Mike, I would be very interested to hear your opinion on the quality and style of work curated at 1x.com - I have been trying unsuccessfully to get a photo accepted there for some time (as the worst kind of enthusiast amateur only, I don't begrudge the site for not accepting anything of mine). It seems to me the curators have a very defined idea of what they want to show, and it is typically very post-processing/concept heavy stuff. Perhaps this is just how it appears to me, and an expert would see differently - but I would be interested to find a good resource for more straight/classic photography, to study and learn in this style rather than practice my photoshopping! Nick

Has anyone added up votes for/against? I'm very interested in seeing the results (but too lazy to count myself). Given the artist's hypothetical situation, I for one would do it in a heartbeat! As the last likely chance for a major payday, and the promise of a happy retirement... I guess morality should not be relative, but thats a lot easier to say when there isn't $3M on the line, and a sort of justifiable out (A/P'ing the photo).