Alamy - The web’s largest stock photo site
A pioneer in stock photographyLaunched in 1999, Alamy revolutionised stock photography by creating the world’s first open, unedited collection of images. Our pictures come from anyone who wants to sell – a diverse mix of professional photographers, enthusiastic amateurs, stock agencies, news archives, museums and national collections.
We’ve become the largest and most comprehensive online photo resource, offering unrivalled choice to picture buyers around the world. Our customers are as diverse as our contributors, ranging from press and publishing groups, advertising and design agencies and corporate marketing departments to bloggers, internal communication departments and individual buyers.
We focus on making sure customers are able to find the right image quickly and easily, constantly improving our search technology and developing new tools to make our site lightning quick and simple to use.
Our entrepreneurial flair is combined with a fair and philanthropic approach to business. We pay our contributors more than we pay ourselves. We also give back the vast proportion of our profits - 89% since 2006 - to medical research.
Board of Directors
James West, CEO
James has been the CEO of Alamy since co-founding the company with Mike Fischer in 1999. His first venture was an automated web design company which he started in 1997. James, a keen diver and sailor, devotes one day per week to pursuing his interests in climate change and other projects. James is a graduate of Edinburgh University.
Mike Fischer, Chairman
Mike is co-founder and former CEO of RM Plc, the leading provider of IT solutions to UK schools, colleges and universities. He also founded the Fischer Family Trust which runs projects in health and education. Mike is a graduate of University College, Oxford.
Tim Pearson, Non-Executive Director
Tim was CEO of RM Plc from 2002 until September 2008 and has held a number of senior technical and service management positions at the company since 1981. He is past Chairman of the Internet Service Providers Association and has attended the Harvard University Business School Advanced Management Program.
