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PeopleImages
by PeopleImages
What PeopleImages is
PeopleImages is a web-based stock library from PeopleImages in Cape Town, South Africa. It sells royalty-free photographs, images, videos, vector assets, and illustrations for projects. The company describes a curated collection of 600,000 files, selecting less than 1% of RAW files for the final collection. It says about 5,000 exclusive images are added monthly and new images pass through about 15 checkpoints. Search tools let customers refine results by age and view their history. Licensing options are Standard, Extended, and 99% Buy-out, with different permitted uses and limits. Standard licensing covers many promotional, entertainment, and online uses below 500,000 impressions, subject to size limits. Subscription downloads count differently by license, and some licenses cannot use subscriptions. The site offers live chat, email, and support assistance. Monthly image plans include 10 downloads for $70 a month, 25 for 120.00 USD, or 50 for 189.00 USD.
Who it suits
It suits people needing royalty-free visual assets through a web service, including photographs, videos, vectors, and illustrations. Users who need licensing choices, search filters, and subscription downloads may find its options relevant.
What it does well
- 600,000-file curated collection
- About 5,000 exclusive images added monthly
- Search filtering by age
- Standard, Extended, and Buy-out licenses
- Live chat and email support
What to know first
- No free plan
- Standard license has impression and size limits
- Some media unavailable through subscriptions
- Monthly plans cover image downloads only
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Downloads Per Month | monthly · 10 image downloads per month | $70 a month |
| 25 Downloads Per Month | monthly · 25 image downloads per month | $120 a month |
| 50 Downloads Per Month | monthly · 50 image downloads per month | $189 a month |
| Free collection | selected free images, including NASA-retouched images and paintings | Free |
| 1 Download (video) | 1 video download | $180, paid once |
| 1 Download (images) | 1 image download | $33, paid once |
| 10 Downloads (images) | 10 image downloads | $333, paid once |
| 2 Downloads (video) | 2 video downloads | $360, paid once |
The first 8 of 11 plans, as peopleimages.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
PeopleImages combines a large curated stock collection with several license types, search history, and age filtering. Check the license restrictions and subscription counting rules before choosing a plan.
Facts from PeopleImages's own pages
- Buy-out license
- The 99% buy-out option removes the media from PeopleImages and seeks removal from major stock agencies within five working days, without guaranteeing complete industry-wide removal. · peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Collection
- The site says its curated collection contains 600,000 files and that less than 1% of RAW files make the final collection. · peopleimages.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Collection curation
- PeopleImages says it rejects as much as 95% of produced images during its selection process. · peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company
- PeopleImages.com says it was founded and built on the ideas of Danish-born stock photographer Yuri Arcurs. · peopleimages.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Company legal entity
- The terms identify Yuri Arcurs Productions (Pty) Ltd, registered in South Africa under company number 2010/021359/07, as the site operator. · peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Curation
- The company says it adds about 5,000 exclusive images to the site each month and puts new images through about 15 checkpoints. · peopleimages.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Domain age
- WHOIS records show peopleimages.com was registered on 20 June 2003 and is registered through GoDaddy. · whois.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Extended license
- The extended license permits uses such as items for resale and production runs of 500000 impressions or more. · peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founder
- The company’s about material says the business was founded around Danish photographer Yuri Arcurs’s ideas. · yuri.peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · peopleimages.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Head office
- The site lists its South African headquarters at 10 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town. · peopleimages.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- PeopleImages lists its South African headquarters at 10 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town, and an office in Aarhus, Denmark. · peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Illustration assets
- Yes · peopleimages.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Image categories
- The catalog includes business, healthcare, education, family, sports, technology, travel, illustrations and CGI categories. · peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Independent news, 25 March 2022
- A German stock-photography publication reported that a PeopleImages.com Adobe Stock account appeared in December 2021 and accumulated more than 41000 works in roughly four months. · alltageinesfotoproduzenten.de, 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The opened product and support pages describe website search, lightbox, and checkout but do not state third-party software integrations. · peopleimages.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Licence model
- The service licenses copyrighted media under its own standard, extended, time-exclusive and buy-out agreements rather than publishing software under an open-source license. · peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Licenses
- The site lists Standard, Extended, and 99% Buy-out licenses, with different permitted uses and limits. · peopleimages.com, 8 Oct 2026
- License types
- Available license agreements include standard, extended, time-exclusive and 99% buy-out options. · peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: catalogue reuse
- The independent article noted that the reappearing Adobe Stock portfolio included older, previously circulating images alongside newer uploads. · alltageinesfotoproduzenten.de, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: exclusivity
- The same independent article described Yuri Arcurs’s earlier exclusivity arrangement as questionable because PeopleImages continued selling his images while major agencies had removed the portfolio. · alltageinesfotoproduzenten.de, 15 Oct 2026
- LinkedIn company size
- LinkedIn classifies PeopleImages.com as privately held, in photography, with 51–200 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- LinkedIn staffing claim
- The LinkedIn description says the company has more than 100 full-time staff, including 20 full-time photographers. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Media scale
- The search interface reports about 797642 images and 318349 videos. · peopleimages.com, 15 Oct 2026
Where PeopleImages stands on Freedom251
- Stock Photo Websites#21 of 80