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FAKED?

World Press Photo Of The Year 2013, Paul Hansen Denies Claims ‘Gaza BWurial' Was Faked With Photoshop – Sara Nelson: “A Swedish photographer who won the 2013 World Press Photo award has denied claims his image was faked with Photoshop. Paul Hansen’s picture of two Palestinian children killed in an Israeli missile strike being carried to their funeral, secured the accolade in what is one of photojournalism’s most prestigious contests. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/14/world-press-photo-of-the-year-2013-paul-hansen-denies-claims-gaza-burial-faked-photoshop-pictures_n_3271504.html



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‘NO PHOTOS”

-- Some Airlines Saying to Onboard Photography - Eric Calouro:. “Some of these picture-worthy events take place on everyday flights. A report published Wednesday on NPR makes the observation that more and more carriers are saying ‘no’ to certain types of on board photography. In fact, many airlines have published rules banning photography, unless it’s personal. http://petapixel.com/2013/05/16/some-airlines-saying-no-to-on-board-photography


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TIME LAPSE -- Vincent Laforet video offers time-lapse tips. - Dan Havlik:
Ever wonder how to create one of the many stunning time-lapse videos we've featured on Imaging Resource? (With your still camera.) Well, if you have about six minutes to spare, this video tutorial shot on location in Bryce Canyon, Utah by Canon Explorer of Light Vincent Laforet should help get you started. "The Basics of Time Lapse Photography http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/04/30/vincent-laforet-video-offers-helpful-tips-on-time-lapse-photography




NOT GETTING THE SHOTS? Rick Sammon: “I teach a lot of workshops throughout the year. Ever so often a workshop participant asks: ‘How come I'm not getting the shots that the other photographers are getting?’ I've seen this happen on all different types of workshops - wildlife, people, landscape and so on. I've heard this from my fellow workshops instructors, too. SOURCE: http://ricksammon.com/




DON’T LET IMAGES BECOME ORPHANS -- Gevon Servo: “Everyone knows that free is good. However, there is a dark side to this idea–especially in photography. People and businesses want to keep a low bottom line and if they can obtain things at no cost they will, especially photography. If an image is found online and the owner is unreachable, it is open to theft. These images are considered orphan works.” SOURCE: http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/05/13/useful-photography-tip-59-dont-let-images-become-orphan-works/

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BRAND: “How I Found My Niche as a Photographer/Artist.” – Ellen Fisch;” One impetus to select the professional path I chose was provided early on by my art gallery the owner of which asked me, “What are you known for? That gave me pause. What did I want to be associated with as a photographer? Furthermore, my publisher (of poster art) requested that my photographs be uniquely my photographs depicting my vision. And so I focused on my passion for architecture. http://rising.blackstar.com/how-i-found-my-niche-as-a-photographerartist.html
TAKEAWAY: When you specialize in your stock photogrphy, you are making a brand for yourself—one that your customers will recognize once you get firmly established in the field.
PHOTO: Ellen Fisch


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ON THE ROAD -- Grow Your Business and Save! - ASMP has lined up some great opportunities for you to get the tools you need to succeed. Join us at: On the Road, brought to you by WPPI, PhotoPlus Expo and Kelby Training, Business as unUsual webinar will feature Danielle Currier and Larry Volk, Join ASMP Member Syl Arena, author of Speedliter’s Handbook, for an intensive day-long workshop focused exclusively on Canon Speedlites, or “Photocentric Day” June 11.
http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2013/05/grow-your-business-and-save


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THE BEST SHOT -- Marey Swingle: “If you've ever walked by someone on the street and wished you could capture that interesting face, expressive gesture or elaborate outfit, you've felt the same impulse as many a photographer before you. But what are the rules for taking street photography? Some are legal, some technical, and some are a combination of common sense and courtesy.” http://www.technewsdaily.com/18043-street-photography-how-to.html
PHOTO: Rohn Engh


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Jim Wilson (Art Dept)
Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine
jim.wilson[at]ncwildlife[dot]org


has replaced


Greg Jenkins (Art Dept)
Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine
greg.jenkins[at]ncwildlife[dot]org


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SHOWTIME! Unusual Assignment: An Hour of Reality TV Stardom – David Walker: “Corporate and editorial photographer Lou Jones gets his 15 minutes of fame starring as a mentor to an aspiring sports shooter on a reality television show.” http://www.pdnonline.com/features/Unusual-Assignment--8084.shtml

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GOOD TIPS -- 20 Photography Tips Every Travel Photographer Should Know. Ricardo, guest contributor. SOURCE: http://digital-photography-school.com/20-photography-tips-every-travel-photographer-must-know#ixzz2TmhBdYjM
PHOTO: Ricardo






