Bigstock is an online royalty-free, international microstock photography website that sells images via a credit-based system.
Bigstock adds to its library every day as photographers and designers from around the world submit their work.
As of June 2015, Bigstock had more than 25 million royalty-free images (photos, vectors and illustrations) available.
[3] On September 23, 2009, Bigstock announced that it had been purchased by Shutterstock, a subscription-based microstock company.
Shutterstock, the owner of BigStock is in the process of merging with Getty Images, as of January 2025.