LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 16.02.09. Photographers stage a mass photo taking event outside New Scotland Yard on Monday 16 February 2009 in London, England. The event, called by the National Union of Journalists, marked the enforcement date of section 76 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 which could prevent the media and public from taking pictures of the police . (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
Photographers are under attack – job losses in local and national media, picture rate cuts and police repression on the streets. It’s time for photographers to come together and plan and build the best way to defend our profession. NUJ London photographers are meeting on Thursday 16 July 2009 at 6.30pm at Headland House (MAP) to start the process of setting up a NUJ London Photographers Branch. If you live or work in London – freelance, agency or staffer – and an NUJ member this is the meeting for you.
If you are a photographer and not yet an NUJ member – join us and be part of this new branch.
More info: NUJ Diary & Facebook Event.
Update (17.07.09): The meeting of NUJ photographers in London last night voted to set up a London Photographers Branch (LPB). A historic moment for the NUJ. There were 31 people at the meeting and the vote for a ‘nationwide’ branch was defeated by 19-7 with 4 abstentions. The vote for a London branch was carried by 26-1 with 1 abstention. The branch must now be approved by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the NUJ and the next LPB meeting will be in September to elect a interim committee.
It was agreed that the LPB will be open to NUJ members who “work as photographers or as other lens based journalists” and whose work is “carried out in London”. It was also agreed that the new branch will campaign against job cuts, rate cuts and restrictions on photography as well as campaign against attacks on media workers across the world.
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