26 Jun 2007 Bruce Livingstone – Microstock Celebrity

What better way to kick off a series looking at significant figures in the microstock industry than a look at the godfather of microstock, Bruce Livingstone.

Known For

iStockphoto Founder and CEO.

Personal Details

Born 1971 | Canadian | CEO of iStockphoto and Senior Vice President at Getty Images | has tattoos of the iStockphoto and Getty logos on his arm | iStockphoto profile

Background

Music teacher (as teenager), self-styled graphic designer, toured as punk rock musician, reinvented the stock photography industry, started successful design company Evolvs Media Inc and website host Webcore Labs Inc, sold iStockphoto for $50million, appointed Senior Vice President at Getty Images, business mentor.

Signs of Success

Has entry in Wikipedia – Bruce Livingstone

High profile sale of iStockphoto for $50million to Getty Images in 2006

Profiled on Forbes – Bruce Livingston

Press Mentions

Bruce Livingstone on Seattle Times | MacTribe interview with Bruce Livingstone | Bruce Livingstone on Cnet | Bruce Livingston on ZDnet | AboutTheImage interview with Bruce Livingstone | Assignment Zero interview with Bruce Livingstone | Internetnews.com interview with Bruce Livingstone | Daniella Zalcman interviews Bruce Livingstone at Assignment Zero