Announcement of changes to the judging criteria

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August 24, 2025
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I submit AI images.
Until now, I've had some success by limiting my submissions to just one image rather than uploading a large number of variations of the same thing, and by using creative metadata and composition to create unique images.
Although some images have been rejected as being too similar,
my overall approval rate has been around 30% to 50%.
However, over the past few days, all of my images have been rejected, dropping to 0%.
Has Adobe made any official announcements recently about changes to their review criteria? Does anyone know?

（I used Google Translate, sorry if it's hard to understand.）

RALPH_L

Community Expert

As we have already reported, Adobe feels that the new rejection policy based on "Similar Content" is working fine. Unfortunately, we do not know what is being compared. If you would search this forum, you would discover that this is a very common issue.

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anocononeAuthor

Participant

There's a widespread misconception that AI artwork can be created with the push of a button, but that's not the case at all.

High-quality AI artwork like the ones submitted to Adobe Stock requires a lot of time and imagination. It's not uncommon for a single piece to take more than two or three hours to complete.

This is because, to accurately reflect the creator's intent, the "settings" (called "prompts") must be adjusted over and over again, and the image must be repeatedly generated and edited. This process is somewhat similar to the process a photographer goes through, repeatedly adjusting camera settings and selecting the best image from dozens of photos. (I also sell photos taken with a DSLR camera on Adobe Stock.)

So, the AI images submitted to Adobe aren't just images; they're "artworks" that are created only after the creator translates the image in their head into concrete words (prompts) and makes repeated attempts until they're satisfied.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

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Photography is more than just pressing a button!

Ralph is a nature photographer. He uses real cameras. That remark is part of his signature, not a commentary about you or AI artwork.

That said, we can't give specific feedback without seeing your rejected image. This is what Adobe Stock has to say about 'Similar Content.'

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/how-to-submit-distinct-content.html

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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