PHOTOGRAPHER
2012 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$557,102
Contributions
495
Unique Donors
81
$628,752 in itemized individual contributions is the 2012-cycle join for the occupation grouping Photographer. FEC.gov aggregates count 524 contributions from 92 donors. The same string totals $8,131,137 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 7.7% of the lifetime bucket — a self-reported title meeting a two-year window, not an arts NAICS total and not a photographers PAC.
Key figures
- Photographer × 2012 is $628,752 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 524 contributions from 92 donors.
- 2012 is about 7.7% of the grouping’s $8,131,137 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text, not an arts NAICS total and not a photographers PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Photographer as stored text, 2012 as cycle
Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Photographer and 2012 — sum to $628,752. 524 itemized contributions and 92 unique donors produced it. The total is not an official organization disbursement and does not name recipients. Independent expenditures and committee transfers live in other FEC tables.
Neither the Photographer hub nor the 2012 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Photographer is a self-reported title. Ninety-two donors and 524 lines in 2012 matched that word — a high lines-per-donor ratio for an occupation key. The FEC does not check a portfolio. People who listed a studio or a media company as employer sit on those firm keys. PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTO JOURNALIST, ARTIST, FREELANCE, and named studios as employers are other keys. This page is the one-word Photographer string.
7.7% of the Photographer roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $8,131,137 ($8.1 million). The 2012 slice of $628,752 is about 7.7% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 92.3%. Treating 2012 as the Photographer FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $8,131,137 as the denominator for the 7.7% share. It is not market capitalization, not revenue, and not proof of a multi-year political program. The industry hub is the year index for this string. This tie keeps 2012 from being folded silently into $8,131,137.
Full analysis: Photographer and the 2012 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Photographer donors give in 2012?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $628,752 in itemized individual contributions for the Photographer grouping in the 2012 cycle, across 524 contributions and 92 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $8,131,137 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Photographer FEC money is 2012?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $8,131,137. The 2012 cell of $628,752 is about 7.7% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 92.3% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Photographer hub holds other cycles; the 2012 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Does this include only licensed or currently employed Photographer donors?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string Photographer. The FEC does not verify licenses or current jobs. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2012 only, totaling $628,752 from 92 donors.
- Where is the overlay for the Photographer 2012 join?
- Open Photographer 2012 for the cycle overlay, Photographer for the grouping hub, and the 2012 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Top Donors in 2012
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMIRNOFF, SERGEI | $61,300 | 15 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 2 | WAINWRIGHT, ANDREW | $52,900 | 17 | RED HOOK, NY | — |
| 3 | SMITH, STUART | $42,375 | 32 | WILTON, CT | — |
| 4 | ALLEN, MARIETTE | $41,965 | 47 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 5 | RATTAZZI-WHITTLE, PRISCILLA | $38,550 | 17 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 6 | BRIGGS, ELEANOR | $35,900 | 79 | HANCOCK, NH | — |
