Photographers should get out there ‘and do some radio journalism’

‘So many photographs are illustrative. I’m looking for people who want to interpret the world, for their singular vision. Not many people have harnessed the power of the web to use pictures in a truly interesting way with a/v presentations.

Photographers don’t yet have the skill sets to make decent a/v package. They can acquire them, but they don’t appear by magic. They need to get out there and do some radio journalism. While newspapers won’t pay for multimedia presentations, they are still very much needed as crucial disseminators and distributers of the work.

In terms of payment, we’ve been paid by DFID and by NGOs, but the media obviously won’t pay. It’s the holy grail, to find that model, or so everyone says. I think it’s more a question of building a programme of activities, with different jump-off points for different people and institutions.’

Adrian Evans on Foto8 (follow the link for the full interview)