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

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.

Her posted images at Flickr were copyrighted, but then sold by a third party without her consent. "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". Since then, the thread was put back online by Flickr and Guðleifsdóttir received an official apology.

In 2014 her book Moodscapes 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. ^ 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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