The photographers cover an entire theme or subject with a set of photographs. Feature photographers may work with reporters as a team, they may be freelancers, or work for studios. The work is varied, and leads to assignments at any time and in any place and anything that makes a good story. It involves keeping deadlines, capturing the events judiciously with the camera, working late and at unearthly hours or even till the event is fully covered. Press photographers must be versatile with an ability to photographs all kinds of subjects.
Many photographers specialize in the photography of wildlife, sports travel, environment etc.
The main task of an editorial photographer is to pictorially illustrate what is written in the article or report. Work can be varied, depending on the article or report. Journals and books on various topics carry photographs taken by specialists in those fields. Prospects Opportunities in the field of photography are plenty. With the current media boom, capable photographers are bound to do really well.