Head Office
Alamy Ltd
6 – 8 West Central
127 Olympic Avenue
Milton Park
Abingdon
Oxon, OX14 4SA
Customer Service
Phone: 866 671 7305 (US)
Phone: 866 331 4914 (Canada)
Phone: 01235 844600 (UK)
Phone: +61 7 3360 0221 (Australia)
Phone: 0471 3065444 (India)
Email: sales@alamy.com
Email: contributors@alamy.com
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About Alamy
Alamy is a stock photography platform founded by Mike Fischer and James West in 1999. It boasts of diverse photo collections, in fact more than 155 million stock images, vectors and videos. Each day more than 10,000 new images are added. The content is being sourced from photo agencies and top photographers across 173 countries. Unlike other stock photography websites like Shutterstock and GettyImages, on Alamy you dont need to pay for subscriptions or have credits to download images. With a simple pricing, users can access from Alamy’s vast collection. Alamy says its mission is to “provide the most comprehensive choice of imagery, supported by excellent customer service and a fast and simple online experience”.
On the Alamy homepage, you can search a picture by keyword or by browsing category. The top categories include abstract, art, architecture, backgrounds, concept, families, food, landscapes, lifestyle, love, sport, travel and wildlife. The photos are used by creative professionals, marketing departments, news agencies and publishers. When searching for images, you can filter photos by rights-managed or royalty-free. Additionally, you can filter photos by number of people, viewpoint, color and location. When clicking on an image, you can read a description, see contributor name, see file size and pricing options. You can enlarge an image and even download a preview.
The rates vary for personal use, presentation purpose, for use on website, magazines or marketing. The personal use does not allow resale. It includes use on personal prints, cards and gifts. The website license gives you permission to use on websites, apps and social media for duration of five years. Purchases of pictures can be made using Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and PayPal. Explore the offers section to know the ongoing discounts and coupons that you can apply during purchase.
Are you a photographer or graphic artist? You can now showcase your stock imagery and monetize through it. Alamy sells stock photos, videos, vectors and illustrations. Details on uploading images, the size and captions are published on the FAQ section. The Alamy Quality Control team will reject photos that do not meet the standards. For more information or queries on billing, license, subscription, cancellation, career/jobs, or others, reach the Alamy support.
