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Deadline: Wednesday, January 1, 2014; 12:00 GMT
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This is a large, long Picture Call without a specific client.
It is a compilation of several client requests we have been asked for this year, which have included many other items such as aircraft, mobiles, shops etc., which I've stripped out, leaving only the hardest and most profitable images — people around the world.
The reason I'm sending you this is because we will be asked for these images again. And again. And again. And some picture library somewhere is making a fortume for its photographers because it can supply these People images.
We're also very keen to get lots of images of Caribbean (especially Jamaican) and African (especially Nigerian) schoolchildren, teenagers and executives.
I know it's tough on all you landscape photographers out there, but it's simply human nature. People want to see people. You can't watch TV for more than 3 seconds without some bod heaving into view. Time it sometime.
To make it even harder on you, we'll also need model releases for individuals and small groups.
Yuri Malenchenko the astronaut in his space suit, no helmet if possible
Yuri Malenchenko on a space mission, on a spacewalk or in a spaceship
Young Saudi woman, dressed appropriately
Young Saudi man, athletic but dressed appropriately
Young Saudi male studying/working at desk in school/college. Dressed in Arab
Xavier, 27, smart but cool, beard.
Waleed: early 40s Saudi male in traditional dress. Avuncular, friendly family man type. He should be the only one in the photo, head and shoulder
View of a man's back - he is on the computer and checking various websites and sources - to represent 'the man from Interpol'
Photo of a Saudi police training ground with recruits in uniform lined up and standing to attention.
Two women of Caribbean origin signing to each other (i.e. they are deaf).
Two teens (about 16), a boy and a girl, seen from the waist up, perhaps sitting at a table. They don’t need to be photographed together. They should be looking away from each other and with confused or pensive looks on their faces.
Two teenage girls talking in one of their bedrooms. One should look as though she’s recently had a haircut (perhaps her friend could be admiring it OR the haircut looks short/neat). If the room’s visible in the background, it’s important that it looks recently decorated and tidy.
Two teenage boys, one white, one black, looking at sports holdalls in a sports shop
Two students or other young people, standing at a rostrum, presenting their views, as in a debate. This mustn’t be a political rally.
Two Saudi men in a greengrocer’s – one is the seller, the other the customer. Can be any age.
Teens on a beach with a campfire and some sort of food on it. Sea should be visible if possible.
Teens – or just silhouettes of people – watching a firework display.
Two photos in the style of the ones you find at hairdressers, which should show teenagers with the haircuts that a boy and a girl could end up with.
Two people doing business in a South American / Latin American country or context.
Two people angrily arguing
Two opposing athletes – must be men and well-covered
Two friends preferably with pile of computer games on table looking at a shop-style website.
Two boys (aged 12) in the library discussing homework
Two 11 year olds (girl and boy) talking
Tim Berners-Lee
The last Yaghan speaker, Cristina Calderon.
The face of a speaker wrapping up a formal talk. A stock of formal speaker faces is needed.
Teenagers aged 16 windsurfing
Teenagers aged 16 skateboarding
Teenagers aged 16 rock climbing
Teenagers aged 16 free running
Teenagers aged 16 base jumping
Teenage girl aged 16 skydiving — jumping in tandem over the Costa Brava.
Teenage girl (from New Zealand)
Taylor, 25, female, bit nerdy-looking. She is a computer programmer.
Students meeting, or two students (same gender) talking.
Students at a meeting, in a seminar or a study group.
Stock market traders – perhaps on the floor, waving their papers and holding their phones, or at least against computer screens that show FOREX (currency) fluctuations
Steve Jobs
Someone watching television with big X across it (to elicit: Passive actions, such as watching TV, cannot produce a state of flow, as you have to be actively involved.)
Someone opening a naff present in front of someone else and pretending to be pleased about it.
Someone engaging in a risky activity - e.g. bungee jumping.
Shaking hands
Secondary school students in a class learning from a teacher in a formal lecture.
Sayeed: 30s Saudi male in traditional dress. Could look slightly serious or business-like if possible.
Saudi woman (30) dressed appropriately. Doesn’t matter if the fact she’s a bit thin doesn’t show much.
Saudi Man jogging, probably in jogging trousers and T-shirt.
Sally (stunt double)
Roller bladers at London's Friday Night Skate (preferably with a recognizable London landmark in the background).
Portrait photo of young Saudi man - head and shoulders - looking at us
Photo: head/shoulders of a Vietnamese teen/young person
Photo: head/shoulders of a Mexican teen/young person
Photo: head/shoulders of a Bosnian teen/young person
Photo of two teens, a girl and a boy, (aged around 16) in an urban setting. They look street-wise themselves. For example, they could have their arms folded and be photographed slightly from a low perspective as they look in a confident but friendly manner down at the camera to communicate that they’re ready for business.
