Press photography – Fleet Street on film – The Press Photo History Project

Here are few interesting and factual films and documentary’s which include press photography in Fleet Street – enjoy!

The British Council film Picture Magazines Publishing a News Magazines

ThoughtMaybe site Everyday is Like Sunday

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At the turn of the 20th century, there was vast growth in press agencies and photographers due to the massive thirst for images in newspapers. Many are still in existence but others have been sold, absorbed or simply disappeared, effectively leaving gaps in the history of this industry… many agency offices were bombed during the WWII London Blitz resulting negative and print files being water damage from the hoses quenching the fires …most archives were in the building basements.

Press photography – Fleet Street on film

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