Macro images can impress. This close-up by cascoly of a wisteria leaf has beautiful colours and a fascinating, almost fractal, pattern.

Jan

This is a classical good stock photo the way we like it. The models are smiling, the colours are bright and you get a good feeling inside when looking at it. The usage for the image is versatile. Check out linus‘ small but high quality portfolio.

Jan

Every time we get images from the Antarctica I can’t help smiling. When we started YAY we were told by other people in the photo industry that “microstock would never have images from Antarctica, or images of a tree frog“. As all of our fellow microstockers and our customers know, they were wrong.

These adorable penguins and blue ice cave from photographer GentooMultimedia.

Emperor penguins on the sea ice in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Small ice cave on Antarctica

You’ll even get more variety in a microstock agency than in a traditional stock agency, in addition to user friendly sites and lower prices.

Linda

It’s been a rainy day here in Oslo and kamchatka’s great shot fits perfectly. The sun brings hope for a better tomorrow

Bjorn

In this image Gorgev has presented milk with a wow factor. Great timing and nice image editing makes this a great stock photo. I want to pour myself a cold glass of milk when I look at it.

Jan

Creatista has a very nice collection creative portraits. All shots are technically superb, and composed with a sense of humour.

Jan

The poisonous Lionfish (also called Dragonfish, Scorpion Fish and Fire Fish), beautifully photographed by moori. Check out his portfolio for great inspiration on how to take stock images that still have an artistic feel. Personally I had a close encounter with one of these fascinating fishes in the Gulf of Aqaba a few months ago. The way they gracefully move through the water, without even paying attention to my presence, was quite an experience.  They are one of the most venomous (but not deadly) fish in the ocean, though they use their poison only for defensive means.

Jan

One of our newest photographers, photo_guru, has been busy uploading. This is a perfect shot of delicious honey:

Jan

A wine glass perfectly balanced on top of another.

Image by scukrov.

Today is Independence Day in Peru. Our photographer Cascoly has been there and photographed 480 images from around the country.

Jan