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In response to "I would suggest this is something the vast majority doesn't know is happening. -- nm" by Reagen

If you browse stock footage site like Pond5, you'll find thousands of images from real life catastrophe for sale

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Jan 17 '19, 09:50

And someone is buying them.

Creating fake images of a hurricane or a riot would cost an insane amount of money, it is far easier to buy them that way.

I recently did a project including images of riots, and 2 out of the 4 were local. We bought them online, but we blurred some faces, especially on the local images (the other 2 were obviously international, so we didn't bother)

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I am... unsympathetic... to the cost issue. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 10:00 4
- Word. -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 17, 10:12
- I just think it's a little weird no one bothered to do a news report on the issue before someone used images from something that happened close by - Guigue Jan 17, 10:06 2
  - You're assuming "didn't care" when it's likely "didn't know". -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 10:12 1
    - I'm pretty sure TV stations and newspaper know the footage they buy from the same place can be used for commercial products - Guigue Jan 17, 10:20

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If you browse stock footage site like Pond5, you'll find thousands of images from real life catastrophe for sale

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