There are many staff jobs available for editors and writers, but none for photographers. Well almost none: the only photo jobs are those for department store portrait studios, baby photographers and school photographers. These three are always looking for employees, which tends to indicate the quality of these jobs.
There’s a new business magazine about to start-up in Toronto. It has full-time paid job opportunities for editors, writers, designers and web people. What’s missing? Photographers.
Yes, the magazine is looking for photographers but these positions will be unpaid. The magazine does hint that it might consider some sort of honorarium for the photographers.
There’s also a new online “city magazine” in Toronto. This business is looking for staff editors, writers, bloggers and designers. It’s also looking for photographers, but only photographers willing to work for free.
Let’s recap:
Editors, writers and designers walk in with only the clothes on their back and they get paid for their work.
Photographers arrive with at least $20,000 worth of camera and computer equipment and a car, and they don’t get paid for their work.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Tags: hiring a photographer, rant, stupidity
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