All about me!
Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by!
My name is Nigel Howard; I am a professional photographer with nearly four decades of experience working as a photojournalist in London. Capturing, documenting news stories where my photographs are regularly published in newspapers, magazines and online news websites in the UK and across the world to fully illustrate the story.
I recently took over in January 2025 as the General Secretary of The British Association of Journalists (BAJ) a non-political trade union founded in 1992 for journalists, both staff and freelancers working within newspapers, magazines, broadcasting and online professional media. The BAJ is also a UK Press Card Gatekeeper able to provide Press Cards to professional working journalists. www.bajunion.com, I continue my work as a photojournalist.
I previously worked for the Evening Standard Newspaper based in London for over twenty-five years as the ‘Night Photographer’ and in my later years at the paper also combining this with my role as 'Night Picture Editor' focussing on London stories and events.
It was a great place to work with a strong dedicated team of photographers and journalists and the fastest live picture desk in 'Fleet Street' turning around and publishing pictures and copy with up to five editions daily.
My work at the paper frequently saw me travel across the 700 square miles of the capital city and all the London Boroughs regularly working closely with reporters covering all London news stories, the relentless gangland murder crime scenes, politics, the shocking tragedy of the Grenfell Fire, features and human-interest stories. I hold fond memories of my time there and made so many friends working with an amazing talent pool of people.
I very much enjoyed the elements and buzz of a busy productive newsroom and out on the road capturing those never to be repeated moments that portray and tell a story which ensure those images will forever leave a lasting impression.
Working now completely independently on a freelance basis keeps me on my toes, delivering fast news pictures as well as also undertaking regular commissions for newspaper picture desks in the UK and worldwide. I concentrate on news, politics, crime, as well as sourcing my own stories. It is encouraging that I am also regularly commissioned by businesses and Public Relation executives to cover stories, campaigns across London and further afield where those pictures are published to convey a news narrative with my images they are putting forward with their Press Releases.
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The 'business and corporate sector’ PR and Media Teams prefer the speed and ability of a photojournalist to deliver pictures offering a different perspective to portray their narrative where a strong newsy picture is demanded by PR professionals who also demand a fast turnaround for their social media channels, which I can provide by live filing from the back of the camera seconds immediately after photographs have been taken, enabling super-fast delivery.
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I look forward to helping you achieve your photographic goals. Please do get in touch should your organisation wish to commission me or to chat about your photographic needs.
My commitment and personal attention to detail is reflected in my work ethic ensuring that customer focus satisfaction and discretion is 100% where your images are the focus when published.
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I look forward to hearing from you very soon.
