As giants like Midjourney, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft freely plunder their work, the stock photo industry—Getty aside—stands by, silently complicit in its own demise. Most of their activity is limited to sharing articles about pending lawsuits and legislation, hoping that maybe somehow they will gain something out of it. At the same time, they remain Read More →

From content creation to copyright management, the integration of AI in the field of photography is rewriting the rules. As we ride the crest of this technological wave, the future of licensing stands on the brink of a revolution. Read More →

“The intersection of thought and future collide in a virtual space as humanity looks onward, futuristic 3D, dramatic colored light”

Understandably, new powerful technologies like generative AI triggers anxiety. But the conversation needs to evolve and move on from the fear of what it might potentially do if left unrestrained: From cataclysmic copyright infringement to the complete substitution of our reality, it is bringing a tsunami of society devastating changes. And if our elected political Read More →

A young man reads a burning newspaper

The stock photo industry has been devastated. From various newsletters and blogs, some very insightful, it is down to almost zero, if only for a few survivors. Even bulletin boards, populated mainly by microstock shooters, seem to have lost all steam. Is it that all has been said and written or that there is just Read More →

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The latest surge of internet photography chatter is about NFT, mainly since a piece of digital art called JPEG was sold at auction by Christie’s for $69 million. (If they had wanted to get the photo industry’s attention, they couldn’t have picked a better name.) The promise of riches closely tied to cryptic technology has all Read More →

6 months away from the full implementation of Article 17, it seems no one is ready. Working models have yet to be agreed upon, laws have yet to be passed, and platforms have yet to be ready. At least right holders of photographs can start to get ready. Read More →