Comments on: Shoreham Airshow crash photo

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:13:43 +0000

Sounds like the Herald have responded very decently to you on this one. Frustrating and annoying though.

By: Press Tog

Press Tog — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:51:48 +0000

I spoke to the Editor at the Worthing Herald.
And he says he is not paying this person, and will pay you for your Images, as soon as proof of ownership has been sorted out.

Jay Kaycappa also go’s by the Name of Mr Purkiss
He has been slaped in the face by Kate Moss, Was found guilty of assault on Heather Mills McCartney and was arrested under the Animal Health Act for breaching a cordon on 4 August at Woolford Farm near Guildford. The case comes to court on Friday 26 September. And now this.

By: Ess Pea

Ess Pea — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:09:58 +0000

OMG - I can’t believe how low some people will sink.

We too watched this accident as it happened and I honestly felt, and still feel, sick to the stomach that I had seen someone die in such a tragic way.

How anyone can exploit this situation is beyond me. Gutter - absolute gutter!

Well done for getting this sorted.

By: Nic

Nic — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:06:13 +0000

Thought Herald responded really well. Like you we’ve been offered a fee which will also be donated to a charity - probably RAFA. Our photo has also appeared in various other places so I’ve been emailing them too to ensure that noone is getting paid anything they don’t deserve.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:00:39 +0000

The Worthing Herald have cleared this up! See above.

By: A Tog

A Tog — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:07:18 +0000

A colleague of mine has been in touch with the Herald also to ensure that he is not paid for these images. They came via an agency, who in all likelyhood are unaware that he may have stolen these images.

It is indeed the same photographer that assaulted Heather Mills McCartney and is being prosecuted for the crossing of a F&M cordon.

It is people like him that get real press photographers like my colleagues and I a bad reputation, that the great majority of us don’t deserve.

By: Nic

Nic — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:51:26 +0000

found some more about him here
http://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/10967/Photographers-in-court-over-footandmouth

Also have contacted the Herald and they are looking into it further.

[edit by admin: - that URL's broken, think it's this one?]
http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/latest-south-west-news/Photographers-in-court-over-footandmouth.3183478.jp

By: Nic

Nic — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:14:26 +0000

Directed here by Chris (commenting above) - the other shots credited to Jay Kaycappa were taken by my husband, Chris has already linked to my flickr page above.

Like you my husband felt a bit odd taking pictures and posting them up but someone else using them, presumably for profit if not for furthering their own name is really out of order. Looks like they are not someone often bothered by conventional ideas of what is right and wrong though really…

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:13:57 +0000

I can’t find the words… :S

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:01:14 +0000

It could just be a coincidence