One man’s quest to give stock photography a good name

<p>From The Toronto Globe and Mail:</p>

<h1 title="The founder of Stocksy set out to create a data base of more authentic-looking images">One man’s quest to give stock photography a good name </h1>

<p>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/starting-out/one-mans-quest-to-give-stock-photography-a-good-name/article14853231/<br>

/Clay</p>

Less is more.

<p>Bruce Livingstone.<br /><br />In 2000, he founded iStockPhoto, he and his compatriots whored their market and destroyed stock as we know it. Couple that with the over-abundance of mediocre images flooding the market from overzealous talentless amateurs and there's little hope of putting the genie back in the bottle. Livingstone can create whatever he wants - my guess, the market won't care - nor respond. Good enough is cheap and good enough.</p>

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<p>whored their market</p>

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<p><br />What do you mean by this?</p>

<p>Check the history, John. In the past a good photographer could make six figures shooting stock for major agencies - now - it's all gone. We started taking percentage cuts - then the fee's went - now there's just pennies on the dollar. The big agencies sold themselves to Getty and others and they tried to buy the market until now the market is untenable. How can you question that?</p>

<p>Thanks for the replies, I was surprised that the Globe ran this non-story.<br>

/Clay</p>