Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Rebekka.
Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir
Born1978 (1978)
Iceland
OccupationPhotographer
Known forPhotography

Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir (born 1978)[1] is a photographer from Iceland who was named the "Web's Top Photographer" by the Wall Street Journal on 29 July 2006.[2]

Biography

She lived in Gainesville, Florida from age 4 to age 11. She currently lives in Hafnarfjörður, near Reykjavík, Iceland. Her Flickr images led to her creating and appearing in a Toyota advertising campaign.[2][3]

Her posted images at Flickr were copyrighted, but then sold by a third party without her consent.[4] "Only Dreemin" sold 60 prints, of seven of her photos, for more than £2,500. She protested by putting up a photo at Flickr named "Only Dreemin" and had text telling of the illegal sale, but Flickr removed it saying users cannot "harass, abuse, impersonate, or intimidate others".[5][6][7] Since then, the thread was put back online by Flickr and Guðleifsdóttir received an official apology.

In 2014 her book Moodscapes[8] was published. It details the art of capturing fine art landscape photography, and features images in her signature style including some self-portraits.

References

  1. ^ "Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir". MutualArt. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Jurgensen, John (2006-07-29). "Moguls of New Media". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  3. ^ Smith, David (2006-08-13). "Images of icy beauty come out of cold". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  4. ^ Cohen, Noam. "Use My Photo? Not Without Permission". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  5. ^ "Flickr censorship or moderation mess-up?". Adorama. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  6. ^ "Icelandic photographer: Stolen photos sold on eBay". Iceland Review. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  7. ^ "Yahoo 'censored' Flickr comments". BBC. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  8. ^ Gudleifsdóttir, Rebekka (2014-10-31). Moodscapes: The Theory and Practice of Fine-Art Landscape Photography. Ilex Photo. ISBN 978-1-78157-975-6.


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