About
The idea behind Mapiary
Every day, real moments happen at real places. A perfect plate of food. A hotel lobby at golden hour. A street corner that captures what a neighborhood truly feels like. Most of those moments disappear into camera rolls, unseen and unused. Meanwhile businesses, media companies, and organizations keep reusing the same photos, spending hours chasing permissions on social media, or paying for expensive shoots just to get fresh, authentic content of the destinations and experiences they want to share.
Mapiary exists because we believe the people who experience places are the best ones to document them. We built a marketplace around that belief, where location is the organizing principle, not hashtags or keywords.
Search any address and find content from people who were genuinely there. Upload what you capture and earn every time someone buys it.
For sellers
Turn where you go into what you earn.
- ✓No professional gear needed
- ✓Upload content from places you already visit
- ✓Tag the exact location and set your own price
- ✓Get paid through your chosen payout method every time your content sells
- ✓Upload once, earn every time
For buyers
Find content from people who were actually there.
- ✓Search by address, place, or business
- ✓Browse authentic photos and videos tied to specific locations
- ✓Full perpetual commercial license with every purchase
- ✓No subscription, no shoot, no negotiation
- ✓Download and publish immediately