augenzeuge.de is an online stock photography agency for amateur photographers. Hobby photographers and all those who accidentally record something special with their digital camera or cell-phone camera can present and sell their photos at augenzeuge.de. With this cross-media platform, stern magazine has realized a concept for reproducing the events of the day in an up-to-date way via user-generated content. augenzeuge.de was launched in cooperation with stern.de and Picture Press, a stock photography agency that belongs to Gruner + Jahr.

Topical photos and information from amateurs have become more and more important for the press. That’s why anything that might be interesting for the press is wanted: pictures of natural phenomena, sports events, accidents, celebrities or simply curious things. When a picture is selected for stern magazine or released for marketing through Picture Press, amateur photographers are remunerated in the same way a professional photographer would be.

augenzeuge.de attaches special importance to credibility. This is why the stern photo editors view the uploaded pictures before they are released on the website.