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Unlike most other stock agency critiques, what you will find here is not written by the agency mentioned, but by us.

With many years experience working within stock photography, we believe we can save you both time and money with our impartial views of resellers and producers.

You will also find more information on these companies, throughout our site, at best RF agency or best Rm agency, for example.

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We have selected an agency as an aggregator (reseller) or producer based on what we believe is their core business.

All views are our own and are made to try help with the process of buying stock photography, however, the final decision of where you buy, using what sales model and how, is yours.

We searched through many 100s of resellers and image producers when compiling our lists; we show only the best.

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Trellis Creative

A rights managed boutique agency offering images of everything and anything to do with wine: drinking, cooking, vineyards, harvesting, wine beauty and...

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Trevillion

A well regarded and established boutique agency which also manages the archive of the late Bruce Chatwin. The images have an atmospheric...

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Trunk Archive

An outstanding collection of celebrity portraits and high fashion/beauty imagery by some of the world's most renowned photographers. The stunning images are...

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Unimedia Images

Set up in 2002, this is agency not only offers the usual celebrity images but also features.

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Uppercut

Originally launched in 2005 by Miles Gerstein as an RM collection before being turned into RF. Miles has sold two stock agencies...

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V&A Images

The V&A collection spans over a thousand years of art from around the world and it includes the Theatre collections, Museum of...

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Veer

The designers favorite and one of ours too. Their site is well put together and other than having some exceptional images, it...

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View

Established over 13 years ago, they represent rights managed interiors and architectural images - both residential and well known work from some...

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VII Photos

The 7 founding photographers of this agency document social & environmental conflicts from around the world. There are now 11 member photographers...

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Visuals Unlimited

Establishing in the 1960's, Visuals Unlimited are a leading science and healthcare agency who offer an extensive collection that covers current medical...

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Vivozoom

A relatively new agency started by ex Getty staff which industry veteran Tony Stone has recently joined. They say they are 'The...

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Vu l'agence

They have some good photo essays on a diverse range of topics. Good material but not the largest collection around.

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Wellcome Images

Part of the wellcome Trust, they offer a broad collection of images ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare &...

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WENN

A well established celebrity agency which offers an enormous collection of up to the minute paparazzi images that are often supplemented with...

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Westend61

A fairly standard Munich based collection of RF images, which can be bought through a number of aggregators with much easier to...

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WIN-INITIATIVE

A relatively new agency founded in 2007 which promotes itself as the largest alternative stock photography agency around. They represent over 800...

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Wire Image

One of the more recently established sports and celebrity agencies which has been bought by Getty. As expected, they offer some very...

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Xposure

A fairly well known celebrity paparazzi agency with some good content but a poor website.

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Yaymicro

A Norwegian Microstock agency, originally promoted as the first editorial agency although they also have creative content. They've only been around since...

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YD Photos

A little known London based celebrity paparazzi agency with the usual imagery.

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Stock agencies A-Z

Trellis Creative

Trevillion

Trunk Archive

Unimedia Images

Uppercut

V&A Images

Veer

View

VII Photos

Visuals Unlimited

Vivozoom

Vu l'agence

Wellcome Images

WENN

Westend61

WIN-INITIATIVE

Wire Image

Xposure

Yaymicro

YD Photos

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