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September 30, 2026by Taras Kushnir
Microstock contributor strategy for saturated markets (even against AI)
Even before the AI, microstocks were “saturated” for good 10 years already. Which is to say, competition was substantial and it was hard to stand out for quite some time. The situation has already been quite discouraging for many - so much so that ...
July 26, 2026by Taras Kushnir
10 non-obvious microstock trends of this decade (as seen in 2026)
Have you noticed? Microstock industry has undergone dramatic changes in the recent years. And I don’t mean the seasonal style or color trends. Every part of the equation is changing: content, tools, contributors and agencies themselves. I hope you ...
June 30, 2026by Taras Kushnir
Books about microstocks worth reading
As much as you’d think to say that microstock books are irrelevant due to all sorts of recent developments, like AI, earnings restructuring, Shutterstock and Getty mergers etc., I think some books about microstocks are still highly valuable. In the ...
May 28, 2026by Taras Kushnir
C2PA metadata for microstock creators: proving authenticity in the age of AI
If something, AI has made media (and stock media in particular) harder to trust. A realistic image can be captured with a camera, rendered in 3D, drawn by hand, generated from a prompt, or stitched together from all four. That uncertainty creates ...
April 27, 2026by Taras Kushnir
High-barrier niches on microstocks to survive the shift from content to data
If your microstock income is dropping, adding five more agencies to your upload workflow will not save you. For years, the standard advice in the industry was rather simple: shoot more, upload everywhere, and let the sheer volume of your portfolio ...
October 28, 2025by Alexandre Rotenberg
Best-selling drone photos and videos on microstocks - and why they work
Let’s talk about drone photography and, more importantly, why some of my drone photos and videos consistently sell on the micros while others vanish into the algorithmic abyss. When I mentioned this idea to Taras (creator of Xpiks), he hit me with a ...
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