I loved Nightcrawler - a tale of a young driven entrepreneur's entry into the business of being first on the scene to shoot graphic footage for the local cable news. America's competitive local news market combined with high consumer demand for bloody images created the industry.
Here in New Zealand, well:
Great conclusion to the story.
But more broadly, some hypotheses about why there mightn't be payment for nightcrawling:
- The photo wasn't bloody enough to draw payment;
- NZ's media market isn't as competitive as that in L.A.;
- Photos are less likely to draw payment than videos;
- There's less consumer demand in NZ for crash videos and pictures
