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December 4, 2025
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My photo was rejected

  • December 4, 2025
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My photo was rejected because it was supposedly created by AI, and I didn't mention that. But it's 100% my photo, photoshopped! I even have the unprocessed RAW file.

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Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 5, 2025

Someone else reported an image rejected for the same reason just a day or two, and upon inspection it was clear that it had quality issues. So, it could just be a matter of the moderator selecting the wrong rejection code - that happens quite often.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 5, 2025
Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Participating Frequently
December 5, 2025

I resubmitted the photo, and it was accepted. This has happened to me five times already, and on other stock sites. They've accepted my photos with AI processing, even though I edit everything myself in Photoshop. And I take the photos myself.

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 7, 2025
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This has happened to me five times already, and on other stock sites. 

By @serg27048016vx7f

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Not surprising given how much content is AI. 

Submit signed property releases by you as the photographer.  That way they'll know it's not AI.

Problem solved.  😁

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
ZALEZPHOTO
Inspiring
December 5, 2025

Share the photo you sent, and a jpg version without retouching so we can evaluate 

ZALEZPHOTO
Participating Frequently
December 5, 2025

Here is a photo without retouching

Ricky336
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 5, 2025

Hello,

Composition could be improved on, colour balance and exposure could also be improved, and you will also have to get a model release from the workers.

daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 4, 2025

The moderator may have selected the wrong reason for rejection. It happens. Can you post the image here as submitted? It may have been rejected for quality issues. Or you can simply resubmit the assets.

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Inspiring
December 5, 2025

Are we actually allowed to re-subtmit an already rejected asset?

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 5, 2025
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Are we actually allowed to re-subtmit an already rejected asset?

By @Bardhok.N

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If you make corrections to improve it, yes. 

But after two rejections, it's probably best to move on to other content.

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert