Website Image Thieves
Have You Got A Problem with Website Image Thieves? Create A Page Exposing Them.
Yes, you can ask for your images to be removed from blog sites, and media platforms who use your images without your permission or consent. Many idiots think they can just pinch an image online and use it wherever they please without notifying its owner. In the USA, out of court settlements can mount to mega thousands of dollars for those using other people's images, but forget about this procedure elsewhere. It's time consuming wasted energy. Online image thieves know this very well, especially those who create blog and websites, or social media accounts up behind the protection of large multimedia web host platforms.
Now and then, an image you may have taken or created, may appear when browsing through different search engines. Use the Whois, and grab screenshots, URL links, the web platform where the image is located in, and create a page like below exposing each individual image theft, including the original location source of the image. By doing this, you'll at least get the satisfaction of exposing each individual image theft stolen and used. Off course, some image thieves wouldn't give jack crap with this type of exposure. They know large multimedia web host providers have them protected and covered.
The most common responses from image thieves when exposed, is their complete denial of actually doing anything wrong using other peoples intellectual property. No apology No guilt. For example, if image thieves weren't exposed, the image or images they use would still be active without any remorse or guilt. It's like muggers and rapists, they keep on doing what they enjoy doing until caught and dealt with. Nothing is more important than proving you own images. This is easily done with original EXIF image metadata of any image.
Getting Sued for using other people's images or part of other people's images is something you should avoid — or feel how it is becoming stone broke beyond your wildest dreams.
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A small sample of my own overland travel images found on various internet search engines. All images bear a © symbol. I originally took all the images at these locations, I originally created all the images, I'm the rightful owner of every one of these images. We are led to believe that only Chinese and Russians pinch and use images they don't own — Wrong. People from all walks of life wanting to boost their business sales pitch increasing profit, and those having no brains past smart phone cameras in desperate need inflating their egos on social media platforms using other people's images are the worst culprits — Don't be one of them, use your own images.
Don't Thieve Other People's Images — Get Them Legally.
There are plenty of stock photo agencies to get quality images when needed, If you can't take your own images of any subject matter the following list should be helpful – Shutterstock, istock, Alamy, Pullpix, Free digital photos, Bigstock, Pixsta, Dreamstime., Adobestock, Shopshop, Depositphotos, Photocase, Stocksy, Plainpicture, Westendo, Fotolia.
Below, do I own this image? No. Do I have the right to use this image as I wish on my website? Yes. There are times when requesting certain images directly from company enterprises allowing the right to use them. The below example, an AF-S Nikon 600mm f4 ED lens was my own lens sent to Nikon, Tokyo for repair and service. A formal request of having a few shots of the lens when disassembled was granted and sent to me. There is no personal name or copyright symbol placed on the image, because I didn't take it. This doesn't mean anyone else has the right of using the image, unless prior consent and permission to use it has been established by the person it was originally sent to.
You're An Image Thief If You Use The Below Disclaimer.
"THIS BLOG claims no credit for any images posted on this site unless otherwise noted. Images on this blog are copyright to its respectful owners. If there is an image appearing on this blog that belongs to you and do not wish for it to appear on this site, please E-mail with a link to the said image and it will be promptly removed."
Now, how can the above "disclaimer" be valid — It's not! This actually means any website owner has no knowledge of their own content being used elsewhere without prior permission or approval of using it. This requires website owners to track and trace his/her original website content through the entire Internet, which were actually taken and used in the first place without any approval to do so.
You can't walk into shops taking what you want without paying for it - Excludes Biden's America
Profiteering Using Other People's Images Without Consent
Is Your Website Image Library Earning Profit From Other People's Photographic Work?
Using Parts of Other People's Original Images!
Are you a fake wildlife photographer — Using parts of other people's images claiming they are images you took?
Rightful owners of original images crop, manipulate and do whatever they wish — But not Using parts of other people's images!
The top left image of snow leopards, an original image taken by French photographer Sylvian Cordier. The top right, taken by American photographer Kittiya Anne Pawlowski — screenshot credits by Peta Pixel.
I rarely post other people's photographic content on this website unless there's good reason for doing so. This is one occasion of just that regarding image usage, theft and exposing journalism lies. It's about extracting content detail from a purchased image onto another fresh image composite, and then promoting the new composite with a wild unbelievable story line published to global media i.e. Newsweek, paper editorials, etc, as if the new image was freshly captured at another desired location. Although the original top left image was apparently bought on alamy, which has been denied by Sylvian Cordier's agency, Hemis, they confirmed that Kittiya Pawlowski had not requested permission to use Cordier's photo for this type of visual creation. The agency is now considering whether to take the issue further.
The false narrative of wildlife story telling photo journalism becomes quickly unraveled when profit gain is involved. People doing this become complacent tripping within their own web of lies — always follow the money. Photographic websites asking for donated contributions rings alarm bells — especially when websites like this already have National Geographic, Animal Planet, The Times of London, and US Embassy listed as partners and press. Alpine Magazine has reveled that Kittiya Pawlowski used new composites from Sylvian Cordier's photo of snow leopards he had captured in Mongolia. Kittiya Pawlowski composited Sylvian's snow leopards onto her own composite work before claiming that she herself had taken them.
