I have mentioned a few times that one my side hustles is Stock Photography. Recently, to be honest, it feels more like I've been just following my calling than doing it for some income, as that's almost virtual and unfortunately, neglectful, considering the current economical situation. Nevertheless, I am not giving up, yet :)
However, there is one interesting side of observing what happens with my portfolio and limited sales. I think it is sort of a mirror of the Western economy trends, in general. When things feel better, the volume increases and vice versa. And why would I use the word "Western" here? 'Cause, unfortunately, there are huge masses of people in the other parts of the world who think that whatever is seen and available online, is free to use.
Last night I was watching an interview on the TV with a local major book publisher and he said that the prosperity of what we call the "Western" world is due to the fact they respect the authorship of the creators, respect them and pay them properly. That totally makes sense and I fully agree.
To create something original and great, we have to spend a lot of time, resources and efforts. If that investment doesn't come back with some profit, there will be no good new stuff. Simple as that. Those people sooner or later will give up and stop creating or inventing. Culture, science, education are all areas that need to be subsidized. Therefore, countries, that do that in general, are those that are the most prosperous.
Now here is some photos that I have recently prepared for stock and they will soon be available for licensing through Alamy and Adobe, links could be found below to my updated portfolios. Thanks for reading, if you got to this point!
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Some of my favorite photographs and digital art, along with some of my recent visuals, all in the highest resolution and quality, are all available for licensing inside my searchable portfolio at Alamy: https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/112427.html
Are you a fan of NFTs? Check out my portfolio while some of my best photographs and digital art are still on sale: https://opensea.io/LightCaptured
Check out some of my visuals available in high resolution, you could get a license here for publicly utilizing my works, all approved by the quality review team of Adobe, Inc.: https://stock.adobe.com/contributor/206416265/lightcaptured
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I wish you one great day; stay safe, stay strong and let your muse be always on your shoulder!
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