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July 3, 2026
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Is this whole thing a scam? They rejected all 58 photos I submitted, a lot of these were accepted on Shuttewrstock, they cant all have quality issues?

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Is this whole thing a scam? They rejected all 58 photos I submitted, a lot of these were accepted on Shuttewrstock, they cant all have quality issues?

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 3, 2026

    Shutterstock accepts almost everything. They have very different customers & separate acceptance requirements from Stock. 

     

    That said, we can probably tell you why Stock didn’t accept your content. Post one or two rejected assets here, along with Stock’s reason(s) for refusal. 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/content-moderation/common-reasons-content-refusal.html

     

    Stock Reviewers can check only one box per submission. Although, there may be multiple reasons for refusal, the exam ends at problem #1.  Keep that in mind if you decide to revise & resubmit content under a new filename later.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 3, 2026

    It’s not a scam, but it has definitely gotten harder to get images accepted Adobe in the past couple of years. Upload a couple of the rejects here, and we’ll indicate what the issues might be.

     

    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 3, 2026

    You can post a couple here and we can take a look. Shutterstock’s customer base is different from Adobe’s, so quality standards differ.

    Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.