Buying stock photography at Photoconnect

Photoconnect is different in that it allows you, for most of its images, to either buy the image online with instant download from a major global agency, or contact the originating photographer to obtain the image directly. Other options may be available and you can ask the photographer whether there may be flexibility in how the image is delivered to you.

Finding an image

You can search the site using keywords in the search facility on the left but useful in many instances is to use the 'browse' page where there is an easy to follow directory approach to what is available.

Royalty free or traditional licensing?

Images are available under traditional licenses or royalty free. For more detail of licensing, see the licenses page. In this area you should find that photographers may be able to be more flexible than large agencies who tend to have set terms.

Making an order

You browse to the photograph that interests you. If an instant download is available then you will see links to allow you to purchase the image through Alamy.com.

Should you wish to contact the photographer, press the 'purchase enquiry' button. You should then complete the order form that is presented to you. Your enquiry will be sent to Photoconnect and the photographer who will be able to quote you a price.

Please note that your purchase contract is directly with the photographer. No agreed order is in place until you have made an agreement with the photographer. You are not dealing with Photoconnect and should take the usual precautions that you might take when dealing with a new business contact for the first time. Read more on what happens after you make an order enquiry here.

Photoconnect is a site run by a photographer - Scott Hortop. Photoconnect itself does not handle funds on behalf of photographers but if purchasing from Scott you have the option to use a credit or debit card to expedite the purchase through PayPAl.

Copyright

All photographs on this site are the copyright of the photographer. Please be aware that any use without permission will be charged at a minimum at the full market rate applicable to a traditionally licensed image. No volume discounts or other incentives shall be applicable in calculating this rate. Further, if you use without permission you accept that damages will be payable should the value of future or current earnings of an image be adversely affected and you also accept that fair time and other costs of recovering amounts due should be payable.