[Leica] Getty Images

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

My guess is the market has changed, but photographers' mindsets have not, pure and simple....Getty is probably just trying to adapt to fast changing market conditions, that is all. They cannot survive as a business otherwise. Neither can professional photographers survive without adapting to the reality of the markets, and only those who realise this will prosper. Change is the only constant. Photographers who crib about this would do well to reflect on the history of Kodak...
Cheers
Jayanand

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> On 28-Feb-2015, at 15:10, Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> Hurrah! The business model just sucks and photographers have been taken advantage of and devalued. Maybe there will be a readjustment, but I doubt it.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> www.charlie-chan.co.uk
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> 
>> On 28 Feb 2015, at 06:50, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> There is only a few words to describe GETTY IMAGES as a picture agency! 
>> 
>> UNFORTUNATELY I WOULD BE IN VERY DEEP TROUBLE WITH THE "SALOON KEEPER!"
>> Brian Reid!
>> 
>> This organization is the destruction of photography quality and an
>> uncountable number of independent photographers and a huge number of smaller
>> stock agencies!
>> 
>> One can only wish they die in the fires of HELL!
>> CHEERS
>> Dr. ted :-(
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>> Ken Carney
>> Sent: February-27-15 5:19 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: [Leica] Getty Images
>> 
>> I haven't tried stock photography, but I did wonder why the images were 
>> so cheap.
>> 
>> http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/2015/02/getty-images-downward-spiral-
>> approaches.html
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