Within her own published story line "the story behind this series is true, all the images are taken by me", "Squinting through my camera's telephoto lens, I noticed something in the shadow of Mount Pumori. At first I thought it was a rock, but it was exactly what I was looking for." "A snow leopard sits atop a chasm above a field of ice pinnacles called Phantom Alley."
A direct comment by Slyvian Cordier tells PetaPixel that the "case is incredible." "The end result of Kittiya's photos is very artistic. One cannot deny the creation, but on the other hand, one must denounce the usurpation of the texts and the theft of the images in particular of mine for the panther seen at the closest," he says, "Almost everything is fake and theft is punishable." — Alpine Magazine Dec 2022
Newsweek Magazine 11/28/22 04:40ET: This article has been updated to reflect a recent added disclaimer to Pawlowski's website.
Kittiya Pawlowski's about page of her photographic artistic awards is impressive. Why Kittiya Pawlowski extracted content from other people's images, using fake locations, and promoting them as her own work, is beyond embarrassing — Ego got the better of her, or was it just about fame and fortune? Fact Check, Snow leopards don't pass beyond 5000 meters altitude, because their live food source they hunt, is below 5000 meters. Snow leopards do walk, sit, hunt and wade through snow within certain locations. Unless Kattiya is able to provide original RAW files she supposedly took quoted by herself "the story behind this series is true, all the images are taken by me" — she has lost all credibility. If you're reading this Kittiya, show the world the original Nikon D850 EXIF RAW NEF files metadata confirming your snow leopard images aren't fake. You should also have more images of the same snow leopards taken at the same locations — where are they?
And do avoid saying the original NEF files have been lost or misplaced. I've traveled throughout this planet far and wide — overland, through the decades without loss of a single roll film or NEF files.
Apparently, Kittiya Pawlowski has also used content not of her own work in other award winning image quests — Alpine Magazine "Moreover, our research showed that this isn't the first time Pawlowski has passed off someone else's work as her own. She won the top prize in the "Culture" category of the 2020 Chromatic Awards for an image taken by another photographer in 2017 and posted on Shutterstock Thailand. Again Pawlowski provides an incorrect location for this photo of a very famous Thai tree, which grows in Surin Province, not Chaing Mai QED.
How many wildlife photographic websites, wildlife photographers, media and magazines, who fell for Kittiya Pawlowski fake snow leopard location images — publishing them is unknown. Multiple web links exposing Kittiya Pawlowski fake snow leopard location shots — link one : link two : link three : link four : link five : link six : link seven : link eight : link nine : link ten : link eleven : link twelve : link thirteen : link fourteen : link fifteen : link sixteen : link seventeen : link eighteen : link nineteen : link twenty : link twenty one : link twenty two : link twenty three : link twenty four : link twenty five : link twenty six : link twenty seven
Non-faked Photoshop, a Himalayan snow leopard captured @4400 meters, midwinter subzero minus -17C by Rick Hemi
Using Photoshop, reverse flipping images, modifying, editing, and removing its original source is a straight forward process. Some people can't help themselves doing this using other people's images. It's not until one becomes caught, fully exposed, ridiculed, defamed and prosecuted with large hefty payouts to the original image owners — Eventually, what goes around comes around in one way or another.
If anyone spots images through my website that are being used, or altered, like above on any other websites, inside social media platforms, published in magazines, or used by artists and other photographers — personally email me with the details, info and content.
Two non-fake image captures of Himalayan snow leopards taken in the Indian Himalaya, 2020s, midwinter @4400 meters (14435 ft) minus - 17C. These snow leopards were self tracked, self-spotted and photographed, amazingly, using dinosaur Nikon photo gear — Not Fake snow leopards photographed by Rick Hemi.
© Copyright on images aren't freebies - Got It?
All images through this website use the copyright symbol which means the images have a rightful owner - Me, Rick Hemi. Use your own camera-gear, get your butt hole off the couch, and travel the mileage taking your own images instead of thieving mine, used as free promotional advertising, reselling, or for photo galleries on social media platforms for self status Ego likes. Hey Guys, I'm on the hunt, I will find you, and when I do, you'll be posted here like others. All my images contain the © symbol. This means I have originally taken or created the images. All images are from this website. They are my images, I own these images. Use your own images!
Are You A Website Image Thief Using My Images?
If you're listed below, you're a low life human scumbag using my images for free advertising profit gain without permission or consent. Free global publicity and exposure using my images for your own benefit has made you famous for all the wrong reasons. You're nothing, but an embarrassing online image thief. You have no respect of other people's intellectual property exploiting what's not yours. I have more respect for street thieves and highway bandits - may their curse be fully upon you!
didirufus.com website - Beijing China
Theft of image reselling It for profit gain.
didirufus.com Registrant City: Beijing China - Domain Created: Jan 2020
A typical website image thief selling my image - If I ever meet this thief, I'll stick a DSLR camera up his butt hole sideways.
Original locations of this image 1) homepage 2) maps 3) Africa 4) overland transit
anexa wild website - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
anexawild.com Registrant City: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Domain Created: Nov 2019
I took this image during an overland transit journey, I use this image on my homepage website.
