Isifa Image Service
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Isifa Image Service is a Stock Photography Agency
and the Master Delegate for Getty Images
, supplying the Czech
and Slovak Republics it was founded in 1995, and has been supplying Poland
since 2005. Isifa provides rights managed
and royalty free
stock photography
, editorial/press photography, rights-managed and royalty free footage
, and sound.
Isifa's products can be seen in magazines and newspapers in the Czech and Slovak Republics. On billboard
s, posters, print advertising, corporate magazines, annual reports and all forms of promotional materials. Isifa Image Service has acquired a large market share in both editorial and stock photography.
, Czech Republic and managed by CEO and founder, Georg Hodek since 1995. The second office are located in Bratislava
(Slovakia).
Isifa is a partner with the Czech Association of Photographers, partner and sponsor of the Czech Art Director's Club (ADC) and the Prague House of Photography, a member of CEPIC
(Centre of the Picture Industry) and FOCAL Int. (The Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries International Ltd.).
Stock photography
Stock photography is the supply of photographs licensed for specific uses. It is used to fulfill the needs of creative assignments instead of hiring a photographer. Today, stock images can be presented in searchable online databases. They can be purchased and delivered online...
and the Master Delegate for Getty Images
Getty Images
Getty Images, Inc. is a stock photo agency, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is a supplier of stock images for business and consumers with an archive of 80 million still images and illustrations and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage...
, supplying the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Slovak Republics it was founded in 1995, and has been supplying Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
since 2005. Isifa provides rights managed
Rights Managed
Rights Managed, or RM, in photography and the stock photo industry, refers to a copyright license which, if purchased by a user, allows the one time use of the photo as specified by the license. If the user wants to use the photo for other uses an additional license needs to be purchased. RM...
and royalty free
Royalty free
Royalty-Free, or RF, refers to the right to use copyrighted material or intellectual property without the need to pay royalties for each use or per volume sold, or some time period of use or sales.-Computer standards:...
stock photography
Stock photography
Stock photography is the supply of photographs licensed for specific uses. It is used to fulfill the needs of creative assignments instead of hiring a photographer. Today, stock images can be presented in searchable online databases. They can be purchased and delivered online...
, editorial/press photography, rights-managed and royalty free footage
Footage
In filmmaking and video production, footage is the raw, unedited material as it had been originally filmed by movie camera or recorded by a video camera which usually must be edited to create a motion picture, video clip, television show or similar completed work...
, and sound.
Isifa's products can be seen in magazines and newspapers in the Czech and Slovak Republics. On billboard
Billboard (advertising)
A billboard is a large outdoor advertising structure , typically found in high traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertisements to passing pedestrians and drivers...
s, posters, print advertising, corporate magazines, annual reports and all forms of promotional materials. Isifa Image Service has acquired a large market share in both editorial and stock photography.
Company Overview
Since 1995, Isifa Image service has grown to become an established and renowned photo agency within the Czech and Slovak markets. In competition with the other local photo libraries, Isifa was the first to offer a complete spectrum of visual products: rights managed and royalty free pictures, editorial pictures and film footage. The head office is located in PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic and managed by CEO and founder, Georg Hodek since 1995. The second office are located in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
(Slovakia).
Isifa is a partner with the Czech Association of Photographers, partner and sponsor of the Czech Art Director's Club (ADC) and the Prague House of Photography, a member of CEPIC
CEPIC
CEPIC, from CEnter of the PICture industry , is a registered European Economic interest Grouping and international umbrella organization...
(Centre of the Picture Industry) and FOCAL Int. (The Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries International Ltd.).