How Do I Report an Image on Affordable Stock Photography?

Send the image address and a sentence explaining the problem to the contact link in the site footer. That is enough to start a review. Affordable Stock Photography is an AI-assisted stock photography library, and the generation process is designed to keep real people, real logos and copyrighted works out of the catalogue, but no filter is perfect. Reports are how the remaining gaps get closed.

What is worth reporting

Four categories cover nearly every valid report.

• Copyright concern. You believe an image reproduces a specific existing photograph, artwork, character design or other protected work closely enough to matter. Generated imagery should not do this; if you see it, say so.
• Likeness or trademark. A generated face strongly resembles an identifiable real person, or an object carries a recognizable brand mark, product design or logo. Neither should appear in commercial stock photography without permission, and neither is intended here.
• Offensive or harmful content. An image depicts something that should not be in a general-purpose library: hateful symbols, sexualised minors, graphic violence, or content that could be used to defame or harass.
• Broken file. The Download JPG button returns an error, the file is truncated, the dimensions do not match the label, or the preview shows a different picture than the download.

You do not need to be certain. A report that turns out to be a false alarm costs nothing, while a real problem left unreported can end up in someone's campaign. If in doubt, send it.

What to include

A useful report has three parts:

1. The image URL or slug. The slug is the last part of the image page address, and it is also the start of the downloaded filename. Either identifies the file precisely. A screenshot alone is harder to trace.
2. The reason. One or two sentences. "This looks like the logo of a well-known airline on the tail fin" or "the face closely matches a named actor" is plenty. For copyright claims, a link to the original work you believe is being reproduced speeds things up considerably.
3. A way to reply. An email address is enough. It is used only to confirm receipt and to tell you the outcome, and it is not added to any list.

If you are reporting on behalf of a rights holder, say so, and state what relationship you have to the work. Formal takedown notices are accepted through the same channel; the license page lists the address alongside the contact link.

What happens next

Reports are read by a person, not sorted by a bot. Broken files are usually re-encoded or replaced within a day or two. Likeness, trademark and copyright reports are checked against the image and, where needed, against the source you provided. If the concern holds up, the image is removed from the catalogue, its tag pages and search results, and the download link is disabled. Cached copies on third-party sites are outside the library's control, but the origin is cut.

You will get a short reply either way. If the image stays up, the reply explains why — most often because the resemblance is generic rather than specific, which is a judgment call made conservatively.

Removed images are not silently swapped for a near-identical replacement. If a whole subject area proves problematic, the tag is retired and the tag index is updated.

If you already used the image

Discovering a problem after publication is uncomfortable but manageable. Report it first. Then, if the issue is likeness or trademark, replace the image in your own materials as soon as practical; a search such as office or a click through the chips on a similar image will usually find a substitute in the same style. For a broken file, simply download again once the fix is confirmed. The license does not evaporate because a file was later withdrawn, but continuing to use a known infringing image is a risk you carry, not the site.

Where the contact link is

Every page on the site has a contact link in the footer. The same address appears on the license page and at the bottom of the FAQ index. There is no ticketing system to register for and no form that requires an account. Write plainly, include the slug, and the rest is handled on this end.