Career Quest

Photography entails much more than merely taking photographs. The work of photographers contains two basic elements namely the taking of pictures and the development of photographs until the desired quality is obtained. Some of the essential qualities to be a photographer include creativity, originality and good eyesight.

The South African Police Service has two kinds of photographers. The one works at the South African Police Service Communication and Liaison Services and the other one is known as a police photographer at the Criminal Record Centre.

The photographer at Communication and Liaison Services is responsible for the promotion of the corporate image of the South African Police Service in order to improve service delivery and the publics’ view of the South African Police Service, by means of various marketing and image building projects for different divisions/section i.e posters.

Police photography is the special application of photography at crime scenes and to help solve crimes.

What are the minimum requirements to become a Photographer?

Prospective photographers must have relevant qualification/diploma and experience in photography

Training:

In-service training will be provided in the South African Police Service. Relevant courses includes Corel draw, Adobe photo shop, Adobe PageMaker and Macro media freehand.

Where can you be stationed?

A Photographer can be stationed at the South African Police Service Communication and Liaison Service or at the South African Police Service Criminal Record Centres depending on the nature of the photography you are interested in.

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