Chances are that in the time it took you to read this sentence, a photographer (or ten) was asked if his photos can be used for free.

This happens all the time and has gotten to the point where it doesn’t faze most people, but when a company valued at over $30 billion asks a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer if they can use his photos in exchange for credit, you know you’ve hit rock bottom.

Keep reading to view the correspondence between award winning photographer David Carson and a Twitter account belonging to CBS.

[Read More…]