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Snapwire is a platform that allows users to take photos and videos in response to a request for brands, publishers, small businesses, and creatives who seek images that fulfil certain requirements. Buyers post a creative image brief and photographers respond by submitting their photos through the Snapwire website or mobile app. Winning photographers are awarded and paid. Aside from Requests, Snapwire regularly runs creative Challenges concerning popular image needs. Challenges are curated by Snapwire and are open to the public.
Projects.co.id is an Indonesian freelance and digital goods marketplace which allows project owners and employers to meet potential freelancers. Founded in 2014, Projects.co.id provides a platform for job hunter and digital product seller in the e-commerce platform in a variety of categories.
CGTrader is a 3D model marketplace for VR/AR and CG projects, and professional 3D designer community. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania. CGTrader has attracted funding from Practica Capital, a seed and venture fund based in Vilnius, as well as from Intel Capital.
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