Original locations of above image homepage Top 10 favourite overland travel snaps
atma-marketing website - Varazdinska Croatia
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
atma-marketing.hr Registrant City: Varazdinska Zupanija Varazdin Orbis Domain created Jan 2011
No permission or consent by Rick Hemi was granted to use this image - I created this map.
Original locations of above image 1) homepage 2) maps 3) Africa 4) overland transit
archives.statelegals.staradvertiser - Hawaii USA
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
archives.statelegals.staradvertiser.com Oahu Publications Registrant City Hawaii Domain created Feb 2009
I owned this bike, I rebuilt this engine - I took these images - I own these images.
Original location of images www.rickhemi.com
polytec.om - Al Wattaya - Muscat Oman
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
Polyglot Institute Oman Lic Registrant City Al Wattaya Muscat Domain created N/A
This is another 120 cubic inch Big Twin engine I had owned - I took this image.
Original location of images www.rickhemi.com
Even this subpar snap taken in the mid-1990s belongs to the rightful owner who originally took it — Me. Just because it's here doesn't give anyone else any right of using it in other websites, or secretly posting within social media platforms without prior consent and permission. Every image online has an owner — Got it? I built this engine, I took the image, I own the image. The same goes for the below build.
framevr.co
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
Frame VR Registrant City Panama Domain created July 2016
Jims Machine personally sent me this catalog in 1993 - I took this image.
Original location of image www.rickhemi.com
alcalde de maracena - Grenada Espana
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
This is my workshop, I built this engine - I took this image.
Original location of image www.rickhemi.com
Nick ©5410Africa - Twitter
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
This dude thinks he can just grab any map design online that looks good for his own benefit and purpose without acknowledging the time and effort of creating such a map. Nick, you're here on this page because you used one of my maps without asking permission or prior consent to use it. Nick, why don't you create your own map?
Original locations of above image 1) homepage 2) maps 3) Africa 4) overland transit
Google - Images may be subject to copyright - Got It?
5410Africa - Facebook
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
Original locations of above top left image 1) homepage 2) maps 3) Africa 4) overland transit
All overland travel and transit maps on this website were custom created by me, and do bear the © symbol with my name. Anyone using my map images without prior permission or consent or any other images — I will find you sooner or later, and will be posted here for free exposure - No excuses.
The above map image was used on the Quora platform titled "Which map best describes your country" How ironic. It should have been titled "Do you use map images created by other people without consent"
Photo Library - Sweden
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
god-mat-hemkörning - good food home delivery
Wildlife image stolen from this website - I used my own photo-gear - I took the image - I own this image
Original location of above image - Nikon 800
Inpremedia - Multi website platform
Theft of image reusing it without permission.
Original location of image www.rickhemi.com
The above images are from this website with each image bearing the © symbol. I built the engines, I built the bikes, I took all the images - I own these images.
How to travel in South America - Travel Volunteer
Theft of images reusing them without permission.
The website "How to travel South America - Travel Volunteer" was contacted and asked why they were using my overland travel maps as click bait material without requesting prior consent and permission to do so. This website used 4 different maps I had designed and created. They even used one of my early South American maps, and couldn't resist loading an Asian overland map in the mix.
Now tell me, why do I have to waste time requesting online image thieves to remove my property off their click bait website? One thing for certain, if I didn't personally contact this thief, my map designs would've still been active on that website with zero recognition or mention of the rightful owner or links to my own website.
Above, the "how to travel South America - Travel Volunteer" website shows evidence of using 4 different travel maps even though the copyright symbol © was placed on all 4 maps shown above. Shame on you, you used my map designs for click bait to further your online royalties. Even though these travel maps were removed, the exposure remains here showing other potential website image thieves to respect other people's intellectual property. As you can see below, no apology, no guilt, no remorse....
Below, one of many overland travel maps displayed through various pages on this website. Either ask permission and consent to use them, or just pull your finger out of your bum and design your own maps. I really thought the entitlement generation was a joke — No, it's real.
The Grey Area Of Business Advertising
Do you own a business advertising customer's privately owned possessions for profit gain?
As a customer, I had sent my AFS Nikon 200-400mm f/4G VRII lens to a reputable camera service center for removal of a dust speck inside the front glass. The lens is shown above, an image taken from the camera service repair FB page. The image is not mine, I have no legal right using this image without consent. Providing an original link in respect to the rightful owner is courteous. This certainly goes both ways!
The camera service center used my lens in an image for promotional advertising that was sent for repair only. The lens wasn't sent by courier for promotional business purposes. No doubt, the above combination of two expensive zoom lenses side by side creates positive business flow, but not one red cent of profit comes my way. There was no prior consent to use my lens for business advertising. There is no quick mention who owned the lens, or a link to this website where the AFS Nikon 200-400 f/4G VRII lens is promoted with numerous images the lens has captured. Using someone's privately own product, item or possession for promotional business advertising without consent from the original owner is crossing the grey area.
The AF-S Nikon 200-400 f/4G VRII has been used for more than a decade through continents.
