Caught something
on camera?
If you just witnessed something newsworthy, the shot on your phone could be worth money to a newsroom. PressApp gets it in front of UK picture desks, proves when you took it, and pays you 70% when it licenses.
Free to join. No agent, no portfolio review. Signed out? You will set up your account as part of the upload.
A press pass in your pocket, minus the press card.
You do not need to be a journalist. You need to be in the right place with a phone. We handle the rest, and we are upfront about every penny.
You keep 70%
Whatever a shot sells for, your share is 70%. The split is fixed and shown upfront, never buried. A single strong exclusive can reach five figures.
Real shutter-time provenance
PressApp reads the genuine capture time and camera detail baked into your file. That trust is what lets a desk publish fast, and it protects your credit.
Editor review in minutes
A human picture editor looks at every submission, usually within minutes during the day, so a live story does not go cold while it waits.
The pictures picture desks actually buy.
Not every phone snap is news, and we will always tell you straight if yours is not. These are the shots that most often earn. The bands are what shots like these can fetch, not a promise.
Breaking news
£20 – £10,000A crash, a fire, an evacuation, a scene unfolding before the press arrive. First pictures from the ground are worth the most.
Celebrity
£20 – £5,000An A-lister off duty, a soap star doing the school run, a sports name out and about. Clear, candid and correctly identified.
Weather
£20 – £900Flooding, snow drifts, lightning over a landmark, storm damage. Desks build weather galleries every single day.
Incidents
£20 – £4,000Police cordons, road closures, protests, near-misses and aftermath. Shoot from a safe distance and let the picture tell it.
Payout bands are indicative of what comparable shots have licensed for, not a guarantee. Stay safe: never put yourself in danger or break the law for a picture. A shot from a safe distance sells just as well.
From phone to payday in four steps.
Upload what you caught
Open PressApp, add the photo or video, a one-line description, the location and a category. About a minute, start to finish.
We lock the provenance
PressApp reads the real capture time and detail embedded in your file, so a buyer can trust exactly when and where it was shot.
A real editor reviews it
Not a bot. A human picture editor checks every submission, usually within minutes during the day, and tells you if it needs anything.
You get paid when it licenses
We pitch it to verified UK newsrooms. When one licenses your shot, 70% of the fee lands in your PressApp wallet, ready to pay out to your bank.
Get in before the crowd.
PressApp is new, and we would rather say that plainly than fake a wall of reviews. What that means for you: the desks are watching, the field is open, and the people who show up early build the reputation. Be one of the first names an editor learns to trust.
Still got it open on your phone?
Live news does not wait. Upload it now while it is fresh, and let an editor take it from there.