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The stock photo industry has been around for almost a century now. During this time much has changed, and microstock photography has grown a lot. Behind a microstock library are several photographers, from amateurs to professional photographers; the images are sold almost exclusively through the Internet and the price for images are very low.  This business model has led to many jokes and memes on the Internet due to accidental comic effect of sterilized interactions or the silliness of the scenarios these pictures represent. Famous pictures include these GIFs (the "Hide The Pain Harold" meme):  Microstock photography has also created one of the most...