Why photo rejection?

Q: When did you ever see a time stamp or watermark on a commercial image?

A: Never.

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Hope that helps.

Hello,

Noise throughout the photo and signage will get you an IP refusal and the time stamp. These will be the main issues.

Another point is that photos taken with a smartphone will also run into quality problems. This is mainly due to the smartphone having a small sensor. As the image is increased, the faults become more noticeable.

Read these links to get a better idea of what to look for.

User guide:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
Exposure:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/exposure-in-photography.html
Composition:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/photo-composition.html
Learn and support:
https://helpx.adobe.com/support/stock-contributor.html

Have a read about IP release requirements:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/property-release.html
How to upload a release
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/upload-a-model-or-property-release.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/known-image-restrictions.html

• The time stamp will earn you a “Non-compliant Image” rejection.
• The logos will earn you an “Intellectual Property Refusal”.
• The noise and thinks like this
   will earn you “Quality Issues” refusal.

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

There are several issues, in addition to those mentioned by @daniellei4510  - the date stamp is not allowed and there are signs/logos that need to be removed.

@MliO111 makes some good points about the possibility this is an cell phone photo. Even at 200%, details should hold up better than this.

Yes, any stamps and copyrights not welcome. I think also the grain in this photo is too much. Also, as I understand it, it was captured on a phone, not a camera.

But one more important thing here is that fact that stock photos are bought by companies, designers, magazines, and marketing agencies. They usually need versatile, light-colored, portraits, products and backgrounds. Travel journalism, of course, also exists, but it’s more about drone photos and iconic attractions. Of course, winding streets are also popular. Enter a similar search query ("narrow street") and you will see which photos are popular in this subject. 

But yes...definiately the time stamp. 

Was the rejection reason for Quality Issues? I'd remove the power lines and that weird "flying saucer" in the sky. That foremost street light might be toned down a little bit. The histogram doesn't show any blown out highlights, but the surround details lose some detail in any case.