Hi Raya, The submission to the Pride events mentioned "We’re currently reviewing all requests and you can expect to hear back on the week commencing Monday 24 June with an update about your press pass application and the 2019 press pack." So hopefully we'll hear back before the 24th and based on the contacts given I'll ask to have you added as part of the WM-LGBT+ User Group.
If these passes don't work out, there's no need to worry. Having a pass is nice, but being polite and confident while waiving a camera goes a long way too. Some of our best Pride related photographs are folks partying and posing for photographs, and that happens everywhere. :-) Fae -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 at 18:08, Raya Sharbain <raya.sharb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Fae, any chance I could also sign up as a photographer? > > في الجمعة، ١٤ حزيران ٢٠١٩ ١٥:٢٢ Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> كتب: >> >> Good news, I got a quick email back with a link, and have filled out >> the media application form. I have added your name and email in as a >> second photographer for WMLGBT+. It's still just an application, but >> hopefully based on our website presence and active Twitter stream, >> they might just rubber stamp it and email us the details. If you do >> get a press pass (probably a wrist band and lanyard pass), then you >> should be able to get photographs in the more secure stage areas. >> >> If this does not work out, I'll be there as a steward around the main >> stage and Trafalgar Square, so can probably get access to most areas, >> and will try having a session taking photographs around the parade >> assembly area before my 'shift' officially starts, however it is a >> *very* busy event this year and with several different areas as well >> as nearly 600 organizations taking part so even if we had several >> photographers with passes, there is so much going on we can only aim >> to have an interesting sample. >> >> P.S. If we set this up next year, we should do the applications in April! >> >> Fae >> >> On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 at 12:33, Josie Fraser <josephine.fra...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Fae, I’ll be attending UK Black Pride in July this year and was >> > planning on taking photographs. Do you know anything about the application >> > process for photographer access at that event? Or is anyone else planning >> > on attending to take pictures? >> > >> > Best, Josie >> > >> > > On 14 Jun 2019, at 13:11, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > As it's been a fortnight, so I have written to the Pride London events >> > > team about photographer access. I believe that it is too late this >> > > close to the event for them to register passes for Wikimedia >> > > photographers, however I have asked on behalf of the WMLGBT+ user >> > > group and we'll see if they can make an exception. >> > > >> > > Thanks, >> > > Fae >> > > >> > >> On Thu, 30 May 2019 at 16:43, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> > >> Training of stewards has started for Pride (6 July) and I was >> > >> wondering if WMUK will register a list of photographers for passes >> > >> again this year? Media info is at >> > >> https://prideinlondon.org/media-centre. As there are 580 organizations >> > >> and several centers to the event, getting varied coverage in photo and >> > >> video on Wikimedia Commons would take several photographers. >> > >> >> > >> I went along to steward training last week, if anyone would like to >> > >> volunteer for one of the support roles, you can find out more at >> > >> https://prideinlondon.org. The event needs 1,000 stewards, with an >> > >> expected viewing public of a million during the day. >> > >> >> > >> Thanks, >> > >> Fae >> > >> -- >> > >> fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Wikimedia UK mailing list >> > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> > > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia UK mailing list >> > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> >> >> -- >> fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
