Resources for Stock Photography Buyers . . .

Find an Image in Our Catalog . . .

This is the Stock Asylum's own collection of quality stock photogaphy from some of the finest pro shooters in the world. The catalog is editorial in nature, meaning SA does not license the images. Instead, buyers find licensing information by going to the large version of the image and placing the cursor over the image. ( When browsing the catalog, you get to the big images through menus that appear whenever you place your cursor on any small image and click the "This Bigger" option at the top of the menu. )  Click here

Search the Internet for Great Stock Photos . . .

Search the internet for stock photography pages you never knew existed. About 95 percent of the entries have collections of images on the linked-to page itself. A few are gateways to pages for which direct links are impossible. The Stock Asylum makes a special effort to include quality stock photography from individual photographers and small distributors.  Click here

Find the Right Stock Distributor . . .

Sometimes stock users have little time to find new stock photo distributors. This list should help. The Stock Asylum has created a list of quality suppliers in a number of common catagories. Image researchers can search by specialty ( click here ) or company name ( click here ).

Try an Alternative Approach . . .

Most stock photography buyers search for images in the databases of traditional distributors. Increasingly, however, companies are experimenting with other approaches, such as sending photo requests directly to photographers or syndicating smaller web sites into larger, searchable portals. This list makes it easy to find many of these innovative companies.  Click here

Find a Photographer . . .
Find the right photographer for any assignment on our list of pros from across the United States ( and elsewhere, too ). You can search by specialty, location and name.  Click here

Browse the Stock Asylum Bookshelf . . .
Great books on design, photography and marketing your business are presented here. The Stock Asylum spent much time reviewing these books. You can see our choices and purchase the volumes from Amazon.com.  Click here

Bookmark this Page to Save Time . . .
SA reviewed professional and consumer sites, then collected the best on one, easy-to-use page. Now you don't have to bookmark so many suppliers' web sites. This lengthy list should have most of the companies you already use and, maybe, some new ones to check out.  Click here

Understand the Jargon . . .
Don't assume a stock distributor knows what you mean when you say you want a "buy-out." The stock industry uses a lot of jargon, some of it less than crystal clear. Our Glossary helps you make sense of the most common terms.  Click here