Famous Wildlife Photographer Busted For Using Stock Images

Nobody knows better than Award-winning wildlife photographer Terje Helleso how hard it can be to get that perfect shot in an out-of-the-way location. That's why he used stock photos. The 47-year-old photographer passed off hundreds of stock photos as his own over the course of several years. From the article: "On Wednesday, a deeply regretful Helleso spoke to local radio. He gave economic problems as a reason, but mostly it was about his own unreasonably high demands on himself to be successful, he said. 'I was under pressure, mostly from myself, and I gave in to temptation. Looking back, I’m surprised that I got away with it for so long, and that I managed to keep up appearances to my wife and everyone else,' he said."

Comments

Re:Yeah.

[Gaygirlie]

...Helleso, who is famous not only for his art, but also for being a strong advocate of keeping digital photography real and speaking out against manipulation or theft of material...

Ha ha is right..

Well, it's easy to preach something you're not following yourself. ...he'd make a fine politician.

Re:An obvious reminder

[professionalfurryele]

Cynicism is the word people who don't live in the real world misappropriate to describe people who do.

Stock photo websites quickly updating

[CODiNE]

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