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Hi everyone,This is March of 2026. I’m wondering if other contributors have noticed slower review times lately.My recent submissions seem to be moving much slower than usual — some files have been pending for several weeks, which feels longer than what I experienced before. Most of my uploads are travel and town/street scenes, so I’m not sure if the subject type affects review speed.Are others seeing similar delays recently?How long are your current files taking to get reviewed?Also curious:Are approvals generally slower than rejections for you? Has anyone noticed changes in review speed in the past few months? Do certain types of content (street scenes, buildings, travel photos, etc.) seem to take longer?Just trying to figure out whether this is a general backlog issue or something specific to my submissions.Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!

In previous years, contributors meeting download thresholds received Creative Cloud plans in January.For contributors active in 2025, is there an upcoming announcement regarding 2026 bonus eligibility, or has the program been discontinued?

I've been using phoptoshop for free for a few years now because of the photos I upload and sell through Adobe Stock. This year, I haven't received any notification that the option is back, even though my subscription ends at the end of March. Is there any news about this? Has Adobe discontinued this service?

In past years, the Photography plan was free for contributors who had a certain number of new photos in their portfolio. Will this free subscription no longer be available in 2026?

Can someone explain what’s going on? Right now, 99.9% of my photos are being rejected.I’m absolutely sure it’s not a quality issue, because photos from the same flight with identical exposure, contrast, and everything else are treated differently. One photo was accepted, while others were rejected, even though the only difference is that one is vertical and the other is taken from a slightly different horizontal angle.I really don’t understand how the quality review process works.

Hi,Recently some of my works have been rejected due to similar content.However, I can’t find those similar assets on Adobe Stock.Is there any way to see which content my work is considered similar to?

I have already waited over 45 days since my first sale, and I currently have no other pending payouts. Yet my payout still hasn’t been unlocked. Could you please advise why this delay is happening and what steps I should take next?”My first sale was on February 5th, and today is March 21st—so it has been 46 days, yet it still isn’t unlocked."My balance over $25++++

Good afternoon. I am really confused: if I upload the same vector artwork twice, once as an EPS and once as an SVG, will Adobe Stock treat as duplicat content or spam?I plan to submit the EPS as one submission and the SVG as a separate submited files. I’m not uploading the same format multiple times, just offering print ready and web version. I also can't upload a zipped EPS + SVG files, so I am really confuse.For context, I want buyers to have both options. Is there a way?

This is a photo I submitted which was rejected for the reasons below.  I’m hoping to get some CC so I can understand how to do better.  Thank you.Unfortunately, this image doesn't meet our quality standards so we can’t accept it into our collection.Common issues that can impact the technical quality of images include exposure issues, soft focus, excessive filtering or artifacts/noise. 

Bonjour, J’ai reçu un email m’indiquant : Jerome, votre version d’essai gratuite est sur le point d’expirer, mais sachez qu’aucune action de votre part n’est requise.Merci d’avoir testé Adobe Stock ! Nous espérons que ça vous a plu. Votre version d’essai gratuite prendra fin le Mars 23, 2026. Mais ne vous inquiétez pas, vous n’avez rien à faire pour passer à un abonnement payant ; celui-ci démarrera automatiquement à la fin de la période d’essai. La facturation débutera automatiquement dès la fin de la période d’essai gratuite, c’est-à-dire le Mars 23, 2026. Pour continuer à utiliser votre nouvel abonnement, vous n’avez rien à faire. J’ai reçu ce mail il y a trois jours, mais je suis un peu inquiet, car j’ai bien résilié mon abonnement Adobe Stock, après avoir récupéré 3 images sur 10 sur mon test gratuit, et je ne vois plus d’abonnement actif. Or, tout le mail semble très réel. Envoyé depuis trials@adobe.com, et les liens envoient vers postoffice.adobe.com J’ai un lien vers : https://

bonjour, je souhaite savoir si cette année encore une formule bonus de programmes adobe sera proposée aux contributeurs  de Stock

Hi everyone,I recently submitted this illustration and it was rejected due to “technical quality issues (artifacts, filtering, or noise).” I would really appreciate some detailed feedback from experienced contributors.This is a Scandinavian folk art style illustration of Lord Krishna, created using AI and refined further. My intention was to keep a flat, decorative, symmetrical folk-art look rather than a realistic painting style.I would like to understand: Are there visible artifacts or edge issues that I might be missing? Does the image appear too “AI-generated” or over-processed? Is the flat folk-art style being interpreted as lack of detail/quality? Does the symmetry or composition affect acceptance? Would adding texture or grain improve approval chances? I’m trying to align my work better with Adobe Stock’s quality standards, so any honest and critical feedback would be very helpful.Thank you in advance! 

kindly give your precious feedback how can i improve my ai picture quality this are the before upscale picture after upscale these pictures become more clear. But he's still getting quality issues.

