When one picture is being used in countless publications without photographer’s consent… Jacob Roskam shares the story about the long way he went through to claim his rights and how he set up a cooperation with PhotoClaim. ©Jacob Roskam Back in June 1992, I had to photograph a [...]
Remote work became a new reality for a lot of businesses. Living rooms turned into offices and meetings are now held in virtual conference rooms. A lot of people had a rather hard time adjusting to the new working conditions. Why would we create a company that was designed to operate only remotely and how [...]
‘The climate, the diversity of landscapes, the people? Maybe a bit of it all’ – Jürgen Heitmann talks why he had come back to Andalusia, how he came up with the idea for photo tours and discovered that his photos are being stolen online. ©Jürgen Heitmann PhotoClaim: How old were you [...]
It all started as a new hobby. Today Roman Robroek, one of the members of our community, works for Europa Nostra, an organization that aims to protect cultural heritage in Europe. Find out how he fell in love with abandoned places and where it led him. ©Roman Robroek PhotoClaim: How old [...]
When you think of Bulgaria, copyright revolution may not be the first thing which comes to your mind. You would probably come up with the development in the tourism industry and some beautiful sandy beaches. In case you did not yet hear the expression ‘to trinkhaus someone’ we will make you familiar with the backdrop [...]
Introducing Success Stories by PhotoClaim! ’To Capture all the European capitals and raise global awareness of image theft‘, Nico Trinkhaus, PhotoClaim’s founder, talks about his goals and dreams. PhotoClaim: How old were you when you had the camera in your hands for the very first time? Nico Trinkhaus: Must have been [...]
There is a certain set of activities which should be conducted after you use someone’s photo without their consent. Do you know how important it is to delete the image from the server? ©Canva Every single day we find hundreds of stolen photos online. Did you happen to use an image [...]
We have something quite big to share today! Over the last weeks, we have been keeping a close eye on our statistics as we knew something big was coming. And here we are… with 4 million euro regained for our photographers! ©joyseulay Every single day we monitor the Internet (and sometimes [...]
Living in the 21st century, we take certain things for granted. In the era in which the majority of Internet users can be called ’digital natives’, you may think that the idea of copyright should be crystal clear and respected. Yet, here is another case which will prove you wrong. ©Canva [...]
Today we are taking you on a beautiful journey to Ireland! Meet another member of our community of happy photographers. Stefan Schnebelt – a landscape photographer who also decided to put an end to his photos being stolen online. ©Stefan Schnebelt PASSION SHAPED BY GRANDFATHER Stefan’s interest in photography was sparked [...]
