That's sad to hear, he seemed to be one of the good ones. I'm disappointed that this news is buried in an odd istock post. He's a writer, he didn't have a final post in his own words, or a professional statement from IstockHQ? This is reminding me more and more of a Stalin photograph. A little airbrushing, and now your a nonperson... move along folks, nothing to see here, shoot, upload, repeat....