Today's Stock Photos Don't Work
Finding the right stock photography is fragmented, expensive and time-consuming.
The stock photo industry uses mass archives of irrelevant, outdated, pre-shot photos. (We've all encountered that embarrassingly bad stock photo.) Right now, searching for the perfect authentic, modern photo is like finding a needle in a haystack: it's inefficient and sometimes impossible.
Outdated Images
Limited Library
SNAPWIRE IS THE WIN-WIN SOLUTION
Photographers shoot exactly what you're looking for at a price you control.
On Snapwire, customers post creative requests and proven photographers respond with their best shots. Buyers get unique images that match their vision, and the winning photographers get paid. Anyone can buy or sell. We believe a more collaborative process means better photos, happier customers, and more photographers around the world.
How it works
Customers can browse our marketplace or request specific images. Snapwire gives photographers and clients the freedom to capture the exact photo needed.
Request Specific Photos
Choose your deadline, set your budget, and describe your vision. After you submit a request, photographers around the globe will send you submissions.
Explore the Marketplace
Need a photo now? Customers can also peruse through our database of over 2.5 million photos and purchase the photo that works best for them.
Sell Your Own Photos
Anyone can earn from their photography. Pick and choose requests to fulfill or upload your photography directly to our library for purchase.
We Also Have a Mobile Apps for Photographers and Clients On the Move
We've developed three seperate mobile apps for our users, two of which are directed specifically for photographers to upload and edit their photos. The apps are especially popular with our Instagram photographers who are shifting their portfolios from social media to Snapwire.
Our Mobile App Stats
7503
iOS Installs a Month
250
iOSNew Installs a Day
5104
Total Photos Purchased
WE HAVE 300,000 PHOTOGRAPHERS
Our growing library has earned us a partnership with Adobe.
Every month, over 200 million online publishers need 20+ photos and spend countless hours scrounging for the right imagery. This includes Freelance Designers, Creative Agencies and Fortune 500 compnies. We're the easiest, fastest way to get quality, professional photography.

15,000
New Users Sign Up
Every Month
180
Countries With Our Photographers
Over 1800 Brands Worldwide Use Snapwire
Some of the world's biggest brands use Snapwire to find the perfect photo.
WE'LL BECOME THE GO-TO-SHOP FOR PHOTO ASSIGNMENTS
We're now focusing on acquiring more big-brand clients, establishing strategic partnerships, and expanding our photo library.
At Snapwire, we are the fastest growing photo assignment platform. We work with the largest ad agencies looking to execute creative photo briefs, to the business looking to capture headshots of the executive team. Our future pay-by-shoot feature connects talented photographers of any specialty to the businesses and consumers looking to capture any event.
New iPhone Camera
iPhone supports a large 3.15 MP camera on its latest release. Everyone's now a photographer with a camera in their pocket.
Snapwire is Born
Founder Chad Newell sees a huge opportunity for talented photographers on Instagram. Photographers have the chance to get the ultimate validation for their photos; when it sells—beyond likes & follows.
Snapwire Beta Launch
Snapwire tests 1st version of a mobile photo focused website. Company doubles down on a need driven platform.
Public Launch
Snapwire launches with 600 photographers on the platform. 1 month after launch, community hits 30k photographers.
Snapwire Takes Off
Snapwire reaches 75K photographers in 50 countries. Company introduces points and leveling—gamification—for photographers.
Market Validation
Company announces strategic partnership with Adobe. Photographers can now edit photos using Adobe's Photo editing tool. Snapwire has 1.7M sellable photos and over 1500 brands have used unique assignment model.
Snapwire + Brands
Snapwire signs pilot with Google. Snapwire to shoot 1K restaurants for Zagat directory.
Snapwire FX Presets
Snapwire announces the launch of SnapwireFX a lightroom preset marketplace for photographers.
Snapwire Launches 1st Equity Crowdfunding Event
Snapwire is one of the earliest companies to raise over 340% of its initial funding target.
Google launches over 2000 photo requests on platform
After a successful test pilot program with the Zagat Directory, Google directly engages with the company to source photos for over 4K points of interest around the globe.
LET'S DEMOCRATIZE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY
Everyone now has a camera in their pocket. Let's inspire them.

$176,794
Already Raised with Regulation CF
In the past, only wealthy investors and venture capitalists had the opportunity to buy shares in private companies like Google and Facebook before they went public. That changed. As of last year, the JOBS Act allows anyone to invest in private companies. In light of this, we’re considering filing with the SEC to let our own photographers and buyers purchase shares in Snapwire.
What has driven Snapwire's success to date is our incredibly powerful creative community. I feel our platform pushes photography forward as an opportunistic art form, and as an industry as whole. We are now taking that collaboration to the next level by allowing you to invest in our community. We know that a lot of photographers and photo-buyers are fans of what we’re doing and might like the idea of owning a stake in the company while we’re still relatively small.
The initial funding has been amazing. So far we've received over 300% of our initial goals when we 1st started our efforts this year.
Shooting for success,
Chad Newell
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