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How Picfair Plans To Shake Up Shutterstock (And Photo Marketplaces)
Matchmakers // October 03, 2018

Before Benji Lanyado founded photography marketplace Picfair, he was a journalist covering the travel beat for a “publication whose name you would know” facing an ongoing problem. The images he had to choose from for supporting his stories weren’t very good. Not in a technical sense — they...

A Marketplace That Delivers Business Beauty On Demand
Matchmakers // July 18, 2018

Businesses of all kinds have a need for high-quality photo and video content on a near-constant basis. Even in a retail era where businesses and brands actively solicit user-created photos for their websites, apps and social media streams, there is still a need for professional...

The Uber For Aerial Shots
uber of x // September 08, 2016

Looking for that ultra-sexy flyover video of your business? Shootly is the mobile app to shoot for. Dubbed the “Uber of photography and droneography,” Cofounder and CEO Garrett Henricksen says he already has more than 25 photographers and a dozen drone pilots ready to meet...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Picfair Plans To Shake Up Shutterstock (And Photo Marketplaces)

October 03, 2018
Before Benji Lanyado founded photography marketplace Picfair, he was a journalist covering the travel beat for a “publication whose name you would know” facing an ongoing problem. The images he had to choose from for supporting his stories weren’t very good. Not in a technical sense — they were well-composed, well-shot images. However, in Lanyado’s view, they lacked […]

A Marketplace That Delivers Business Beauty On Demand

July 18, 2018
Businesses of all kinds have a need for high-quality photo and video content on a near-constant basis. Even in a retail era where businesses and brands actively solicit user-created photos...

The Uber For Aerial Shots

September 08, 2016
Looking for that ultra-sexy flyover video of your business? Shootly is the mobile app to shoot for. Dubbed the “Uber of photography and droneography,” Cofounder and CEO Garrett Henricksen says...

Quick Reads
Apple Earns Patent On Tech That Compiles Group Selfies

June 09, 2020
As the worldwide push to beat the coronavirus continues with social distancing measures almost everywhere, Apple has a new plan for software to allow for “socially distant group selfies,” CNN reports. The tech giant filed a patent with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a new app that would allow multiple people to take […]