Last month- Jan 29 to be exact, I received an email for a request to use one of my photos in his essay on China’s future outlook on liberalizing freedoms. And I happily agreed to let him use the photo.
Sam,
I am an MBA student in Fort Wayne, Indiana working on an essay about China’s future outlook on liberalizing freedoms, especially freedom of the press. I’ve created a story that makes an allegorical case of China being a husband and Freedom being a jilted lover, and I was scouring the internet when a picture that you took came up in Google, and it seems to illustrate my essay very well. May I use your photo? I am making no money off of this, and I have referenced your name and website in the copyright, as well as included a link. If you want, I can send you a copy of the essay for your review.
Here is the picture: http://www.samyeap.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dsc-0908.jpg
Thank you,
Chris Mann
Fort Wayne, IN
Hope it helps him on his essay. 
Hi Sam,
You are very popular ya! You took good photographs. I have added u in my internet favorite list and will make sure I visit your blog very often.
Master Lee