On Scene is a commercial Stock Photography Agency and Image Library, where we sell "license rights" to use our images. The costs associated with maintaining such a large database are huge. Scanning, editing, database management, website maintenance, development and server space are just a few of the expenses. Not to mention the costs involved with capturing the images themselves.

Due to the above, and our agreement with our Photographers, we require a fee for ALL image use. While we do recognize and support the efforts of non-profit organizations to educate both the public and industry; we must cover our basic expenses so that providing your organization with images doesn't become a liability to us. Our Photographers also feel that since the printers, shippers and all the individuals involved are usually being paid, it's not proper that they are continually being asked to donate their work.

Therefore, if your organization has genuine non-profit status and can provide us with a budget for the current project, we will do everything we can to provide you with a rate that you can justify.