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Sometimes, Unsplash pictures get unexpected fame. We tell the stories behind them.

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Unsplash doesn’t want AI images, so I built my own stock database

I have to agree with Marek about one thing: It feels like cheating. To generate so many and such great images so quickly is really a miracle of technology. What does this mean for the future of stock databases as we know them?
  • Jonathan
  • August 17, 2022
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Meet the guy who tries to like every Unsplash picture there is

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Erik has already given a Like to more than a million photos on Unsplash. What drives him to do it? And what does it mean that they have disappeared?
  • Jonathan
  • July 30, 2022
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  • 3 minute read
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Breaking the boundaries of photography with Photoshop and a Wacom tablet

Even with a normal photo taken with a camera, many things can be manipulated, be it through exposure, perspective or cropping. But somewhere there is an end – and you have to resort to image manipulation to achieve your goal.
  • Jonathan
  • July 26, 2022
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How this photographer quintupled her Unsplash downloads in a little over a year

Of course, the main reason you should take pictures is to create works that you are happy with. But when they are then seen or even used by others – that is a particularly nice feeling. I talk to food photographer Micheile about her story on Unsplash.
  • Jonathan
  • November 14, 2021
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They printed these Unsplash photos and used them for this bathroom transformation

On the Internet, Unsplash photos are used countless times every day. But it’s remarkable every time a work leaves the virtual world and is actually used physically. Three high-quality winter photos have beautified this bathroom.
  • Jonathan
  • August 2, 2021
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Why all of these pictures get millions of views on Unsplash in one day

Unlike the story of the TikTok background that I recently told here…
  • Jonathan
  • August 5, 2020
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This Unsplash picture could be the world’s most seen (and it’s taken with a Galaxy S7)

That Unsplash, as one of the world’s largest stock image databases, naturally…
  • Jonathan
  • August 4, 2020
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  • 569 views
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What motivates people to give away their photos for free? And what happens to them afterwards? I want to find an answer to this question with this blog. Join me on my journey through the world of Free Stock Photography and meet inspiring artists.
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Unsplash asked what’s wrong, so here are the things I think they should change

I've been meaning to write this post for a while, but have been putting it off. Now, as…
  • Jonathan
  • February 23, 2023
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  • 557 views
  • 5 minute read
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Unsplash just launched its paid service, and the community isn’t exactly thrilled

It is perhaps the biggest step in the development of Unsplash - because now photos are…
  • Jonathan
  • October 17, 2022
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  • 577 views
  • 7 minute read
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Unsplash wants to bring more photographers and 3D artists together with brands

While Unsplash users have usually said goodbye to the idea of making money from their…
  • Jonathan
  • August 22, 2022
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Unsplash doesn’t want AI images, so I built my own stock database

I have to agree with Marek about one thing: It feels like cheating. To generate so many…
  • Jonathan
  • August 17, 2022
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  • 698 views
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