Visions Pictures

What Visions Pictures does

Visions Pictures (legal entity: Visions, Botanische- en Reklamefotografie B.V.) is a Dutch photostudio and stock-image licensor founded in 1989, headquartered in Lisse in the heart of the Dutch flower bulb region. The company operates what it describes as the largest botanical image library worldwide, with over 400,000 images and videos of flowers, plants, gardens, and horticultural products, distributed to customers in more than 70 countries. Its offerings span four tiers: standard stock images (immediate download), premium on-request images (released within two working days), rights-managed and royalty-free licensing structures, and fully bespoke custom photography and video production from its in-house studio (which includes certified drone pilots).

The business is built on a hybrid go-to-market model: a self-serve e-commerce platform with advanced botanical search filters for standard purchases, an inside-sales team for premium and complex requests, and enterprise field sales for custom photo and video projects. Revenue is generated through one-time license fees (Royalty Free), variable transaction-based pricing (Rights Managed, Premium), and project-based fees (Custom). Customer segments are spread across the horticultural value chain — growers, exporters, traders, mail-order companies, landscapers, garden centers, plant breeders, nurseries — plus horizontal users such as marketing agencies, designers, publishers, and printers. A core strategic partnership with Elburg-Smit extends the offering into integrated packaging and promotional material production.

The company is privately held and management-owned, with no disclosed venture or private-equity backing. The team comprises approximately 16 staff across account management, project management, photography, videography, image editing, botanical content specialization, and finance/HR. Visions is operated by managing director Debby van der Geer and is organized as a Dutch private limited company (Chamber of Commerce Leiden 28048642). Its brand and library are protected under Dutch and international copyright and trademark law, with active enforcement supported by Visual Rights Group and a dedicated copyright agent.

Name

Visions Pictures

Legal name

Visions, Botanische- en Reklamefotografie B.V.

Website

https://visionspictures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Visions Pictures is a Dutch botanical photography studio and stock-image licensor operating a 400,000+ image library of flowers and plants, serving horticultural growers, exporters, traders, printers, and marketing agencies worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Botanical Stock Photography and Commercial Image Licensing

NAICS

Photographic Services (54192), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Photography & Photo Production (BPAFAIAF)

Keywords

• Botanical stock photography
• Horticultural image licensing
• Custom commercial photography
• Video production services
• Royalty-free image library

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisse

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Royalty Free Image Licensing: One-time fee for non-exclusive license with indefinite usage period. Customers receive perpetual rights to use images for their own company publications or projects. Not permitted to resell or deliver content to third parties.
2. Rights Managed Image Licensing: Variable pricing based on use type, time period, geographic region, and other factors. License is valid for a specific period only; reuse requires prior written authorization. Subject to multiple restrictions and conditions.
3. Custom Photography Services: Bespoke photography and videography services for clients needing exclusive or customized botanical images. Pricing depends on assignment complexity, location (studio or on-site), and specific requirements. Full publishing rights transferred to client.
4. Premium Image Services: On-request premium images with personalized service. Customers provide details about intended use, and images are released within two working days. Additional fee beyond standard licensing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Visions Pictures licenses a proprietary digital library of 400,000+ botanical photos and videos under Royalty-Free and Rights-Managed models, and produces bespoke studio and on-location photography and video content on commission. Its content and services are targeted at the horticultural industry (growers, breeders, traders, garden centers, landscapers), printing/packaging companies, marketing agencies, publishers, and mail-order retailers in over 70 countries.

