Our authors

The Pixsy team and contributors behind our guides on image theft, copyright and getting paid when your photos are used without permission.

Kain Jones

Co-founder and CEO

Kain Jones co-founded Pixsy in 2014 and has led it as CEO since, growing it to 150,000+ clients and 250,000+ image theft cases. He leads Pixsy’s fight for the rights of creators, with a focus on how photographers get paid when their images are used without permission and on the legal and licensing side of copyright enforcement.

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Barbara Konecny

Head of Case Management

Barbara Konecny is Pixsy’s Head of Case Management and a professional photographer. She has been with Pixsy since the start and built its in-house case team and network of 30 partner law firms, bringing a photographer’s view to every case.

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Oana Sheikh

Head of Sales & Marketing

Oana Sheikh is Pixsy's Head of Sales & Marketing. She works with photographers every day to find where their images are used and decide which uses to take down and which to claim for.

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Robin Gillham

Licensing Case Manager

Robin Gillham is a Licensing Case Manager and content writer at Pixsy, helping photographers and creators recover license fees when businesses use their work. A hobby photographer with a love of time-lapse.

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Graham Ashton

Contributing writer

Graham Ashton contributed articles to the Pixsy blog on copyright myths, famous photo copyright cases, image theft and the business of photography.

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Rebecca Burgess

Former Advocacy and Engagement Manager

Rebecca Burgess was Pixsy's Advocacy and Engagement Manager, raising awareness of creators' rights and the value of creative work around the world.

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Daniel Foster

Founder

Daniel Foster is a professional photographer who founded Pixsy in 2014. He wrote about copyright and intellectual property for photographers.

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Hannah Graves

Former Product Marketing and Community Manager

Hannah Graves was Pixsy's Product Marketing and Community Manager, and an advocate for fair pay for visual artists and creative work.

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Natalie Holmes

Former Writer and Editor

Natalie Holmes was a writer and editor at Pixsy, where she wrote guides for photographers and shared stories from the Pixsy community.

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Daniel Long

Contributing writer

Daniel Long contributed articles to the Pixsy blog, from copyright basics and why some cases win to photoshoot ideas and growing a photography business.

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Eben Marks

Former Licensing Case Manager

Eben Marks was a Licensing Case Manager at Pixsy, helping photographers recover license fees, and wrote about photography gear, from CES highlights to DSLR lenses.

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Rachaél McCauley

Contributing writer

Rachaél McCauley is a writer who contributed articles to the Pixsy blog, helping photographers understand copyright.

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Karl Ryan

Former Licensing Case Manager

Karl Ryan was a Licensing Case Manager at Pixsy, helping photographers recover license fees, and wrote advice for commercial photographers on planning holiday shoots.

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Frederik Stilke

Former marketing team member

Frederik Stilke was part of Pixsy's marketing team, and is a photographer with a passion for street, urban and analog photography.

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Sarah Warwick

Former Licensing Case Manager

Sarah Warwick was a Licensing Case Manager at Pixsy, working directly with photographers and creators to help them enforce their rights.

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