Photo of thirtyish female swimming coach in jogging bottoms and T-shirt demonstrating technique at poolside. She’s small and very slim. She should look cheerful and friendly.
Photo of teen girl preferably doing work experience with a veterinary surgeon. She should either be exercising an animal OR sitting behind reception in a veterinary foyer.
Photo of teen girl lying in dentist’s chair waiting for dentist. She should look anxious if possible sitting up in the chair as if she's just heard an alarming sound.
Photo of Tanishq Abraham
Photo of someone (preferably teen) doing extreme ironing (ie doing the ironing at an ironing board but in an extreme location)
Photo of Ranulph Fiennes with ice on his face on an expedition, wearing lots of warm clothing
Photo of people laughing at a funny performance or similar. Ideally, we see some people laughing but others not enjoying / getting the joke. This indicates different humour in different countries. Some people find things funny that others don’t.
Photo of Muslim dad and son (aged around 10) doing son's homework together, sitting at table, facing us; please provide photo that can be used for cut-out of the two figures
Photo of mum (in niqab) and daughter reading a schoolbook together - facing us
Photo of male teenager (16 years old) performing wheelchair skateboarding move.
Photo of Kira Salak
Photo of Jordan Romero preferably showing him at the top of a mountain.
Photo of Hannah Godefa, preferably with some pencils from her 'Pencil Mountain' project
Photo of artistic-looking teenage boy (aged around 16) having just won a school arts competition. His photo is on the school website.
Photo of anthropologist or linguist documenting an endangered language
Photo of an indistinct figure wearing a hoody with the hood up in front of a computer. The age and sex of the person should be impossible to guess.
Photo of an award ceremony with a man being presented with a prize by a dignitary. If possible ‘King Faisal International Prize’ award but anything similar in a Saudi setting should be OK.
Photo of Aelita Andre
Photo of Abby Sunderland (aged 16) on board her sailing boat - maybe a photo from her 20120 attempt to sail round the world
Photo of a uni student doing academic research on the internet.
Photo of a teenage girl or boy staring in frustration at a blank piece of paper, not knowing what to write
Photo of a Saudi policeman giving a member of the public directions in a Saudi city
Photo of a Saudi police training ground with recruits in uniform lined up and standing to attention.
Photo of a male teen looking a bit self-conscious in a bright patterned Hawaiian style shirt and (red) trousers.
Photo of 2 Saudi late teenage boys talking to each other at a café table.
Photo of 15-year-old teen girl thinking about what might have been. For example, she could be looking pensively up in the air, imagining various outcomes of her life.
Person’s face looking like they could be in an academic debate, asserting themselves with a clear point
Percy Spencer with an early microwave
People swiping Oyster cards at the ticket barrier at a London Underground station.
People sheltering from the rain under a tree
People out on the street, with someone taking money out of a cash point.
People on the tube, some of whom are texting or playing games on their mobiles, looking at tablets, consulting mobile devices.
People meeting via webcam or video conference
People having a communication problem; not arguing but rather silent
People (immigrants) in African dress in a Western street setting
Papua New Guinea tribespeople with English signs in background.
Pamela (dialogue coach)
Natural looking photo of a group of uni student friends. Single gender only, not mixed.
Mustafa: late teens, early 20s Saudi male.
Multiple headshots of children (12 years old), girls & boys
Multiple head shots of a 12 year old child, any gender, six different ethnicities
Modern office workers in office setting e.g., working at a PC/laptop desk, on the phone, chatting round a table at meeting, dealing with lots of paperwork.
Modern farm scene showing farm workers e.g., milking cows, preparing a field, harvesting crops, etc.
Middle-aged woman asleep on a public bus, ideally one that looks a little old, not from the present era.
Middle Eastern male (18-20 y.o.) deep in thought as if trying to come up with an idea for an essay; can show him in a campus setting, library, home, in front of a computer or with notebook, etc. Not a classroom setting.
Martin (make-up artist)
Mario (caterer)
Man skydiving
Male Saudi teacher in a classroom teaching. Should be dressed appropriately and pupils are all boys.
Kids aged 12-13 discussing something in a youth parliament
Jasper, 29, scruffy and artistic looking. He is a counsellor.
Jack (gaffer) & Derek (best boy)
Interesting and striking picture of two people (but can’t be mixed gender) having a verbal argument or dispute – can be emotional but must be nonviolent; if there’s some humorous element, that would be good, as this is a potentially sensitive topic.
Indian women performing the record breaking Kaikottikali dance.
Indian lady in a sari
Image of children (aged 7) with collection of paper items
Image depicting slum tourism, such as Tao O fishing village, Hong Kong. It should not look too squalid or dirty. People ditto.
