Earn money by sending photos to Metro.
Help us get the best news photos and earn money at the same time.
This is how it works.
Now it's easier than ever for everyday photographers to sell photos to Metro. By
using a smartphone-application, you can upload your photos to Metro with just a
couple of clicks (presses? pushes?). Metro is the first media in Sweden to use
Scoopshot.
When something unexpected happens, there is always someone at the scene
who has a smartphone, and that someone might be you. It might be a
newsworthy everyday event, or maybe some famous actor from Hollywood who
happens to be on a secret visit. Now with Scoopshot, it's very easy for you to
earn money with your photo.
- This is an unique opportunity for Metro to get more reader photos, and it also
gives our readers the opportunity to take part in the editorial work and show what
they want to see in Metro, says Per Gunne, the editor in Chief of Metro.
You can use the free mobile application to upload your photos to Scoopshot, and
then Metro will choose the best ones. Scoopshot also gives Metro the opportunity
to ask for certain types of photos or photos from a certain event. This might for
example be during the first snow chaos, or when the press photographers cannot
get to an event in time to get a proper photo of it.
- In these cases, we can create a “task”, and also see on a map where there are
Scoopshot users who can receive that task and send photos to it.
The user sets the price, but the application also gives some advice on the pricing.
For example, a typical everyday newsphoto might be worth 90SEK, while a really
exclusive one can be worth as much as 10 000SEK. In Finland, where Scoopshot
was developed, the users have already uploaded 100 000 photos photos since
the spring of 2011. The most diligent user, Arto, has already earned over
73000SEK.
How it works
- In order to be able to sell photos to us, begin with installing the free Scoopshot
application from Google Play Store or App Store. After this, all you need to do is
to create a Scoopshot-account for yourself. When you see something
newsworthy, remember to act fast with your smartphone. After taking photos of
an event, upload them to Scoopshot. Good photos might be bought and
published in Metro.