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Hello, I have lot of images pending for review for more than months, i have Two images pending for over 11 months, will they be ever accepted or rejected, or what should i do, ist very limiting, because i can send just 100 images for approval and then wait and i can send less and less images. So my question is what should i do, how could i fix it ?Thank youTom

I was doing searches within my own portfolio to make sure I wasn't submitting a duplicate asset and, despite using keywords I often use (woman, fashion), I kept being told nothing could be found and to "try your search outside of portfolios."   So I got more specific and entered the exact title of one of my assets (second one from the left at the bottom with the pink and blue makeup). It showed up, but I also got the notice that nothing could be found and to "try searching outside of portfolios," as per the example below.    I've been seeing posts of people with drastic drops in sales, and from others having issues finding their own images in the database. Is something broken?  

There are multiple accounts that are deactivated, are there a lot? Because not everybody will place threads on the forum Are there people who's accounts were reactivated. How did you do it? Are tips you can people. Copy past text from guidelines, you can find them on adobe. Not useful Like to hear personal advices from who people who solved the problem For the deactivated people. Good luck

I put a fake DOB when I created Adobe account. Now I want to join Adobe contributor and I've uploaded my passport so I want to fix the issue but I can't find where to change it.

 Hello friends, I hope you're doing well. Today I received an email from Adobe stating that my account, which contains 7,000 photos—resulting from two years of hard work, time, and energy that I invested in my youth to make stock photography my profession—has been blocked. There was no explanation, just a link. I replied to them asking for an explanation, but they only referred me to a link to their policies without providing a clear response. I replied again, asking them to allow me to continue my work, promising to be more careful and to review the guidelines thoroughly to ensure I haven’t violated any rules. I’m still waiting for a response...I don't know what to do, as I’m deeply shocked and saddened. Has anyone had a similar experience who could help me? Is there any hope, or can they really close my account with 7,000 photos—on which I was building my livelihood—without any prior warning or notice? 🙂

Hi everyone, I've recently tried to start contributing to Adobe Stock. I signed up, and when I attempted to upload my first image, my account displayed this message: "Inactive account Our Account and Submission policy does not allow multiple Contributor accounts."   It's possible that years ago, I might have inadvertently created multiple Adobe accounts on my device, perhaps for different Adobe services or just forgotten about old attempts. However, I can confirm that I haven't actively used any of these as a contributor, nor have I uploaded content to them. My current attempt is my first genuine effort to become an Adobe Stock contributor.   Has anyone else encountered this situation where old, unused accounts caused their new contributor account to be flagged? How long did it take to resolve, and what was the process like for you? Any advice on navigating this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for any insights.   [Moderator moved the thread to the correct

Hello.My Adobe Stock Contributor account was recently blocked, and I’m trying to understand what I can do in this situation. I have already submitted an appeal through the official form, but I’m not sure how long it usually takes to receive a response or if there is anything else I can do to speed up the process.I’ve been working as a contributor for several years and have built up a portfolio of over 1,000 photographs and around 65,000 AI-generated photos and videos. It represents a lot of time and effort, so it’s very difficult to suddenly lose access to my account without any prior warning.I also have one assumption that might explain the issue: my husband is also an Adobe Stock contributor, but with a separate account and completely different content. Since we both worked from home, we were using the same IP address, and our accounts were blocked at the same time. I don’t know if this could be the reason, but I wanted to mention it just in case.I would greatly appreciate any clarif

I applied for payout on August 14 but i still haven't recieved the money yet, its showing me pending status. what could be the reason? when will i receive the payment?

Thanks for giving us the chance to consider your image. Unfortunately, this image doesn't meet our quality standards so we can’t accept it into our collection.Common issues that can impact the technical quality of images include exposure issues, soft focus, excessive filtering or artifacts/noise. Why rejected?

আমার অ্যাকাউন্টে ৩০০+ কাল সক্রিয় আছে। গতদিনে আমি যে ভেক্টর ডিজাইনগুলো আপলোড করছি, তাতে সমস্যা দেখা যাচ্ছে কিন্তু গুগল ব্যবহার করে দেখলাম যে কয়েকটা গ্রুপ একই ডিজাইন করছে না। এখন সমাধান কি?

Why are photos like those not accepted?

I am new here and my first contribution got rejected because of quality issues. I would like to learn from my mistakes but the message doesn't specify what I did wrong. Can you give me some feedback.

