Jupiter Images - Experiences

[drfl]

I have been toying with the idea of submitting my work to an agency. I have

researched several - Getty, Corbis (doesn't seem to be taking anyone), Alamy,

Jupiter, etc. and I am intrigued by Jupiter Images. I have a fairly large

collection of landscape photographs of the Midwest-Plains area - Nebraska,

Iowa, and South Dakota, to which Jupiter seems to be lacking as far as depth.

(There is only so many corn/wheat/crop photos that can possibly exist). I was

wondering what people's experiences have been with Jupiter Images as a stock

agency to work with, submit to, etc.

 

Thanks.

[the lone ranger]

Jupiter is generally considered to be among the top four stock agencies with the others you mentioned. As far as them not having a lot of midwest photos, it can be seen as two ways. Those images don't sell and Jupiter isn't known for that niche, or there isn't a lot of professional stock photographers running around in those areas. I have a friend who has been doing agricultural photography for 25 years though so there are people out there who do that specialty.<p>

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[drfl]

Richard, any actual experience with them? As far as agricultural photography, that is not what I try to specialize in, I try and capture things outside of the "stereotypical" idea of Nebraska/Iowa, etc. I have found quite a bit of interest as the majority of people who live in this area are not rural based nor know anything about agriculture, so it isn't quite what I am trying to accomplish. Anyway, I haven't seen much about them except "They're one of the big 4" and that seems neither positive nor negative except for exposure purposes.