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Daily Express - Northern and Shell Media

  • Main Contact Name:Picture Desk - Picture Editor Henry Bouquet, Mick Gell and Toby Hancock
  • Phone Numbers:0208612700 (S), 02086127171, 02086127210
  • Email Contacts: allpicdesks@express.co.uk  henry.bouquet@express.co.uk  mick.gell@express.co.uk  toby.hancock@express.co.uk
  • Special Instructions:Always contact desk before sending pics. Most material taken from wires but always looking for quirky images for an older readership. Weather, health and animals. Expect a standard £150 for arranged material can be upped for bigger used pics.
  • Address:
    Northern and Shell Media
    The Northern & Shell Building
    Number 10 Lower Thames Street
    London
    EC3R 6EN

Daily Mail - Daily Mail and General Trust. DMG Media

  • Main Contact Name:Picture Desk - Picture Editor Paul Silva and Janet Tomlinson. Kim Scott-Clark Rob Kearney pic editor at Mail Online
  • Phone Numbers:0207938600, 0203 615 1373
  • Email Contacts: pics@dailymail.co.uk  Paul.Silva@dailymail.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Always contact desk before sending pics. Most material taken from wires but always looking for quirky images for an older readership. Weather, health and animals
  • Address:
    DMG Media
    (Daily Mail and General Trust)
    Northcliffe House
    2 Derry Street
    London
    W8 5TT

Daily Sport - Daily Sport Ltd

  • Main Contact Name:Grant on Picture Desk
  • Phone Numbers:0844 4488008
  • Email Contacts: grant@dailysport.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Now only an online publication, unlikely to be a huge take up of material, but sometimes worth the effort. Bit of a 'yellow journalism' specialist
  • Site:http://dailysport.co.uk/
  • Address:
    DAILY SPORT LIMITED
    PO Box 649A
    Surbiton
    KT5 9YR

Daily Star - Northern and Shell Media

  • Main Contact Name:Kirsty Jarman DPE, Rob Greener
  • Phone Numbers:02086127353, 02086127382
  • Email Contacts: kirsty.jarman@dailystar.co.uk  Rob.Greener@dailystar.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Always ring first - phoning better than e-mail contact
  • Address:
    The Northern & Shell Building
    Number 10 Lower Thames Street
    London
    EC3R 6EN

Daily Telegraph - Telegraph Media Group

  • Main Contact Name:Matthew Fern, Shaun Russell, Lisa McClean, Kate Mayger (Features), Alex Benwell, Terry McGourty, Sharzad Ahmed, Veronnica Hale, Andy Hepbourn, Melanie Bryan, Chiarraa Palazzo
  • Phone Numbers:0207 931 2000 (S), 02079312660
  • Email Contacts: pixassignment@telegraph.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Best to ring first - the Daily desk will also liaise for you with whoever is the Sunday Pic desk that week
  • Address:
    Telegraph Media Group
    111, Buckingham Palace Road
    London
    SW1W 0DT

Guardian - Guardian Media Group

  • Main Contact Name:Roger Tooth, Fiona Shaw, Features Diary Jim Hedge
  • Phone Numbers:02033532000 (S), 02033533524
  • Email Contacts: firstname.lastname@guardian.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Always best to ring first - like all desks they get thousands of pics specced in a day
  • FTP details: aqua.guardian.co.uk (backup - marina.guardian.co.uk) logon:tempuser password:F32x4meA
  • Address:
    Kings Place
    90 York Way
    London
    N1 9GU

Independent - Alexander Lebedev Independent Print Limited

  • Main Contact Name:Sophie Batterbury - Picture Editor, Lee Martin - Deputy + Anne-Marie Conlon
  • Phone Numbers:0203 615 2740, 02070052000 (S)
  • Email Contacts: pix@independent.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: They like stuff just dropped in but ftp is better - phone for ftp details. Best contact before doing anything
  • Address:
    Northcliffe House Independent Print Ltd
    2 Derry Street
    London
    W8 5HF

Independent on Sunday - Alexander Lebedev Independent Print Limited

  • Main Contact Name:Sophie Batterbury - Picture Editor, Lee Martin - Deputy + Anne-Marie Conlon
  • Phone Numbers:0203 615 2740, 02070052000 (S)
  • Email Contacts: pix@independent.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: They like stuff just dropped in but ftp is better - phone for ftp details. Best contact before doing anything
  • Address:
    Northcliffe House
    Independent Print Ltd
    2 Derry Street
    London
    W8 5HF

Mail on Sunday - Daily Mail and General Trust [DMG Media]

Mirror - Trinity Mirror

  • Main Contact Name:Ian Down - Picture Editor, Derek Momodu, Ben Jones
  • Phone Numbers:0207293 3000 (S) 02072933851
  • Email Contacts: I.down@mirror.co.uk  momodu@mirror.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Contact first is always advised
  • Address:
    One Canada Square
    Canary Wharf
    London
    E14 5AP

Morning Star - Peoples Press Printing

  • Main Contact Name:Chief Subs - Indi or James Rodie, Features - Ros Sitwell
  • Phone Numbers:02085100815 - reception, Features - 0208 525 6985
  • Email Contacts: chiefsub@peoples-press.com  features@peoples-press.com
  • Special Instructions: Contact first is always advised
  • Address:
    William Rust House,
    52, Beachy Road
    London
    E3 2NS

