Citizen Stock has launched a royalty-free collection of over 10,000 images of real people and their emotions. Created by assignment photographers Sherrie Nickol and David Katzenstein, a husband and wife team, Citizen Stock (
www.citizenstock.com) is one of the first stock photo agencies devoted solely to portraiture of “real people.” The models aren’t professional models, but children, moms, dads, grandparents, skateboarders, lawyers, teachers, musicians, chefs, artists, office workers, clothing designers, and small business owners, to name a few. This supplements their collection of rights managed images.
In addition to homegrown New Yorkers, the “real” people who model for Citizen Stock originate from many parts of the U.S. and from a diverse group of countries all over the world. They all find their way to the Citizen Stock photo studio in Manhattan’s Noho neighborhood.
Photographed against a white background and in a series of activities and clothing, the “real” models offer a unique and accessible collection of images for the advertising, design and media industries. Citizen Stock offers a consistent blend of emotion and style and a depth of unique, high quality imagery.
“We launched Citizen Stock because we want to develop and build a library of beautiful images for the commercial market that integrates the spirit of the people we photograph with the needs of our clients,” says Katzenstein, an award-winning commercial, corporate and fine art photographer with a keen interest in cultures around the globe. “In addition to our core collection of Rights-Managed images we are now also offering a large collection of high-quality Royalty-Free images to meet the growing needs of our clients.”
Adds Nickol, a commercial and fine art photographer known for her striking portraits and explorations of the relationships between people and their environments, “We are excited to offer our ‘real people’ as RF and look forward to working with our clients on new projects.”