Jon Oringer of Shutterstock said it well: barrier of entry in stock photography licensing today is very low (actually getting…
Why we take pictures
To understand the role of photography today, we have to understand why we take pictures. We automatically tend to associate…
The Photo Generation
Regardless of what any teacher might say, there are two ways to become a photographer : take a lot of…
The rising demand for original content
Earlier this week, Mediapost published an article on the rising demand for original content by brands. Citing recent research, the…
Refreshing Innovators
In an industry that practically defines itself by its conservative progress, it is nice to see bursts of innovation. As…
chronicle of a death foretold
Suddenly, out of nowhere, Bloomberg started spewing articles after articles on the sorry state of Getty Images. Three in a…
Adobe’s Golden Opportunity
The recent news of Adobe’s acquisition of microstock company Fotolia has sent ripples throughout the photo licensing world. The software…
No image is safe : The Baidu edition
One of the biggest issue facing the professional photos licensing world today is search engines. In their effort to stay…
A very politically correct winner
Boring. Blaaaaah. That is the first word that comes to mind when looking at the winner of the World Press…
What color is your camera ?
While judges from top photojournalism competitions ( World Press, PoYi, etc) are getting ready to sit down and assume their…
