Collect news photos from anyone with one link
Create an upload request and share the link with photographers, freelancers, or sources in the field. Their photos land directly in your WeTransfer workspace, and you get an email notification the moment each submission arrives. No crowded inboxes, no back-and-forth emails, no missed shots.
Request once, receive from anyone
News and media teams need photos fast, whether from staff photographers, wire contributors, freelancers, or members of the public who were on the scene. WeTransfer upload requests give you a dedicated link you can share in an assignment brief, a press accreditation email, or a social call-out, so every photo submission routes straight to your workspace without any coordination overhead. Photos arrive exactly as shot, with no compression or re-encoding, so RAW files, high-resolution JPEGs, and TIFFs come through at full fidelity and ready for editing or publication. Supported image formats can be previewed directly in your browser before you download anything, so you can quickly scan what has come in and pull only the files you need. Both you and the people sending photos need a free WeTransfer account, and your first request is ready to share in minutes.
What makes WeTransfer different
Our features are designed to minimize how much of your data we — or anyone else — can access, so you can keep what's yours, yours.
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Everything you need
Give people simple tools, and they'll do extraordinary things. Ultra-fast file transfers, built-in customization, easier team collaboration. That's the magic of WeTransfer.
Move your ideas forward
Share content with a unique link, give anyone a free pass to send you 200 GB files, and stay in control of transfers — even after you hit send.
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With tools designed to enhance collaboration, get everyone in your team talking and moving as one, without disrupting their workflow.
Share with confidence and security
From password protection to file encryption, WeTransfer has all the built-in security features you need to safeguard your work.
FAQs
All your questions answered.
Log in to your WeTransfer account, click Request Files on the homepage, give your request a title such as the assignment name or event, add any instructions for contributors, and share the generated link. You can paste it into an assignment brief, an accreditation email, or a social post. When a photographer uploads their shots, you receive an email notification and the files appear in the Received tab of your account.
No paid account is needed. Anyone uploading photos to your request needs a free WeTransfer account, which takes only a moment to create. As the person creating the request, you also need at least a free account. There is no cost barrier for contributors, which makes it practical for collecting photos from freelancers, fixers, or members of the public.
No. WeTransfer transfers files without compression or re-encoding, so photos arrive exactly as the photographer uploaded them. RAW files, high-resolution JPEGs, TIFFs, and other image formats come through at their original quality, which matters when you need publication-ready shots that can withstand post-production or editorial cropping.
Yes. When creating your upload request you can add instructions alongside the title, so contributors see your requirements before they upload. You can specify file formats, naming conventions, a deadline, or any editorial brief, reducing the chance of receiving the wrong files or needing to chase corrections.
Yes. WeTransfer lets you preview supported image formats, including JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and RAW formats such as NEF, CR2, and ARW, directly in your browser without downloading first. For a fast-moving news environment this means you can scan a batch of incoming shots, identify the strongest frames, and download only what you need rather than pulling everything to your machine.