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Photo licensing

The photographs on this website are original photos taken by Chris Gregerson and can be licensed for commercial use including advertising and editorial use. Photos are licensed on a single-use (or "rights managed") basis. The licensing fee is based on how widely the image will be distributed.

Email me at chris@gregerson.org with the image number and a description of your use and I will reply with a quote.

Unauthorized reproduction will result in a fee three times the fair-market value for authorized use and could result in a lawsuit for copyright infringement.

"Non-commercial use" does not require a licensing fee, but a photo credit and hyperlink back to this website is required. "Non-commercial use" applies to use on a personal website, blog, or social media. It also applies to editorial use by a small non-profit organization with only one geographical location (e.g. a single school building or church). Internal company use by a for-profit business would be considered "commercial use".

Clients

Below are some organizations that have published my photographs.
Hudson Map
British Medical Journal
Mpls/St. Paul Magazine
Firestar Communications 		Design Within Reach
Minnesota Monthly
Posters International
Folio Magazine 		Nature Publishing Group
University of Arizona Press
Hennepin County
The University of Minnesota

Image format

I provide images by email as high-resolution jpeg files or cr2 files. I usually send the original file as it was downloaded from the camera. The customer is free to crop the images and adjust the color levels to suit their exact use.

I have used cameras with 1,4,10,12, and 20 megapixel resolution.

property and model releases

Some photos on this site have model releases. Most do not. Some that don't have a model release, I may be able to obtain a model release for commercial or advertising use.

Additional terms and policies:

  • Images are provided in digital format by email or through access to a web folder.
  • Image files are originals as downloaded from a digital camera. They have not been cropped, color-corrected, or otherwise modified to permit clients complete control over these decisions (such as color-correcting for their printing equipment). If you want an image modified (cropped or color-corrected) prior to delivery, please detail your requirements in advance.
  • For use on the web, TV, or CD-ROM, lower-resolution files may be provided. These are identical those on my website, except there is no watermark in the lower-left corner. For all other use, the highest resolution file available will be provided.
  • Image resolution is specified under the photos (e.g. "available format:6 megapixel (3072 x 2048 total resolution)"). I will answer any questions about resolution, but it is the customer's responsibility to make sure the listed resolution meets their requirements.
  • Invoices are provided by email. Image use is authorized by a permission statement on the invoice.
  • Licensing may be canceled up to 30 days from the invoice date but if the images have already been provided there will be a fee of $25.00 per high-resolution file that has been provided.
  • Fees for unauthorized use are triple the fair-market rate for authorized use of rights-managed images (consistent with other stock photo services).