iStock Iconography

or "What The H*ck Are All Those Little Pictures?"

Any given page of iStockphoto is packed with tiny little badges, icons, trophies, and canisters. We even have a chicken head. We understand that it can all be a little overwhelming. Below is the complete guide to every icon at iStock, and what they all mean. You'll never have to ask about El Platano de Oro Loco again.

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Photographers, Illustrators, and Flash Artists

This contributor's images, illustrations, or Flash files have had:

Base Base: 1-249 downloads

Bronze Bronze: 250-2,499 downloads

Silver Silver: 2,500-9,999 downloads

Gold Gold: 10,000-24,999 downloads

Diamond Diamond: 25,000-200,000 downloads

Black Diamond Black Diamond: 200,000 + downloads

Exclusive Artist

This contributor's royalty-free images and illustrations are only available from iStockphoto and the Getty Images family of companies.



Videographers

This contributor's video footage files have had:

Base Base: 1-249 downloads

Bronze Bronze: 250-1,249 downloads

Silver Silver: 1,250-4,999 downloads

Gold Gold: 5,000-12,499 downloads

Diamond Diamond: 12,500-100,000 downloads

Black Diamond Black Diamond: 100,000 + downloads

Exclusive Videographer

This contributor's royalty-free video footage is only available from iStockphoto.



Sound Artists

This contributor's royalty-free audio files, songs, samples or tracks files have had:

Base Base: 1-124 downloads

Bronze Bronze: 125-1,249 downloads

Silver Silver: 1,250-4,999 downloads

Gold Gold: 5,000-12,499 downloads

Diamond Diamond: 12,500-100,000 download

Black Diamond Black Diamond: 100,000 + downloads

Exclusive Sound Artist

This contributor's royalty-free audio files are only available from iStockphoto.

Logo Designers

Base This contributor's logo designs are for sale exclusively on iStockphoto.