2014 Instant Contest Winners

January 20, 2015 Marco | Editor

We are extremely delighted to announce the much-anticipated winners of the best-selling Instant Collection image for 2014 taken on iOS and Android device.

A huge congratulations to Robin Michel who’s amazing image entitled ‘Melbourne Coloration‘ was the most downloaded image from the Instant Collection taken on an iOS device in 2014.

We absolutely feel he’s a fantastically worthy winner, his image, taken on an iPhone 5, summarizes everything that makes the Instant Collection so great and versatile: colour, a natural environment, fresh, fun and spontaneous.

Robin Michel is a typical example of how those born in the 80’s and 90’s record their …read more

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Marco | Editor

Editor and founder of a bunch of stockphoto businesses

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