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October 5, 2025
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Selection for free collection

  • October 5, 2025
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There was a selection process for the free collection recently. Only six of my assets were selected for the free collection. Will other assets we want be selected later? Can I still receive payments for the free collection?

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daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 5, 2025

Your assets were only nominated and not necessarily selected for the free collection.

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 5, 2025

There's no guarantee that any of your nominated assets will be selected into the FREE Collection. 

Stock accepts only about 10% of assets. 

 

See Free Collection FAQ:

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/free-collection-contributor-information.html

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 5, 2025

Nomination and selection for the Free collection is an annual event. If you've already been paid for this year's selections, the campaign is over and you'll have to wait until next year. Adobe usually selects only a small,percentage if the nominated assets.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 5, 2025

Well, first of all: Adobe does rarely use all of the proposed assets, as they want to equilibrate their free offering, and they want to avoid killing their for pay offers. So the competition is tough also here.

Second, if the images are still pending, they can still be included at a later stage. But if the selection process is over, you will need to wait for next year and may be they will include your asset again. 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 5, 2025

And no, the free collection will not make you earn more money.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer