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I think you should try to take great photos with commercial value in the first place, then don't bother 'digitally tracing' them.

Everyone was put to level 1 yesterday, not just you. Sales are always slow at this time of year due to the holidays.

Well yes, exactly, and Shutterstock are leading that race. But that's life, some industries collapse, and microstock certainly well. The contributors here seem to think a life long salary is owed to them for the work they've put in over the last 10-15 years. But that's not how it works. Honestly, it's been over 6 months since SS announced the pricing change. Anyone that is still moaning about it whilst still choosing to license here, simply sounds childish.

All of you seem to think Shutterstock owe you something.... they don't. You're also forgetting that the new pricing system has allowed SS to provide more competitive packages to buyers. This means more buyers. More people licensing out images. If Shutterstock didn't make those changes, many buyers might have left to a different agency, and our sales figure could be even lower than if we kept the old pricing. It's also important to keep shareholders happy, and the new system has done exactly that, with the share price doubling.

It's 2021 dude, just make a Payoneer account and get paid there, easy

Sometimes I wonder.... do you guys who constantly moan about SS realise that it is completely your choice if you choose to licence your content here?

Many large contributors stopped licensing their images/vectors/footage with Shutterstock earlier this year when the new earning structure was announced. Now that it's coming to the end of the year, you are going to see a whole load more contributors leave, as everyones level will reset to level 1 on Jan 1st. One particular example I can remember is DigitalMammoth, they had a HUGE image/vector portfolio here on Shutterstock which they withdrew very quickly after the new structure was announced. Less competition is certainly nothing to worry about.

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/christmas-card-design-template-modern-geometric-1860404650

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/london-uk-november-21-2020-coronavirus-1858655110