Does Alamy Accept Editorial Images?

[TomPCO]

Hey All,

 

Does Alamy accept Editorial images?  I see "Reportage and Archival" images mentioned, but the descriptions don't match traditional editorial -type images like on other agency sites. If Alamy DOES accept Editorial, can you please give me a link that defines the guidelines?

 

Thanks in advance......

 

Tom

[Mr Standfast]

Alamy does accept editorial Images. Alamy content is essentially unedited.  It is left to the contributor to mark an image if it is a "Sell for editorial only" image. There is a tick box in the optional page of the Alamy Image Manager.

 

The Alamy Blog gives some insight on Editorial.

 

https://www.alamy.com/blog/difference-between-editorial-and-commercial-photography   I like this page it sums editorial up as "not selling stuff".

 

https://www.alamy.com/blog/understanding-editorial-and-commercial-usage

 

Cheers.

[Chris Burrows]

I think it would be helpful if you could say what you feel is "Editorial"  I know of another site where editorial has a very different meaning to the one Alamy uses and probably their nearest equivalent would be this....

https://www.alamy.com/blog/live-news-tips

[sooth]

2 hours ago, TomPCO said:

Hey All,

 

Does Alamy accept Editorial images?  I see "Reportage and Archival" images mentioned, but the descriptions don't match traditional editorial -type images like on other agency sites. If Alamy DOES accept Editorial, can you please give me a link that defines the guidelines?

 

Thanks in advance......

 

Tom

editorial is anything that has a recognizable logo, person, or artwork in the image.  

 

on alamy there is live news, reportage, archival, and general stock (both commercial and editorial)

 

live news is your traditional what-you-think-of-when-you-say "editorial" news images that were taken within ~48 hrs of occurance; they have their own sales team and search engine. reportage is for news images over 48 hrs old. archival is for stock images taken with older cameras, and digital scans.

 

[TomPCO]

Thank u all, very much, for your input.  😀