Arnie just happened upon the latest example of what might be deemed the ultimate in Scumbaggery, Pilfered, an online magazine/blog that says on its About page:

“PILFERED is a place where artists, photographers, designers, and the inspired can submit their favorite visuals pilfered from the web to share with one another. Founded on the spirit of web democracy, and built to aid in communicating ideas and concepts, PILFERED Magazine aims to assist in speaking the thousand words – visually.”

Remember the article I recently wrote called © is for Copyright? Now you know why I think our copyright is so important.

Updated November 13, 2011 One of the things we really stress in our workshops is being aware of others around you and having good manners about trying not to walk in front of another photographer or not hogging a particular spot too long. We encourage people to seek their own vision and bring their own […]

To be a photographer is usually to be an Alpha. You know, top dog! We’re independent, like to be our own bosses, prefer to be masters and mistresses of our own destiny. That’s all well and good, but there is an inherent down side to all this — Isolation with a capital “I.” Isolation from […]