within internal publications | 2020 | |
150.00 | X | ||
| A trade union client photographing a conference - for any use within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
475.00 | ||
| A trade union client photographing a conference - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
475.00 | ||
| A trade union client photographing a conference - for any use within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
340.00 | ||
| A trade union client 2-hour press conference - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
275.00 | ||
| A trade union client 1-day conference - for any PR use and within internal publications | _TU | 2020 | |
450.00 | X | |
| Advertising photographer day up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
4000.00 | |||
| All Wales People First project management and photography at £15.62 per hour - fee given for work across three months including expenses - copyright of images shared with the project | 2022 | |
1904.00 | |||
| Brand launch full day event coverage plus travel and costs , - copyright with photographer licensed for non-exclusive online and print use | 2025 | |
650.00 | GR | O | |
| Campaign event - trade union photography of event for use in publications, reports, website and social media , terms - non exclusive use, online and print | _TU | 2022 | |
250.00 | ||
| Campaign event - trade union photography of a lunchtime lobbying event , terms - non exclusive use, online and print | 2022 | |
200.00 | |||
| Charity photo library half day portraits and lifestyle on location , terms - copyright remains with photographer licensed for online and print use in perpetuity within conditions of the stock library | 2025 | |
330.00 | GR | ||
| CLIC Sargent half day shoot for cancer charity | 2017 | |
200.00 | |||
| Coca-Cola food stylist day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
600.00 | |||
| Corporate client renewing a 5-year licence to use a photo , terms - percentage of original fee | 2024 |  |
80.00 | |||
| Corporate photography via the YunoJuno platform maximum day rate | 2023 | |
1020.00 | |||
| Corporate photograpy via the YunoJuno platform average day rate | 2023 | |
378.00 | |||
| Corporate sponsor shot branded print (unframed): provision of 24"x19" shot of player with sponsor branding, for single print use | 2020 | |
72.00 | GR | ??? | |
| Corporate work half day plus edits - headshots and stock photography of factory and offices for use on website, social media, reports etc, terms - non-exclusive use, online and print - £35 hour extra editing | 2023 | |
350.00 | |||
| Council website image embedded in a downloadable PDF as an online resource, terms - one website only | 2019 | |
200.00 | |||
| EMWWAA (Ethnic Minority Welsh Women Achievement Association) book launch event coverage - non-exclusive use, online and print | 2022 | |
100.00 | XXX | ||
| Fashion and photography producer day up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| freelancermap.com advertised for public relations or corporate work, 2 days per week at their place for 6 months, per day | 2023 | |
250.00 | |||
| Key agent Photographs of a £1.5m house for estate agent listing; terms not discussed | 2015 | |
30.00 | XX | ||
| Law firm one-day on-location portraiture , terms - licensed for all media in perpetuity but "copyright retained" - travel expenses repaid | 2018 | |
500.00 | O | ||
| Leicester City football club camera operator day | 2019 | |
390.00 | O | ||
| Local council publicity flyer for a council event | _HMG | 2019 | |
200.00 | ||
| Local London charity photography day - post-processing, and some administration work; licensed for all media in perpetuity but copyright retained | 2018 | |
250.00 | |||
| Marketing and creative social media marketer, photographer day 500 Canadian dollars = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
290.00 | |||
| NEU (National Education Union) covering a picket line - 2 hours plus editing - non-exclusive use, online and print | _TU | 2022 | |
300.00 | O | |
| NUJ per day? | _TU | 2019 | |
300.00 | O | |
| NUJ photographing event | _TU | 2019 | |
300.00 | ||
| Online programme showcasing US entrepreneurs supply of one photo - client paid before hi-res files released - licensed only for this online use, in perpetuity | 2022 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Personal portrait personal portrait - for any use by subject | 2020 | |
150.00 | X | ||
| Photography photographer day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
650.00 | |||
| Photography photographer day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Photography day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
550.00 | |||
| Photography day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
750.00 | |||
| Photography producer / editor day up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
180.00 | |||
| Photography day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Photography day up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Photography day up to 3000 Australian dollars = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1670.00 | |||
| Photography day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
750.00 | |||
| Photography day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
750.00 | |||
| Photography (commercial, advertising, editorial) day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
650.00 | |||
| Photography day day (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| PR agency one hour PR photography, FBS, prod/exes £40 | 2019 | |
200.00 | O | ||
| PR agency licence fee for single display use of image on a trade exhibition stand , terms 1 month display use only | 2019 | |
150.00 | GR | O | |
| PR client magazine feature - for any client-owned web site use and within internal publications | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| PR company Cheque presentation photo | 2018 | |
200.00 | |||
| PR for a manufacturing company photographing an individual - for any use within internal publications | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Private school one day location PR photography, FBS, production/exes £120 | 2019 | |
800.00 | O | ||
| Public relations clients day shoot - before expenses, including post-processing | 2023 | |
800.00 | |||
| Public relations clients day shoot | 2023 | |
500.00 | |||
| Public relations clients day shoot | 2023 | |
950.00 | |||
| Public relations clients half-day shoot | 2023 | |
550.00 | |||
| Public relations clients day shoot | 2023 | |
800.00 | |||
| Public relations clients half-day shoot | 2023 | |
450.00 | |||
| RCN Wales (Royal College of Nursing) event photography - 2.5 hours - non-exclusive use, online and print | _TU | 2022 | |
240.00 | ||
| Retail client for PR two hours at venue plus processing time - half day - for any client-owned web site use and within internal publications | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Shelter (housing charity) pictures for annual report | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Small charity made and edited video with own equipment - expenses on top | 2020 | |
350.00 | X | ||
| Small online retailer one hour studio photography, 12 shots supplied, Web use only | 2019 | |
150.00 | GR | ||
| Social media videography day - web use UK only | 2023 | |
550.00 | GR | O | |
| United Nations Taking a portrait in a cafe | 2021 | |
500.00 | |||
| University website photographing events or people for press releases - expenses not paid, paid per hour or per image depending on how many images they wanted (£5 per extra image) | 2019 | |
40.00 | |||
| Welsh Labour council elections launch coverage of election manifesto launch 3.5 hrs - non-exclusive use, online and print | 2022 | |
250.00 | GR | X | |
| Working Class Movement Library photo shoots of the building and staff to populate a new website. | 2024 | |
1000.00 | |||
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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. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / regional |
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| 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 |
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| 5 Amount paid (total of basic licence and extra licences for web use, database resale...) | Amount |
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| 7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: | GR |
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| 8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor: | | 50.00 | X |
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| or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised: | | 1500.00 | O |
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| Words, per 1000 | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Words, other | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Photography | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Broadcasting | News | Local | Other including podcasting | ||||
| Shifts | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Other: | Cartoons | Crosswords | Illustration | Punditry | Retainer | Teaching | Tip-off | Translation | ||||||
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