Photo Imaging/ Photography

The Photo Imaging industry is made up of over 44,000 people in the workforce. Just under half of these are based in the South of England. There are almost 14,000 companies in the photo imaging industry; two thirds of this is sole trading freelance photographers.

The remaining companies fit into these categories:

·       Image producers

·       Photo retail

·       Picture libraries and agencies

·       Manufactures

·       Support services

The workforce is highly skilled and well qualified.