Catholic Press Association

The internet is full of images, and it’s tempting to do a quick search and just plop a picture onto your website, newsletter or publication. But that has legal risks, with potentially damaging consequences. Plus, it’s not good resource stewardship. This session will cover the importance of imagery to the mission in a visual age, how to legally and ethically acquire great images, and copyright issues.

Teak Phillips wants you to respect visual storytelling and to stop stealing creative works. He is the director of publications for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and is editor of the St. Louis Review newspaper and Catholic St. Louis magazine. If you want to know more about him, use Google.