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The Big Picture is a photo blog created by a select group of picture editors of The Boston Globe. Entries are posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The Big Picture is intended to highlight high-quality, amazing imagery, with a focus on current events.
FAQ
Who runs this site?
Three picture editors at The Boston Globe -- Lane Turner, Lloyd Young, and director of photography Paula Nelson. Lane Turner is a staff photographer and picture editor for the Globe, where he has worked since 1989, covering local and international news and sports while specializing in portraiture and studio work before turning his attention to picture editing in 2006. Lloyd Young has worked as a photographer or picture editor at newspapers in Ohio, Illinois, Florida, and now at the Globe for the metro and business sections. Paula Nelson has led the Globe's photojournalism team since 2004, overseeing a team that has won numerous awards. Her passionate commitment to the power of the photograph remains as strong today as when she began her career 28 years ago. They can be reached at bigpicture@globe.com.
Where do the photos come from?
The majority of the images come from companies such as the Associated Press, Reuters, and Getty Images, who license them to The Boston Globe for our use. Other photos come from public domain sources such as NASA, and others from private photographers who share them with the Big Picture for one-time use.
Can I buy/reprint/re-use the photos?
The Boston Globe rarely owns the rights to the images -- we only license them, or share them. In most cases the owners of the photographs are listed in the image caption, and you should ask them for re-use permission. Our main sources are the Associated Press, Getty Images, and Reuters Pictures.
Why don't you provide EXIF data (information about the camera and the photo)?
We would provide that information if we had it. Almost all of the source images we get do not have EXIF data embedded in them, so we're unable to pass that on, sorry.
Do you take these photos?
No. As stated above, the photographs on The Big Picture are licensed or public domain.
Who writes the captions?
The captions come with the photos from their original sources -- wirefeeds, public domain sites, and private photographers. We start with those, but we supplement them with some editing, some research, even some entire rewrites. If you find an inaccuracy or a typo, please let us know in the comments, thank you.
Will you make an entry with my photos?
That depends -- if they are A) very good, B) high-resolution, C) newsworthy, D) free for use (we will happily provide a link to your site, but do not have a budget to purchase images as yet) and E) numerous (as in more than 4 or 5), then send us a note.
FAQ
Who runs this site?
Three picture editors at The Boston Globe -- Lane Turner, Lloyd Young, and director of photography Paula Nelson. Lane Turner is a staff photographer and picture editor for the Globe, where he has worked since 1989, covering local and international news and sports while specializing in portraiture and studio work before turning his attention to picture editing in 2006. Lloyd Young has worked as a photographer or picture editor at newspapers in Ohio, Illinois, Florida, and now at the Globe for the metro and business sections. Paula Nelson has led the Globe's photojournalism team since 2004, overseeing a team that has won numerous awards. Her passionate commitment to the power of the photograph remains as strong today as when she began her career 28 years ago. They can be reached at bigpicture@globe.com.
Where do the photos come from?
The majority of the images come from companies such as the Associated Press, Reuters, and Getty Images, who license them to The Boston Globe for our use. Other photos come from public domain sources such as NASA, and others from private photographers who share them with the Big Picture for one-time use.
Can I buy/reprint/re-use the photos?
The Boston Globe rarely owns the rights to the images -- we only license them, or share them. In most cases the owners of the photographs are listed in the image caption, and you should ask them for re-use permission. Our main sources are the Associated Press, Getty Images, and Reuters Pictures.
Why don't you provide EXIF data (information about the camera and the photo)?
We would provide that information if we had it. Almost all of the source images we get do not have EXIF data embedded in them, so we're unable to pass that on, sorry.
Do you take these photos?
No. As stated above, the photographs on The Big Picture are licensed or public domain.
Who writes the captions?
The captions come with the photos from their original sources -- wirefeeds, public domain sites, and private photographers. We start with those, but we supplement them with some editing, some research, even some entire rewrites. If you find an inaccuracy or a typo, please let us know in the comments, thank you.
Will you make an entry with my photos?
That depends -- if they are A) very good, B) high-resolution, C) newsworthy, D) free for use (we will happily provide a link to your site, but do not have a budget to purchase images as yet) and E) numerous (as in more than 4 or 5), then send us a note.
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