Here’s a link to an article, and interview, with Arthur Edwards, of The Sun newspaper in UK. For those of you not familiar with any of those names, The Sun is one of the biggest tabloid papers of Britain, read by millions on a daily basis, and Arthur Edwards has been their “royal” photographer for 30 years, photographing the British Royal family when they’re out and about. In this interview he talks of his years travellling with Prince Charles and Diana, and of the current situation in London with a changing style of press pack chasing Kate Middleton, Prince William’s lady.

It’s an interesting article to read, Arthur Edwards being a snapper from yesteryear, but who keeps himself up to date by shooting video and producing podcasts. He’s had a fascinating 30 year career, the article is worth a read. He’s a bit of legend in UK paper photo circles.

Edwards also talks about being classed as papparazzi in the aftermath Diana’s death, and I remember this also. A short while after her death I had to shoot U2 in concert in Edinburgh, and as the photogrpahers were led into the area in front of the stage we were booed and heckled by the audience. A reaction purely based on the incorrect assumption that it was photographers who had led to Diana being killed, and whilst photographers were undoubtedly in hot pursuit that night in Paris, as we all know it was a drunken driver who perhaps takes shoulders the blame. Even to this day I have people ask me if I am, or call me, “papparazzi”. A press editorial photographer is not papparazzi.