Pacific Stock . . .
Koko Marina Center, 7192 Kalanianaole Hwy., Suite G-230, Honolulu, HI 96825; phone 808.394.5100 or 800.321.3239; fax 808.394.5200; browse http://www.pacificstock.com; e-mail pics@pacificstock.com.
Specialty: Hawaii, Asia and the Pacific area.
Comments: While this collection includes the usual nature panoramic images, it also contains business, people and animals.
Number of images: 150,000.
Number of contributors: 50.
Panoramic Images . . .
2302 Main St., Evanston, IL 60202; phone 847.324.7000 or 800.543.5250; fax 847.324.7004; browse http://www.panoramicimages.com; e-mail images@panoramicimages.com.
Specialty: General panoramics.
Comments: While this collection includes the usual nature panoramic images, it also contains business, people and animals.
Number of images: 250,000.
Pete McArthur.com . . .
8735 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232; phone 310.815.1951 or 800.801.7484; fax 310.815.1935; browse http://petemcarthur.com; e-mail mail@petemcarthur.com.
Specialty: Colorful still life.
Number of images: 2,000 with 1,400 online.
Number of contributors: One.
Peter Arnold, Inc . . .
1181 Broadway, New York, NY 10001; phone 212.481.1190 or 800.289.7468; fax 212.634.9121; browse http://www.peterarnold.com; e-mail research@peterarnold.com.
Specialties: Science, medical, nature/wildlife, environmental, third world issues.
Number of images: 50,000 online with 500,000 (scans made on request).
Number of contributors: 400.
Photo Edit . . .
235 E. Broadway St., Suite 1020, Long Beach, CA 90802; phone 800.860.2098; fax 800.804.3707; browse http://www.photoeditinc.com; e-mail sales@photoeditinc.com.
Specialty: People (much for educational materials).
Comments: Photo Edit claims 75 percent of its images include African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, gays and lesbians, handicapped people, or senior citizens. Though primarily aimed a book publishers, Photo Edit claims a number of advertising clients as well.
Number of images: 600,000 with 200,000 in digital format.
Number of contributors: 60.
Photographers Direct . . .
No 3, 83 Surbiton Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 2HW, England; phone 44 (0) 20 8541.5147; fax 845.679.0606; browse http://www.photographersdirect.com; e-mail chrisbarton@postmaster.co.uk.
Specialty: General.
Comments: This is a portal where license buyers can find images, then negotiate directly with the photographer. Buyers can also broadcast their image requests to participating photographers.
Number of Images: 350,000.
Number of contributors: 4,500.
Photo Japan . . .
P.O. Box 2814, Vashon, Washington 98070; phone: 206.463.3910; fax 206.463.3936; browse http://www.photojapan.com; e-mail photojapan@att.net.
Specialty: Japan.
Number of images: 75,000 with 9,000 on-line.
Number of contributors: 21.
Photolibrary Group, Ltd. . .
83-84 Long Acre. Fourth Floor, London WC2E 9NG; phone 44 (0) 20.7836.5591; fax 44 (0) 20.7379.4650; browse http://www.photolibrary.com; e-mail uksales@photolibrary.com.
Specialty: General and scientific.
Comments: Photolibrary, a general collection, now represents the Oxford Scientific image and footage libraries.
Number of images: 380,000 online (access to another 500,000 from other libraries).
Number of contributors: 500.
PhotoNewZealand . . .
71 Durham Street, Christchurch, New Zealand or PO Box 1112 Christchurch, New Zealand; phone 1.800-642.6501; browse http://www.photonewzealand.com; e-mail info@photonewzealand.com.
Specialty: New Zealand.
Number of images: 50,000.
Number of contributors: 100.
Photorazzi . . .
4521 PGA Blvd. Suite 336, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418; phone 212.405.1891; fax 866.441.7827; browse http://www.photorazzi.com; e-mail help@photorazzi.com.
Specialty: Celebrities.
Photo Researchers . . .
60 E. 56th St., New York, NY 10022; phone 866.551.7827; fax 212.355.0731; browse http://photoresearchers.com; e-mail info@photoresearchers.com.
Specialty: Science, including medical and nature.
Comments: Photo Researchers offers both photography and illustration. It markets work for many independent libraries with similar specialties.
Number of images: 1.3 million with 40,000 online.
Number of contributors: 600 active and hundreds of others who have supplied images since 1957.
Photo Resource Hawaii . . .
