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Picture research

We have an amazing collection that's filled to the brim with every image you'll ever need (and more). But we know it's important to find the right image quickly.

To help, we've provided three new sort buttons which will shuffle your search results.

New – Images sorted by date of upload so you can easily see all our new content.

Relevant – Images sorted by relevancy to your keywords. We would recommend this sort for editorial researchers.

Creative – Images sorted by creativity. This sort includes images handpicked for their wow factor and those we know our customers like - selected through an analysis of customer data.

There are some useful tricks of the trade which might help too:

  • To narrow results, group a phrase or words together using quotation marks, e.g. ‘Golden Gate Bridge’.
  • Try a Boolean search and use "OR", "AND", or "NOT" within a search to include or exclude keywords, e.g. London NOT bus.
  • Use brackets to form search strings and set apart different subjects, e.g. for two people hiking use (2 or two or pair) (man or male) (woman or female) (hiking or trekking or rambling).

There might be occasions when you need additional help or don't have the time to carry out your own research.

For key accounts we provide a free super fast picture research service - talk to your account manager if this applies to you.

For others we've put together a list of some well-known freelancers and organizations who can do your research for you. You will need to contact them directly to discuss your brief and organise payment.

Companies providing picture research services

Canada

Pronk & Associates Inc.

200 Yorkland Blvd
Suite 500, Toronto
Ontario M2J 5C1
Canada
Tel: 416-441-3760
photofinder@pronk.com

United States of America

Editorial Image, LLC

David and Emily Tietz
Photography, Photo Research and Permissions
Tel: 512-302-4737
Fax: 512-233-0614
info@editorialimage.com

Feldman & Associates, Inc.

211 Waukegan Road, Suite 200
Northfield, IL 60093
Tel: 847-784-0404
Fax: 847-784-9637
jfeldman@feldmans.net
rfeldman@feldmans.net
www.feldmans.net

Photoquick Research

Poyee Oster 18
Timberland Drive
Lincoln, RI 02865 USA
Tel: 1-401-333-1209
Fax: 1-401-333-1209
poyeeoster@cox.net

Robin Sand Photo Research

Robin Sand
160-53 17th Avenue
Whitestone, NY 11357 USA
Tel: 718-746-6296
Fax: 718-746-1746
rsand@nyc.rr.com

Wyssphoto, Inc.

Laura Wyss
64 Beaver St. #304
New York, NY 10004
Tel: 718-442-3994
Fax: 718-442-3994
Email form
www.laurawyss.com/

United Kingdom

Alison Prior

26 Feilden Close
Ducklington
Oxon
OX29 7XB
Alison_Prior_Research@yahoo.com

Hilary Luckcock

12 North Barn
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
EN10 6RR
Tel: 01992 461410
Mob: 07977 584801
hilaryluckcock@btinternet.com

Pictureresearch

Aristotle House
Aristotle Lane
Oxford
OX2 6TR
Tel: 01865 513000
Mob: 01865 311899
suzanne@pictureresearch.co.uk
www.pictureresearch.co.uk

Sally Cole

Perseverance Works Ltd
29 Godwin Road
Hastings
East Sussex
TN35 5JR
Tel: 01424 444462
sally@pictures-cole.demon.co.uk

Susi Paz

Tel: 07956 452 114
picturepost@hotmail.com

Zooid Pictures Ltd

39-51 Highgate Road
London
NW5 1RS
Tel: +44 20 7267 9990
Fax: +44 20 7428 9991
pictures@zooid.co.uk
www.zooid.co.uk