Recently I saw many people posting about their account suspension and deactivation. So I thought to ask Community Experts about every reason of account suspensions that they knew about as they respond to every post so they may have more knowledge about this topic then new contributors like me. Other people can also tell if they know something but Experts should correct if someone is wrong. This will help other newbie contributors also.Some points Which I know are that 1) If someone got many sales at once like rcently a contributor got around 200 images sold in only 2 days. So his account got blocked! 2) I am not confirmed of this but I think if someone uses the same payment method on another contributor account even though the first account got suspended or blocked, then this account will also be blocked. (Experts may correct me if I am wrong).*Please respond in bullet points. It's easy to read. Thank You

I create this design , its not ai image, why adobe tell me similar content and reject? Plz help me 

Why are the photos rejected? I want to know what I need to do to get this photo accepted? What is the intellectual property violation here?Can't you use the image of a globe? But everything is blurry there! What is the authorship?

Hello! Why did my photos of KL famous sckyscraper — Petronas Towers were refused after a submission as an intellectual property violation? For instance, Adobe Stock has photos of the Petronas Towers (https://stock.adobe.com/ar/search?k=%22petronas+towers%22&asset_id=1298384431), and this obviously does not violate anyone's intellectual property rights, since the Petronas Towers are a landmark of Kuala Lumpur. 

Hello there,I have the problem that my microscopic pictures get rejected quite often, and I don’t really know why.In microscopy, the organism looks sharp in parts, but the depth of field is usually very shallow, especially at higher magnifications — I can’t change that.Also, floating particles or small specks are quite common, especially at higher magnifications. Could it be that these are interpreted as “dust” or “defects”? Maybe someone can help ? 

 Can anyone explain why this image was rejected as "similar content"?I uploaded it with the keywords below,autumn, seasonal concept, autumn aesthetic, fall inspired, forest woman, autumn inspiration, autumn portrait, fall leaves, seasonal beauty, fantasy art, conceptual art, warm colors, autumn fashion, creative photography, leafy hair, autumn concept, natural crown, autumn goddess, magical portrait, autumn makeup, fantasy portrait, autumn background, dreamy portrait, autumn season, nature inspired, earthy palette, fall woman, fall fashion, seasonal headpiece, enchanting portrait, mystical art, rustic beauty, nature theme, artistic portrait, foliage hair, fantasy beauty., woman, beauty, fashion, fantasy"I searched using my image on Adobe Stock, there's no one similar to my image https://stock.adobe.com/lk/search/images?filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aimage%5D=1&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aphoto%5D=1&native_visual_search=68a6d3b675dcc&search_type=visual-search-browse  T

Hello everyone,Several images I uploaded to Adobe Stock have been rejected, the reason is that I didn't tag them as being generated by AI. The problem is that all these images are 3D renders that I created myself, without using any AI tools. These are original works in wich I have invested a lot of time and effort. What do you do in these cases? Is there any way to appeal the decision or to clarify that they are 3D renders and no AI creations? Any advice or experience you can share would a great help. Thank you very much!

Hello, I have been a contributing photographer for 15 years and now I participate in AI learning missions. This is the second time that the mission has been terminated prematurely and I have not had time to submit the finished work. The termination date was originally August 22nd and today is August 20th and the mission has disappeared. Is this a bug or has anyone else had the same experience please?

 I uploaded image and it got rejected but it saying quality issue but I find no difference in quality with the one got accepted is someone can help.

Hello Adobe Stock team and fellow contributors,I requested payout on Agust 15, 2025, to my skril account. Today marks 6 business days since the request, but the payout status is still showing as "Pending" in my dashboard.Does anyone know when I will receive the payment?

Hello Adobe Stock Team and Community,I wanted to share my concern regarding the current AI review system for submissions. I’ve noticed that some of my files are being rejected with the reason cited as “similar content,” even though they are unique and original.As a contributor, it feels discouraging when creative work is rejected automatically, without human verification. I understand the importance of maintaining quality standards, but I feel the current system may not fully recognize originality and uniqueness in all cases.I hope Adobe can consider refining the AI review process or include a human review option for contested rejections. This would help contributors like me continue creating confidently, knowing our work will be judged fairly.Thank you for listening. I look forward to feedback and discussion from the community.— Sandeep Kumar