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Media Gallery

UC San Diego maintains a comprehensive Media Gallery with photos sourced and created by the university for print, online and presentation purposes.

Access to the Media Gallery

For access to the invite-only galleries, users need to create a free Photoshelter account using their primary UC San Diego email address. To request access to galleries after signing up for a Photoshelter account and for general Media Gallery inquiries, contact the University Communications Photoshelter Administrator.

Use of Content from the Media Gallery

Photos in the “Marketing” category

  • May be used for all promotional content; should photography be needed for paid media, please contact University Communications.
  • May be used for non-news web content.
  • May be used for brochures, rack cards and other printed materials.
  • May be used for content that promotes an event.
  • May be used for editorial and public relations purposes (see below).

Photos in the “Editorial and PR” category

  • May be used for a news story or a magazine article that is not prior promotion to an event.
  • May be used in the promotion of certain internal events such as Commencement, Homecoming, etc.
  • May be used for social media that does not promote a product or event.

For both “Marketing” and “Editorial and PR” categories, available photography covers the span of the last four academic years. Most photography (with certain exceptions such as campus landmarks, buildings, staff and faculty headshots, etc.) older than four academic years will be moved to an archive and will be unavailable in the “Marketing” and “Editorial and PR” categories.

Usage Guidelines

  • Avoid using photos of activities or groups unrelated to the topic of your communication. If you have questions about whether an image is appropriate for your use, please send a message to univcomms-photovideo@ucsd.edu.
  • Copyright of images is retained by the Board of Regents of the University of California unless noted otherwise. You usually do not need to include a copyright statement when using an image from the Media Gallery, but if you choose to include one, it should appear as “Copyright ©️ the Board of Regents of the University of California.”
  • Reproduction rights for images from the Media Gallery are granted only for noncommercial use that markets, promotes or supports the University of California San Diego.
  • Include the credit line noted with the image when used in editorial vehicles (e.g., on UC San Diego Today, in press releases) or external media. A credit line is not needed when publishing images from the Media Gallery on UC San Diego school or department websites.

If you have questions regarding photo use or image identification, please contact Creative and Digital Strategy.