Closure of The Photoshelter Collection

The site gave hope to many photographers who wanted to provide their photographs for sale, but either:

• Didn't want to work with microstock which sells photographers work for sometimes as little as a dollar per sale.


• Didn't want to work with one of the larger agencies that often do not provide a fair split on their revenues with photographers.   

Photoshelter paid photographers the largest percentage of each sale of any stock agency.  The business model they were using for the site is captured in the about me area of their Myspace page:

The newly launched PhotoShelter Collection enables photographers of all levels to benefit from a worldwide image-selling marketplace that returns commercial and creative independence back into the hands of the artist. For commercial photo buyers, The PhotoShelter Collection aims to offer the freshest collection of imagery online.

Below are links to the sites who were in competition with Photoshelter in the stock market.   If anyone has any ideas on where photographers effected by the closure, please provide the links below.

At the bottom of this page you will find the links to the major players in the stock and microstock market. 

My 2c. Microstock is an evil business model which by design abuses photographers. 

Your input is appreciated!