It is also not a bad idea to think abt a "pay what you like" option, rather than FREE - as free is seldom valued in india and also gets clubbed with the spammy sort of websites that are out there.
And if someone does pay, can always pass it on to the photographer. It also builds good will, that is at the crux of a community. On Nov 8, 2017 5:30 PM, "Peter Griffin" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Ashim D'Silva <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > The idea was to contribute to the holistic imagery that defines India. So > > our initial focus was trying to be on everyday India—office desks, > > apartments, remote work, coffee shops, travelling, …. These are places > > where it’s easy to fallback to a “generic” photo from another country to > > make do, but one from India would be far more satisfying, even if > > subconsciously. > > > > As a journalist, I'd be delighted to have such a resource. We do have > access to other stock libraries where we can use stuff for free (in > addition to the agencies we pay), and there aren't many with an India > focus. > > > > > With CC0, the idea was only to remove all barriers to use—so these photos > > are used widely and travel, blogs, wallpapers, theme demos, > presentations. > > Credit is near impossible in a lot of cases, and unless the photo is core > > to the piece, it seems out of place. I don’t have an argument for why > free, > > but that it cuts off a huge set of users who I’d rather were using great > > images of India and not restricted by what they can afford: in the spirit > > of open-source sharing really. If there’s a better license, happy to hear > > about it and adapt. > > > > Wouldn't some form of attribution be better for the photographer? > > > > > So, what’s in it for the photog— mostly nothing but making a better > visual > > environment with which to represent India. We didn’t do very well with > > marketing the first time, so I think we’ll also need more help than just > > photographs. > > >
