The National Geographic Image Collection, a division of the National Geographic Society (NGS) headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA, is a stock photography agency that manages and licenses one of the world's most comprehensive and unique collections of photographs and original artwork. It maintains a collection of more than 10 million digital images, transparencies, black-and-white prints, early auto chromes, and pieces of original artwork.
In 2002, a portion of the collection was made available online for rights-managed licensing. In 2007, the online presence was reintroduced offering both rights-managed and royalty-free licensing. The site currently offers over 237,371 still images for licensing (41,559 RF, 195,812 RM).
The National Geographic Image Collection represents over one hundred photographers making them available for advertising, editorial, and corporate assignments.
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