""Today, we're announcing that after six years of connecting agencies, brands and creators, we will be closing down ImageBrief's photographer marketing services.

We're proud of the products and apps we built, but even more so, we're grateful for the community that enabled them to grow. More than 70,000 creators earned millions of dollars collaborating with 12,500+ global agencies and brands in 169 countries.

There has never been a better time for creators to thrive. Demand for content has increased, and the tools to create world-class creative are more accessible than ever.

Our talented team of engineers, designers, developers, and curators have worked tirelessly to make ImageBrief a success in a competitive and rapidly evolving landscape, and our immediate priority is to help you transition to other services to support your business.

In the coming days, our team will be in contact with you directly with detailed information about your specific account, license history, and services. Over the next week, we recommend logging into ImageBrief to download and retain your license history and related assets. Further details can be found in the FAQ's below.

We want to thank you for your participation and loyalty, and look forward to working with you in the coming weeks to ensure a smooth transition.

Sincerely,

Team ImageBrief""

Just wish I didn't waste my time submitting to those 41 briefs of which only 6 were awarded (15%). That and some of those ridiculous prices for single images (+$1k) made me highly suspicious of their flawed business model.

Thanks for the link, Steve. I just quickly published a follow-up article:

www.brutallyhonestmicrostock.com/2018/03/01/oh-dear-imagebrief-is-closing-shop/

Now my eye is on Snapwire...perhaps they'll be the next ones to fold.

I sensed the writing was on the wall about a year ago, there just seemed to be less attention and communications whereas as previously there was more of a marketing effort and buzz across social media and briefs were closed fairly soon after they expired. I made $2700 with them in my first year 2015/16. Also some briefs that I shot specific images for and weren't chosen were removed from the site and submitted to Shutterstock, one image has gone on to make about $750 as RF. So wasn't a complete waste of time for me, now I have over 800 exclusive images that were on ImageBrief to upload somewhere.....

in the next two years we will see tens of announcement like this...most of stock and photo agency will close their doors.
while i suspect we will see a lot of new free libraries coming out.

It's a sad day when a photographer thinks $1K+ for an image is "ridiculous."

I'm referring specifically to ImageBrief.

Look at this relatively generic brief, for $500/image. Really? How many of these types of images are there on Micros available for subs?

Large enterprises pay $500 per image through SS. Other agencies charge thousands of dollars. $1,000 for an image is far from ridiculous.

Closed my account 6 months ago, never had any sales.