Plagiarism in the Photography World

Since I am a big fan of photography I immediately wondered about the plagiarism rules in that said world. I think that there definitely must be different rules for photography because the same pictures most definitely have been taken time and time again- easiest example being tourist spots like the Eiffel Tower. Of course those pictures are all probably slightly different, but does the fact that they have the same subject to them make them plagiarized? I think where the problem lies is with published photographs, or photographs that are on sale. I personally have some of my photographs that I have taken on sale on a website called Society6. Most of the pictures that I take are of nature scenes, usually without people. Thus, I am sure that some people have taken the same pictures at some point. Since my pictures are on sale, are those others therefore plagiarizing my work?

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