For photographers it would be a combination of self nominated and community
identified applicants, realising that the person would firstly want to be
available. Then it would be upto the committee to establish what
experience the photographer has and what level of trust setting conditions
The Volunteer support program
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Program:Volunteer_support_program is
there for more complex or larger requests, if we have people in these
fields incurring costs for others then WMAu is available to help, we can
include other skills within the register as well the
how I see the process working
1. photographer applies to the committe to be listed,
1. committee approves the individual and a budget based on a number
of factors, locality, available transport, experience, past reporting
2. committee sets conditions for request, GA or FA
Just throwing a thought out there to discuss
WMAu has for the last few years run an equipment support program where by
photographers can get an incentive to provide photographs through funds to
help with the purchase of new/updated equipment. A number of people
including myself have availed
