Who Pays Photographers?

A space to list how much – and how little – magazines, newspapers, websites, NGOs and corporations pay photographers. Editorial, commercial, advertising, entertainment – any and all presented. Listing based on anonymous submissions. This is intended as an exercise in sharing, rather than shaming – but feel free to warn your fellow photogs about deadbeats. No doubt, there will be conflicting reports. Outlets play favorites and situations vary. Still, the more data points, the fuller the picture for everyone. If you have a differing account of a particular client, feel free to add your info. All the info on this site is shared anonymously, based on photographers’ experiences and opinions. If you or your company have serious issues with inaccuracies in any particular post, feel free to email us at whopaysphotographers@gmail.com SUBMISSIONS: All submissions will be posted anonymously, one title at a time. To report a rate, please click the “Add Rate” button in the menu above. Or you can email us: whopaysphotographers@gmail.com Please include: Name of publication What you were paid When it was (year) Number of pages, size of usage Type of piece (e.g., portrait, photo essay, reprint, etc.) Assignment work vs stock sale Expenses paid/not, mileage rates, assistant. Context such as non-payment, rights-grab, etc. Use the search function to check on previous listings, or click through the #hashtags to navigate between similar reports. The best way to find info on a particular client is to check in the whopaysphotographers@gmail.com | Twitter: @whopaysphotogs Props and full credit to Manjula Martin and Who Pays Writers for coming up with this idea. Be sure to visit their site.

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