Come for the Ride…

As you all know, we are based in Atlanta, GA. As recently as earlier today, we have had multiple tornadoes today touch down in the city and cause some pretty heavy damage. Even my own family saw some damage due to extreme hail and we had quite a weekend of picking up and cleaning up after the storm. Heck, my phone and internet even suffered through the weekend due to this damage. The people downtown were even worse though:

AJC Tornado Damage Pictures

All the images shown are images submitted by readers of the AJC who have sent them into the news paper. I recall a day when you had a staff photographer at news papers that were sent to take all pictures. A majority of all pictures taken still show either the AP logo or some sort of freelance photographer that the newspapers pay for their pictures. However, with the invention of Flickr, Webshots and Google Images Search, it begs the question: why should I pay someone a full-time salary or expensive freelance fees when I can ask for people to send us images with the privilege of having their images show up on the AJC website. For example:

Flickr Atlanta Tornado Damage Pictures

Here’s another example of the recent crane collapse in New York City:

Flickr New York Crane Collapse

Not only are the pictures better than anything I’ve seen on TV or any media website about the accident, they were done immediately after the incident without having to send out a team to get pictures or manage the logistics someone on the payroll.

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