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Doing a reverse google image search seems like he googled for lots of train trips and combined photos from various sources. He's a great marketer, but bad photo

Doing a reverse google image search seems like he googled for lots of train trips and combined photos from various sources. He's a great marketer, but bad photographer. * http://landscapevoice.com/the-california-zephyr-trip-recap/ http://landscapevoice.com/the-california-zephyr-trip-recap/ * http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/08/16/i-survived-the-lake-shore-limited/ http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/08/16/i-survived-the-lake-s... A number of the images are direct copies from the first link (ie: sleeper car pictures) The Lakeshore limited image was awkwardly cropped (to remove watermark) from the second link. Side by side: https://i.imgur.com/hu9viqf.png https://i.imgur.com/hu9viqf.png The dining car photo came from: http://www.baune.info/train.html http://www.baune.info/train.html Another dining car photo came from: https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/tag/cleveland-amtrak-station/ https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/tag/cleveland-amtrak-stati... The Emeryville station came from: http://subwaynut.com/california/amtrak/emeryville/emeryville52.jpg http://subwaynut.com/california/amtrak/emeryville/emeryville...

sanderjd 11y ago
Ha, I wanted to say something like, "what a shame that this guy can't escape this infamy", but sure enough, 5 or 6 of those images are the same. Pretty confusing to me, because it seems like he did the trip and presumably could have used his own images – what's the point of this?
prezjordan 11y ago
He also posted this to Medium, so hopefully they can do something about it. https://blog.growth.supply/across-the-usa-by-train-for-just-213-c0bc23ff0467 https://blog.growth.supply/across-the-usa-by-train-for-just-... I went ahead and wrote to the author of the post you linked, and also reported the post on Medium. EDIT: The author of the post you linked above got back to me. These photos were used without her permission.
prezjordan 11y ago
It's gone :) https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/11230907 https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/11230907
Simulacra 11y ago
If you're interested in reporting him to UC Berkeley for plagiarism and generally conduct unbecoming of a Berkeley student, here is the link: http://sa.berkeley.edu/conduct/report http://sa.berkeley.edu/conduct/report
- shoumik 11y ago
  He's not a Berkeley student anymore. He graduated two years ago. Slightly ashamed I went to the same school as he did but I suppose he's just a lazy blogger trying to document his trips. Overall a harmless guy.
  - prezjordan 11y ago
    I would consider it harmless if he took down the images and issued an apology instead of blocking left and right. He's a thief.

sanderjd 11y ago

Ha, I wanted to say something like, "what a shame that this guy can't escape this infamy", but sure enough, 5 or 6 of those images are the same. Pretty confusing to me, because it seems like he did the trip and presumably could have used his own images – what's the point of this?

prezjordan 11y ago

He also posted this to Medium, so hopefully they can do something about it. https://blog.growth.supply/across-the-usa-by-train-for-just-213-c0bc23ff0467 https://blog.growth.supply/across-the-usa-by-train-for-just-... I went ahead and wrote to the author of the post you linked, and also reported the post on Medium. EDIT: The author of the post you linked above got back to me. These photos were used without her permission.

prezjordan 11y ago

It's gone :) https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/11230907 https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/11230907

Simulacra 11y ago

If you're interested in reporting him to UC Berkeley for plagiarism and generally conduct unbecoming of a Berkeley student, here is the link: http://sa.berkeley.edu/conduct/report http://sa.berkeley.edu/conduct/report

shoumik 11y ago
He's not a Berkeley student anymore. He graduated two years ago. Slightly ashamed I went to the same school as he did but I suppose he's just a lazy blogger trying to document his trips. Overall a harmless guy.
- prezjordan 11y ago
  I would consider it harmless if he took down the images and issued an apology instead of blocking left and right. He's a thief.