One of the foundations of photo agencies is to provide its customers with safe, secure, properly vetted visual content. In…
Thoughts about Deepfakes
The real strength of deepfakes or alternate images is not that they falsify the truth – we have been able…
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…
And you thought Instagram was safe…
Guest Post by Thierry Secretan, photographer, author, journalist. Although Instagram declares it does not monetize your pictures, it still allows…
The photo industry is its worst enemy
After over twenty plus years working in and observing the photo industry, one conclusion is clear: One of the worst…
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…
Google and Image Copyright
While Google decision to display image rights information is an immense improvement that should be celebrated ( and followed) by…
A summer of 2018 review
It’s not by lack of topics ( there are many). Nor is it by lack of interest. It’s just a…
Who kills our metadata ?
Guest post by: Thierry Secretan, photographer, journalist, filmmaker. Only 3% of the photographs published on the web still have their metadata —…
Photography is in mortal danger of losing credibility
Since photography is the simple process of permanently capturing light waves, it is considered a perfect tool to capture reality. …
