Frequently Asked Questions

If you wish to use our images for professional use, public representation or commercial use (e.g. decoration of stores, hotels or other public places, exhibitions, etc.) or to reproduce them in a magazine, publication, film or documentary, on a commercial or institutional website, etc., you must obtain prior authorization and pay for the rights of use. You can request a quote here.

An important part of the Roger-Viollet collection (6 million documents) and the France-Soir collection (1 million photos) is already accessible online. We are constantly digitizing and indexing tens of thousands of new images that are constantly being added to the roger-viollet.fr site on a daily basis.

"The images on the Roger-Viollet website are under a Rights Managed license, which implies that each use is unique. The scope of the license is based on several factors such as the media, the position and size of the image, the duration of use, the territory of distribution, etc.
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The fee for our images depends on the use you are going to make of them. It is calculated according to several criteria such as the media, the position and the size of the image, the duration of use, the territory of diffusion, etc.
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For some photos a flat rate or minimum price may be required. Ask our sales team for more details.

Some images may be subject to additional rights when the artworks represented (paintings, sculptures, posters, design, buildings, etc) are not in the public domain. There may be prior authorizations to be requested and complementary rights to be paid to a rights management organization holding the rights of the author concerned. Contact your sales representative for more information.

Can't find the images you need on our website? Our team of picture researchers will undertake specific research for you, free of charge. Feel free to contact us by filling out the form here.

You can come on location to consult our archives by making an appointment with one of our picture researchers.
Our offices are open from Monday to Friday, from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm.

You are a professional, you can get access to our images in different formats: watermark free, in low or high resolution.
Once you have registered, a member of our sales team will contact you to study your project and proceed with your registration.

For private and personal use, you can acquire modern prints of the majority of the images shown on our website. You can order them by calling us at +33 01 55 42 89 00 or by writing to us at: galerie@roger-viollet.fr. You can also visit us at the Galerie Roger-Viollet, 6 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris, from Tuesday to Saturday, from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm.