Photo use

Where the photos on VendorsMap come from, and what to do if you see one of yours used without permission.

Last updated: November 12, 2026

Where our photos come from

  • Organizers upload photos of their own markets: a cover photo and a gallery for each event.
  • Vendors upload a profile photo, photos of their own work and a cover image for their profile. Store owners do the same for their shop.
  • Anyone signed in can send a photo of a market they have been to. We check each one before it shows on the event.
  • Stock photos. When an event has no photo of its own, its listing shows a free stock photo from Unsplash, used under the Unsplash License. It is picked by the type of event, so it is not a photo of that market. On the event's page it carries a small “Stock photo” tag.

We do not copy photos from other websites onto listings.

When you upload a photo

Please only upload photos you took yourself, or ones you have permission to use. The photo stays yours. As our Terms of Service say, you grant us a license to display it on VendorsMap.

How to add a photo

Organizers

  1. Open your event in your dashboard.
  2. On the Overview, find “Add a photo of your market” and tap “Upload cover image”. It saves as soon as it uploads.
  3. To change it later, or to add gallery photos (up to 10), open Edit and use “Cover photo” and “Add photo”. A wide photo of your stalls or a busy market day works best.

Vendors

  1. Open your Profile.
  2. Under “Photos of your work”, tap “Add a photo”. You can show up to 12.
  3. For the wide photo across the top of your page, choose “Cover image” under “Also on your profile”.

Everyone

  1. Sign in and open the event's page or its card on the map.
  2. Tap “Been here? Add a photo”. You can send up to 3 per event, once the event has happened.
  3. We check it, and then it shows on the event.

If you see your photo used without permission

Email james@vendorsmap.com with the link to the page and which photo it is. We take it down, usually within one business day.