I've not been around in a while so this is a quick, brief update.
After digging in to many issues, I terminated my contract with Getty Images and have pulled my entire library of work from their archives too. There's no single reason behind my decision - rather, it was an amalgamation of several issues.
I'm doing my best to convince other shooters I know to leave the Getty fold and/or not sign with them in the first place; I guess the short version is that I've uncovered a several practices which have highlighted that they only have their own interests - and those of their largest clients - at heart.
Their aggressive race to the bottom and seeming lack of desire to comport their business in an ethically and morally sound manner is no longer a practice I can support. Their actions have - and are - causing significant damage to the wider community of content creators and content users alike.
After digging in to many issues, I terminated my contract with Getty Images and have pulled my entire library of work from their archives too. There's no single reason behind my decision - rather, it was an amalgamation of several issues.
I'm doing my best to convince other shooters I know to leave the Getty fold and/or not sign with them in the first place; I guess the short version is that I've uncovered a several practices which have highlighted that they only have their own interests - and those of their largest clients - at heart.
Their aggressive race to the bottom and seeming lack of desire to comport their business in an ethically and morally sound manner is no longer a practice I can support. Their actions have - and are - causing significant damage to the wider community of content creators and content users alike.