The Photography Papers
You know, like “Panama Papers”, but for photographers…
This website is designed to expose the crooks of the Photography Industry…
We will denounce all the crooks who hire photographers, take their photos, and don’t pay them.
Here is the starting list:
- Victor Fraile and Power Sports Images
- Fran Caffrey and Golffile
- We hear bad things about Spanish photographer Manuel Queimadelos but nobody wants to tells their story publicly. Anonymous reports are worrisome enough for us to recommend not to work for Manuel Queimadelos and definitely not give him your photos to syndicate on Getty Images. If you have a testimony to relay, get in touch.
- East Bay Express, newspaper in Oakland, California
Anonymous reports in 2018 declare that this newspaper agrees on a rate with photographers prior to the job, publishes the photos, and then never pays. Found on https://www.tumblr.com/whopaysphotogs - Friking Design B.V. in Netherlands or France
An anonymous report in 2016 declares that they never paid the photographer for an assignment of 60 photos (portraits/fashion). In 2026, we are not sure the company still exists, but the entrepreneur was John Alexander Calderon Trujillo. Beware. Found on https://www.tumblr.com/whopaysphotogs - Nomad Africa Magazine in South Africa
An anonymous report in 2016 declares that they never paid the photographer for a words + pictures’ assignment. Found on https://www.tumblr.com/whopaysphotogs - Cater News Agency, UK
An anonymous report in 2013 declares that the photographer hasn’t been paid the £ 308.00 he was owed. Found on https://www.tumblr.com/whopaysphotogs
We are certain there are more. If you know another crook in the photography industry, send us an e-mail and tell us the story. We will publish it
The Photography Papers - Denouncing the crooks of the photography industry 