Today we're proud to announce that Joseph Sohm, a world-renowned photographer, writer and historian has selected LicenseStream to promote, protect, track and create new revenue streams from his entire library of images. His extensive library includes 1,300 images taken over 30 years for his book "Visions of America" that is set to launch formally in November. The book is premised on a single question — "How do you photograph democracy?" To see the full announcement, go to the ImageSpan newsroom

Sohm, a long-time stock photographer who is based in Ojai, CA., says LicenseStream offers him greater opportunities for maximizing the value of his extensive portfolio than through stock agencies alone, because it allows him to make his entire body of work – not just the hits – available online for licensing. It also allows him to publish his images to major search engines where anyone can click on the image and start the licensing process immediately – closing the gaps between search, discovery and payment. Joseph explains that previously, he was able to offer only a subset of his images through stock agencies, which he says operate on the premise that a core set of images typically attract customers repeatedly.

A companion multi-media "Photo Symphony" narrated by Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood and that premiered in Philadelphia just days after President Obama's inauguration earlier this year, is the basis for a series of music videos Sohm is producing and that he plans to release via Internet social networking sites over the next 12 months.

The 1,300 images for "Visions of America" are culled from 28,000 images that can now be found and licensed on Sohm's LicenseStream site at http://voa.licensestream.com