Created by the team at Twenty20. The best content to use in your website, advertisements or social media marketing is content that actually looks like it belongs in your consumers' world, like on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Using photos from Instagram photographers is a powerful way to engage your social audience. It's difficult to get the photos legally from the Instagram photographers, but here are the three best ways.

1. for your marketing
(legally)
How to get photos from

2. Ever wanted to license an
photo?

3. Brands that use engaging native
photos are driving massive results.

4. Here are a few examples of images
that feel native to social:

5. It's difficult to get the photos
legally from Instagram, but here
are the three best ways:

6. Reach out directly
#1
Track the photographer down and set up
a personal relationship.

7. Start by checking their
Instagram bio. Many
Instagrammers have their
email address, Twitter
handle or link in their bio.

8. If you can't find an email
address, try sending them
a direct message.

9. How to send a direct message on Instagram:
1: Take a photo or choose one you already have.
(This can be a photo of you, a screenshot of the photo you’re
hoping to use, or anything you want the photographer to see)
2: Instead of sharing to your followers, choose “direct”.
3: Write a caption expressing your
interest in using their photo and
providing a way for them to get
in touch with you.
4: Search for the photographer’s
@username and hit send.

10. Use casual & friendly
language when
messaging them. Try
to come across in an
authentic way.

11. Give them an email
address or phone
number where they
can reach you.

12. Comment on their photos
#2
Try reaching out directly on the photo you like.

13. If you can't contact them
directly, try reaching out
publicly by commenting.

14. It may be difficult to get
their attention amongst the
thousands of comments, so
make sure to stand out.

15. Example:

16. It’s essential to make sure that you're
getting legal permission from Instagram
users to avoid massive legal fees.
( fair use copyright laws do not protect you)
WARNING:

17. License the photos
#3
Twenty20 provides an easy royalty-free license for
photos from the world’s best Instagrammers.

18. Working with amateur
photographers directly, it
can be extremely difficult
to negotiate a legally
sound solution quickly.

19. With 45+ million photos
from the world's best
Instagrammers,
Twenty20 makes photos
from Instagram available
with an easy royalty-
free license.

20. • Save time & energy by downloading instantly.
Avoid the hassle of communicating & negotiating
with Instagrammers.
• Ensures that you're legally protected (all photos
are reviewed by a professional in-house team).
• 45+ million photos from over 250,000 real-world
photographers worldwide.
The benefits:

21. Authentic, Real-World
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22. All photos sourced from Twenty20.
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23. Authentic, Real-World
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