An element not mentioned much in this thread is the significant challenges in using actual photography/people: expensive and time-consuming for custom work, sup

An element not mentioned much in this thread is the significant challenges in using actual photography/people: expensive and time-consuming for custom work, super choppy legal waters (can't tell you how many times the subject of a photo pulled from Unsplash reached out asking how we got their pic), and paltry options for online buying ("free" sites like aforementioned Unsplash or expensive Getty and their craptastic library).