YOUR FIRST PHOTO SALE -- A step-by-step guide. Jen Lensartsson: “Wouldn’t it be great to be able to travel for a living? To be a roaming, world-traveling photographer? I do get a lot of questions about the first steps towards selling your pictures.”
http://thezenphotographer.com/the-ultimate-step-by-step-guide-to-selling-your-first-travel-photos/
PHOTO: Jen Lensartsson

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BIG BOSS OPT’S-OUT -- Yuri Arcurs drops microstock and goes with Getty/ Acurs: “We have found a good distribution partner (Getty Images) for the kind of content we produce. We will be removing all images from microstock doing the next few weeks. Microstock, especially subscription sites, are not suited for the kind of high production cost images we produce. SOURCE: http://www.microstockposts.com/yuri-arcurs-drops-microstock-and-goes-with-getty/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MicrostockPosts+(Microstock+Posts)
PHOTOS: Yuri Accurs


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YOUR THIEVIN’ ART -- “At Play in the Field of Fair Use” – Robin Cembalest: Your mug shot. Your profile picture. Your breakfast table. Is anything safe from appropriation artists? http://www.artnews.com/2013/05/09/is-anything-safe-from-appropriation-art









ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING – John Lund: “One of the few things we can have control over is our own attitude. By making a conscious decision to have a good attitude we can turn negatives into powerful positive forces. Despite the constant barrage of arrows and darts that seem to continually find me, I am still making a good living at stock photography, and when I don’t allow myself to succumb to negative emotions I realize I still am having a great time creating fun images and enjoying the community of my fellow stock shooters. http://blog.johnlund.com/2013/05/normal_12.html

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JADE GEORGE, Editorial Director of The Carton Magazine, Talks About the “Power and Glow” of Print – Samir Husni: “Food and culture awaken all five senses best in print and not on the screen. Jade George, the founder and editorial director of The Carton magazine, just celebrated the first anniversary of the English language magazine that is published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and printed in Beirut,Lebanon. Asked why did she choose print as her venue for the The Carton, here is her answer? http://mrmagazine.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/a-digital-native-jade-george-editorial-director-of-the-carton-magazine-talks-about-the-power-and-glow-of-print




SPRING CLEANING -- eHarmony Rolls Out Cleaner, Magazine-Style Redesign – Vignesh Ramachandran: For the first time in about a decade, online dating site eHarmony is rolling out some pretty major design changes and improvements to the user experience. The new responsive design ensures it works well even on the iPad. http://mashable.com/2013/05/14/eharmony-redesign





Meredith buys PARENTING, BABYTALK bought by Meredith. Marco Santana: “The Des Moines-based publishing giant announced had bought Parenting, Babytalk and Conceive magazines from Bonnier Corp. SOURCE: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php






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Photographers in Copyright Infringement Suit Against Google - Adrienne Kendrick
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) recently announced that it is joining the other cast of characters who have filed a class action complaint against Google, claiming (as the other plaintiffs have) that Google’s “Google Book Search” program violates the copyrights of several photographers and visual artists. http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2013/05/06/photographers-in-copyright-infringement-suit-against-google/id=39526/
TAKEAWAY: The Copyright Term Extension Act was good for authors' estates, and for corporations. Under the new rules, copyright would become life of the author plus 70 years - and for works of corporate authorship, 120 years after creation. (Previously, copyright had been life of the author plus 50 years, with 75 years for corporate works.)



MEA CULPA -- Samsung si Sorry for Using Photographer’s Nikon Photo in Advertisement -- Michael Zhang: “Samsung found itself in an embarrassing copyright infringement controversy earlier today after the company published a street photographer’s work without permission as an advertisement on its Facebook page. It wasn’t just the unauthorized use of the image that was embarrassing; here’s the kicker: the photograph was actually shot using a Nikon camera.
http://petapixel.com/2013/05/08/samsung-sorry-for-using-photographers-nikon-photo-in-advertisement/





NO PHOTOGRAPHY ! --(Cont'd) Martin Kaste: “You probably saw this bit of Internet virality earlier this week — showing a woman getting kicked off an American Airlines flight for channeling Whitney Houston. What caught our attention was the sound of flight attendants repeatedly ordering passengers not to take pictures or (presumably) videos. SOURCE: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/15/184290151/take-your-seat-the-no-photography-sign-is-lit
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COPYRIGHT 101 – Educating Clients – Kristin: “I recently put together a video about photography copyright. It’s a short video about the background of copyright and what photographers should know in order to better educate their clients. http://niftyknowledgerocks.com/photography-copyright-101/

