Concert Photographer, Where Did Your Integrity Go?

Concert Photographer, Where Did Your Integrity Go?

Over the last couple of weeks, the matter of photo contracts has once again been debated. First came Jason Sheldon’s blog post, calling Taylor Swift out

via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/07/07/concert-photographer-where-did-your-integrity-go/

And you know what? It actually works! The Norwegian press, as a whole, has made a joint statement to never sign any contracts put forward by artists or their management pushed forward by concert photographers, as can be read here. In Norway, most concert photographers are, in essence, photojournalists and identify more or less as such. And because of that, we are part of the press. We are not 100 concert photographers, but 7000 journalists. Together we have a powerful voice.