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Picture needs - social issues

@ 11 January 2012 at 15:10 by James Allsworth

Gathering some recent feedback from client visits, we would like to share a picture needs request that has been put to us, specifically the need for more images depicting social issues. More...

VMRelease™ now accepted at Alamy

@ 5 December 2011 at 14:42 by James Allsworth - Video Content Executive

The need to have releases for your content is becoming increasingly important to clients in today's market, but carrying around print outs and pens on top of your camera gear can be an added hassle that you just don't need. More...

Looking for someone to scan your images?

@ 21 July 2011 at 16:22 by Rob Singer - Contributor Services Assistant

Exclusive offer to Alamy contributors from one of our recommended scanning companies Colour4colour Ltd. More...

Are you still interpolating your images?

@ 1 July 2011 at 09:20 by Alamy QC Team

In May 2010 we reduced our minimum file size for submissions to 24 MB (uncompressed). We have noticed that a number of contributors are still interpolating (upsizing) their files, when this is not necessary. More...

Submitting Images from below par cameras

@ 16 June 2011 at 15:50 by Alamy QC team

Have you failed QC? Maybe you are you trying to submit images to Alamy using an unsuitable camera. More...

QC improvements

@ 9 June 2011 at 14:40 by Alamy QC team

Here at Alamy we are incredibly proud of our extensive contributor base and the high standard of imagery that we have available on the site. More...

YPA announce launch of new UK website and mentoring programme for young photographers

@ 8 June 2011 at 10:45 by Alan Capel - Head of Content

Alamy has been a long standing supporter of the YPA and we are pleased to announce details of their latest initiatives in the UK. More...

New German website and customer support

@ 16 May 2011 at 12:58 by Alan Capel - Head of Content

We are pleased to announce the launch of Alamy’s German website www.alamy.de. More...

Are you still getting cheques? Try funds transfer instead – it's much better

@ 19 April 2011 at 12:36 by Rob Singer - Contributor Services Assistant

Cheques are old fashioned and inefficient; • They get lost in the post • They can take days or weeks to arrive • They are venerable to fraud More...

Change to model release filter

@ 18 April 2011 at 11:29 by Alan Capel - Head of Content

We have released a change to the search results when the model release filter is applied. More...

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