Well, we’re gearing up for a second series of PhotoLegal, and we’re really chuffed at the response to series 1 (almost 10,000 downloads).

Series 2 will have a new co-host.  Kate Day from the Telegraph, who you will no doubt be aware joined us in episodes 3 and 7 of series 1 as a guest, is joining James, Phill and me to bring you your fortnightly digest of news and discussion about the legal issues which affect us as photographers.  We’re putting out a news release today (text below), but wanted you to be the first to know.

We’ve got other exciting announcements too.  You’re going to be able to join us live via. the interweb.  Full details of how to access the live feed, and maybe even send us your comments and questions while we’re recording (if we can work out how to use the gizmos properly) will be here on this website before the first show next week on Thursday 3 September at 8.30pm.  Put it in your diary now!

We’ve also been speaking to some photographic suppliers to come up with some goodies to give away, most probably via competitions.  We’ve already bagged a fairly decent prize for the first one, but if anyone out there wants to volunteer a prize or has some contacts, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

We’re excited and (almost) ready to go on Series 2.  Here’s the news release:

PhotoLegal, the UK podcast about photography and the law is gearing up for a second series starting early in September with a new co-host.

Kate Day, Telegraph Media Group’s Communities Editor is joining existing hosts Darren Hector, James Barisic and Phill Price.  The two photographers and a lawyer (James Barisic) recorded 7 episodes in their first series earlier this year which notched up almost 10,000 downloads and reached No.1 in the iTunes Visual Arts charts several times.

Kate Day said “I am really looking forward to joining PhotoLegal. I have thoroughly enjoyed the podcast’s unique mix of interesting and useful information and its lively and engaging presentation style.

“I very much look forward to working with Darren, James and Phill.”

Darren Hector said “Kate joined us twice as a guest on series one and the feedback was great.  She is highly respected in her field and her blog is a must read for photographers, so we were delighted that Kate agreed to join us as a co-host for the next series.

“We are throwing her in at the deep end with series two, though, as, in addition to providing the podcast for download, we will be broadcasting live for the first time.  This is groundbreaking for us and means that anything could happen!”

While the emphasis of the podcast is primarily legal issues such as copyright, harrassment by the police and security guards and privacy, the trio also covered some ‘lighter’ general photographic topics such as retouching.  They’re promising a similar wide range of content in series 2 – the first episode will be a discussion with Nick Dunmur of photographer’s rights organisation Pro-imaging about issues which challenge photographers in the digital era such as the appearance of rights harvesting competitions and the growth of royalty free photography.

Nick Dunmur said “Royalty-free (RF) as a business model does not benefit photographers in the long term. There are some who have made, and continue to make, good livings from RF, but the shift from ‘usage’ to ‘unit’ and the subsequent commoditisation of photography has resulted in a huge devaluation of what we, as photographers, provide. Couple that with a swathe of photography competitions that seek to wrest image-makers’ rights from them in the process of entry and one can see that the photographic profession is under pressure from many sides.”

PhotoLegal has recently submitted a petition to the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown calling on him to tackle rights harvesting in the Government’s current review of intellectual property law.

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