Product overview

Visions Pictures operates the largest botanical image database worldwide with over 400,000 images and videos, offering three tiers of image licensing (Standard, Premium, and Custom-made) plus video services. The Standard Image Library provides immediate downloadable stock photos, Premium Images are ordered on request with customization details, and Custom Photography/Videography creates bespoke content in their in-house studio. The company also offers image search assistance as a free service to help customers find the right content for their marketing needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard Image Library Stock botanical images (flowers, plants, gardens, horticultural products) available for immediate download and licensing from the company's online image database. Targeted at businesses seeking ready-to-use horticultural imagery under standard licensing terms.
• Premium Images On-request premium botanical images marked with a yellow star; customers provide details about intended use and images are released to their Visions Pictures account within two working days, with an additional service fee.
• Custom Photography Bespoke botanical photography services for unique compositions or complex challenges. Visions creates customized images in their specialized studio or on location, with all publishing rights transferred to the client.
• Video Collection Stock botanical video footage (company videos, production processes, instruction videos, events, commercial content) available for licensing from the Visions Pictures video library.
• Custom Video Production Full-service custom video production including scriptwriting, production, certified drone piloting, models, styling, voice-overs, subtitles in all languages, and editing, including time-lapse and drone footage of botanical subjects.
• Image Search Assistance Complimentary service in which Visions Pictures staff assist customers in finding, comparing, and selecting appropriate images from the database based on the customer's requirements, target audience, and intended use.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400,000+ botanical images and videos available for licensing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elburg-SmitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose cooperation with Elburg-Smit, a modern printing company specialized in the production of packaging, labels, and promotional materials for botanical products. Together, Visions and Elburg-Smit provide comprehensive project guidance from concept to finished product (A to Z).
• Visual Rights GroupminorOthersCopyright compliance partner authorized to manage copyright enforcement on behalf of Visions. Helps protect intellectual property and livelihoods of contributors by monitoring and addressing copyright infringements.
• Copyright AgentminorOthersAdditional copyright compliance partner working with Visions to protect image copyrights and pursue damages for unauthorized use of images.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• iStock: Microstock photography and illustration platform owned by Getty Images. Directly comparable because it competes for SMB and mid-market buyers seeking affordable licensed imagery for marketing, packaging, and digital content.
• Shutterstock: Global stock photography and footage marketplace with millions of assets across categories. Directly comparable because it operates the same royalty-free and rights-managed licensing model as Visions Pictures, with overlapping customers in marketing, publishing, and packaging.
• Alamy: Stock photography marketplace with a contributor-friendly model and broad catalog across editorial and commercial categories. Directly comparable because it offers similar image licensing mechanics for marketing and publishing buyers.
• Stocksy: Premium curated stock photography cooperative focused on authentic, artistic imagery. Directly comparable because it competes for designers, agencies, and brands seeking high-quality, distinctive imagery over generic stock alternatives.
• Pond5: Stock footage and video marketplace now part of Shutterstock. Directly comparable because Visions Pictures' growing video library competes in the same stock footage licensing space, particularly for nature, lifestyle, and commercial content.
• Adobe Stock: Stock photography and video marketplace integrated into Adobe Creative Cloud. Directly comparable because it sells stock imagery on similar license terms and targets marketing professionals who are core customers of Visions Pictures.
• Getty Images: Premium stock photography and editorial imagery platform with rights-managed and royalty-free licensing. Directly comparable because it competes for the same enterprise and editorial customers with deep image libraries and tiered licensing models.
• Depositphotos: Stock photography, vectors, and video marketplace with subscription and on-demand licensing. Directly comparable because it serves SMB and mid-market buyers with similar flexible licensing options for marketing and commercial use.
• Nature Picture Library: Specialist stock library for nature, wildlife, botanical, and environmental photography. Directly comparable because it operates in the same specialized vertical of nature/botanical imagery with rights-managed licensing to publishers, agencies, and brands.

Emerging players

• 500px: Photography community and licensing platform with curated commercial imagery. Comparable as an emerging licensing platform that monetizes photographer content for commercial use, partially overlapping with Visions' stock image offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/VisionsAnimation
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/VisionsPictures-and-Photography/302664308741
• LinkedInnl.linkedin.com/company/visionspictures-com-pure-green-images
• Instagraminstagram.com/visions_pictures
• Xx.com/visionspictures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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