Quote from: Uncle Pete on March 26, 2026, 18:18

Quote from: Stern01 on March 24, 2026, 05:04

Furthermore, the AI ​​often rejects photos with the reason, "This photo has already been uploaded to the site by another account."
BUT! This can't happen! I don't have other accounts. My photos are unique.

If so, what should you do?

Have you written to support and opened a ticket?  [email protected]

Do you share the camera? I can understand if it said similar, but AI claiming the image has already been uploaded to another account is a larger problem. What happens if they start to think that you are uploading copied or stolen images, because they are already on the system? Your account could be closed.

I contacted tech support about this issue. But the response was a robot, telling me to only upload my own. Incidentally, this happens specifically after re-uploading the same image.

Yes. The situation with Shutterstock is getting worse and worse every day. The only alternative is Adobe. But that's not enough. It's a shame that someone else in our world can't create an alternative, fair stock.

Hello, dear stockers and forum users.
I'm new here, but I've been involved in photography and video for 20 years. I've been selling photos and videos on Shutterstock for 14 of those years.

Starting in January 2026, it became impossible to sell commercial photos on Shutterstock—the artificial intelligence rejects high-quality photos in literally a second and transfers them to the Data Marketplace. This means my photos will never be seen or offered for sale. My income has dropped eightfold and continues to decline. It's impossible to make money from editorial photos alone.

I've contacted the standard support form many times, but I always get the same standard response from the AI.
It's impossible to contact a live person!

How can you trust AI verification? Did Shutterstock fire all its human inspectors?

Why are we losing our income?

Furthermore, Shutterstock's owners and employees are losing income and wages because potential buyers can't buy what they need!

Furthermore, the AI ​​often rejects photos with the reason, "This photo has already been uploaded to the site by another account."
BUT! This can't happen! I don't have other accounts. My photos are unique.

I have trusted editorial content writer status on Shutterstock, but even this privilege doesn't allow me to upload editorial content—the AI ​​rejects photos related to various current events.

Dear photographers, how do you combat the AI? Are you able to upload commercial (non-editorial) photos?
If so, what should you do?