Effective immediately I am no longer working for any publication that does not pay a hazard fee for wildfire coverage due to the time, experience, PPE, and additional damage to cameras for coverage. Not that I really did before, but wanting to educate peers who may be newer.
https://twitter.com/stuartpalley/status/1430626377695469574
I've reached out to the management of some of the organizations in question for their positions on putting freelancers at safety and financial risk, and will be publicly disclosing who does what in the next week or so. It's time to push back against bad contracts+exploitation.
Further, news organizations need to cover basics like fuel, field meals, and hotel when necessary for these stories. Cost of doing business has skyrocketed while rates remain the same over a decade.
Oh, also WFH, or work for hire agreements, also exploit photographers when they're putting their lives at risk. If you want copyright, you've got to pay for it. I'm fortunate enough to be able to say no to bad contracts, so it's important to speak up.
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