


You need to upload around 200,000 photos in total and an additional several hundred a month to make a living from stock photography.Stock photo agencies’ algorithms favor consistent uploaders.The Shutterstock Contributor program pays out the most money to photographers.

Stocksy pays the highest commissions, up to $200 per royalty-free sale and $8,100 per extended license.Stock photo agencies pay $0.32 per sale of a royalty-free license on average.Royalty-free sales earn between $0.10 and $99.50, while extended licenses bring up to $500.On average, stock photographers make $0.02 per image per month with stock photos, while professionals make $0.05–$0.25 per image per month.
