Brand New Photo Library for Exmoor tourism businesses

Exmoor Tourism Business News

17th January 2024

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New 'Exmoor Commons' Photo Library

Free to Access & Free to Use

We are delighted to launch a brand new photo library for you to use to help you promote your business and show off Exmoor in the best possible way.

Credit: Shaun Davey

We know that finding quality photographs to use for free can be a complicated matter for businesses.

Shaun Davey an award-winning local landscape photographer is also a much-valued volunteer for Exmoor National Park. Over recent months, Shaun has been putting together a library of photos by himself and other talented photographers which can be used for FREE by local businesses to help promote themselves and to encourage visitors to come to the National Park.

‘Exmoor Commons’ is hosted within the Exmoor National Park Flickr channel, which many of you will have used before. The Exmoor Commons library will become the main focus for general landscape shots of Exmoor, while we will continue to use albums within Flickr for photos relating to specific initiatives or events etc.

We are very grateful to Shuan for his work on this and the generosity of the talented photographers that have allowed us to share their work for your use. Keep your eyes peeled, as this will be updated further in due course.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where are the photos? The photos have been placed on a website called Flickr in a 'group' called Exmoor Commons. You do not need to have an account, sign in on Flickr or join the group. You can access the group Exmoor Commons and download the photos using the link below.

Is there a charge? No. You can use these photos in your marketing for free.

Do I need to credit the photographer? Yes, you need to add the photographer’s name whenever you use the photo.

Can I use the photos on my website? Yes. You must credit the photographer.

Can I use the photos on my social media? Yes. You must credit the photographer.

Can I use the photos on my printed marketing literature? Yes. You must credit the photographer.

Can I use the photos on items I produce for sale? No. In these circumstances you will need to ask the photographer for permission and there will probably be a charge.

Is there a limit to how many photos I can use? You can download and use as many photos as you like. There are over 900 photos available to chose from.

Can I edit the photos? Only very small alterations are permitted such as slight cropping, lightening or darkening of the image intended to improve its reproduction in your medium (eg. digital or print).

Can I search the Exmoor Commons library? Yes. The images are all captioned and have keywords, so can be searched. Click on the small magnifying glass just above the photos and then enter your search term in the search bar.

Can I use photos I find in other albums on the Flickr platform? Not necessarily. You will need to carefully check the permissions for each photo before using. There is however an additional library from ENPA called ExmoorNP which is also available for your use in similar circumstances.

I have another question about using the photos. Who should I contact? In the first instance, please read the Exmoor Commons rules which include detailed terms and conditions. If that does not answer your question, please email RuralEnterprise@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk

Now that you know the rules, click on the button below to find and flick through the new album;

Click here to access the Exmoor Commons photo library

A fond farewell

We are very sad that after 7 years working for Exmoor National Park Katrina Munro will be leaving us next week for a new adventure. Katrina has been the first point of contact between many businesses and the National Park Authority and will be well known to most of you.

Katrina has had a huge impact on Exmoor, developing initiatives such as our dark skies tourism work and the festival, Eat Exmoor, Park Partners, CareMoor for Exmoor and much more besides. We will shortly be recruiting for a new post covering our business engagement work, but in the meantime do email though any queries to ruralenterprise@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk.