However, they have monetary resources to buy stock photography, unlike a small blog or Medium post, the audience I assumed Unsplash caters for most.Įventually, I recognized that I had effectively denied a sale to a professional photographer in some way. I know Condé Nast has done nothing wrong with using my image. Why would a large travel magazine website use free Unsplash photos? It felt uncomfortable to me. The question continued to gnaw away at me. Reverse image lookup on those found that these were also Unsplash images, but these photographers didn’t even get a credit! Dunwich Heath Morning Sunrise - Marcus Platt. Was it because my picture was free? Looking at the other excellent images in the Condé Nast article, I could see no attribution to them. Why was a big worldwide magazine-based website using my free photo over a paid stock photo? My image was obviously pleasing to the eye, but I’m sure there were better photos available on paid stock sites. I was asked by friends if I made any money off it? “No, I take photos for fun.
How incredible, I’d almost attained rock-star kudos!
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It was the lead image on an article titled, “ How to Holiday Locally This Summer.” I shared the link with my friends and family, who were, of course, impressed that my photo was used by Condé Nast Traveller. Hurrah! My photo used on a mainstream website.
Then I came across one of my photos on the Condé Nast Traveller website, complete with a credit.
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