Friday’s I Love Photography Chat: Getty’s 35 Million Free Images, Oscar Selfies, and a lot of Birds

March 7, 2014 Marco | Editor

This week Allen and I dive straight into what’s on most photographer’s minds: Getty’s new embed feature, which allows 35 million images to be free on the web. We also discuss Annie Leibovitz new SUMO book, which weighs in at 57 pounds, as well as the very important question: who really owns copyright to the star-studded photo taken with Ellen DeGeneres’ Samsung during the Oscars?

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Marco | Editor

Editor and founder of a bunch of stockphoto businesses

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