Alamy

During a seminar learning about Digital Archiving and websites, we were shown stock photo website Alamy. The website began in 1999, when at the time there was already large agencies that provided stock images, but founders James West and Mike Fischer knew that the industry could change quickly and was an intelligent move in the website. This website unlike other stock image agencies, seems the most fair. It is a 50/50 commission rate on all images that can range from £15-£1000 and even more in some cases. It depend's on how the image is used from how much the photographer will be paid but for larger jobs it can be a very big amount. After 14 years after the website was founded, it now has the largest collection of images and videoclips online than any other agency. Alamy has paid out over $110 million to its sellers and contributors since it began and pays the largest royalty fee out of all the industry. Anything goes on this stock agency, there are no restrictions to what type of photography can be sold, whatever field any photographer is in then it can be submitted. The fact that there is so exclusivity from them and they do no further editing to your own image, really makes the website different and special from others. Retaining all copyright to your own work and being able to use it else where, makes yourself question why shouldn't you sign up. Students like myself, can upload images for free and gain 100% profit back for two years of registering. After hearing about this website I will definitely consider joining this website very soon.

Some screenshots of the website: http://www.alamy.com/default.aspx