AgeFotoStock

A'when i started with this agency in 2014 they paid very well but between 2020 and 2024 until thé end of thé agency due to a bankrupt, i m not certain to their honesty , i was not paid for m'y pictures who was send and bought by other customers, i m not certain about how many of m'y pictures was sold , unfortunatly all the photographers and all thé agency who are in the same situation make nothing to United all of us against agefotostock with a Law instance .

Awful agency.

I used to have 10,000 images with them, and cancelled my contract as I was never paid a single cent by Age Europe - they owe me around 2,000 Euros. They refuse to pay, claiming all sorts of issues - useless staff, incompetent accounting systems (their own!), COVID, stress, legal claims against them etc etc.

Cancelling the contract is not easy and can take up to 2 years to do, so there is no issue about exclusivity - although Age still seem to continue marketing one's images after cancellation (and retaining royalties).

Their invoice system is ridiculous, in that they send photgraphers a "Collection Report" stating what is owed by Age, then the photographer has to write an invoice in a specific format to demand payment (why? - this system is from the 19th century). They of course, they just ignore that demand, and even sometimes claim they cannot pay as they need to reconcile with their own system to ensure no double payments, and their own system is broken! Why not just pay when they send the Collection Report go the photographer's nominated account? Because if they did that, they would lose all those royalties... None of my other (9) agents work in this complicated way, and indeed none of them withold payment like Age.

Their website is not bad, and indeed this is their game. They have a seemingly-professional website, then don't pay their photographers. So they get 100% of the revenues.

I have no idea how the "Pros and Cons of AgeFotoStock: A Review Breakdown" on this website can be so positive, ignoring all the negative reviews of actual photographers who are unpaid and have to put up with the childish and unprofessional sarcasm of the CEO. Probably written by the CEO himself! He has a lot of free time and money as he withholds royalties.

Dear colleagues,

I take the liberty of writing to all (or almost all) the photographers who are cooperating with this company to warn you about the behavior of its CEO Alfonso Gutierrez.

My last invoice was paid in January 2021, after many many emails asking them to be paid, and in the last two and an half years I was not able to know my sales report, as the link has been cancelled.

After several emails to Alfonso Gutierrez and also to the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Madrid, which suggested me to contact a lawyer asap, and in addition to the local Police in Barcellona, here is the answer received by this "gentleman":

"Have you discovered that lawyers are expensive, huh?

What else is going to be your next discovery?

Now you need to understand that it is important to explain things better and concrete your wishes before you generate a personal neurosis that may affect you personally.

I'm really busy Calviño, and I don't have time for people who get mad with a fixed idea and invest time and make other people waste theirs.

So, clarify your ideas before wasting your time and mine.

If you need more information, please send me an email and I will inform you more in details."

If any of you have encountered the same problems, kindly let me know so we can take legal action against this disreputable way of operating.

Thank you for your time and best regards

Angelo Calvino

Agefotostock Never returned my slides after I cancelled my contract. No response from company and I repeatedly asked. CEO has enough time to bad mouth my reviews but not enough time to give me my slides back. Extreme unprofessional. Glad my work is no longer represented but them and recent reviews from other photographers paint an even bleaker picture of their management“

VERY BAD EXPERIENCE

In order to explain what happened to me, here ist the lastmail I sent them today:

Angelo Calvino

collectionsreportagefotostock.com

Alfonso Gutiérrez

Dear Sirs,

after sending several e-mails to Mr. Alfonso Gutierrez asking a sales report (last payment Invoice 01-2021 issued in January 2021 of € 178,79)

Since then I did not receive any report regarding my sales during 2 years and 6 months, without disturbing you, being aware of your problems arised during Covid period.

Due to fact that my first email has been sent on June 23rd 2023 and the last (directly to Mr. Gutierrez) on July 28th without any reply.

If I don't receive a satisfactory answer within the next two weeks, I will not bother you any more in a direct way.

Looking forward to hearing from you asap

Regards

Angelo Calvino

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Cámara de Comercio Italiana para España

C. de Cristóbal Bordiú, 54, 28003 Madrid, Spagna

AgeFotoStock is a website that I would recommend avoiding. If I could give it a negative rating, I definitely would. The reason for this is that AgeFotoStock does not pay its contributors, but instead keeps all the money for themselves. This is a major issue that needs to be addressed.

Furthermore, the manager of AgeFotoStock, Alfonso, is extremely arrogant and rude. He tries very hard to be the most unpleasant person on the internet, and unfortunately, he succeeds in this. It is very disappointing to see someone in a position of power treating others in such a disrespectful manner.

Overall, I would not recommend using AgeFotoStock. There are many other websites out there that treat their contributors with respect and pay them fairly. It is important to support these websites and avoid those that do not value their contributors.

AgeFotoStock is a website where you can find a lot of pictures for your projects. They have a lot of options and the pictures are of good quality. However, I had a bad experience with one of their employees named Alfonso Gutierez. He was very rude and disrespectful towards me. I don't think he knows how to talk to people properly. He made me feel uncomfortable and I didn't appreciate it. I don't think he should be working in customer service if he can't be professional.

Despite this bad experience, I still think AgeFotoStock is a good website to find pictures. They have a lot of options and the pictures are of good quality. I just hope that they can improve their customer service and make sure that their employees are respectful towards their customers.

Overall, I would recommend AgeFotoStock to anyone who needs pictures for their projects. Just be aware that you might encounter some rude employees like Alfonso Gutierez. But don't let that discourage you from using their website.

I've been working with AgeFotoStock for nearly a decade now. While I've had some success with selling my photos through their platform, I've noticed that sales figures have been pretty low overall. But that's not the worst of it - I've heard from other photographers that they haven't been paid their commission invoices for over a year, which is really concerning. And even when photos do sell, there have been instances where they're not accounted for properly.

To make matters worse, when photographers try to get in touch with the agency to get answers about these issues, they're often met with flimsy or cynical responses. It's really frustrating to see a company that was once so promising fall apart like this. I'm starting to worry that AgeFotoStock might not be around for much longer, especially given the way they're treating their contributors.

Overall, I'd say that if you're thinking about working with AgeFotoStock, you should proceed with caution. While there's still a chance you could make some money selling your photos through their platform, there are definitely some serious issues that need to be addressed.