Hospital scene with doctors/nurses
Headshot of a young person giving an academic presentation
Headshot of a student giving a formal speech, with some pie chart/graphs as background visuals
Headshot of a speaker giving a formal presentation – such as a town planner or architect with a model scheme in the background
Headshot of a person lecturing at a goldfish (humorous)
Headshot of a girl aged 12-13, as you might find on a CV
Head and shoulders photo of Turkish boy aged 16
Head and shoulders photo of New Zealander girl aged 16
Head and shoulders photo of Maurice Clarke, dressed smartly. Maurice is an expert who answers questions from young teenagers on a website called YPW (Young People & Work). He should be in his mid 20s.
Head and shoulders photo of Indian boy aged 16
Head and shoulders photo of an Eastern-European-looking teenage boy. Age about 16-17
Head and shoulders photo of a girl from a Latin-American country. Age about 16-17
Head and shoulders of young Muslim man working hard, eg looking into microscope, working at desk, in hospital or attending a meeting to represent someone who 'lives to work'
Head and shoulders of Muslim woman wearing niqab
Head and shoulders of Muslim man (aged 30 to 40) wearing open-necked shirt
Head and shoulders of Muslim (aged 30 to 40) man wearing Arab headscarf
Head & shoulders, two children (aged 12-13) talking
Flight attendants on aeroplane
Faris: 50s Saudi male in traditional dress.
Someone attempting to withdraw money from a bank's ATM. We don’t see any money.
Extended Saudi family sitting in a living room with the younger people appearing to be talking to the older people. Need grandparents and teenage children (15/16 years old) - others of different ages. A teen girl should be seen talking to her grandfather. Any women in photo should be wearing full abayah. Saudi men in Saudi clothes
Droscher Nielson with baby orangutans
Close-up photo of teenage apprentice. Can be male or female and demonstrating any apprenticeship (perhaps with a hands-on task), e.g., accountant, engineer, beauty therapist, electrician.
Children/people engaged in video games
Professional Korean gamers on a TV set as they battle it out
Children playing in an idealized looking setting: e.g. a field of daisies, or on a swing in the summer sun. Countryside context. Ideally, the photo should be taken with a blurred or clouded effect, to illustrate the notion of rosy memories of the past.
Children aged 7 years playing with a dolls’ house, furniture and a wooden train set.
A person holding a photo of him/herself from an earlier time, e.g. wedding photo, baby photo, childhood vacation picture, etc. Ideally a younger person (20s-30s) holding the photo rather than an elderly person.
Astronaut Sunita Williams in her space suit (no helmet on)
Anna, 22, quite glamorous (in an educational sense — i.e. fully clothed and not in the least bit provocative).
An old Arab man appearing to be well over 100 - head and shoulders only. Dressed in traditional Arab clothes - not Western
An image representing a suited male risk-taker, a young man, not necessarily engaged in a dangerous sport, but a more stylized image suggesting someone who is not afraid of taking risks, particularly in a business setting.
An image of an Indian male student (no mixed gender if other students in view) suggesting he has trouble understanding his lecturer in class (when taking notes)
Ali: mid-20s Arab male in modest dress. Could be jumper, shirt, t-shirt, or shirt and jacket, but mustn’t look too well-heeled – in the audio he is too poor to go on Hajj.
Alexander Fleming
Albert Einstein
Alan Turing
A young woman of student age (17/18) in full abayah helping her little sister do homework at a
A young person (obviously well-off) standing outside a mansion or large family house.
A young homeless person sitting on the pavement in a busy shopping street asking for money. People are walking past preferably carrying shopping bags.
A young Caribbean adult doing a Powerpoint presentation.
A window cleaner on the outside of a huge skyscraper, dangling in a very dangerous way
A western man and a Muslim man shaking hands in greeting in Saudi Arabia
A teenager being given money by a parent.
a teenage girl talking on the phone in the kitchen making a snack or a drink after school.
A teenage boy’s head seen in profile with his ear visible – he’s eating some tacos
A teenage boy (aged 12-13) volunteering at a soup kitchen
A teenage 15-year-old girl, at her computer in her room at night, perhaps with a lamp over the PC, looking absorbed. She represents 'downloading music illegally'.
A teen using an online social networking site. If possible, it should make them seem isolated and alone.
A teen boy with a phone to his ear. He’s phoning a teen helpline. He should be a silhouette or the photo taken from the back, so we can’t see his face
A team of people pulling at a tug-of-war
Young people (same gender) together conducting a survey – could be a classroom survey or a main street marketing survey
A bullying scene, but not showing any overt physical violence – perhaps an image of shadows that suggest a gang or a bully intimidating a lone child – should be boys
A student emailing/chatting to a friend online. Perhaps using a tablet or hand-held device, rather than sitting at a computer.
A speaker of the Siletz language from Northwestern USA.
A speaker of the Koro language from Northeast India.
A speaker in a formal presentation – head shot/upper body shot
A photo of a teen (between 14 and 17) using one of those little trial bicycles in a busy urban setting - the implication is that he is using the bike in an inappropriate setting.
