Pond5 Joins The Shutterstock Family

When views increase but sales collapse, this isn’t just a normal decline… it’s a sign of a deeper shift in the system. Are we just numbers in a new equation we don’t yet understand? Or is our content no longer being sold, but used for something else?

It does seem very fishy. Something going on Pond5/SS?

I am deleting all my clips and leaving. They're just taking the piss now and have been for quite some time. Bye y'all. Pond5 just isn't worth it anymore.

Since Pond was acquired by SS, the game is over. Creators need to understand that there is a vested interest in the platform, even when it is harmful to them. There are platforms out there that are much more profitable in an exclusive mode. Don't rely on reading every change in terms. Don't take anything in the agreements seriously. Save your work. Leave.

how come every time i start something I find people saying its going bad and then i never make a sale anywhere i go.