When I know the name of the photographer – I mention and give that credit. Most photographs (especially, the old ones) do not mention the name of the creator and signed as “anonymous” or with nothing at all.
The old photographs that include the name of the photographer, the exact place it was taken (the city, province, etc.), the year and the people (Amazigh, Druze etc), – are rare. We are lucky if there is the country in the description. The year range on the old photograph (like Antoin Sevruguin’s) can be as wide as 1880-1930.
Where I get the photographs and other materials I post here, I have answered numerous and numerous times here. Look up in the asks.
I also mention the titles and the authors of the books where I got the image and more: in some cases – even the page number. However, I seriously doubt that anyone got the book and read it. Still, I continue mentioning, although it is a time consuming.
Some materials I got from the closed to general public archives and libraries – mentioning them is useless. Other materials I got from people who sent me the photographs from their personal archives and photographic albums, knowing about my interest. Again, all this I have explained numerous times here.
Then there is this that really pisses me. I referred to it many times here in a very unpleasant form. like: https://tanyushenka.tumblr.com/post/179077
Often I post the photograph with all the credits, description, etc., but people remove all the information and share just a pretty image with nothing attached. That “pretty image” with the removed information I included, travels all over the tumblr.
And, here I just saw: http://sufiness.tumblr.com/post/182592146081
Someone removed all the information and left only the image:
"Lustre details Moscow Cathedral mosque, Russia @Igor Voller"
So, now, tell me: WHAT’S A POINT to spend a time and include the information which will be criminally removed ???
When I see something like that, – totally disrespecting me, my work and the creator of the photograph – I simply give up and want to post nothing here.
Nothing.
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