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NEED A BLOG PHOTO? -- Meghan Ward: “When I teach blogging and social media classes at the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto, students frequently ask me, “Where can I get art for my blog? Can I just Google images and use those?” The answer is yes, you can, but no, you may not. Why? Because any image you find on the Internet may be copyright protected, the only way to be sure you are avoiding copyright infringement (ie breaking the law) is to either use images with a Creative Commons license or to purchase them through a stock photo or clip art website.
http://meghanward.com/blog/2012/06/21/where-to-get-photos-for-your-blog/
TAKEAWAY: since the revision of the Copyright Law in 1976 says that ‘the moment you click the camera’s shutter –you own the copyright to that photo. It’s not necessary or required that you ‘register’ your picture with the Copyright Office, (at this writing, $45) but if you do, the infringement compensation is higher. The phrase in the above “may be copyright protected” should be edited to say “is copyright protected unless it is public domain or its term of copyright has expired.” –RE .








COLOR -- The first color photo process became commercially available in 1907, but photographers long maintained that color's easy realism was a gaudy distraction, fit only for escapist advertising and artless candids. SOURCE: http://online.wsj.com/article/

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EDUARDO ANGEL -- Video Interview: “Editing Your Online Portfolio with– Lauren Margolis: “Many photographers often feel lost when trying to first develop a story line for their images and tightly edit them down to a final portfolio. So we asked Eduardo Angel - who’s clients include Adobe, The New York Times, and Sony – to join us for a specialty webinar yesterday on Editing a Portfolio and Developing Your Vision http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/05/video-interview-editing-your-online-portfolio-with-eduardo-angel/


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PRO-PHOTOGRAPHY POWERS? Will iPhone 6 provide it? Gareth Beavis: “Apple has filed a patent that could make the new iPhone a much more exciting proposition for would-be photographers. SOURCE: http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/iphone-6-to-gain-pro-photography-powers--1152196







MORE PHOTOS? – MORE STORAGE!: Doug Bardwell: “More functionality and capacity with WD’s newest hard drives. Every year the megapixels get bigger and a photographer needs more and more storage. Western Digital just announced today a new line of portable drives that should be a boon to photographers.” SOURCE: http://www.examiner.com/article/more-functionality-and-capacity-with-wd-s-newest-hard-drives



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YOUR ONLINE PICS -- Who owns them? Where should you store them? – John Hearne: “If you don’t backup your digital pictures, there’s a good chance you’ll lose them to a malfunction or hackers. Unfortunately, using sites such as Facebook and Instagram may give rise to privacy issues. So what are the best options? http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/who-owns-your-online-pics-and-tips-on-where-to-store-them-230926.html





INSTAGRAM –WATCH OUT! EyeEm photo-sharing app aims to enable photographers to sell their images – Olivier Laurent: “Ever since Instagram fumbled its terms of service, photographers have been looking for alternatives. And with EyeEm’s plans to introduce new ways for its users to sell their images, the Berlin-based application could become a strong competitor/ “
http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/report/2262535/eyeem-photosharing-app-aims-to-enable-photographers-to-sell-their-images





Hipstamatic launches Oggl, a new social network for creative photographers - Olivier Laurent: “Hipstamatic is going after Instagram and EyeEm with the launch of Oggl, a new application for the iPhone that will link "likeminded creatives from around the world. Oggl is said to offer a brand new way to experience Hipstamatic's filters, "and for the first time ever, directly connects the Hipstamatic community and like-minded creatives from around the world," SOURCE:
http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2266618/hipstamatic-launches-oggl-a-new-social-network-for-creative-photographers






HOW TO DO TWITTER -- Spearheading Social Media for Your Photography Business - Patrick Depuy; “Twitter, the world’s third-largest social media network I’ll be showing you how to set up and maintain a Twitter presence for your photography business.
http://www.business2community.com/twitter/spearheading-social-media-for-your-photography-business-twitter-0491015





INTERLUDER -- Google+ Adds More Photography Features, Tries To Pick Your Best Photos. Stan Horaczek: “From shooting to sharing, Google is trying to integrate itself into your photographic process.
SOURCE: http://www.popphoto.com/news/2013/05/
google-adds-more-photography-features-tries-to-pick-
your-best-photos


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FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHERS -- POV (Point of View) photography project puts women in the frame. In an industry dominated by male-made images, an extraordinary international project offers very personal points of view of five female photographers. SOURCE: http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-17-00-pov-photography-project-puts-women-in-the-frame


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"Glad we renewed. Just had someone find us today through PhotoSourceBANK to renew a usage for a textbook revision for $800+ from 10 years ago." -Paula McNamara & Jack McConnell, McConnell & McNamara, photographers, Wethersfield, CT.

