Yuri Speaks

Posted on 7/26/2013 by Jim Pickerell | Printable Version | Comments (2)

Yuri Arcurs has written a long post entitled “Microstock sees its first major setback in 6 years and here’s why.” In it he explains (1) why he is pulling his images out of all microstock agencies except iStockphoto and his own Peopleimages.com, (2) why he decided to go exclusive with Getty, (3) why mobile, crowd sourced photography is “a serious threat to stock photography” and (4) why he has invested $1.4 million in Scoopshot. This article is a must read for everyone in the industry.

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Ellen Boughn Posted Jul 26, 2013
I agree with you Jim. For a smart guy, Yuri has made some strange and even, perhaps, erroneous statements in his statement. I have to ask what special deals did Yuri cut with Getty to make him suddenly in love with not a new partner but one that he has been with all along as an istock contributor?

Tibor Bognar Posted Jul 27, 2013
As far as I know, Mr. Arcurs contributed largely to the trend of prices racing towards zero. Isn't it ironic that he's now falling out of love with microstock? But a can of worms once opened can never be closed again. Images (like so many other things) are sold below production costs, everyone trying to hang on. Where will it end?

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