National Geographic Image Collection
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| Type | Division of the National Geographic Society |
| Founded | Washington DC, USA (1888) |
| Headquarters |  Washington DC, USA |
| Key people | Maura Mulvihil, Vice President http://www.nationalgeographicstock.com/ |
| Industry | Stock Images, Image Licensing, Rights Services, Artist Representation and Media Management |
The National Geographic Image Collection, a division of the National Geographic Society (NGS) headquartered in Washington, D.C. USA, is a stock photography agency that manages and licenses one of the world's most comprehensive and unique collections of photographs and original artwork. It maintains a collection of more than 10 million digital images, transparencies, b&w prints, early auto chromes, and pieces of original artwork.
In 2002, a portion of the collection was made available online for rights-managed licensing. In 2007, the online presence was reintroduced offering both rights-managed and royalty-free licensing. The site currently offers over 120,000 still images for licensing (24,262 RF, 98,635 RM).
The National Geographic Image Collection represents over one hundred photographers making them available for advertising, editorial, and corporate assignments.
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[edit] Collection overview
The National Geographic Image Collection (Image Collection) is the photographic and illustrations archive of the National Geographic Society. The Image Collection operates as a full-service stock photography agency[1] as well as providing editing, research, and rights clearance services. Sophisticated systems are utilized to track, file, dupe, label, catalog, and research the images used in NGS products.
The permanent collection consists of over 10 million photographs and works of art. This includes 300,000 published images, 1 million file selects, and 300,000 staff rolls (9 million images). At any given time there are also 50-60,000 non-staff rolls (2 million images) in transit among Film Review, the Image Collection, and return to photographers.
Images become part of the collection if they are
- Published in a Society product
- Chosen as a file select or out-take from a National Geographic assignment
- Submitted to Image Sales as stock photography (stock-only images). Selected images are available online through our e-commerce site: http://www.nationalgeographicstock.com/
[edit] Agency overview
The National Geographic Image Collection represents hundreds of National Geographic photographers, writers, and artists[2]. It acts as the photographers representative to market, license, and promote commercial and editorial assignment work. The National Geographic Image Collection generates ancillary income for the photographers, illustrators, and/or writers and collects a commission on all sales.
The National Geographic Image Collection represents photographers, artists, and writers that have signed a contract allowing the National Geographic Image Collection to act as their agent, or whose material was created while they were on staff at NGS. The National Geographic Society does not solicit images from photographers. Most photographic work is assigned by editors to staff and freelance photographers with years of experience in photojournalism.
Clients include in-house NGS users and outside clients requiring images for a variety of editorial and commercial uses. Sales executives and researchers provide research, dupes or digital files, clear rights, and pay photographers.