| 7 | BLUMENTHAL, CYNTHIA M | $32,300 | 2 | STAMFORD, CT | — |
| 8 | HUBBELL, WILLIAM | $19,900 | 9 | CUMBERLAND FORESID, ME | — |
| 9 | STONE, ELIZABETH | $19,245 | 8 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — |
| 10 | HAAS, DAVID W | $17,100 | 7 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 11 | BARTOS, ADAM | $14,000 | 7 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 12 | ESTRIN, ROBERT | $12,500 | 5 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 13 | FIELDER, JOHN | $9,300 | 19 | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | — |
| 14 | LINDLEY, LUCIA WOODS | $8,500 | 7 | EVANSTON, IL | — |
| 15 | HARRIS, JESSIE | $8,100 | 4 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 16 | RAMSEY, NORMA | $7,500 | 2 | BAY CITY, TX | — |
| 17 | LINDSAY, THOMAS D | $7,500 | 3 | LOUDONVILLE, NY | — |
| 18 | WHITTLE, PRISCILLA | $7,500 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 19 | DE MENIL, ADELAIDE | $7,000 | 9 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 20 | CURTIS, HOPE A | $6,600 | 26 | SANTA FE, NM | — |
| 21 | ESTRIN, MARY LLOYD | $6,250 | 4 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 22 | JONES, JASON | $6,113 | 16 | NEW ORLEANS, LA | — |
| 23 | BECK, NATHANIEL | $5,500 | 3 | GLASGOW, VA | — |
| 24 | ALEXANDER, NANCY | $4,200 | 9 | SANTA BARBARA, CA | — |
| 25 | POTTER, JEANNE | $4,000 | 2 | GREAT FALLS, VA | — |
| 26 | SIEG, BARBARA BEAMAN MS. | $3,500 | 2 | CHARLOTTESVLE, VA | PHOTOGRAPHER |
| 27 | SOCOL, SHARON | $3,500 | 2 | MIAMI, FL | — |
| 28 | BLOOM, TRUDA | $3,500 | 6 | LONDERRY, NH | — |
| 29 | DUFF, MARY | $3,450 | 6 | ALLISON PARK, PA | — |
| 30 | JAFFE, MICHAEL | $3,250 | 5 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 31 | RUDY, STEVEN | $3,000 | 12 | CRESTED BUTTE, CO | — |
| 32 | MOORE, JUDITH | $3,000 | 4 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 33 | INMAN, NANCY | $3,000 | 4 | AUSTIN, TX | — |
| 34 | CLARKSON, FRANK | $2,812 | 10 | PORTSMOUTH, NH | — |
| 35 | CRAMER, CHARLES | $2,645 | 7 | SANTA CLARA, CA | — |
| 36 | RUDOLPH, NANCY | $2,623 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 37 | SCHWARTZ, GREGORY | $2,500 | 4 | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | — |
| 38 | PONCE, NANCY | $2,500 | 1 | MIAMI, FL | — |
| 39 | KATZ, ANN O. MRS. | $2,500 | 1 | ASPEN, CO | PHOTOGRAPHER |
| 40 | CASTRO, JULIO | $2,500 | 1 | BOCA RATON, FL | — |
| 41 | GORE, TIPPER | $2,500 | 1 | ARLINGTON, VA | — |
| 42 | FIELDER, JOHN T JR | $2,500 | 1 | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | — |
| 43 | STERN, LYNN | $2,000 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 44 | ARONZON, LESLIE | $2,000 | 1 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — |
| 45 | FERORELLI, ENRICO | $2,000 | 1 | MANHATTAN, NY | — |
| 46 | KLEMM, NANCY | $1,999 | 2 | BOSTON, MA | — |
| 47 | CURTIS, HOPE | $1,800 | 7 | SANTA FE, NM | — |
| 48 | CRAWFORD, THOMAS H III | $1,250 | 3 | BELGRADE, MT | — |
| 49 | PRINCE, JEFF | $1,250 | 3 | FL | — |
| 50 | OTT, GARY | $1,245 | 4 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | — |
Top Recipients in 2012
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00494740 | $93,776 | 45 |
| 2 | C00431445 | $74,017 | 92 |
| 3 | C00042366 | $54,200 | 16 |
| 4 | C00495358 | $52,900 | 17 |
| 5 | C00413914 | $47,050 | 24 |
| 6 | C00431171 | $46,625 | 37 |
| 7 | C00419978 | $35,900 | 79 |
| 8 | C00431056 | $17,100 | 7 |
| 9 | C00010603 | $14,000 | 7 |
| 10 | C00401224 | $12,700 | 23 |
| 11 | C00412304 | $12,500 | 5 |
| 12 | C00331439 | $10,600 | 5 |
| 13 | C00500074 | $9,300 | 19 |
| 14 | C00514265 | $7,500 | 3 |
| 15 | C00331389 | $6,700 | 10 |
| 16 | C00326801 | $6,600 | 26 |
| 17 | C00434563 | $6,250 | 4 |
| 18 | C00499335 | $6,113 | 16 |
| 19 | C00511550 | $4,000 | 2 |
| 20 | C00518282 | $3,750 | 3 |
| 21 | C00519660 | $3,500 | 2 |
| 22 | C00502401 | $3,250 | 5 |
| 23 | C00273169 | $3,000 | 4 |
| 24 | C00264697 | $2,623 | 3 |
| 25 | C00502575 | $2,500 | 1 |