Watermarks, Theft And Visibility

March 26, 2014 Marco | Editor

A giraffe stands on a cliff with his head above the clouds in an image about visibility, risk and awareness.

A giraffe stands on the edge of a cliff, his head above low lying clouds in an image illustrating concepts such as vision, risk and danger. I feel like this giraffe, embarking on a journey the outcome of which I cannot see clearly.

Watermarks And Theft

A few days ago I decided to check out 500 pix. Unfortunately, within the first five minutes of looking at 500 pix I came across an image that was doing rather well (a ranking of 97.5) that was, in effect, my image. That is, someone had stripped out an elephant sitting on a bench from …read more

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Marco | Editor

Editor and founder of a bunch of stockphoto businesses

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