For most of the 80’s and throughout the early 2000’s, the recurring motto in the stock photo industry was “It’s the…
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Walking on thin ice
Confusion and mixed messages are creating a worried atmosphere in the world of Splash News contributors. First, the news broke…
Stock photo Market : A mid-summer analysis
As the flow of news coming out of the stock photo industry major – and not so major – players…
Thoughts of a Traveller
An Interview with Ulf Schmidt-Funke by Stefan Hartmann for PICTORIAL Magazin 04/2016. It was – actually – a discussion about…
Additional thoughts on the Corbis/VCG/Getty deal
Now that the flow of comments, rumors, anger and misled interpretations have died down and that more facts have flown…
The Stock Answer: Can You Prosper in the Stock Photography Market?
I was recently invited to speak at B&H Photo Video . Here is the resulting podcast: “Anyone, I mean, anyone can submit…
Photo Buyer Survey reveals strong demand for quality
Public photo industry surveys are so rare and few that it is always a refreshing exercise to review one when…
Shutterstock’s ceiling
You wouldn’t think about it this way, but Wall Street tends to be highly emotional and jittery when it comes…
Introducing Stock Photo Insight, a new stock photography consulting service
Responding to an increasing demand for reliable insights on the stock photography market, the three top stock photography industry experts,…
Shutterstock’s Gamble
The road to editorial supremacy is paved with many dangerous potholes and if Shutterstock wants to succeed in that space,…
