Photography Thailand Forum

[Gregg Spradling]

I thought this was an interesting read about the images that the BBC gets and the different levels of photojournalism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-12997126

At the BBC we can receive more than 8,000 pictures from the news wire agencies each day. Add to that the photographs sent in by our readers, pictures sent on spec from freelance photographers and independent photo agencies, then... well let's just say we see our fair share of pictures.

You could argue whether we really need any new photographs. Have we reached saturation point?

[Khun Hans]

For sure the BBC and any other broadcaster will continue buying pics of latest news. The more spectacular the better. Beside that they have and need a constant update of their stock portfolio. With 8k pics coming in a day (who is viewing all that stuff?) it is getting more difficult for any professional photographer to be one of the chosen.
Hans