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slabbo

Trad climber
fort garland, colo
Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 27, 2012 - 07:25pm PT
After 5 months , I have not recieved payment for photos.. anybody else ?
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
Dec 27, 2012 - 07:26pm PT
Are they answering the phone?
bvb

Social climber
flagstaff arizona
Dec 27, 2012 - 07:27pm PT
Are they still in print?
mikeyschaefer

climber
Yosemite
Dec 27, 2012 - 07:41pm PT
They've always paid me in a reasonable amount of time for an editorial magazine. Usually around the 2 to 3 month mark. I'm assuming you've followed up with the current editor via email and phone. Sending another invoice along with a w-9 seems to help as well.
Russ Walling

Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
Dec 27, 2012 - 08:30pm PT
If it is any solace, I'm still waiting to get paid from Alpinist for a pic they ran of mine like 3 years ago. Hell, maybe even longer.
Dougald

climber
CO
Dec 27, 2012 - 09:01pm PT
As the former editor of Climbing, now working part-time, I have already responded to Slabbo by email and at Mountain Project, where he originally posted on this topic. I fully understand that Climbing's slow payments are very frustrating, but the magazine always pays. As I explained to Slabbo, the accounting office is closed this week for the holidays. They will hear from me on Monday morning about his old invoice. In light of this fact, which he acknowledged in a grateful email, it's disappointing to see him continue this campaign.
Peter Haan

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
Dec 27, 2012 - 09:06pm PT
Thanks for looking in on this thread, Dougald. And I sure understand your points just above, thanks. I am sure that Climbing Magazine is having a hard enough time as it is without a public pillory for slow payment. Best of luck on the magazine's much larger issue of merely surviving. Slabbo you might want to consider deleting your entire thread here.
Matt's

climber
Dec 27, 2012 - 09:22pm PT
This magazine needs a public pilloring. They were handing out free copies at a local gym and I perused the articles--the cover had a Lover's Leap photo (http://a703.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/091/Purple/v4/24/f8/76/24f87656-c8e5-b618-4e1f-f61748ede217/mzl.qksojupk.480x480-75.jpg);
that is IMO plagiarized from the old Carville Tahoe guidebook. The current cover (of that girl in a bikini bouldering on a tropical beach) has been circulating forever.
The articles contained zero to negative information, the articles are neither inspiring nor useful. Let this terrible magazine die already...

couchmaster

climber
pdx
Dec 27, 2012 - 10:47pm PT
They pay...every time they run the photo. The 2nd one is always a surprise:-)

Have you signed the release? Contacted them?
Jon Beck

Trad climber
Oceanside
Dec 27, 2012 - 11:15pm PT
Couldn't be a lot of money for some pictures. I would be embarrassed to be playing the drama queen over it. Maybe he thinks it is good publicity. Hell yeah, all the climbing mags are going to want to do business with him.
ncrockclimber

climber
The Desert Oven
Dec 27, 2012 - 11:45pm PT
To me, it doesn't seem like Slabbo is the bad guy in this situation. Climbing didn't meet the payment terms to which they agreed. As I said on MP, IMHO Climbing / Dougald is way out of line. Pay the guy what you owe him and stop signing agreements that you know will not be honored.
Onewhowalksonrocks

Mountain climber
portland, Maine
Dec 27, 2012 - 11:52pm PT
This mag has been dead to me for years. I could go on and on, but f-ckem.
bvb

Social climber
flagstaff arizona
Dec 28, 2012 - 01:12am PT
As near as I can tell most aspiring photographers will practically pay the mags to put their stuff in print. Dude should be grateful. In any event he just sh#t in his own nest.
Prod

Trad climber
Dec 28, 2012 - 09:40am PT
It is sort of funny following this thread as well as the same thread on MP.com It is sort of like watching Fox and CNN. Same story completely different drift.

Having to beg for money, of any amount, that is owed to you sucks.

Being broke and unable to pay all of your bills, sucks.

I've been there and I've been there, communication is the key, I hope it was tried prior to burning bridges. Although sometimes that is necessary too...

Prod.
Spider Savage

Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
Dec 28, 2012 - 10:18am PT
Unlikely you will ever get published again.
Prod

Trad climber
Dec 28, 2012 - 10:22am PT
Unlikely you will ever get published again.

Because he stood up for himself the best way he knew how? BFD, and I disagree. If he has content that is deemed worthy than a reputable editor would be nuts to 1 not publish it, and 2 not pay for it.

Prod.
GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
Dec 28, 2012 - 10:33am PT
Prod, there's a saying I like to tell myself sometimes in situations similar to these where it seems there is a rift and two sides can't agree on something.

Just because you CAN be offensive, doesn't mean you GET to. This is dishonest. Look, I'd love another climbing mag slag thread - those get fun, too, or I should say WOULD be fun if it was just a meaningless corporation that didn't hire a bunch of our friends. But Climbing magazine, for ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL its faults, employs a lot of amazing and awesome people who are trying with all their might to accomplish their dreams and make life happen. Yes, it is small and shitty and most of it is advertisements, but dammmit if James Lucas doesn't hit an article out of the park every once in a while.

I hope they pay you, I hope this gets resolved, and I hope people can find more civil, human ways to deal with their issues. It sounds like you've been in communication - be honest with yourself about how much of this is something that needs fixing, and how much of it is a personal vendetta.
Peter Haan

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
Dec 28, 2012 - 11:02am PT
Good, Davis.
10b4me

Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
Dec 28, 2012 - 11:17am PT

If it is any solace, I'm still waiting to get paid from Alpinist for a pic they ran of mine like 3 years ago. Hell, maybe even longer.

Russ, wasn't that before they went out of business?

Might have got lost when the new owners took over

Jus sayin'
Prod

Trad climber
Dec 28, 2012 - 11:57am PT
GDavis. This is not my fight, and I would also rather it was solved via good communication between the 2 parties as well. But to tell a guy he is wrong for standing up for what he is owed is wrong in my book. Granted there may well be circumstances that we are unaware of.

Cheers

Prod.
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