All really deserve a post of their own but my schedule will not allow the necessary time for a deeper dive.…
Category: commercial stock
The new photography jobs
It’s going to come, there is no doubt about it. Within the next 5 to 10 years, computer software will…
Shutterstock jumps into the future
Some acquisitions have far wider implications than others. While it made perfect sense for Shutterstock to acquire a company like Rex…
Free photos: threat or opportunity?
Similarly to what occurred a few years back with the introduction and rapid rise of low-cost microstock, current trend indicate…
Google eats content for breakfast
Google is about to help sell the content of images found in Google Image Search without sharing a penny with…
Shutterstock shivers
Word on the street was that if Getty sneezed, the industry was sick. But what about Shutterstock? Has it taken…
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…
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…
