Chicago Sun-Times sells its photo archives
"A photograph is a single moment, framed and frozen, yet individuals looking at it sometimes each see something different.
- More than simply conveying a time, a place, a mood, an event, an association, those actually in a shot can peer into the picture and beyond its margins. The photographer spots features and flaws unnoticed by others, the image accompanied by the circumstances of capturing it.
- Others bring their own context, memories and aesthetic values.
- No media company these days can afford to overlook an asset, and sure enough this one has been sold.
- only useful if all the aging pics no longer in its physical possession were
- painstakingly digitally scanned and properly cataloged for later use.
- Pics already are showing up on eBay from a pair of sellers from Arkansas with the user names "narfrontrunners" and "lexibell."
- Chicago Tribune column by Phil Rosenthal, "Sun-Times media's photo sale puts focus on maximizing assets," 12/20/09, via romenesko twitter
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