IPA Agency is the editorial business unit of IPA, dedicated to providing professional editorial images from Italy and around the world.
Every day, through a network of photographers, videomakers, and international partner agencies, we offer over 24,000 new images covering Italian and global current events, organized into categories such as Curiosity, Entertainment, News, Sport, and Politics, all carefully curated by our internal photo editor team.
The IPA Agency portfolio also includes content from Fotogramma, Italy’s longest-running photojournalism agency, with over 40 years of history.
Fotogramma is specialized in local news, national current affairs, economy, and politics, and holds a valuable historical photographic archive, which includes the Giacominofoto and De Bellis collections.
In addition to its archive, Fotogramma is active in the production of photo and video content, offering custom services for editorial, institutional, and corporate communication.
IPA Agency also represents, exclusively for Italy, some of the world’s most renowned international photo agencies, including: Abaca, Sipa Press, Imago News & Sport, Sipa USA, Press Association, Shutterstock Editorial (Rex, Backgrid, Splash), Image Direct, Zuma, and many others.
EDITORIAL ARCHIVE:
the core of IPA Agency’s offering
The Editorial Archive is at the heart of IPA Agency and is reserved for professional users such as publishers (print, digital and TV), editorial services, TV broadcasters, production companies (film and television), communication and PR agencies, press offices, luxury brands, celebrity management agencies, and all organizations that use current event images for editorial or informational purposes.
To access the stock content archive (photos, videos, music, illustrations), please visit the IPA Stock section.
Once you submit your registration request on the IPA website, our commercial team will contact you to gather more information and propose a tailored solution based on your needs.
Services Offered
IPA Agency is not just a content platform, but a fully operational structure composed of skilled and passionate professionals, always ready to collaborate proactively with image research teams, supporting their daily editorial workflow.
Our Picture Desk operates in real time to select, optimize, and distribute editorial news images, following both Italian and international current events. A tailored service for newsrooms seeking a reliable partner capable of providing continuous support, including administrative and legal assistance on image rights management.
In parallel, our Production Team delivers on-demand photo and video services, covering events, interviews, portraits, and reportages, while ensuring stylistic consistency and visual quality in line with the client’s editorial or corporate needs.
Thanks to this integrated editorial infrastructure, IPA Agency stands as a complete partner for the management, production, and delivery of professional visual content, offering a flexible, reliable, and collaborative approach.
Picture Desk
If you’ve clicked here, it’s because you want to understand how we work.
At our Picture Desk, we don’t just deliver editorial images; we support you every day with proactive, fast, and reliable assistance, designed to streamline your workflow.
We send targeted editorial content suggestions, follow major news events in real time, and help you find the right images for your stories, sometimes even before you ask.
It’s the service our clients value most, and the one we’re proudest of.
Team produzione
If you’re looking for more than just a basic photo shoot, you’re in the right place.
The IPA Agency Production Team is here to create professional photo and video services tailored to your needs, designed to enhance your editorial or corporate communication.
From selecting the most suitable photographer or videomaker to final delivery, we handle everything with care, precision, and attention to detail: we plan each step, oversee production, and manage post-production, delivering all materials in the agreed formats and timelines.
When speed is essential, we can activate a real-time production desk on request, ensuring the immediate delivery of produced images.
Our goal?
To make you feel supported, understood, and accompanied throughout every phase of the production process.
That’s how we work and that’s what our clients value most.
