Penang, Malaysia 1985
The picture above was taken on Fuji negative film in 1985. A few years later when I first became interested in stock photography I was disappointed to learn that agencies were only interested in slide film and that none of my photos of Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal were of any use. So, it is always pleasing to see these old film copies actually find a use. They were the reason that I spent out c £2k on film scanner when I started with Alamy in 2002.
Several more old film copies feature in the August sales, some of mine, some of the recent films scans I have been doing of other people’s images. How I wish I had taken more photos back then before it became history! Seriously, that is where there is a lack of supply of images. More recent subjects are well and truly over-supplied.
Anyway, here is the slideshow of the 45 images that produced 49 licences at Alamy in August 2026. One Public Domain image excluded.
Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland 
Not yet captioned 
Bargain price label on rack of clothing priced at £9.99 at a street market in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England 
High water level and velocity undercutting river banks on the River Deben, Ufford, Suffolk, England 
Industrial tanks and structures of the sugar factory at Cantley, Norfolk, England 
Ships and parked HGVs on quayside at the port of Harwich, Essex, England, UK – foreground Horizon Geobase North Sea supply ship 
Close up of impeller flowmeter used for measuring water velocity in river 
Money exchange booth office, Cambio bureau de change, terminal 4 Madrid airport, Spain 
Checkpoint exhaust, tyre and battery specialists, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK 
Three people pony trekking on coastal path, the Fisherman’s Trail of Ruta Vicentina, Odeceixe, Algarve, Portugal, Southern Europe 
Sign for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, Fire Brigade, Ipswich, England, UK 
Standing stones of Neolithic henge, Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, UK 
Drop Off Charges Apply sign at North Terminal, London Gatwick airport, England, UK 
Box of Star Wars Weekly comics on display in auction room, UK 
People enjoying sunny weather on sandy South Beach, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK 
Piston Bully tracked bulldozer vehicles building silage clamp of sweetcorn maize in field stored for biofuel, Alderton, Suffolk, England, UK 
Boxes of Corgi model trucks, vans and other vehicles on display at auction, UK 
Distant view to Grimsby Dock Tower, Freeman Street, Grimsby, north east Lincolnshire, England, UK 
Tate Liverpool art gallery, Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, England, UK 
Magical Mystery Tour bus trip vehicle, Beatles sightseeing, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, England, UK 
Sign hanging outside the Philharmonic Dining Rooms public house, Hope Street, Liverpool, England, UK 
Port of LIverpool building, Pier Head, Liverpool, England, UK completed 1907 architect Sir Arnold Thornely, King Edward VII equestrian statue 
Greater Anglia, British Rail Class Stadler 755 bi-modal multiple unit passenger train, Ipswich railway station, Suffolk, England, UK 
Concourse busy with passengers, Liverpool Street railway station , London, England, UK 
Reconstructed gateway and wall, Roman fort of Arbeia, South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK 
Guardia Civil, Civil Guard, Citroën C4 car medieval village of Albarracín, Teruel province, Aragon, Spain 
International Study Centre ISC building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England, UK 
Peter Chalk Centre building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England, UK 
Orangery inside the The Imperial Wetherspoon pub, Exeter, Devon, England, UK 
Lloyds bank black horse logo fascia sign on wall of bank branch, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK 
We Are a Living Wage Employer window sticker, UK 
Street scene with horse drawn taxi in Valletta, Malta 1960s 
Naturally occurring mounds of pitch tar asphalt La Brea Pitch Lake, Trinidad early 1960s 
Little Belt Bridge, Old Lillebælt Bridge truss bridge completed 1935, Den gamle Lillebæltsbro, Middelfart, Denmark 1958 
Donkey train awaiting boat arrival in harbour, Fira, Santorini, 1972 Santorini, Cyclades islands, Greece, Europe, 1972 
Two men on horseback, Navajo Nation Fair Parade, American Bicentennial event, Navajo Nation Fair, Window Rock, Arizona, USA 1976 
View west down 42nd Street toward 8th Avenue, Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, USA 1978 
A51P6B Pilgrims Stained glass Swaffham town sign Norfolk England by John Gee design by J Crockford 
ADFTJ7 Back view of three generations extended family holding hands on country walk 
AMHKAC Wattle and daub wall reconstruction 
There has been ongoing upset on the Alamy forum since the new contract was announced in mid-July. That contract comes into force today and for those contributors with gross sales below $3000 their commission is cut in half to 20%. Not surprising then that many are packing it in or say that they will stop uploading.
Fortunately, I am not directly affected except by the general air of mistrust and disappointment – by the loss of goodwill that has been created. Also happily I have been non-exclusive since 2012 and my Alamy revenue comes third or fourth annually in my sources of stock photo income. Who knows what will happen to the contract next year or the year after – but for now I carry on and try to keep motivated.
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Interesting collection of your August sales. Like yourself I very much regret not shooting more in my youth (50s and 60s). Thanks for the show.
Great images -thanks for sharing