Word on the street was that if Getty sneezed, the industry was sick. But what about Shutterstock? Has it taken…
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The next big frontier
At a recent DMLA panel I organized, Craig Peters, COO of Getty Images, pointed out that the vast majority of…
Content is no longer king, the platform is
For most of the 80’s and throughout the early 2000’s, the recurring motto in the stock photo industry was “It’s the…
Walking on thin ice
Confusion and mixed messages are creating a worried atmosphere in the world of Splash News contributors. First, the news broke…
Thoughts of a Traveller
An Interview with Ulf Schmidt-Funke by Stefan Hartmann for PICTORIAL Magazin 04/2016. It was – actually – a discussion about…
Corbis Images sold to China Visual Group
Rumors have been rampant for a while. First Shutterstock was believed to be the buyer, a rumor quickly killed by…
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,…
