Sports Illustrated Lays Off All Remaining Staff Photographers

Latest Time Inc. restructuring takes out six full-time lensers

SISuperBowlXLIXCoverThis is the kind of news the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) wishes it never had to report. But this morning, the organization confirmed that the six remaining staff photographers at Sports Illustrated were laid off Thursday.

From Donald R. Winslow’s item:

Staff photographers Robert Beck, Simon Bruty, Bill Frakes, David E. Klutho, John McDonough and Al Tielemans were informed of the decision around noon Eastern time on Thursday.

The magazine’s director of photography Brad Smith told Winslow the move was related to a broader restructuring of various Time Inc.

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