Products
Images
Editorial
In addition to its own production from full-time and numerous freelance photographers, KEYSTONE distributes news images from the world services of the following agencies:
- AP Associated Press
- EPA European Pressphoto Agency. Agency owned by the leading national pressphoto agencies in Europe: ANA/Greece, ANP/Holland, ANSA/Italy, APA/Austria, BELGA/Belgium, DPA/Germany, EFE/Spain, KEYSTONE/Switzerland, LUSA/Portugal, MTI/Hungary, PAP/Poland
Further partnerships exist among others with the following agencies: CTK/Prague, Everett Collection/New York, Imaginechina/Shanghai, ITAR-TASS/Moscow, JiJi Panasia/Tokyo, Landov/New York, MaxPPP/Nizza, Rue des Archives/Paris, Scanpix/Copenhagen-Oslo-Nacka.
Creative
KEYSTONE represents the following foreign partners - some of which are specialized agencies - on exclusive basis and disposes of the most comprehensive inventoriy of Rights Managed (RM) creative images in Switzerland:
- Caro/Berlin
- Camera Press/London
- Cuboimages/Milan
- Desair/Zurich
- Garden Picture Library/London
- Index Stock Imagery/New York
- Kina/Almere
- Laif/Köln
- Lonely Planet Images/London
- Monsoon/New York
- Oxford Scientific/Oxfordshire
- Panorama Stock/Hong Kong
- Photo Researchers/New York
- Photolibrary/Sydney
- Science Photo Library/London
- Timespace/Seoul
200'000 Royalty Free (RF) images and photos at attractive fixed rates round off KEYSTONE's range of products. Free and unlimited rights of use are garantueed. The following partner agencies' Royalty Free image stocks, covering topics such as family, business, medicine, nature, landscapes, animals, the elderly, food or transport, are accessible:
- FoodCollection/München
- Imagesource/London
- Photolibrary/New York
- Science Photo Library/London
- Westend61/Fürstenfeldbruck
Topics and Photo Reportages
With its inquiring look behind the scenes, KEYSTONE gets down to the very substance of everyday life in Switzerland. This photographic background work is based on high-quality portrait photography as well as topical images covering all aspects influencing Switzerland today: economy and society, work and politics, education and social issues, climate and transportation. With these types of photographic inquiries, KEYSTONE provides a unique view of Switzerland and the entire world.
Archive
With an image inventory of more than 11 million pictures, KEYSTONE holds the largest and most important historical collection of images in Switzerland. The following archives document the historical past beginning at the end of the 19th Century:
- KEYSTONE-Archive (beginning 1950)
- IBA-Archive (from the end of the 19th Century to 1945)
- Photopress-Archive (1930-1980)
- Thomas-Mann-Archive
- Robert Walser Collection
- James Joyce Collection
- Photochrom Collection (colorized images from 1890-1920)
- Swiss Foundation of Photography
- Royal Geographical Society
Infographics
Daily graphics on topics covering politics, economy and sports, as well as on national and international events - KEYSTONE distributes SDA, DPA and AP's current infographics production.
Video
Moving images from Switzerland and information combined with comments on economic developments - KEYSTONE is expanding its offering to include video for use on the Internet. The focus of the content is on news-oriented feature stories from Switzerland and - in cooperation with AWP Finanznachrichten AG - on current economic news (interviews).
Contact
KEYSTONE AG
Grubenstrasse 45
CH-8045 Zurich
phone +41(0)44 200 1300
fax +41(0)44 200 1305
info@keystone.ch

