Photo Metadata

IPTC Photo Metadata sets the industry standard for administrative, descriptive, and copyright information about images - find more about in on iptc.org

The Photo Metadata section of this IPTC Developer Site covers activities on the further development of this standard:

• how to improve the proper use of photo metadata
• the implementation of the IPTC Photo Metadata Standard by software: software for a computer only, Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, management systems for web content (including social media)

Feedback and Questions

We welcome feedback on and questions about IPTC Photo Metadata. You may post to the public Photo Metadata forum on Yahoo (apply for joining it). If you are an IPTC member, then you are also entitled to join the private Photo Metadata forum.