STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

This annual folk festival attracts almost six million visitors annually. With its parades and beer tents the festival brings the community together, and our collection of editorial images captures the celebrations during 2025’s 190th anniversary of Oktoberfest.

Our wildlife photographers have shown how intricate insects and spiders can be, detailing an array of colours and textures from all different species. With an estimated 10 quintillion bugs out there, we’ve only scratched the surface in showing a small proportion of them in this collection.

It is estimated that 68% of the world's population will be living in an urban area by 2050. This collection of green spaces shows how architects, design planners and communities are already creating symbiotic environments between concrete and plants in ingenious ways, to ensure sustainabilily and wellbeing for residents.

New opportunities, new subjects, and new friends found in school helps us on the path to discover what we'd really like to study or be later in life. Our 'Back to School' collection shows everyone's potential for learning and the start of the new academic year.

Fun, colourful and creative, these mixed-media concepts combining photo-collage cut-outs and studio model shots create surreal situations that question society. Truly unique photography combined with strong graphic design principles, gives us a never-ending sense of surprise.

When it comes to foraging for food, what could be more rewarding than cooking up a tasty mushroom-based dinner after spending a damp autumn afternoon searching for fungi? Discover mushrooms in all their glory from forest to table.

Tennis, beach volleyball, surfing, skateboarding, swimming, cycling and parcours — get ready for a summer of sport. Getting out of doors to make the most of the longer days and good weather with team-mates and friends isn't just a way to keep active; it's a whole attitude.

Our contributors have explored far and wide over the years and have captured incredible images of each of the 63 stunning national parks in the USA. This collection features every single one from A-Z, starting from the rocky headlands of Maine's Acadia to the glorious nature preserve that is Utah's Zion National Park.

Growing anti-subscription sentiment means there's a return to listening to music on physical media and a revived interest in album cover art. Whatever style of music or design floats your boat, all you need to do with an image in this collection is find a great font and just add text to make it your own.

Textures created by surface patterns and natural formations found in the natural world create some of the most beautiful abstract imagery. From cracked earth caused by drought to rippling sand dunes, these visually striking images can be used as backgrounds in design, or to illustrate articles about geology and climate.

Honouring the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, this collection reflects on the huge impact Black Sabbath had over their career that lasted nearly five decades. After making Birmingham the birthplace of heavy metal they have inspired, and continue to inspire, many other bands.

Books include stories which take us to other worlds and they're a big influence on the real destinations we choose to visit. Whether it's traversing the abandoned island of Spinalonga (Victoria Hislop's The Island), or hiking across Bodmin moor (Daphne Du Maurier's Jamaica Inn), be inspired for your next read or trip with this collection.

From intense thunderstorms to enveloping sandstorms captured from locations including America and Iceland, these dramatic and powerful images are perfect for creatives looking to illustrate envorinmental stories or use as backdrops to create striking visual ad campaigns.

Japanese cuisine, also known traditionally as Washoku, covers more than just sushi, ramen, wagyu beef and saki. Delve deeper into the Japanese food scene and get your tastebuds tingling with our Japan Food collection.

Japan's history combines a rich tapestry of art, innovation, culture, tradition and world events that changed the course of human history. Discover Jōmon pottery, 'floating world prints' (ukiyo-e), and proud cultural traditions such as the Gion Matsuri festival, which are kept alive in modern surroundings.

2025 is the year of ‘Destination Detour’, an emerging travel trend balancing visits to popular hotspots with lesser-known destinations. Tokyo, Mount Fuji and Kyoto will be at the top of most people’s lists, this year will see more people making the effort to branch out to more obscure hidden gems.

Contributing to Alamy since 2007 and operating for over 40 years, this Japanese based agency holds an extensive and ever-expanding library of over 429k premium authentic images with Alamy. Discover the best of localised Japanese lifestyle content with our hand-curated collection.

The growing popularity of creating short-form content such as Instagram stories has influenced photographers towards creating vertical content that fits a 9:16 aspect ratio. Wirestock have picked up on this trend and produced a wide variety of vibrant vertical imagery perfect for magazines, book covers and marketing material.

