As a new artist, this information is extremely valuable to me. My art instructor always gives us a “photo reference” that we use to practice drawing. Since my drawings are in the category of amateurish, I am not about to make money with them. I would have a different feeling related to someone just copying and pasting a picture that I took of another person or a landscape scene. I just learned recently, however, that famous places that are picturesque often produce “similar” photographs. The key though is “similar” and not “identical.” When I went to red rock canyon near Las Vegas Nevada, I am sure that I looked at and photographed the same mountains, bluffs, and rock formations as many other photographers before me. Even with that possibility, we would not be photographing at the same resolution, position, or light exposure. I guess we just have to be careful while we work.