Microstock Photo Founder Focuses on Community as His Best Shot | Tom Grasty

The mobile stock photography business is getting a lot of attention lately. In the last few months, Scoopshot, EyeEm and Foap -- three leading startups in the space -- have collectively raised close to $9 million in funding.

I suspect last week's deal between Pinterest and Getty Images, in which Pinterest will have access to the metadata identifying which of Getty's 80 million images are being used on the popular digital scrapbooking site, will only intensify focus on the space.

"We're just getting started with Getty Images," noted Michael Yamartino on Pinterest's blog announcing the deal, "but we're excited about the possibilities of what their data can help us deliver."

Microstock Photo Founder Focuses on Community as His Best Shot | Tom Grasty