Nick Dale is a professional award-winning wildlife photographer. He shows us the beauty and variety of the natural world and real animal behaviour across several continents. Identifying different species is not always easy but his collection is reassuringly tagged with corresponding Latin names.

Breaking the 'fourth wall' is one of the strongest devices used in the playbook of engaging users with products and brands. In this collection of portraits, we share photos of lives turned real thanks to direct engagement with the photographer.

We've found ourselves submerged in the mesmerising world of underwater photography. This subject continually fascinates us as the dedicated and talented photographers who manage to successfully capture this subject plunge us into the beauty of a world we might never otherwise get to see.

Handpicked by our Curation Team this collection celebrates some of our most influential photographers. They've already had a fantastic 2024, and we can't wait to see what they have in store for us throughout 2025 and beyond.

This collection of images showcases some of our contemporary fashion portraiture photography. With dramatic lighting and dynamic compositions our contributors have captured the subject with a creative edge.

Adrian shows us dramatic European cityscapes utilising drone and speed lines often taken at twilight. With a focus on historical and recognisable landmarks Adrian has taken these drone photographs from his home country of Romania, across the streets of Vienna, Bremen and Zagreb to the shores of Lake Como.

It's not too early to imagine the blossoms that will join ranks with the snowdrops and daffodils, and count the varieties of flowers that appear as the days get longer. In the quiet depths of winter we can think forward to the green growth of spring and take comfort in our dreams of colourful petals to sweep away the cold, dark-day blues of January.

Explore the natural world through a snow-covered lens and discover mesmerising spectacles from Norway, Greenland, Canada and more. In this collection we look up to the skies to be enveloped in the beauty of the Aurora Borealis, travel on foot to find frozen lakes, ice caves and rare wildlife in their natural habitat.

Our seasonal food collection from The Picture Pantry is perfect for nights in away from the cold. Filling, hearty and comforting recipes are the perfect inspiration for a winter feast.

From the eyes of our expert wildlife photographers this collection features some of the animals adapted to the coldest of seasons.

Spooky, eerie and surreal. This collection is inspired by one of the most influential directors in gothic film culture – Tim Burton.

Tithi Luadthong, known as grandfailure on Alamy, is an interior illustrator by day, and a fantastical stock artist by night.

What happens to us in a lifetime? From our first smile to the celebration of becoming a grandparent – all of us will experience some of these moments, some of us all of them, in the ever-changing movement of life.

There’s no doubt that narrative is the beating heart of any cinematic adaptation, conveying emotions and expressing itself through storytelling.

Trashy and luxury might be at the opposite ends of the spectrum, but Brat manages to somehow embody both. Sporty sunglasses, white tank tops and sheer tights are all staples of the ‘Brat Girl’ look, but Brat is also very much an attitude.

Say goodbye to mundane photoshoots! This collection is bursting with creativity and inspiration, featuring both over-the-top and subtly unique concept shoots.

Fly like a bird around the world to see some of the most impressive ancient to modern architectural sites.

Frozen in time, this collection shows eerie and mysterious scenes where the viewer is given a glimpse of what happens when a location is left abandoned. From old houses to swimming pools, from churches to hotels – these images serve as a reminder of the past. You as the viewer are left imagining the life and stories the place had before.

Inspired by the importance of stopping, reflecting and taking stock of things in life this collection features scroll-stopping content that rivals the need for ‘doom-scrolling’. Peaceful, solemn and minimal photography to calm your brain and settle your soul.

On a daily basis, we consume a large quantity of images and visuals, whether on social media, television, or displays and posters in the built-up world.

With the recent release of the new season of Bridgerton, it’s no wonder our interest in elegant tea parties and fancy soirées have soared.

With cold water retreats and celebrity TV shows dedicated to Cold Water therapy it's no wonder we're paying it more attention. Talk about this trend? This collection shows how people around the world are following suit and immersing their body in water below 15c.

Unfiltered, raw, and candid we all aspire to be our authentic selves in photographs and strongly relate to images we see that aren’t afraid to represent those real moments. This collection celebrates how we are all human, and we relate more to images that resemble our true selves.

“Golden hour” is the quality of light seen just before the sun sets or rises giving a fleeting feeling with a calming tone. This collection showcases locations around the globe during this time of the day.