Flickr's Rebekka Guoleifsdottir

[Allen]

Anyone heard of Rebekka Guoleifsdottir? I came across her name in this article:

http://online.wsj.com/public/article..._20080513.html

Steady updates are also a rule for Rebekka Guoleifsdottir, arguably the most popular contributor to Flickr. The 28-year-old art-school student in Reykjavik, Iceland, typically adds two or three new pictures a week, for a total of about 750. Her work has been viewed more than three million times, and her popularity on the site led to a contract with Toyota Motor Corp. to provide photography for a local marketing campaign.

Here's a link to her Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebba/

And blog:

http://rebekkagudleifs.com/blog/

She really has that certain something that makes her work stand out.

[Steelsun]

Yeah, it's a shame.

Started watching the Flickr thread early yesterday when it broke, then Flickr censored it.

Also been watching the two threads on Thomas Hawk about it:
http://thomashawk.com/2007/05/only-d...t-thieves.html
http://thomashawk.com/2007/05/flickr-censorship.html

[laanba]

This combined with the JPGMag mess made for an interesting day yesterday and I imagine it will continue today. One thing is for sure, photographers are passionate.

[rages4calm]

Originally Posted by laanba

This combined with the JPGMag mess made for an interesting day yesterday and I imagine it will continue today. One thing is for sure, photographers are passionate.

Yes the that JPG Mag took me through a bigger loop then the stolen artwork lady.

[Allen]

Originally Posted by Steelsun

Yeah, it's a shame.

Started watching the Flickr thread early yesterday when it broke, then Flickr censored it.

Also been watching the two threads on Thomas Hawk about it:
http://thomashawk.com/2007/05/only-d...t-thieves.html
http://thomashawk.com/2007/05/flickr-censorship.html

I had no idea about all of that. I had come across her in the other article I posted, but it made no mention of that. It was about how people become popular on the 'net via YouTube and Flickr.

[h00kemh0rns]

I was looking at her photo's and thought the horse one's looked very familiar. Apparently, she's friends with "stuckincustoms" on flickr who happens to be a local Austin guy and HDR guru. I like her work and need to see more of it....

[Allen]

I'm confused...are pics posted on Flickr usually big enough to be blown up and sold as posters or whatever?

[Arnor]

Hi Allen,

Yes, I've been checking her photos out for about a year. I really enjoyed her Multiplicity series. Check out her blog at http://www.rebekkagudleifs.com/blog/

Best regards,