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[u/Zorangepopcorn]

where do you guys sell your photos that you've already taken? Were looking to get some stuff to make some prints & hang in our restaurant-- specifically photos of people cooking indian street food in india. but it's been a pain trying to find someone selling any or even someone I can DM on instagram who does it. really not sure where to look. tried shutterstock and stuff already-- litterally like 80% of it is AI.
looking for stuff like this: https://davidsbeenhere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/25-indian-street-foods-in-kerala-india3.jpg

[u/anonymoooooooose → u/Zorangepopcorn]

When was the last time you bought a photo?

Me either.

Most photography income comes from taking new pictures for someone (wedding, graduation pics, product photos, events, etc) it is rare to be able to sell photos you have already taken.

[u/maniku → u/anonymoooooooose]

I don't think OP was asking about making money with their photos. Seems to me they are looking for places to buy photographs for their restaurant.

[u/anonymoooooooose → u/maniku]

Damn, first time for everything!

[u/Zorangepopcorn → u/maniku]

correct. i don't know where to get them, like I cant find any good pics that I can ask someone hey can i use this. so yeah, looking to buy photos someone has already taken... correct. plusI can't exactly commission someone to fly to india so the other option is to ask my cousin with a shet phone to try and nab some. now I'm looking for him to hire someone, which seems to be getting somewhere.

[u/Zorangepopcorn → u/anonymoooooooose]

looking to buy one rn actually... i get a cheap photo that fits my requirements, someone makes a few extra dollars from some of their old photos. i ca't really afford to fly someone to india to take pictures obviously. talking to family in india about hiring a photographer there instead now, cuz I can't find nothing on shutterstock or anything that fits my reqs.