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In an effort to save the financially troubled Gamma, the photojournalist arm of French photo agency Eyedea, directors are taking legal actions that will likely lead to a reorganization. As Fred Ritchin points out on After Photography, Gamma is largely responsible for the rise of international, multi-lingual news photo agencies.

It started last week when a Los Angeles-based photographer proudly posted on the Model Mayhem forum that Time Magazine used his $30 stock photo for its April cover. The pats on the back quickly turned to comments like, “you got screwed” and spread around the photo blogosphere, where Salon even picked up the story. dvafoto has a roundup of related coverage.

Conscientious has a couple posts related to the controversy around Edgar Martins’ work for the New York Times Magazine, giving Martins a chance to explain his side of the story. As usual, Joerg has been able to encourage meaningful discussions (here, here, and here) in the midst of a lot of reactionary commentary.

August 15th will mark the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, and Lens honors the event with an interview with legendary photographer Bill Eppridge, who was there with a “car full of film.”