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The State of News Photography: A Survey of Photojournalists’ Attitudes Toward Work Practices, Technology and Life in the Digital Age

University of Stirling;World Press Photo Foundation (2016), 27 pp.
"There has been a significant change in the employment arrangement of photographers from 2015 to 2016. The number of photojournalists working for themselves (self-employed) has declined from 60% in 2015 to 54% of respondents in 2016. Fewer respondents are working full-time as photographers, down markedly from 74% in 2015 to 61% in 2016. Instead, there has been a rise in part-time work with respondents undertaking other photography-related work and also unrelated work on the side. Less than half of our respondents get all their income from photography. Most need to supplement their photography income with earnings from other activities such as teaching or work in the hospitality industry." (Key findings, page 5)