My Creative Commons photography for Wikimedia is one of the most personally rewarding things that I have done in my life, and I knew that it would be a continuous gift when I gave it all away. Here’s one example.
Time Out New York was my main magazine–almost my bible–to learn about free events going on in NYC with notable people where I could go photograph them. One of Time Out’s graphic artists, Rob Kelly, turned one of these photos into art for the magazine for an interview with Mariah Carey.
I chanced upon the photograph because I have a subscription to TONY, and what a thrill it was to recognize an excellent derivative of my own work in a magazine that was indispensable to the project that created that very image.
Wikipedia photos to be deleted
NYC Wedding March – September 26, 2010
Joaquin Phoenix is a poser
Flushing Meadow Corona Park skate park
East Village Park and Williamsburg Bridge photos
100 People I Photographed for the Creative Commons
Pakistan flood devastation statistics
Cordoba House / Ground Zero mosque protest photos
The void in my blogging (and some photos)
Rihanna video with Eminem about Chris Brown?
Fucking A, David! Congrats! Personally, I think Rob Kelly should’ve credited you, since he clearly relied on only that one pic of yours for reference. This is why I upload my pics with the Attribution license, which requires people using them to credit them to me. There are now a few websites and that one upcoming True Blood book using my pics in which I receive credit because of this. But either way, congratulations yet again on another fine pic! Happy New Year! I’ll try to get that caricature of you finished A.S.A.P.
Congrats, Dave. And Happy New Year!
It is an awesome picture of Mariah, you have captured the essence of her personality in that moment; your photography was clearly recognized by the illustrator as an image he could work on and use, but did he choose it because it was available at no cost to him? Either way, since Mariah is mentioned as the model in the article out of courtesy the Credit should have read:
Photography by David Shankbone and Image illustration by Rob Kelly
It would be the right thing to do from an artistic standpoint and it would of made your 15 minutes of fame in the article from your favorite magazine that much sweeter.. n’est pas?
Twitter: davidshankbone
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Luigi and Tom, I know where you are coming from, but it’s the same issue with the Shepard Fairey-Barack Obama-Hope poster. I created my photography with little desire for *credit* beyond being able to find the work and see how it was used. Whenever an artist contacts me about attribution, I always tell them that giving me credit, particularly at this point when my work has been so reproduced, is not important if it interferes with their artistic output. I don’t need attribution, although it’s always nice. I’m just glad that Rob Kelly found my work to fit with what he wanted to achieve.
Mr Shankbone, I’m a little curious, are people allowed to create derivative works such as paintings from your works with the intention of selling? Or are they for non-commercial use only?
Thanks a lot mate,
Scyler
Sorry, I realized as I wrote the comment that it was probably answered somewhere on the site, and I just found it. I did want to say, however, that it is incredible for you to do such a thing, take so many stunning photographs and share them with everybody for free. It is a rare thing to find such giving in this world, and I appreciate it very very much.
All the best,
Scyler
Twitter: davidshankbone
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Scyler, thanks very much for your kind words!