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Stock Photo Houses for Publishers

Gropen Associates hosts this directory as a free service to the community. We hope it helps you find just the professional you need!

We don't provide any of the services below.

Please do ask us about any financial or operational problems. We provide advice to publishers on an inexpensive "question-by-question" basis. We also offer software packages, helping you tackle common issues independently.

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Can Stock Photo
Can Stock Photo offers professional royalty free stock photography at prices you can afford. Our high-quality images start at just $1.00, and our generous license agreement gives you the flexibility you need. Whether you need an image for advertising, presentations, brochures, or just decoration, we've got you covered. We offer free weekly downloads with thousands of new images added every week.

CMSP
CMSP.com has 1.2 million images of world history, science, medicine and health. You can easily create lightboxes and search yourself or call CMSP at 800-373-2677 for free research for that hard to find image. Discounts availale for multiple images licensed. Digital delivery and online purchasing.

Comstock Images
Comstock Images is a leading international provider of world class imagery to web design, graphic design, advertising and corporate markets. Declared an invaluable resource by creatives, Comstock's College of Photology offers designers inside tips, how-to's and helpful industry information. Its award-winning website is one of the highest-trafficked image sites in the world and offers a variety of unique searching methods.

Corbis
Founded by Bill Gates (yes, that Bill Gates), this company now controls the Bettman Archives, too.

DHD Picture Gallery
An interesting collection of links, art and pictures, categorized for your use.

Fotosearch
Fotosearch Stock Photography allows users to search from more than 2.5 million images from 140 quality stock photography publishers at one site. They can also find royalty-free clipart pictures, illustrations, stock video clips, maps, and more. Our database includes over 10,000 stunning images from the National Geographic collections.

Getty Images
A very large and well-known photo and film house. Includes the Time-Life archives.

iStockPhoto.com
iStockphoto is the designer's dirty little secret. With a collection almost 40,000 royalty free files, iStockphoto is a unique community of photographers and designers.

NASA - Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
The most complete collection of astronaut photos of our beautiful world.

NASA Johnson Space Center Digital Image Collection
Thousands of press release photos from the Space Program.

Ponkawonka
Ponkawonka is a stock photography agency specializing in religious, spiritual and inspirational images. With more than 90 international photographers, Ponkawonka has gathered the world's faiths under one roof. The rights-managed images in our unequalled collection are all digital, fully searchable on the internet, competitively priced, and easily delivered via e-mail, FTP or CD. And we're human, too. We're here to assist with searches and/or special requests to our photographers. Envisioned and built by a photographer and a graphic designer, Ponkawonka exists to help you deliver your faith-based or spiritual message in a visually exciting way.

Stock Photography Now
Offers royalty free stock photos for graphic and web site design. All digital pictures available on HDD, CDs and for online download.

US Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
More than 2,000 images that are searchable online. Free. Who knew?

US Fish & Wildlife Service National Image Library
Public domain pictures of Nature and its wonders.

US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Photo Library
You want pictures of weather, storms, seas, . . . Where better?

Veer
Veer sources and delivers visual elements with imagination and style to help creatives diverge from the norm and generate fresh solutions. Veer presents a discerning, design-driven selection of photography, illustration, type, and footage, including exclusives and world premieres. Its products are used daily in advertising, print and web design, corporate communications, and publishing.

 

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