Hello, I uploaded 3 images to iStock about a week ago. They came back today as rejected. They wrote that these images are news and not editorial and need to be uploaded on Getty Images news desk. I am not a Getty contributor. I only ever signed up with iStock. Can an iStock contributor upload at Getty Images news desk?

Quote from: HappyBunny on June 10, 2018, 08:52
Hello, I uploaded 3 images to iStock about a week ago. They came back today as rejected. They wrote that these images are news and not editorial and need to be uploaded on Getty Images news desk. I am not a Getty contributor. I only ever signed up with iStock. Can an iStock contributor upload at Getty Images news desk?

Allegedly yes, but anyone who has reported anywhere I'm on didn't get accepted. Doesn't mean others do and don't report, and doesn't mean you wouldn't.

this happened to me the one time i submitted anything as editorial (some images of a local event), i haven't tried submitting anything as editorial since, do istock accept the type of things other agencies accept such as, urban scenes, shots with people in. etc?

There isn't really much newsworthy about my images. It shows boats getting repaired in the docks. Other agencies accepted them as editorial.