I too fell short by just 14 photos of the upload requirement. If I didn't edit so tightly, I'd easily have had enough uploads.

Another big issue for me, is that I did not purchase the Creative Cloud Photography Plan during Black Friday when it was on offer for �63. So now I'll have to pay full price: �120. I feel like Adobe has conned me.

Hi I am an Alamy contributor and I just wanted to say that Alamy are not slow to pay. They pay every month once you have sold and cleared $250. They do not use a system of pre-paid credits for downloads like the micros so they obviously have to get the money in before they can pay it out.

If you make regular sales at Alamy (by transferring your best images over them to them ) you will receive regular payments.

This is what I have earned in the last few months from approx 6000 images (money in the bank):

1 Sept 2008: $3,685.86
1 Oct 2008:  $4,931.22
1 Nov 2008:  $5,192.69
1 Dec 2008:  $5,101.90
1 Jan 2009:  $3,597.40
1 Feb 2009:  $4,494.17
2 Mar 2009:  $4,138.79
1 April 2009: $3,827.31   

I make over $40,000 (after their commission) per year from 6000 images on Alamy. One image sold for $3600 last year, though the average RM image sells for about $135.

Yes there are a lot of images on Alamy but remember that it is unedited so many of them are not great plus there are a LOT of similars.

Also remember that many of the posters on here who report zero sales are not representative of most people's experience.

Alamy is unique and gets much better rates than the micros. If you can take relevant sellable images than I recommend making the switch.