111 Hekili St., #241 Kailua, HI 96734; phone 888-235-5477; fax 808-599-7754; browse http://www.photoresourcehawaii.com; e-mail prh@photoresourcehawaii.com.
Specialty: Hawaii and the Pacific.
Photosights . . .
Phone 877.640.3322; Fax 253.660.9742; browse http://www.photosights.com; e-mail sales@photosights.com.
Specialty: General.
Number of images: 65,000.
Number of contributors: 200.
Phototake . . .
224 W. 29th St., New York, NY 10001; phone 800.542.3686; browse http://www.phototakeusa.com; e-mail contact page.
Specialty: Medical, science, technology.
Number of images: 500,000.
Number of contirbutors: 250 (photographers, scientists and illustrators).
The Picture Desk . . .
133 Fifth Ave., Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10003; phone 212.673.5600; browse http://www.picture-desk.com; e-mail info.usa@picture-desk.com.
Specialty: Entertainment and historic art.
Comments: The Picture Desk manages two distinct libraries, The Kobal Collection (entertainment) and The Art Archive, which is a collection of art from 3000 B.C. to the 20th century.
Number of images: More than one million.
PictureQuest . . .
8280 Greensboro Dr., Suite 520, McLean, Virginia 22102; phone 800.764.7427 ; Fax 703.770.5349; browse http://www.picturequest.com; e-mail pqsales@picturequest.com.
Comments: PictureQuest, like PictureArts above, is owned by JupiterImages.
Specialty: General.
plainpicture . . .
1A Alloway Road, London, E3 5AS, United Kingdom; phone 49.40.80.81.288.0; Fax 49.40.80.81.288.18; browse http://www.plainpicture.com; e-mail sales@plainpicture.com.
Specialty: General subject matter with an artistic flair.
Number of images: 50,000 rights-managed images online.
Number of contributors: 400.
Polar Circle . . .
Phone44 (0) 12.5847.3006; browse http://www.thepolarcircle.com; e-mail info@thepolarcircle.com.
Specialty: Images from the earth's polar regions.
PonkaWonka . . .
97 King High Ave., Toronto, ON M3H 3B3, Canada; phone 416.638.2475; fax 416.636.9213; browse http://www.ponkawonka.com; e-mail sales@ponkawonka.com.
Specialty: Religion.
Comments: Images about all the major religions of the world.
Number of images: 500,000 with over 25,000 online.
Number of contributors: 96.
Queerstock . . .
2813 N.W. Market St., Seattle, WA 98107-4215; phone 206.282.1281 or 877.282.1281; browse http://www.queerstock.com; e-mail info@queerstock.com.
Specialty: Gay and lesbian lifestyle.
Redux Pictures . . .
116 East 16th St., 16th floor, New York, NY 10003; phone 212.253.0399; fax 212.253.0397; browse http://www.reduxpictures.com; e-mail jasminedefoore@reduxpictures.com.
Specialty: Portraits, news, travel, business, features.
Retna . . .
24 W. 25th St., 12th floor, New York, NY 10010; phone 212.255.0622 or 212.255.1224; browse http://www.retna.com; e-mail nyc@retna.com.
Specialty: Celebrities (music industry, historic).
Number of images: Two million with 900,000 online.
Number of contributors: 400.
Reuters Pictures . . .
New York; phone 646.223.5145 or 888.319.5219; browse http://about.reuters.com/pictures/index.aspx; e-mail nancy.glowinski@reuters.com.
Specialty: News and current events.
Robert Harding Picture Library . . .
58 - 59 Great Marlborough St., London, W1F 7JY, UK; phone 44 (0) 20. 7478.4000; fax 44 (0) 20.7478.4161; browse http://www.robertharding.com; e-mail info@robertharding.com.
Specialty: Travel, geography, culture and the natural world.
Number of contributors: 600.
Rock Shots . . .
1076 Brierwood Blvd., Schenectady, N.Y. 12308; phone 518.377.8299; browse http://www.stockrockshots.com; e-mail martinbenjamin@stockrockshots.com.
Specialty: Rock & roll and popular performers.
Comments: Images of over 1,000 performers.
Number of images: 1200 online from archive of "thousands."
Number of contributors: four.
Ron Kimball Stock . . .
Phone 650-969-0682 or 888-562-5522; fax 650.969.0485; browse http://www.ronkimballstock.com; e-mail rk@ronkimballstock.com.
Specialties: Automobiles, animals.
Number of images: 500,000.
Number of contributors: 11.
