Xxxxxxx Magazine defaults on payment (but then Facebook comes to the rescue)
UPDATE: After posting this blog, and a similar post on Facebook, I got a phone call from the magazine in about 5 minutes, agreeing to pay, in exchange for taking down the Facebook post. Wow, that was the quickest turnaround I’ve ever encountered. “The power of Facebook to speed up late payments” deserves its own [...]
The Guardian changes terms and conditions for commissioned photography
For anyone making a living through photography, this is bad. Real bad. Thanks Marcus for posting this on LS. I’m reprinting the message here: Dear Contributor, Re. Change to terms and conditions for commissioned photography You will no doubt be aware that we, like every other media outlet in the UK, are experiencing very difficult [...]
Flood coverage : the bigger picture and a self-critique
I received some very nice emails and phone calls from concerned family and friends the past few days, as they watched TV and Internet coverage of the Hanoi floods from afar. I was surprised when they asked after my safety and well-being. After all, the flooding, although fairly serious in pockets of the city, had [...]