Show the source.
Respect the work.

1. What enters the catalogue

We use a provider’s official website for specialties, practitioner names, public business contacts, published prices and location. A professional-association roster may establish that a provider is part of the local market, but it does not support detailed claims about services. ACRA’s open corporate-entity collection establishes that a live registered entity publishes photography activity code SSIC 74200; we omit registry addresses and officer data.

2. Basic records versus enriched profiles

A basic record can help visitors discover a name and reach its public source. It is marked unclaimed and kept out of search-engine indexes. An indexable profile needs a first-party source, a useful neutral summary and at least two supported facts.

3. Portfolio rights

We do not copy photographs, reels, showreels, logos or social posts merely because they are publicly accessible. Portfolio media is accepted only through a rights-confirmed provider workflow and stored with creator attribution and a confirmation date. Until then, profiles link to the provider’s official portfolio.

4. What “checked” means

The date records when an editor last confirmed that the linked source supported the profile. It is not an inspection, accreditation, quality score or promise that a photographer is available. Visitors must reconfirm scope, deliverables, usage rights, fees and availability.

5. Order and monetisation

The default browse order rotates lead specialties to avoid making alphabetical order look like merit. Paid placement, if introduced, must be labelled and kept separate from editorial verification. Payment would never turn an unsupported claim into a verified fact.

6. Corrections and claims

Submissions, corrections and ownership claims enter a private, append-only review queue. Nothing changes automatically. Use Add a provider, a profile’s correction link, or email [email protected].