Happy New Year, Susie. You have astutely noted, the handling of images has been a persistent challenge for writers and bloggers. It is the biggest pain point of my publications on Medium since I started them. It is disheartening to see some writers react to honest feedback with hostility and insults to our caring editors and some even call the trolls when they identified copyrighted images. Nonetheless, we remain committed to upholding the integrity and quality control for images as we don't want any writer to be disadvantaged and suffer from financial penalties. Thank you for posting this to our curated collection. I referenced your three guiding stories in Illumination publications' image handling policy as examples of best practices. Our editors express gratitude for your contribution and look forward to your future works. https://medium.com/illumination-blog/handling-story-photos-26bf5a11d1da