NUJ Rate for the Job:
Photography / mags

Archived: 20 December 2017

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" 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 / mags Photography whose primary use was in a magazine. These are archived rates - see current rates.
Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / mags		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Basic fee	Extras	GR	XXXX
Amateur Photographer page	_IPC	1992		150	-
European 0.25 page B+W	_BarcB	1993		65	-
Faster EXE pic		1995		25	-		X
Faster EXE (Computers) job		1995		25	-		XXX
GMB direct day	_TU	1993		125	-
GP (General Practitioner) half-day+exes	_HM	1994		80	-
GP (General Practitioner) half-day	_HM	1992		80	-
Hello! colour page	_Hola	1992		150	-		XXX
Mountain Biker colour on inside page	_IPC	1992		85	-
Mountain Biker B+W on contents page	_IPC	1992		80	-
Mountain Biker colour on contents page	_IPC	1992		120	-
Mountain Biker colour cover	_IPC	1992		100	-
Mountain Biker B+W on inside page	_IPC	1992		53	-
Nursing Times day	_EMAP	1997		200	-
Nursing Times half-day	_EMAP	1996		90	-
Nursing Times day	_EMAP	1996		180	-
Post Update day		1996		200	-
Post Update 2 hours		1996		80	-
Punch half day		1998		100	-
TAB half-day		1992		100	-
The Face page (commissioned, but use fee only for the non-famous)	_EMAP	2000		120	-
The Face quarter page	_EMAP	2000		60	-
The Face page	_EMAP	1999		120	-
The Face quarter page	_EMAP	1999		60	-
Times Higher Education Supplement half-day	_NI	1992		75	-
~various sports mags page		1994		60	-
Inside Communications half-day	_TMG	1992		85	-
MacMillan page	_EMAP	1992		120	-
MacMillan 0.25 page	_EMAP	1992		45	-
The above are the rates for Photography / mags ARCHIVED on 20 December 2017.
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
5 Amount paid for basic licence - e.g. first use in print:				Basic fee
6 Paid for extra licences - web use, database resale... (no data pre Jun 2000)				...	Extras
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it:				...	...	GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement (more will be made soon):				...	...	HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:				50	0		X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:				1500	300		O

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