Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir
Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir | |
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| Born | 1978 |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Photography |
Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir (born 1978)[1] is a photographer from Iceland who was named the "Web's Top Photographer" by the Wall Street Journal on 29 July 2006.[2]
Biography
[edit]She lived in Gainesville, Florida from age 4 to age 11. She currently lives in Hafnarfjörður, near Reykjavík, Iceland. Her Flickr images led to her creating and appearing in a Toyota advertising campaign.[2][3]
Her posted images at Flickr were copyrighted, but then sold by a third party without her consent.[4] "Only Dreemin" sold 60 prints, of seven of her photos, for more than £2,500. She protested by putting up a photo at Flickr named "Only Dreemin" and had text telling of the illegal sale, but Flickr removed it saying users cannot "harass, abuse, impersonate, or intimidate others".[5][6][7] Since then, the thread was put back online by Flickr and Guðleifsdóttir received an official apology.
In 2014 her book Moodscapes[8] was published. It details the art of capturing fine art landscape photography, and features images in her signature style including some self-portraits.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir". MutualArt. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ a b Jurgensen, John (2006-07-29). "Moguls of New Media". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ Smith, David (2006-08-13). "Images of icy beauty come out of cold". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ Cohen, Noam. "Use My Photo? Not Without Permission". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Flickr censorship or moderation mess-up?". Adorama. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- ^ "Icelandic photographer: Stolen photos sold on eBay". Iceland Review. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- ^ "Yahoo 'censored' Flickr comments". BBC. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ Gudleifsdóttir, Rebekka (2014-10-31). Moodscapes: The Theory and Practice of Fine-Art Landscape Photography. Ilex Photo. ISBN 978-1-78157-975-6.
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