Let's face it. No matter why you contribute photos to Dreamstime, whether you are a professional photographer or a hobbyist just starting out, one of the biggest rewards a photographer can get is finding one of your images in use. It is human nature to want to see your efforts being appreciated and used effectively by someone else. Stock photography is uniquely able to provide affirmation when due credit is given. It is as satisfying as applause at the end of a good performance.

I have been a contributor to Dreamstime long enough (October, 2005) and have enough images out there floating around somewhere to have been able to find a few. There are several message threads on the subject so I won't go into all of the methods or ways people search....