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November 13, 2025
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Would "beach" and "desert" be appropriate keywords for a photo with sand?

  • November 13, 2025
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If I have a photo of something in the sand would "beach" and "desert" be appropriate keywords or could it be considered keyword spamming?

Both places do have sand, it would be good from a search point of view because a potential buyer could search for "beach" or "desert" and find my image(s).

 

thanks.

 

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 20, 2025

Desert islands are both.

Southern California is a coastal desert. 

If you look hard enough, you'll find seashell fossils inside most desert rocks.

 

Use both if it fits your asset. 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Ricky336
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 20, 2025

Hello,

The key point to remember is that the keywords used must be indicative of the type of picture/asset it relates to!

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 20, 2025

If it's not obvious if it's a beach or a desert picture, you can use both keywords. 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 13, 2025

Are there any beaches in a desert? Seems likes it's one or the other...

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
daniellei4510
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Community Expert
November 13, 2025

All things considered, it's kind of hard to say without seeing the example.

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daniellei4510
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Community Expert
November 13, 2025

I can't imagine that being a problem. Keyword spamming to me would be using words entirely unrelated to the subject.

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