Yes, I've been to most of the retail sites, and unfortunately, the kind of images I am looking for are seldom sold for a buck... mostly in $80-$450 range, depending on the site. I also tend to use many different images collaged together, so for a single graphic, I might use 10 or 15 different sources.

I just thought that some developers were feeling as 'hobbled' as I am by the copyright issue, and would like to pool resources to benefit all...

Monetize? Maybe Google adwords - advertising later, but I don't want to charge members to use the content. That's the whole idea. FREE content.

- P