author wants to "have his cake and eat it too", and argues from a position of untenable entitlement. As a private photographer, I cannot afford it. But you, sir, are not entitled to have someone distribute your work on your behalf.
Perhaps the photographer should consider changing his or her business model wherein he or she gets paid upfront on a commissioned basis to take interesting photographs, and release everything freely (with the concomitant distribution benefits).
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author wants to "have his cake and eat it too", and argues from a position of untenable entitlement. As a private photographer, I cannot afford it. But you, sir, are not entitled to have someone distribute your work on your behalf.
Perhaps the photographer should consider changing his or her business model wherein he or she gets paid upfront on a commissioned basis to take interesting photographs, and release everything freely (with the concomitant distribution benefits).