World Image Issue 32 May 2016

Members of the
Peoples Photographic
Society and subscribers to the
magazine can benefit from one years free
membership of the Academy.
For details please go to group or contact
lendasnow@hotmail.co.uk to register with the society (free) and obtain
access details.
In a recent communication to the editor it was intimated that it is not right and proper for a magazine to
publish pictures and articles without paying the person submitting them. It is apparently considered
unprofessional and unfair to professional writers and photographers.
While the editor considers this to be a fair and reasonable statement in regard to those magazines and
periodicals that charge the reader for the privilege of reading their pages, it is worth remembering that this
magazine is currently free.
It is designed to showcase the non-professional alongside the professionals who want to inspire others.
Their return on this investment is exposure to an audience that simply can not afford to pay for
subscriptions, (especially for magazines that are 70% advertising), and the knowledge that beginners can
learn and be encouraged to participate.
We encourage the non-professional to submit pictures and write articles, ordinary, unassuming people
who would never be considered for mainstream magazines because they are ‘unknown’, and we will
continue along that path for as long as we have the support.
We will not pay for articles or submissions, but will welcome them. By the same token, we will not charge
you to read this magazine.
One final note, have you ever wondered how a photographer becomes ‘known’, or how much money they
spend to achieve that status? While many are great, more are great in their own eyes only, and many more
are as good as or better than the great.
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