London Photographers Branch website in production. Photo by Jonathan Warren. (c) Jonathan Warren, 2010. Published here by kind permission of Jonathan Warren.
“London Photographers’ Branch” – londonphotographers.org
“London photographers develop new organisation” – National Union of Journalists.
“NUJ shooters launch London Photographers’ Branch” – British Journal of Photography.
The inaugural meeting of the first ever London Photographers’ Branch (LPB) of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) last week was an historic moment. It was great to see the room packed out with photographers from across London and yours truly was elected secretary.
The branch aims to reach out to as many photographers as possible to address the issues we face today. The collapse of the commission market, the fall in picture rates & library percentages, job cuts, questions of ethics, safety and press freedom.
The branch will be tackling all these over the next year but most importantly this is a branch run by photographers, for photographers – it will be member led. Every individual member, staff, freelance and contract will have an equal say.
This is our opportunity to shape the kind of union branch we need and tailor it to photographers’ needs across the sector.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 23 February 2010 at 6pm in Headland House.
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