With A Digital Railroad Archive, Hesse Now Makes More Money

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Katharina Hesse is an accredited photographer based in Beijing, covering regions such as China, India, Sri Lanka, and Mongolia. She is represented by Grazia Neri and Focus, and her photography has appeared in publications including Newsweek, TIME Asia, Expansión, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, Courrier International, D della Repubblica, and others.

Gaining exposure to international clients from her location in Beijing used to be difficult for Katharina, and the sales process was logistically and financially challenging before Digital Railroad.

"I recently sold 14 photographs to TIME, Inc. of Mexico. They found me via Digital Railroad."

"The international reach of Digital Railroad is a huge benefit for me," noted Katharina. "I recently made a sale to TIME, Inc. of Mexico for a 10 page feature story in Expansión, and they first saw me on Digital Railroad. It's easier now to work directly with clients anywhere in the world, including my agencies. The client visibility I'm now achieving with Digital Railroad is great."

"I'm also making more money on each sale through my Digital Railroad archive," shared Katharina. "With big photo agencies you often make less money on international sales because of sub-agents, and as a result you see less money. Using Digital Railroad is a much better deal."

Digital Railroad allows Katharina the freedom to showcase her complete portfolio. "My site on Digital Railroad represents my work in a more complete way than any big agency can do," noted Katharina. "This is important because photography of China is so much in demand these days. My clients can now look at my online archive to see the full extent of my work."

"I'd surely recommend Digital Railroad to other photographers."

"Managing my archive and client requests on location in this part of Asia can be difficult and time consuming," said Katharina. "Now when I get photo requests I can invite people to my online archive or send lightboxes. It's much faster with Digital Railroad, and I don't have to worry about slow FTP or e-mail transmissions."

"Selling to clients on the other side of the world is easier now, and I'm making more money on each sale."

"I first learned about Digital Railroad through a colleague who had found it very easy to use and a great way of showing work to clients. I gave it a try, and I'm really glad I did. I'd surely recommend Digital Railroad to other photographers."