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If somebody gets a photo of a bigfoot and wants it analyzed by an expert, to whom should it be sent for analysis? This question pertains to photos that are obviously not humans in a costume. Most photos of humans in bigfoot costumes are easy to detect and you don’t need a photo analyst to tell you. I also would like to exclude the Patterson-Gimlin film from this discussion since that film has generated many so called experts over the years. Although, if there is a PGF expert who has broad expert photo analysis skills and is willing to look at other photos, then that is something to share with the community at large. I see lots of YouTubers commenting and offering their opinion on videos and photos. Some of them do some rough calculations, but not sure how many of these are professional photo analysts (that would pass peer review). I would expect that besides evaluating a photo for hoaxing (computer generated imagery), the photo analyst would also be calculating/estimating the figure’s height, limb ratios, etc. I don’t think sending a photo to BFRO or other BF research organization will ensure the best analysis. I don’t see a lot of photo or video analysis coming out from these organizations. BFRO does point out hoaxes in their Facebook page, and that helps the community to avoid wasting time. While it is best to find somebody outside the BF research community (to be totally objective and non-biased), somebody outside the BF research community will not be aware of all the key measurements of limbs/torso ratios that are of interest to generate a likelihood that the target is not human. It appears that there is no central organization or person in North America designated as the clearing house for what photos have merit. Seems like the what is available is various competing YouTube channels. In the UFO research community, Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos (a Spanish researcher) stands out as the creator of the largest database UFO photos available. He has been collecting UFO photos, their narratives, and their analyses since 2000, and created the UFO FOTOCAT BLOG (see link below). Granted, while most of these photos are either hoaxes or misidentification, at least his database offers a repository so that future researchers do not waste their time. https://fotocat.blogspot.com/

Heard this one before....Be careful not to make promises you can't keep. However if this is serious and not an attempt at humor, then I would think you would send a copy to legitimate researchers for their opinion first. That way if it is not what you claim/may think it is, you save time and embarrassment. Once you have gotten a few responses or after a reasonable time, then release it on Youtube, here, and other related forums for opinion. Then sit back and take your lumps.