As a stock photo agency, it is important to show that contributors as well as the agency makes money in the stock photo industry. Shutterstock decided to release their contributions to stock photographers, stock designers and stock musicians from the last 10 years. With the use of stock media increasing rapidly, contributors can make significant money if they work with companies like Shutterstock
Shutterstock awards contributors aproximately $15 million USD per year
In the last ten years, Shutterstock has paid out $150,000,000 in contributor payouts making annual payouts approximately $15 million per year. With tens of thousand contributors in over 100 countries, this annual sum is nothing to sneeze at. Contributors are paid per download of their stock photo or stock design. If their photos were popular, the contributor made more money. Each contributor makes what a different amount of money but Shutterstock definitely helped the welfare of contributing photographers, musicians and designers.
Shutterstock contributes these high payouts to the quality of submissions, the increased use of stock media, the increased awareness of stock photo agencies and the need for media in the ever expanding digital world. As a stock photo agency, Shutterstock is in the top 6 with over 24 million images, 900,000 video clips. They successfully connect over 40,000 artists with image buyers around the globe.
Join Shutterstock now as a Artist and start earning
If you are an artist that produces photos, images, vectors or audio and have not yet signed up at Shutterstock or other stock photo agencies, consider this an option to extend your business. Sign-up now at Shutterstock and be a part of the next $15 Million per year payouts.
Stock photo agencies make uploading, personal branding and profit sharing easier in 2013. With a growing need for media contributions, Shutterstock or any stock agency continues to look for new contributors. Who would not want to share in an annual payout of $15 million? With the rate media, images and photos are being sold these days, that annual payout just may increase.
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Amos Struck
I am a publisher and entrepreneur in the stock imagery field. I focus on providing knowledge and solutions for buyers, contributors and agencies, aiming at contributing to the growth and development of the industry. I am the founder and editor of Stock Photo Press, one of the largest networks of online magazines in the industry. I am the founder of Microstock Expo, the only conference dedicated to the microstock segment. I created several software solutions in stock photography like WordPress plugins. Plus I am a recurrent speaker at Photokina Official Stage, and an industry consultant at StockPhotoInsight. I am passionate about technology, marketing and visual imagery.
