What it does
YAY Images provides photographs, video and other stock media through search and curated collections. Its licensing distinguishes creative royalty-free content from editorial-only files.
A YAY image or clip marked editorial is unsuitable for an advertising campaign and carries its own credit requirements. That distinction matters when a search returns both a useful subject and a restricted use category.
The account licence applies to the named person or company. It does not authorize accumulating an internal image bank for unrestricted future projects, so a team’s shared stock collection needs to stay within its access agreement. The library covers both still images and footage, with curated collections offering another route into the catalogue.
Strengths
- Photography and footage share a searchable stock library.
- Creative and editorial categories make a consequential licensing distinction.
Watch out for
- Editorial files are excluded from advertising use.
- The account terms restrict stockpiling files in an internal image bank.
Best for
- Teams comparing creative stock imagery with editorial photographs and footage
Sources
- Royalty Free Images, Vectors and Footage, Editorial Images and Footage | YAY Images (Oct 25, 2026)
- Terms Of Use (Oct 25, 2026)
- Frequently Asked Questions (Oct 25, 2026)