500px to expand into Europe

“Kimberly’s hire and the launch of 500px’s Marketplace in Germany is part of a continued commitment by 500px to invest in and build out our Marketplace to better service our customers and community,” said Andy Yang, CEO of 500px.

As Director of Content at 500px, Potvin will oversee content curation, photographer outreach, and crafting the look and feel of the Marketplace collections, globally. This includes working closely with 500px’s community of photographers to showcase the world’s best photos, as well as providing guidance, support and training to buyers and streamlining the licensing experience.

With marktplatz.500px.com, creatives and marketers in Germany can now license 500px’s global content, or work with 500px and its photographers directly, to create and source original images. “Millions of photographers in Europe are already part of the 500px community, but the licensing business for 500px in Europe has remained largely untapped,” said Andy Yang, CEO of 500px. “With this expansion, 500px is giving our 7 million photographers access to a new market and customers to license their work.”

Industry veteran Dittmar Frohmann will oversee 500px’s German operations. Frohmann brings a decade of experience in the stock photography space to 500px. Prior to working with 500px, he held senior positions in the stock photography industry, including in sales and marketing at 123RF.com, as Vice President, Sales & Marketing for EyeEm, and as Managing Director of iStock by Getty Images.