Was This Photo Worth His Job? Yes

1/7/2009
Yong Lee
Hilarious photo of naked skier has photographer in hot water.

This photo, which has appeared on numerous sites, is costing its photographer his job.

Marty Odom, resident of Vail Mountain in Vail, Colorado, shot this photo on New Year's Day at Blue Sky Basin near Vail. Odom, who works for SharpShooters, a photo service company in Vail, took this picture on his day off and had it published in the Vail Daily. News of the photo quickly spread around the world and Odom was bombarded with requests for his now-infamous shot. His contract with Sharpshooters has kept him from profiting, however, as the company owns the rights to the photograph and has said it would not be released. Even worse for Odom, he was suspended indefinitely the day after the photo was taken.

Vail Daily News has quoted him as saying, "There are a lot of people offering money for it, thousands of dollars worth. But I can't make any money off it, and I don't have a job."

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