Photo agency

There are now two online photo agencies specialising in digital/phone pics. The latest Spy Media is based in the USA and offering free uploads until the end of October 2005. The first was UK based Scoopt. Working journalists who take such pics can now upload them to both sites where the pics are published automatically and if/when sold the site takes a slice of the action. Photo editors will have to keep an eye on these sites for fast breaking stories