On this photo, I wanted to keep focus on the car and the church they are the main actors, others elements are not relevants. My photo was rejected by lack quality and I noticed that the trees on the foreground and background does not have focus, is it the issue? do you see other issues?a per your experience, when we are capturing photos, we need focus on the foreground and background? if so, we need to use a small aprture? on it photo I used F4, I should chage to smallest aperture? thanks in advance  

Hello, I hope you are doing well. I am writing regarding the recent deactivation of my Adobe Stock contributor account due to suspected unusual activity. I am extremely concerned about this situation. I would like to sincerely clarify that I have never engaged in any fraudulent or abusive activity. In fact, when I noticed unusual download activity on my account, I immediately contacted Adobe Support because I was also worried about it. For your reference, my related case numbers are: - 00483335- 00475173- ADB-44447639-S2F1 I have always tried to follow Adobe Stock guidelines honestly. I did not share my account with anyone, nor did I attempt to increase downloads artificially in any way. This account is very important to me, as my work and income depend on it. I am truly worried and respectfully request you to please review my account activity again. If any additional verification or information is required, I am fully willing to cooperate. I kindly ask for your understanding and reque

Hello,I hope you are doing well.Today I noticed that around 100 downloads appeared on my contributor account at the same time, with similar earnings per download. I wanted to ask if this type of activity is normal.Everything on my side follows the guidelines, and I just wanted to confirm for clarity.Thank you for your time and support.Best regards,[Email removed by moderator.] 

Dear Community,I wanted to dip my feet into the ocean by uploading my first photo to Adobe stock but unfortunately it got rejected because of quality issues. I checked the guide, read it what could this mean but to be honest I could not find any of those problems with it. Do you see any particular reason why this photo was rejected because of quality issues?Any help, hint would be deeply appreciated.Thank you in advance,Tamás 

I downloaded this image that said it was vector/eps. I opened it in Illustrator and it is only an image. I double checked the layers and there are none. How can I get my credit back? This image is of no use to me not being a vector. It was clearly mislabeled. https://stock.adobe.com/ca/search?k=sparkler&asset_id=1922649086 Collection of golden fireworks or sparkler rays and lines. Vector decorative elements.By Nushratlisha 

I’m uploading videos to Adobe Stock Contributor, and most of them end up with black frames as thumbnails. Right now it feels like I have zero control over how my videos are presented.

Dear Community,I’ve submitted my first photo to Adobe Stock but unfortunately it got rejected because of quality issues.I went through the documentation of course to find what is defining a quality issue and I think I understand the documentation but I could not find of those in my photo.Can you please help if you see something in particular?Your help, hints would be deeply appreciated.Thank you in advance,Tamás  

It would be good to be able to report issues on Adobe Stock images directly on the website. For example image 464519829 has been clearly created with AI but I have the 'Exclude Generative AI' option on... having to come to the Community for this kind of things seems too much of an hassle and time consuming!

Legong is a traditional Balinese dance that uses expressive eye movements, especially the seledet (a kind of intense gaze). These photos had been accepted into my portfolio and are part of a larger series. I’d say the last one with different makeup might be considered spam, but what about the others? 

I cannot login to my contributor accoun.  I have been trying for YEARS without success.Can someone at Adobe take on my issue and find a solution? Three years trying to solve this issue. Frank Cornfield[Email removed by moderator]

Hi. This image refused admission due to “Intellectual Property Refusal”. It’s curious what exactly the violation is. Maybe the light shadow on the helmet resembles some kind of trademark? Are the words already considered a trademark? Or the font style? I don't know 

Hello,I Want asking about Missions payouts.I completed the missions on January 30th and earned money, but I cannot request paymentWhat the reason ?