I am constantly appalled by the lack of imagination in stock photographs that often illustrate great articles online. Even in major publications. As a photographer and a blogger I make an effort, why cant editors?

From the comments: As a freelance writer, I browse through stock photos quite a bit. I’m AMAZED at what passes for “sex” in the stock photography world. Do these people ever have any?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/how-to-have-sex#20bya70

http://www.shutterstock.com/s/sex/search.html

stock photography

You now take it in turns to sit on the edge of the bed looking thoughtful while your partner goes blurry behind you.