A sink full of dirty dishes, with picture of upset / frustrated husband looking at them
A single person or a group of people gathered together but on their mobile phones, texting not calling.
Someone in a group of people, but isolated from them as they communicate with their online friends.
A Saudi young male (about 21 yrs old) watching a horse race - can be with other male friends;
A Saudi woman in full abayah sewing, making a dress at home;
A Saudi male universtity student at home eating with his family.
A sad face next to a happy face
A reasonably healthy looking Saudi man, dressed appropriately
A presentation speaker against a backdrop screen of an image that might in some way support the presentation idea of talking about the legacy of a famous person, such as an American President or a famous corporate person or a social rights leader
A post-apartheid South African street scene with mix of ethnic groups visible and mix of language signs in background
A photograph of someone conducting a video interview in the Caribbean. We need to see the person being interviewed, plus the video cameraman.
A photo of two teenage girls talking at school, outside the classroom, perhaps in the corridor or common room. They should be in uniform and be 15/16 years old.
A photo of teenagers taking part in the Wheelchair Basketball National Junior Championship.
A photo of someone completely absorbed in working at some task, either gardening, icing a cake, or making something in carpentry. The important thing is that he or she is totally absorbed in their work.
A male 15-year-old teen looking at a sandwich at the bakers, in anticipation of buying it, his female friend standing next to him.
A photo of teenagers volcano boarding at Cerro Negro, Nicaragua. If possible have the boarder(s) wearing protective clothing and surfing down the side of the volcano.
A photo of blind football players at the Paralympics . (Note that no specific country details apply.)
A photo of an imaginary extreme sports hero called Fearless Fred.
A photo of a teenager looking pensive and confused, as if unsure what decision to make.
A photo of a teenage boy sending a message on a phone, a smug smile on his face. The first option of seeing the boy with his phone will have to clearly depict that he's doing something to embarrass someone else.
A photo of a child aged 10-11 sitting in front of a computer screen looking upset by something he/she has read
A photo of a 15-year old girl waiting at a school gate - maybe looking at her watch as the person meeting her is late.
A photo of a 15-yr-old boy and girl talking in the school library, with the boy sitting in front of a computer.
A person sitting on a bench in a crowded city centre or university campus – this person is alone and staring into space while there is a lot going on around him/ her. It would be nice to have a shot from a distance showing someone alone in a crowd
A person giving a formal speech – just focus on face
A perfumery lab with labelled vials of different scents
A partial body shot of a modern-day manager looking like they are giving some tough instruction to someone else.
A mountaineer on the side / at the summit of an impressive-looking mountain
a modern skateboarder or an elaborate board, to depict the final stage of skateboard design.
A map charting the Trans-Siberian route from Moscow to Vladivostock
a man in a call centre, with other call-centre workers visible in the background.
A male Middle East student, working on a report.
A male Japanese student who looks insecure in his study methods – should not be any mixed genders here if other students visible
A Korean female student – if possible studying/note-taking - must be Korean-looking, otherwise Asian students will pick up on this – if other students in view, should not be mixed gender
A headshot of a formal speaker
A head/shoulder shot of a speaker – preferably with a visual of a travel scene / a mountain in background
A group of kids inside the giant human body at the Corpus Science Museum, preferably on the rubber tongue.
A female volunteer at an orangutan rescue center holding a baby orangutan
A female student sitting an exam, looking very focussed
A family eating together – no alcohol and only conservatively-dressed women
A cosmopolitan mix of people on a busy London street near a tube station. At least one person is making a call as they walk. The caller and their phone should be clearly visible.
A conflict or confrontational situation between two people – must be non-violent, and not have mixed genders
A close-up photo of a surfer in the sea to epict the next stage of the skateboarding design.
A classroom in a primary school in a developing country, showing children learning to read or engaged in learning literacy skills, not maths. They need to be the same gender.
A child (aged 11-12) with a large colourful conch shell at their ear
A boy at the front of a class presenting a project to the class
A black/N. African male student looking like he might have confidence issues when speaking in a group (if other students in view, they must be the same gender)
A 15-year-old teenager, and his friends, painting graffiti in a city setting. It needs to be clear this is the negative type of graffiti painting.
A 15-year-old teenage boy in class, looking disinterested and being disruptive.
A 15-year-old boy playing on a modern games console (i.e. Xbox, Playstation). The actual console needs to be included in the shot, not just the controllers.
Finally, so far this year we have had requests from three different clients for photographs of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. Masdar is being constructed 17 kilometres (11 miles) east-south-east of Abu Dhabi City, beside Abu Dhabi International Airport. It is intended to be the world's first city to rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, with a sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste ecology. Please help if you can — let me know when you've uploaded a picture of Masdar City.
Kind regards,
Jacqui Norman
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