First, I hope everyone here in the US, and Americans abroad had a nice Thanksgiving Holiday. I enjoyed a week off with my family.
The Stock Asylum has posted the text of a speech given by Roger Ressmeyer, President of the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) called, “The Storm before the Calm“.
This is a worthy read, as he discusses some of the recent changes in our industry, and outlines how, by cooperating with each other, the industry could be on the brink of stabilization. Without mutual cooperation and frank talk about industry imperitives, the industry might fracture beyond hope of repair.
I personally agree with the thrust of his speech, especially on the support for the PLUS initiative. The only odd taste in my mouth is that it comes from a photographer whose work I admired above many others, yet sold his entire collection to one of the Big Two.