Observer - Guardian Media Group

  • Main Contact Name:Greg Whitmore - Picture Editor, Josy Forsdike - Picture desk
  • Phone Numbers:02033532000 (S) 02033534304
  • Email Contacts: greg.whitmore@observer.co.uk  josy.forsdike@observer.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Contact first is always advised
  • Address:
    Kings Place
    90 York Way
    London
    N1 9GU

Sun - News UK & Ireland Ltd

  • Main Contact Name:Mark Tattersall Pic Ed, Tony Halliday, Alex Cowan, Ross McClellan, John Edwards, Adrian Swift
  • Phone Numbers:02077824000 02077824110
  • Email Contacts: mark.tattersall@the-sun.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Contact first is always advised
  • Address:
    1 London Bridge Street
    London
    SE1 9GF

Sunday Express - Northern & Shell Media

  • Main Contact Name:Jim Selby - Picture Editor, Cherry Jervis
  • Phone Numbers:0208 612 7000 (S), 03086127172, 03086127161
  • Email Contacts: Jim.selby@express.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Contact first is always advised
  • Address:
    The Northern & Shell Building
    Number 10 Lower Thames Street
    London
    EC3R 6EN

Sunday Mirror - Trinity Mirror

  • Main Contact Name:Johnny Goldsmith Online picture editor, Mark Moylan (Head of Pictures), Ivor Game - Sunday Mirror Picture Editor, Charlie Hall - Sunday People Picture Editor
  • Phone Numbers:02072933468 (online), 02072933938 (main picture desk SM + SP)
  • Email Contacts: johnny.goldsmith@trinitymirror.com  Mark.moylan@trinitymirror.com  Ivor.game@trinitymirror.com  Charlie.hall@trinitymirror.com  picturedesk@trinitymirror.com  webpictures@trinitymirror.com
  • Special Instructions: Sunday Mirror and Sunday People now share a desk. One number. Mark is the overall boss, and Ivor and Charlie are in charge of their particular papers. It seems that the share and help each other out on everything else. One main contact number etc. They are happy for people to drop pics into their feed but this seems pointless as they admit to receiving 50,000 images a day this way.
  • Address:
    One Canada Square
    Canary Wharf
    London
    E14 5AP

Sunday People - Trinity Mirror

  • Main Contact Name:Johnny Goldsmith - Online picture editor, Mark Moylan - Head of Pictures, Ivor Game - Sunday Mirror Picture Editor, Charlie Hall - Sunday People Picture Editor
  • Phone Numbers:02072933468 (online), 02072933938 (main picture desk SM + SP)
  • Email Contacts: johnny.goldsmith@trinitymirror.com  Mark.moylan@trinitymirror.com  Ivor.game@trinitymirror.com  Charlie.hall@trinitymirror.com  picturedesk@trinitymirror.com  webpictures@trinitymirror.com
  • Special Instructions: Sunday Mirror and Sunday People now share a desk. One number. Mark is the overall boss, and Ivor and Charlie are in charge of their particular papers. It seems that the share and help each other out on everything else. One main contact number etc. They are happy for people to drop pics into their feed but this seems pointless as they admit to receiving 50,000 images a day this way.
  • Address:
    One Canada Square
    Canary Wharf
    London
    E14 5AP

Sunday Telegraph

  • Main Contact Name:Matthew Fern, Shaun Russell, Lisa McClean, Kate Mayger (Features), Alex Benwell, Terry McGourty, Sharzad Ahmed, Veronnica Hale, Andy Hepbourn, Melanie Bryan, Chiarraa Palazzo
  • Phone Numbers:0207 931 2000 (S), 02079312660
  • Email Contacts: pixassignment@telegraph.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Same desk as the daily. At the end of the week some staff deal specifically with the Sunday paper. Best to ring first.
  • Address:
    Telegraph Media Group
    111, Buckingham Palace Road
    London
    SW1W 0DT

Sunday Times - News UK & Ireland Ltd

  • Main Contact Name:Ray Wells - picture editor, Andrew Mitchell, Dermot Cavanagh (Asst pic ed
  • Phone Numbers:02077826000 (S) 02077825573 (Andrew) 0207785574/73
  • Email Contacts: ray.wells@sunday-times.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Contact first is always advised
  • Address:
    1 London Bridge Street
    London
    SE1 9GF

Times - News UK & Ireland Ltd

  • Main Contact Name:Pic Ed Sue Connolly (changing in May), Rob Dawson, Sam Stewart, Paul Bellsham (leaving too)
  • Phone Numbers:0207782 6000 (S), 02077825877
  • Email Contacts:  Sam.Stewart@thetimes.co.uk  Paul.Bellsham@thetimes.co.uk
  • Special Instructions: Desk undergoing yet more changes, Current picture editior Sue Connolly leaving and due to be replaced in May 2015 Best bet is always telephone first 1 London Bridge Street
    London
    SE1 9GF

Press Association - PA Group Limited

  • Main Contact Name:Milica Lamb - News picture editor
  • Phone Numbers:02079637155
  • Email Contacts: milici.lamb@pressassociation.com
  • Special Instructions: Do occasionally use freelances but generally have people on board already. One can drop pics into the general feed, but there is no guarantee they will be used
  • Address:
    292 Vauxhall Bridge Road,
    London
    SW1V

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