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Internet has had an enormous impact on a vast variety of industries, let
alone our private lives. Images for example, whether photographs or other
pictures, are now scattered throughout the World Wide Web – thousands of
them free to download and use. Time was when photographers travelling the
world on assignments would also take countless photographs of countless
subjects and then supply them to photo libraries and agencies. These
formed a vital link between photographers and advertising agencies, travel
operators etc. These were the places that held thousands of photographs,
mostly in transparency form and were the places that picture editors would
contact when they were searching for a suitable image to illustrate an
article or story in a publication. An image would be hired out to the
publisher for a fee corresponding to the “value” of the photograph and the
photographer was generally paid about 50% of that fee. The photograph
would be packed and posted or taken by courier to the publisher, to be
ultimately returned after use and physically filed away for further use on
demand. A complicated and costly business. Whilst photo libraries and
agencies still exist and have benefited from the speed of the Internet and
digital age, royalty-free photos have vastly increased competition. And
private individuals have benefited too – just think of the many
photographs that are e-mailed every day between friends and relatives
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