NUJ Rate for the Job:
Photography / news

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 / news Photography whose primary use was in a newspaper. These are archived rates - see current rates.
Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / news		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Basic fee	Extras	GR	XXXX
Daily Telegraph day	_Holl	1993		120	-
Daily Telegraph day	_Holl	1993		110	-
Daily Telegraph pic	_Holl	1993		110	-
Daily Telegraph half-day	_Holl	1992		50	-
Evening Standard head'n'shoulders	_Assoc	1994		50	-
Guardian Stock pic up to 5" - minimum	_GMG	2011		60.09		HA
Guardian minimum shift (4 hours) in 2011 house agreement - £183.15 total	_GMG	2011		171.97	11.18	HA
Guardian Stock pic 30" to 50" - minimum	_GMG	2011		91.38		HA
Guardian Stock pic 80" to 108" - half Berliner page - minimum	_GMG	2011		120.86		HA
Guardian Stock pic 50" to 80" - minimum	_GMG	2011		105.09		HA
Guardian Stock pic 108" to 216" - full Berliner page - minimum	_GMG	2011		157.12		HA
Guardian Speculative pic more than 5" - minimum	_GMG	2011		150		HA
Guardian Stock pic 216" to 432" - double Berliner page - negotiable - minimum	_GMG	2011		204.26		HA
Guardian day rate in 2011 house agreement - £267.68 total	_GMG	2010		251.34	16.34	HA
Guardian ordered pix	_GMG	2001		38.67		HA
Guardian pix 31-50 sq inches	_GMG	2001		96.16	4.81	HA
Guardian pix 51-80 sq inches	_GMG	2001		105.21	5.26	HA
Guardian commissioned pix	_GMG	2001		73.65	3.68	HA
Guardian day shift plus travel and film	_GMG	2000		130
Guardian one pic, paid nine months later	_GMG	2000		120	-
Guardian 1/8p colour pic, £15 wiring fee	_GMG	1997		100	-
Guardian sport (foreign)	_GMG	1995		88	-		X
Guardian Weekend, double-page	_GMG	1993		150	-
Guardian day (taxed at source, negotiated with effort)	_GMG	1993		110	-
Guardian quarter front page	_GMG	1993		130	-
Guardian 2p spread	_GMG	1992		300	-
Independent on Saturday 3 photos for interview	_INM	1998		150	-		X
Independent on Sunday day	_INM	1998		125	-
Independent 2 pix	_INM	1998		90	-		X
Independent Saturday mag	_INM	1998		150	-		X
Independent day	_INM	1997		125	-
Independent half-day	_INM	1997		75	-
Independent sports, up to 12 hours	_INM	1996		175	-
Independent sports, up to 8 hours	_INM	1996		125	-
Independent sports, up to 10 hours	_INM	1996		150	-
Independent pic	_INM	1995		50	-
Independent pic	_INM	1994		70	-
Independent day	_INM	1993		105	-
Mail on Sunday day	_Assoc	1994		100	-		X
Observer/Guardian 'so-called half-day'	_GMG	1996		150	-
Observer day	_GMG	1995		125	-
Observer 3 columns	_GMG	1995		95	-
Observer 90sqr	_GMG	1993		110	-
Times / Sunday Times each	_NI	1992		50	-		X
Times / Sunday Times each	_NI	1992		250	-
Times Supplement day	_NI	1994		200	-
Times Supplement half-day	_NI	1994		120	-
Today feature page		1994		200	-
Weekly Journal page of 4 pix+text		1993		465	-
BBC (NCA) (disputed) Video clip	_BBC	1995		200	-
BBC North Video clip	_BBC	1995		100	-
The above are the rates for Photography / news 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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