The Shutterstock Library

The Library that Wasn’t

This very real video of our very unreal brick-and-mortar library was created using Shutterstock clips, which are all in the collection below. Just imagine what you can build with our incredible images and videos.

Real collections inspired by the fake Shutterstock library

Happy Millennials Holding Sparklers

Tube Sock Vectors: An Anthology

Portraits of Disgruntled Ostriches

Video and music collections inspired by the fake Shutterstock library

Library Collection

Seeking Sunlight: The Story of a Houseplant

Relaxing Music for Studying

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The Shutterstock Library:
April Fools’

No, our brick-and-mortar library isn’t really in the works, but our online library of 250 million stunning images, 14 million reels of film and 20,000 music tracks is very real, always open, and totally amazing.