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PHOTOSHOP DETECTIVE -- Chris Gampat: “A church recently claimed that it gathered well over 1,000. And to prove it, they showed off the image above. The problem is that the lower right hand side is apparently completely photoshopped–which essentially points to the use of Photoshop (in this case, quite poorly) for marketing reasons.
SOURCE: http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/05/13/church-of-scientology-photoshops-an-image-internet-catches-it-and-laughs-heres-why/


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NOTE: It’s up to you if you want to enter any of the contests we list on this page. It’s well known that some photo contest sponsors ask for free commercial use of the winning entries (or sometimes all of the entries!). You don’t have to guess who the winner of that contest is. Don’t give up any of your rights. If your photo is good enough to win a national contest, it’s good enough to earn many dollars for you in the future. So, enter photo contests keeping this in mind.



* I’m going to begin with a disclaimer that has kept me from highlighting this contest before. Though it’s free to enter and the photographer keeps his copyright, it seems like one of the results of this contest is that your photos wind up in a micro-stock situation. That being said, a lot of talented photographers are entering the contest and the website is worth looking at just for that very reason. And maybe I’m misunderstanding the potential of this ongoing contest.


Win from a pot of $2,000 Every Week!
Pixoto uses a fun and addictive voting system called ImageDuel™ to find the best photos from the thousands submitted every week. On Pixoto you can find out how your images compare to your peer’s in just minutes.
How it works
• Upload your images to Pixoto and select a category for them to compete in.
• Members will then begin to vote on them immediately using "ImageDuel".
• Every ImageDuel win will increase your image's "ImageScore".
• The image with the highest ImageScore at the end of the voting period wins the cash prize.
• You can also sell the use of your images and prints on the website.



The deadline for submission:
Images can be submitted until the end of the period and then voting occurs on those images until Awards are assigned. This gives all images, regardless of when they were submitted, an equal chance to win. Submission deadlines are always up to midnight GMT at the end of the period and weeks run Sunday-Saturday.
CONTEST AWARDS ASSIGNED
Daily 3pm the following day
Weekly Midnight GMT the following Wednesday
Monthly Usually the 2nd Tuesday of the next month
Yearly Varies




Prizes: Up to $150 to the top photo in all *15 categories: Architecture & Design, Commercial & Journalism, Fashion, Fine Art, Landscape & Nature, Mobile Photos, Nudes & Boudoir, Pets, Photoshop Art, Portrait & People, Sports, Themed Contests, Transportation, Travel, Wedding, Wildlife.


For more information:
http://www.pixoto.com/photography-contest-weekly




* Expressions: Tumbhi Photography Contest 2013.


Dance of the rains, picturesque naturescapes, gushing streams, eclipses of the mighty moon, clouds creating mystery in the sky, wild forests with their magnificent wildlife, carnivores on the prowl, beautiful animals rarely coming out of the camouflage and so many other once in a lifetime moments - Get ready to capture images which will showcase your creativity, artistry and technical excellence!


The contest will be judged by Vincent Versace, internationally recognized pioneer in the art and science of digital photography. Known for his natural light photography, Vincent is an eminent award winning photographer of global fame, author of several photography books and a sought after trainer.


The deadline for submission:
15 July, 2013


Prizes:
Entry fee is US $1 per photograph and the prizes for each category, Nature Photography and Wildlife Photography, will include both cash and photo equipment. 1st Place $250 plus equipment, 2nd Place $100 plus equipment, 3rd Place $50 plus equipment.


For more information:
http://photography.tumbhi.com/expressions-nature-wildlife-photography-contest

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Stan Douglas, Vancouver photographer, scores $50,000 prize in the third annual Scotiabank Photography Award. Brian Morton: "Stan Douglas has helped define and enrich the Canadian art and photography landscape with his outstanding artwork,” said Edward Burtynksy, jury chair and co-founder of the award. “He has pushed the limits of contemporary photography and will continue to have an incredible impact on the world of photography both here in Canada and abroad.” SOURCE: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Vancouver+photography+Stan+Douglas+scores+prize/8397653/story.html





THE FASHION MASTER -- Avedon: “And if a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up. I know that the accident of my being a photographer has made my life possible.” SOURCE: Jamiya Wilson ; http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/05/15/this-week-in-photography-history-the-birth-of-richard-avedon/
PHOTO: Richard Avedon



