Hi Dear Contributors,
I received a reply email from Shutterstock such as;

Greetings, 

I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you. We hear your concern with the new earnings structure changes. The decision to make these changes was not made lightly and was done with much consideration for all of our contributors.

Shutterstock aims to fairly compensate our contributors for the time and talent invested in the production of their work. Given the market has changed significantly since Shutterstock was founded in 2003, we have made changes to better reflect the current market.

Should you need any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us back. 

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