age fotostock, the international photographic agency based in Barcelona organized a meeting with its global
distribution network last June 6th. The meeting took place at Miramon Technological Park in the city of San Sebastian,
a mighty place in the Spanish Basque Country chosen by age fotostock as an indication that stock photography
today is not just a matter of distributing images but distributing them using technology at the highest possible level.

age fotostock hosted 48 guests from 29 different stock agencies that met to debate the challenges presented by
distributing images today, and especially to strengthen relationships and communication channels among the
different entities in the network and present to all of them the new and future developments the THP (Technological
Hosting Platform) has to offer.

As Alfonso Gutiérrez, CEO of age fotostock, and speaker at the meeting, has been insisting since the introduction
of the THP “...the ecosystem as a business model allow companies to create value and do things that no single
company could create alone...”. As time is passing by it is becoming apparent that this business mindset is gaining
momentum as it helps image providers to easily distribute their images internationally, generating at the same time
a worldwide network of agents that can distribute millions of images in their own countries at an affordable cost and
little technical implication making possible one of the fundamental principles of the World Wide Web: “Think global
and act local”.

age fotostock organized this congregation taking advantage of the fact that many collaborators were attending the
CEPIC convention, that took place June 7th to 11th in the near by French sea town of Biarritz, only 40 km from
San Sebastian.

The invitation to the meeting was extended exclusively to agents that are part of the international distribution
network centralized on the Technological Hosting Platform (THP) that age fotostock developed 5 years ago. Today
this platform allows for the distribution of more than 3 million images, fed by 150 providers and 1300 independent
photographers, to 45 agents and more in preparation.

The THP agents meeting allowed for a fruitful exchange of ideas, plans and projects that the network shares and
faces. The focus throughout the day was to discuss the present actions that are being taken to favour the general
desire to continue as independent companies in a sector with a tendency to open the terrain to larger corporations
and to displace smaller agencies. An open discussion was guided to reinforce the mission to support the
advancement and the permanence of all entities that are part of the THP ecosystem.

The working day was eased by the exceptional tourist and gastronomic activities that the beautiful city of San
Sebastian has to offer. One of the highlights was the lunch in the Arbelaitz restaurant at the Miramon Park, that
has been recognized with an honourable Michelin Star. In addition, after the day-long meeting the group took a
city tour around the so-called “Little Paris”. The attendees finished the day with a very enjoyable and delicious
dinner overlooking the emblematic city bay at a famed panoramic restaurant found at the top of Igueldo Mount.