In the uncompromising world of national newspapers even the picture of the year is useless if it’s not delivered on time.

Gone are the days - actually less than a decade ago - when photographers would race to the nearest station with their film to beat a London picture desk deadline. Now all press work is sent digitally - either from our Saltaire premises or from photographers on location.

Thanks to clever software and fast telecommunications a set of pictures can be on a score of newspaper desktops within minutes of being sent. And now digital cameras, which remove the need for processing and scanning film, are cutting turnround even more.

Call Jonathan, Steve or Simon Barber for more on the digital revolution.