International Federation of Journalists

Dear Colleagues,

We are urging all photographers not to sign the contracts. Our unions in France have written to AFP management calling on the company to withdraw the contracts and negotiate a fair collective agreement.

They have not done so. So we are launching a campaign of action to oppose the changes. Help us use our collective strength to stand up to exploitation and stand up for fair contracts. If any of your members have received the contracts please let us know…and please ensure your freelance photographers are aware of the unions’ call not to sign the contracts. We have set up a digital campaign letter targeting AFP. Please feature the campaign on your website. Please urge your members to take action now.

For all the campaign information see http://www.ifj.org/campaigns/afp-stop-the-rights-grabfair-contracts-for-all/

Chers membres,

1st Press Council of India Award

The 1st. Press Council of India Award for photojournalism has gone to three persons:-- Biplab Banerjee of ‘The Asian Age’, New Delhi, Lattur Rathinam Shankar of ‘The Times of India’, Chennai and Partha Paul of ‘The Indian Express’, Kolkata. They have been selected for the honour for single news picture category for photographs remarkable for mirroring poignant scenes and harsh realities of life. They will each receive a cash award of Rs. 50,000/- Kamal Kishore, photo-journalist, ‘PTI’, New Delhi has bagged Certificate of Excellence for his photograph of farmers at work. The Certificate comes with a cash prize of Rs. 25, 000/-. In photo feature category, Sanjoy Ghosh of the ‘The Telegraph’, Kolkata has been selected for his photo-story on the capital of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, Jaffna reflecting the positivity since the end of Civil War in 2009. This award will fetch him a purse of Rs. 50, 000/. Zishaan Akbar Latif, freelancer, Mumbai has been chosen for Certificate of Excellence carrying cash prize of Rs. 25, 000/- for his photo-story capturing moments from the life of a lonely old person.

The awards to be conferred by Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice of India on November 16, 2012 on the occasion of National Press Day.

The jury comprised of Dr. S.Y. Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, S/Shri Harsh Mander, IAS, Social Activist and Writer, Vinod Sharma, Political Editor, Hindustan Times, and Members of the Press Council of India i.e. Neeraj Bajpai, UNI, Sondeep Shankar, Photo-journalist, Shravan Garg, Nai Duniya, K.S.S. Murthy, Malayala Manorama, Rajeev Sabade, UGC, Kalyan Barooah, Assam Tribune, and Arun Kumar, Times of India, Patna.

Dear Member,

World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch: Tim Hetherington Grant

Deadline: 15 November 2012

All Countries
World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch have issued a call for applications for the Second Tim Hetherington Grant. Under this grant, press photographers and photojournalists around the world can apply for support to complete an existing project on a human rights theme...[for more http://www.fundsforngos.org/?p=37656]

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