Photojournalist's Guide to Making Money

Market savvy, expert research, and first-rate resources combine to make this book the tutor that can take experienced photojournalists to new heights of success-while showing aspiring photojournalists how to begin their climb in a stimulating and rewarding field. Step-by-step instructions tell how to establish a business, implement the latest research tactics, network with editors and other photo buyers, pitch to television producers, and expand business through lectures and teaching. Extensive sections in Internet marketing detail cutting-edge strategies for tapping into the lucrative photojournalism marketplace. 40 B&W Illustrations

Market savvy, expert research, and first-rate resources combine to make this book the tutor that can take experienced photojournalists to new heights of success -- while showing aspiring photojournalists how to begin their climb in a stimulating and rewarding field.

This insider's look at how today's pros really sell their work details the powerful maneuvers they use. Step-by-step instructions tell how to establish a business, implement the latest research tactics, network with editors and other photo buyers, pitch to television producers, and expand business through lectures and teaching. Extensive sections on Internet marketing detail cutting-edge strategies for tapping into the lucrative photojournalism marketplace.

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Photojournalist Sedge offers an insider's look at how professionals price, sell, and promote their work and how they come up with marketable ideas. He gives instructions on how to establish a business, use research, develop a professional niche, and network with editors and other photo buyers, including radio and TV producers. He also tells how to expand business through lectures and teaching. Includes b&w photos illustrating different types of photojournalism, and a list of Internet, print, and organization references. Sedge is founder and owner of Strawberry Media Agency. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Michael H. Sedge is owner of the Strawberry Media Agency in Naples, Italy, a company that produces editorial packages
(articles, photos, illustrations) for more than forty publications around the world and syndicates in Canada, Holland, and Asia. He is the author of more than 2,600 articles that have appeared in publications throughout the world, the novels Death Watch and The Oracle, the screenplay The Vatican Diary, and several nonfiction books, including
Ascent to Failure. He publishes the quarterly Markets Abroad
newsletter, where he shares his knowledge with readers about international newspapers, magazines, and book publishers.
Sedge is a foreign correspondent for Armed Forces Journal, Diplomat (UK), International Travel World, and the syndication agency Articles International. His recent assignments have included work for Newsweek, Robb Report, the in-flight magazines for Singapore, Philippine, and Japan Airlines, as well as The Discovery Channel.
A native of Flint, Michigan, Sedge has been married for 22 years to Gabriella Giugliano, and together they have two lovely children: Amanda and Daniele. He maintains his U.S. citizenship, but has been legal resident of southern Italy for more than 24 years, where he lives in Naples.