That's the way of the world. Palms need to be greased to get the tender in the first place. In SA the going rate for Gov't tenders is about 1 for the price of 3. No wonder they're broke.

Alan C

-----Original Message----- From: Sandy Harris
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 3:28 PM
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Subject: Nice work if you can get it

The Canadian government recently spent over $2.3 million to photograph
cabinet ministers.
http://www.ipolitics.ca/2015/02/19/clement-defends-2-3-million-to-photograph-cabinet-ministers/

Am I right in thinking that most pros would be happy to do portraits
for a few $hundred a subject and no-one, not even a famous master like
Karsh, would ask more than a few $thousand?

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