Travel - Regional - Stock Photography Sites

Travel: Regional

Africa

Africa Imagery

- Complete African photo service, run by African photographers Roger and Pat de la Harpe with many contributors.

Afripics

- Images of the peoples and cultures, wildlife and nature, and other aspects of Africa, by over 100 pro photographers.

Gallo Images

- South Africa-based: creates and distributes digital images, footage and music to design professionals in Africa, Middle East and Brazil.

Imagesdetunisie.com

- Modern images of Tunisia: architecture, economy, agriculture, tourism, fishing, and some vintage photos.

Arctic/Antarctic

Arcticphoto

- Bryan & Cherry Alexander's source for pictures of the Arctic and Antarctica. People, wildlife, landscapes, industry, tourism and pollution.

British Antarctic Survey

- Thousands of images of the Antarctic, taken by professional photographers. Pictures of scenery, penguins, scientific operations and scientists.

David Barr Photography

- A widely published photographer who specializes in Antarctic and underwater photography.

FotoLIBRA

- Rights managed and royalty free images for all sorts of uses from 20,000 photographers. Open to all buyers and sellers.

Hedgehog House

- "Dedicated to increasing awareness of the need to preserve wilderness in New Zealand..." Antarctic, Arctic and mountain areas.

Scott Polar Research Institute

- Arctic and Antarctic photography: history of polar exploration and work since the late 19th century. Polar art, too.

Australia & New Zealand

Photo New Zealand

- New Zealand's leading stock image library representing the collective work of some of the country's top talent.

Australian Pictures in Trove

- Picture Australia has been absorbed into Trove. From National Library of Australia -- pictures acquired from many online sources.

Snappermedia

- Leading Australian independent photo agency, providing images and text to world media.

Visions of Victoria

- Tourism Victoria's official online image library: search, select, order video footage and download images.

Canada

All Canada Photos

- RM and RF images of Canadian life from around 100 photographers who've published 60 books between them.

China & South-East Asia

ArgusPhoto

- Images of Hong Kong and the rest of China. Over a million images online. Contemporary, historical stock photos: everyday activities, work & play.

Imagine China

- Leading photo agency in China. Distributes worldwide. Reps western agencies in China, inc. AP, AFP, EPA, Magnum, JBG, Zuma.

Europe

4CornersImages

- High quality travel and travel related, rights managed photography. UK-based. Strong on Southern Europe.

4SEE

- Large European archive with features on many countries, especially Portugal. Partners with Redux, contrasto, EyeVine (its UK agent) and others.

Anzenberger Agency

- Represents 50+ international photographers worldwide

and distributes another 200 photographers. Fine art prints, too.

Axiom Photo

- London-based agency, offering travel and tourism photos from around the world.

bildagentur-online

- German agency offering large selection of travel related images, plus images of food & medicinal plants.

image2d.com

- Special field is alpine area worldwide, inc. sport, sports-extreme, mountains, nature. Strong on Austrian Tyrol.

Lucky Look

- Swedish agency repping some 70 Scandinavian photographers. Nature, people, travel, studio photography, sports and leisure and everyday life.

Stockimageseurope.com

- For standard and unusual images of European countries and cities, all photos by Hans Vos Photography.

Swedish Stock

- Representing the work of over 400 photographers. General images, lifestyle, tourism. Agency is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Switzerland Photos

- The marvels of mountain landscapes. Stock and archive photography for both professional and non-professional use.

India

ImagesBazaar.com

- World's largest stock of Indian images; high quality images for advertising, marketing and publishing.

PhotosIndia

- "We shoot, we partner, we sell - all in one place." Top stock photography site in India. Good search, CD Store, etc.

wildphotos.com

- "Images about India": its people, landscapes, flora and fauna, all the colors and variety of the sub-continent.

Middle East

Arabian Eye

- Editorial and commercial Middle Eastern images. Largest collection of regional royalty-free and rights-managed creative imagery.

Gulfimages

- Collection of Arabic images, mainly by Pankaj & Insy Shah, for commercial use covering life in the Middle East: business, lifestyle, heritage, travel, food. etc.

Israelimages.com

- The most extensive picture collection about Israel, Judaism & the Holy Land on the Internet.

PhotoStock-Israel.com

- Main focus is Israel, but also carries photos from many other countries. Images are available as fine art prints.

PhotoZion

- Well-organized collection of scenic images taken in all corners of Israel. Holy places, Jewish life, people, politics and more.

Russia

Sovfoto/Eastfoto

- Photography from Russia, including all former Soviet Republics, Eastern Europe, and China.

United Kingdom: All

Britain on View

- Large collection assembled by the UK's National Tourism Agency offering images of Britain and British life.

Collections

- The British Isles in half a million images by 260 photographers, castles, bridges, landmarks, folk music and customs. Very strong on Ireland. Part of Getty Images.

Francis Frith Collection

- 7,000 British towns and villages taken 1860-1970 and represented in digitally scanned photos. All aspects of daily life and work.

United Kingdom: England

Atmosphere Picture Library

- Featuring the photography of Bob Croxford: RM images of England's West Country, with moorlands, harbors, villages, seascapes and other scenes.

Imageclick

- Incorporating the Cornish Picture Library with over 130,000 images, 30,000 of which are taken in Cornwall, UK. Many West Country images: seascapes, watersports, festivals.

LondonStills.com

- Leading commercial image library for contemporary images of London, covering all parts of Greater London and its surrounding area.

Loop

- A specialist collection of rights managed content that showcases the beauty, breadth and diversity of contemporary Britain.

V.K. Guy Ltd

- UK-based source of images for calendars, brochures, greeting cards, and jigsaw puzzles: cottages, harbors, castles and cathedrals.

United Kingdom: Scotland

Scottish Viewpoint

- From over 30 photographers, 100,000 images of Scotland, its scenery, people, work, and culture. Plus the even bigger Visit Scotland collection.

United Kingdom: Wales

Wales On View

- Online resource and contact point for the Visit Wales Image Centre: the tourism photographic unit of the Welsh Assembly Government.