The 2025-2026 trend cycle has produced a curious consensus: blur is the new watermark. Grain is proof of life. Bad…
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The Curious Case of Text-to-Image Generators and Stock Photo Agencies
Stock photography agencies have always been the symbol of opulent and refined visual content. However, a fascinating and innovative evolution…
This is not a press release
The stock photo industry has been devastated. From various newsletters and blogs, some very insightful, it is down to almost…
What’s really behind Getty Image’s acquisition of Unsplash
So close to the first of April, it sounded like an April’s fool hoax: The gentle freedom-loving all sharing company…
The value of free photos
With Adobe Stock now joining the club, all stock photo agencies now offer free photos. How does free work with…
A slippery road
How the implementation of article 17 of the European Copyright directive is going to deepen the value gap rather than…
R.I.P. Rights-Managed
The news crackled and spread like a barrel full of fireworks set on fire by an innocent four years old…
The great collapse of copyright
One of the foundations of photo agencies is to provide its customers with safe, secure, properly vetted visual content. In…
Certain uses of protected content by online services
The European Directive on Copyright is passed, and along with it, the infamous "Article 13", now Article 17 in the…
A year in review
With 2018 soon coming to a close, it's time to review the most significant photo industry news which will have…
