newspaper forum and bloggers steal my image of Subang Empire Explosion

9. 28. 11

Previously it happen that our prewedding image was stolen by other photographers and I will never ever think that it will happen again and this time it was the above image and those thieves are from newspaper as well !

This image was post in my facebook and tweeter via my iphone this morning and seems there are bloggers and even newspaper and forum took it without my permission and some even attach their own watermark!~! this is so bad~! shame on you guys!

Those thieves are :

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/158893 from The Sun

http://im.mrdefinite.com/pictures-of-subang-empire-explosion/ from Kenneth

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20110928-301906.html from AsiaOne

http://www.zulseffort.net/2011/09/picture-empire-subang-shopping-mall.html Zul

http://www.1news.my/thread-38744-1-1.html One News Forum

http://sglinks.com/pages/1624262-injured-malaysian-shopping-centre-explosion#_=_ SG Link

http://kevinyoong.blogspot.com/2011/09/empire-subang-gallery-explosion.html Kevin

My original facebook image : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150453484208626&set=a.10150453483813626.452574.631213625&type=1&theater

A proper credit from China Press with their link http://www.chinapress.com.my/node/255160

September 28, 2011 - 10:25 pm

Subang Empire Shopping Mall Explosion 28/09/2011 » Malaysia Wedding Photographer- Edwin Tan 追梦手记 - […] news : http://edwintcg.com/2011/09/newspaper-forum-and-blogger-steal-my-image-of-subang-empire-explosi… I am so angry that bloggers and even media stealing my image which i took via my iphone without my […]
September 28, 2011 - 11:16 pm

zuls - your pictures removed. Thank you.
September 29, 2011 - 9:07 am

jimmychin - normally if want to use ppl’s photos must get permission from the owner 1st.. Even though newspaper want to use the photos. They need to pay you “copyright” fee.. maybe few hundred like tat.. u email to complain them.
September 29, 2011 - 12:51 pm

WinnieKepala - Oh dear. If they didn’t ask for permission or credit you for it, you should send them a letter or email to remove it, credit you or pay you for the use.
September 29, 2011 - 6:37 pm

Rolling Fumbling Thug - Oh wow! Are they aware of this?
September 29, 2011 - 6:43 pm

An ‘explosion’ of posts | Serendipity - […] I feel sad for the real bloggers who post original posts. The startling fact is that even the real bloggers are suffering from these fake bloggers. Case in point, a fellow blogger named Edwin Tan who has had his images ripped off by BLOGGERS, and even worse, NEWSPAPERS. You may view his article here. […]
September 29, 2011 - 11:03 pm

uno - So, what is the action you will take???
October 8, 2011 - 1:31 am

Locksley Ng - I hope you have sued them for stealing your photos. It’s not right at all.

About Edwin Tan

Yes, this is a dream to me, I daydream a lot and let me share with you a few of my dreams here. I always dream of creating a website to record every moments of my life and share with my kiddo when their grow up one day and also dream about carrying my cameras and travel around the world, see the world thru my eye,yes, I love travel, it is my ultimate dream to travel around the world, learning thru travel is the best dream I ever have. Dream is an initial point to me. It help me to look at what I really want in my life. As Malaysia Wedding Photographer with international wedding photography membership (WPJA, AGWPJA, WPPI & PPA), I started my photography passion at the end of year 2007. Like most of the beginners, I was purely having fun with my DSLR capturing my family members portraits and events. After attend the talk by one of the master wedding photographer, it change my whole world. I was so touched by the slideshow shown on the projector for the showcase of prewedding and church wedding, the touching moments, the dramatic angles, all these impact was so strong that it hit direct into my heart and awake my passion towards wedding photography. From there onwards, I have focus all my passion on wedding photography and never feel more satisfied when I capture the moments for couple which last for a life time. Whenever I imagine the couple looking back those photos captured by me in ten, fifteen years from now and think, "yeah, that was the moments" "look, how silly you was!" "oh, I cried when I first saw you walks down the aisle i", "yes, I remember what your dad told me that day when he placed your hand in my right hand from his arm after walks down the aisle".. all these keep my heart warm and keep me going on & on for this long path without a single regret or tiredness ...