Sport Images for Club Match Reports
Why is there a charge for clubs to use images?
Like any other professional service a club may use (plumber, electrician, coach, physiotherapist, caterer, marquee hire, DJ/band, gym instructor/personal trader etc.) the creation of high-quality sports images is a trade for which the services are chargeable.
In the case of ‘services’ that generally means the use of images.
The charges for images are based upon:
- The skill, experience and knowledge of the photographer to capture the high-quality sport images
- Post processing and image editing time
- Professional cameras and lenses
- Image editing computer and software
- Image storage (terrabytes per season)
- Travel time and costs
- along with the other costs associated with running a small business.
Images are published in the Vectis Viewfinder a journal of Isle of Wight culture and sport in print – buy Vectis Viewfinder editions here
Purchase high quality monochrome Giclée fine art prints:
Images are printed to order, using high quality UK photographic printers, to produce Giclée Fine Art Sport Photograph Prints are available here
Isle of Wight Sport Images created by Andrew Cooper Sport Photography no longer available for image licences for match reports or media use (as at January 2026).
Alternative options are now:
Vectis Viewfinder Journal
Images are published in the Vectis Viewfinder a journal of Isle of Wight culture and sport in print – buy Vectis Viewfinder editions here
Giclée Fine Art Sport Photograph Prints
Images are printed to order, where seen published in the Vectis Viewfinder Journal etc., using high quality UK photographic printers, to produce Giclée Fine Art Sport Photograph Prints are available here
Please note: images are NOT available to view online, nor as digital downloads. Images can be seen in publications, or printed on request (where a player is previously identified, with prints produced to order).
This is due to copyright infringement, unlicenced derivative work, screengrabs/download use and use of AI; all combine to make preview galleries, including social media, unviable for sport photography.
Images are no longer available for licencing (as of January 2026) or available to purchase as digital downloads. Options to view images or purchase prints are stated above.
Where you are a sport club and you wish to use an image or images for publication, press/media, publicity or marketing and club social media, then you need to apply for an applicable image use licence.
As with any other professional service the club may use, a club image use licence is chargeable, with my professional sport images from £69.99 for low resolution (supplied with a watermark for social media and online press use – £89.99 without watermark) or £149.99* per image for a single use, single publication perpetual licence, supplied as high-resolution image file/s.
Images must always be credited whenever used (see below for details) and may not be used outside of the terms of the licence selected. Additional uses require an amended image licence.
Sport Image Fees (per image):
Low resolution (with watermark) for social media and online press use: from £69.99 per image; without watermark £89.99.
High resolution (without watermark) for media and press print use: from £149.99 per image, per single use.
Discounts are available for multiple images on the same application.
Fees are scaled accordingly to intended use (what media/channels/publications) and the resolution required.
Complete the form below to request a quote. On acceptance of the quote the club will be invoiced accordingly.
Regardless of the licence type, copyright in an image is not assigned to the licencee, unless by prior written agreement and appropriate fee.
Copyright and ownership of an image at all times is retained by the photographer (Andrew Cooper) at all times, throughout the world. Moral Rights Asserted. All rights are reserved.
*Prices are correct as at March 2026. Prices are subject to change at any time without prior notice.
Image Credit on Publication – whether online or in print
You must ensure a credit and link to Andrew Cooper Photography is completed at each time of publication, as appropriate to the social media or press publication and linked accordingly.
Where you wish to use across social media, press and other channels then the licence cost will reflect this.
They are not for use in derivative works by others – graphic design, manipulation or AI without prior permission and an applicable derivative/AI licence. Please get in touch if you require images for these purposes.
Any images subsequently issued will be subject to an image use licence and agreement.
Please note: this quote is for club use only of the image/s requested to accompany match reports.
Where you wish to use images for generally for publicity or sponsors to use please see Sport Images for Club use for Publicity and Marketing.
Commercial use for publication, publicity, advertising, merchandising and marketing by companies. businesses, organisations or sponsors is a separate licence and application.
Giclée Fine Art Sport Photograph Prints
Images are printed to order, using high quality UK photographic printers, to produce Giclée Fine Art Sport Photograph Prints are available here
Vectis Viewfinder Journal
Images are published in the Vectis Viewfinder a journal of Isle of Wight culture and sport in print – buy Vectis Viewfinder editions here
Please note: images are NOT available to view online, nor as digital downloads. Images can be seen in publications, or printed on request (where a player is previously identified, with prints produced to order). This is due to copyright infringement, unlicenced derivative work, screengrabs/download use and use of AI; all combine to make preview galleries, including social media, unviable for sport photography.
Sport image use for Club Match Reports
The club image use licence is charged following the above application depending on:
- How many club media channels, press etc you intend to use the image for.
- How many images you are requesting at the time of the application.
- What press/media you intend to send the image/s to for use
- Whether local or national media.
- Low or high resolution images