French Minister of Culture initiates Aid Fund for the Production of Documentary Photography
- Oct 06. 2011
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At the international festival of photojournalism, Visa pour l'Image 2011, the French Minister of Culture, Frédéric Mitterand, announced the creation of an aid fund for the production of documentary photography.
The aid fund aims at supporting professional photographers, beginners or cost intensive productions. The selection will be carried out by a jury consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Culture and experts like Julien Frydman, former director of Magnum Paris. This year, the financial aid amounts to 75 000 Euros and 150 000 Euros for 2012.
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Photojournalists? An Endangered Species in Europe?
- Jan 10. 2009
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This survey has been published in 2009 from the European Federation of Journalists.
In 2008, the critical state of the profession of photojournalists had been examined in a survey among the member unions of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ). Major problems are for instance:
- bad working conditions
- unfair contracts
- low remunerations
which result mainly from competition with amateur photographers, restriction on photography in public spaces but also from the financial crisis. According to the survey, solutions should be put forward by the unions.
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