New York Times more than doubles day rates for photographers
Apr 5, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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If you work as a photojournalist, this may come as encouraging news. According to a source close to the New York Times, the paper will be paying their photographers a day rate that’s more than double from the one they’re currently paying.
We’ve seen the increasing importance of images in the New York Times over the years. And if the rumors are true, it seems that the paper’s photojournalists will be rewarded for the impact they make and the job they do.
Right now, the day rate is $200 for a New York Times photographer. According to the sources, it will be increased to $450. For shorter photo shoots or any of those that don’t meet the full-day requirement, photojournalists will get $300. Either way, it’s still a higher rate than it is at the moment.
The increase in salary could be the result of the rise in subscriptions, caused by President Trump’s tweets against the publication. Judging by the prediction (or rather a hope) of the Around the Lens, this could become a trend among other news organizations across the nation. Hopefully, this will become the case, considering how much work the photographers put in they work. And not to mention the amount of risk their job often poses.
I’ve read some comments telling that $450 a day is still too low for a photojournalist. I’d say this comes down to quite a decent amount of earnings, but I come from a different background and a country with different standards. So I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this. Do you think this salary is enough for a New York Times’ photojournalist, or is it still too low? And do you think other publications will follow the trend?
[via Around the Lens]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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5 responses to “New York Times more than doubles day rates for photographers”
450 usd is minimum monthly wage in Czech Republic, seems pretty good for one day
let’s compare bananas and potatoes …
Or people making observations and pedantic arseholes …
Jakub can eat for a month for $25 usd.
As a NYT shooter I’m happy to see any increase, however it’s still not totally ideal. I’ve done 5 assignments for them in the last 4 years, and depending on who the PE is that hires you, you might be able to ask for more prior to being awarded the shoot. I now live in a rural area in Western North Carolina, by way of Los Angeles, CA. The cost of living is lower here than LA or NYC, but the availability and frequency of assignments is also much lower. I don’t know if one could afford to only live on $450/day in huge metro areas. Besides they’re not paying for post production, so you have to factor that into your bottom line.