BrightQube
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| BrightQube, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | June 2007 |
| Founder | Lee Corkran |
| Headquarters |  Carlsbad, California, USA |
| Area served | North America |
| Key people | Lee Corkran (Founder and CEO) |
| Industry | Stock photography |
| Products | Royalty-free Stock photography and Microstock photography |
| Slogan | Changing the way the world finds images. |
| Website | www.brightqube.com |
| Type of site | Open Media Marketplace |
| Registration | Optional (required to use some features, but not to make purchases) |
| Launched | January 2008 |
| Current status | Active |
BrightQube, Inc. is a privately held firm based in Carlsbad, California, that operates a stock photography website, selling licenses to use royalty-free photos and images. BrightQube was started in 2007 by Lee Corkran, a decorated combat photographer for the United States Air Force. Prior to founding BrightQube, Lee held various management and executive positions at Digital Railroad, Hewlett-Packard, Eastman Kodak, Yahoo! Photos, PictureIQ and Pixology.
As of May 2008, BrightQube was offering more than 3 million royalty-free images, from more than 40 collections.[1] BrightQube attempts to distinguish itself from its peers by offering a "pageless" search interface[2]. Further, as of May 2008, BrightQube was the only stock photography marketplace to offer both high-end royalty-free images from both professional collections (such as those from Getty Images, Corbis, and Jupiter Images) and microstock photography in the same shoping cart. This is reflected by an inventory that ranges from $1 to over $500, at that time.
[edit] References
- ^ Mike Allen, "BrightQube Imaging Firm Lands Angel Funding", San Diego Business Journal, May 15, 2008
- ^ Julie Giles, "FITC Award Winners 2008", FITC, Apr 23, 2008
