Almost a year ago to date, Sports Illustrated cut all staff photographers from its payroll, opting instead to rely on freelancers for images—a move that naturally came with plenty of criticism.

Since then things have been mostly silent on the employment front, but the Time Inc. franchise is back at it again.

New reports say that Sports Illustrated Director of Photography Brad Smith and Photo Editors Clair Bourgeois and John Blackmar will be laid off as part of a larger restructuring plan.[Read More…]