It's easy to have a BME when you've only been around for a year or two. I've been with Shutterstock now for 12 years, and June was the worst month in 5 years, down 50% from last year. Something is seriously wrong.

Quote from: Artist on June 30, 2017, 12:10

This is the worst I have seen by any agency after Alamy.
I got an email today that I have received 1 new likes on my images. Last like was received a year ago.

I feel like sparta.. lol

A "like" of how many Euros?

Around 10-12.000 on Shutterstock. Our port is around 4300 images!

I get the logic behind the use of re CAPTCHA but is it really necessary to make it so bloody difficult.
For me it is averaging 33 clicks to access Shutterstock. I am only a contributor, but given that most of Sutterstock's images are available elsewhere I would be shopping at a different agency if I were a buyer.

I'm confused. Do they change the code that often that there are multiple monthly issues?

in 2009 i went shooting stock in brazil...i went to carnival recife blind...in recife it was so scary really, never saw anything like this, an armageddon with 40 degree, people fighting everywhere due to alcohol, but i managed to go back home.
next days olinda much more quiet and beautiful days....end walking in street back to hotel i was stopped with gun by three young boys with scarf on the face who wanted my little camera bag...i give them without problems and they run away.
i aha insurance and probably recover much more thant my camera cost, i shot with a pentax k10d and a nifty manual old lens at that moment.
so yes is pretty dangerous.