Media News - Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Great photo on Flickr? Getty Images might pay you for it
If you are a photographer with high-quality images posted on Yahoo's Flickr service, you may soon get an e-mail inviting you to become a paid contributor to Getty Images, the world's largest distributor of pictures and video. Yahoo and Getty Images said Tuesday that they have entered into a partnership under which Getty editors will comb Flickr in search of interesting images. They will then invite photographers to participate in the program and ensure that their images have the proper releases to be licensed legally. Those who are included in the program will get paid at the same rates that Getty pays photographers who are under contract with the company. Jonathan Klein, co-founder and chief executive of Getty Images said Flickr photographers will increase the depth of Getty's catalog on certain subjects and certain regions of the world. And they will be bringing an element that professional photography often lacks, he said. 'Advertisers are looking for authenticity.' Getty will make payments to Flickr, but detailed terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The program will be rolled out in the coming months, and all Flickr photographers will be eligible to participate. (New York Times)
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