GREAT PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES -- The work of the late Herb Ritts, Bill Dobbins: “They endure over time. But styles change in commercial and advertising photography. Think of Herb Ritts. When he became famous there was no digital and Photoshop hadn't been invented.
Herb Ritts: “I like form and shape and strength in pictures."
"For me, the most important thing I learned was just honing my eye. I think I had a good eye."
"I think a lot of the time these days people are so concerned about having the right camera and the right film and the right lenses and all the special effects that go along with it, even the computer, that they're missing the key element." -- Herb Ritts
http://www.photosource.com/billdobbins.html




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Museum features Great Gatsby era photography.Sue White: “A wistful photograph, a woman in white resting in a hammock, in the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History’s newest exhibit, “Through the Eyes of Lucy Burrows Morley: an exhibition of photography,” looks like something from “The Great Gatsby.” SOURCE: http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/saginaw/index.
ssf/2013/05/castle_museum_turns_lucy_burro.html



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“The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.” – Albert Einstein

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1895 - May 26th - Dorthea Lange, Hoboken, NJ, started as a portrait photographer for socialites in San Francisco. The unemployed men in the streets inspired her to make documentary photographs. Her "Migrant Mother" is the most famous of her work.



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HORST FAAS - Jamiya Wilson: “Prized for his photojournalism work of the Vietnam War, Horst Faas (1933-2012) created new standards for covering war with a camera. Born in Berlin, Germany in 1933, Faas began his career with the Keystone Agency in 1951. By the young age of 21, he was already covering major events such as the peace negotiations in Geneva in 1954. In 1956, Faas joined the Associated Press, where his reputation as a daring, unflinching war photographer took hold. He was soon assigned to cover war in the Congo and fighting in Algeria.
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/05/08/this-week-in-photography-history-the-death-of-horst-faas/


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The Digital Age Has “flattened out” the
Stock Photo World.




The Internet has catapulted individual editorial stock photographers to a position where they have more leverage than ever.

Now that photographers have Google et al on their side, it's an easy process for a photobuyer to find them, if a photographer keywords their photos and places them wisely. Photobuyers can use their researching skills and locate a picture that just a decade ago would have been nearly impossible to find -- let alone purchase -- in a workable amount of time.

If you review publications from the last century, you'll notice photobuyers leaned toward making-do with easy-to-locate pictures or cartoons (generic) that they slapped in the layout, allowing them to move on to the next project.

Today's sophisticated reader expects more. The search engines today, based on search of text descriptions of images, provide avenues for researchers to find more specific pictures; "best" pictures instead of second-best.



THE HAPPY PHOTO RESEARCHER



The result: happy researchers and happy photobuyers. Check out www.photosource.com/bank and you'll see how photographers are getting aboard this 'text-centric' way of providing images to stock buyers.

With the advent of digital image technology, "editorial stock photography" needs still haven't changed from the days of transparencies. What has changed for the editorial stock photographer, is the delivery of pictures (speedy!), the absence of worries about losing a transparency (legal issues!), and a work flow that allows a photographer to make production decisions (control!).

Most editorial buyers are now looking for highly specific pictures. These images make their productions, periodicals, magazine articles, textbooks, more unique and more appealing to their readers. If a photo researcher can find an image that is not generic (i.e. not general content that anyone could use), and that specifically matches the writing content of the production project, they are successful at their job.

Researchers are recognizing the value of text-centric Internet searching.

Any photographer these days who has a deep selection of images in a specific category, is a very important resource to a target number of photobuyers whose "publishing themes" focus on that category. These buyers' monthly budgets for photography can range from $20,000 per month to $90,000 per month and more.

Editorial stock photographers will find a home
in today's editorial stock photography field if
they use the leverage of the Internet, enabling
them to photograph subject areas of their
choosing, and match their subject areas with the
subject focus of specific publishing houses and magazines.

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PENALTY: 15 years hard labor

PHOTOGRAPHING POOR KIDS -- U.S. citizen sentenced to 15 years for ‘crimes’
North Korea has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years of prison labor for “hostile acts” against the communist regime, the country’s official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday. Pae Jun Ho, known in the United States as Kenneth Bae, was arrested in November as he entered the northeastern port city of Rason. Seoul-based activist Do Hee Yoon said he suspected Pae was arrested because he had taken photographs of emaciated children and the public executions of dissenters as part of efforts to appeal for more outside aid.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/02/asia-pacific/north-korea-sentences-u-s-citizen-to-15-years-of-hard-labor/#.UZL17L1nGSo
PHOTO: AP

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