Licensing

Use a photograph from the archive in print, on screen or in a space, under a written license.

Buying a print gives you the object, not the right to reproduce the image. If you want to publish, broadcast, print in quantity or build a brand around a photograph, you need a license. Every license is issued in writing and priced on four things: use, territory, term and size of run.

Common uses

UseTypical scope
EditorialMagazine, book or news use, one edition, credit required.
Hospitality and interiorsLarge-format reproduction in a named property: wallcovering, murals, guest-room sets.
Brand and advertisingCampaign, packaging or web use for a fixed term and territory.
Screen and set dressingFilm, television and streaming, cleared per production.

What we can’t license

Some photographs were made inside hotels, palaces and museums. Those works are sold as framed prints for private display, but commercial reproduction may need the venue’s consent as well as ours. We’ll tell you up front if a work you ask about falls in this group. Images showing third-party artwork, trademarks or identifiable people are not offered.

Ask for a quote

Write to us through the studio contact form with the plate number, the intended use, where it will appear, for how long and the print run or audience. You’ll get a quote and a draft license, usually within two business days.