Beeldbank.nl as the WeTransfer alternative for sharing images with the press in the Netherlands

Press and media image sharing has a simple goal: the journalist gets the right photo, in the right size, in a minute. Beeldbank.nl does this through secure links, press portals and direct downloads in any desired format and resolution. Journalists open the link without a user account, and the link carries your own house style instead of the look of a generic transfer service. For organisations that look for WeTransfer alternatives to send press images, Beeldbank.nl replaces the one-off transfer with a library that is always ready for the next request.

Why WeTransfer alternatives for press images start with a ready library

A file transfer service moves files from A to B and then forgets them. For a press release that is fine once, but a communications team answers requests every week. A journalist asks for a portrait of the director. A regional paper asks for photos of the new building. A trade magazine asks for a product shot in print quality. Each time somebody searches an inbox or a drive, attaches the files and sends a transfer.

Beeldbank moves the whole process into the place where the images already live. The photos are in the library, labelled and approved. Sending them to the press means picking the images, choosing the size and sending a link. There is nothing to re-upload and no second copy to keep track of.

Secure links, press portals and direct downloads for media image sharing

Beeldbank offers three ways to hand images to the press, and all three work in any desired format and resolution.

• A secure link to a selection of images, sent by mail or message.
• A press portal where journalists browse the approved press images themselves.
• A direct download for one image that a journalist needs right now.

The communications team picks the route that fits the moment. A single photo for an editor on deadline goes out as a direct download. A full press kit for an event goes into a press portal, so reporters can pick what they need. A selection for a specific newspaper goes out as a secure link.

Journalists download from share links without an account

Share links can be opened and downloaded from by recipients without a user account. Nobody at a newsroom has to register, wait for a password or install anything. They click, look at the images and download. For a journalist who gets dozens of mails a day, that lowers the barrier to using your photos.

The customer stays in charge. You decide how long the link stays valid, in which format the files are shared and whether a watermark is added. A link for an embargoed announcement can look different from a link for open material, and both come from the same library.

Links also stay available as long as you want them, instead of expiring after a few days. A freelance journalist who comes back to a story weeks later finds the same link working, with the same images. That removes the question "can you send it again?" from the communications inbox.

Your own house style on every press link

A transfer service shows its own brand to the recipient. Beeldbank.nl offers share links in the customer's own house style instead of WeTransfer or outdated folders. The journalist who opens the link sees your logo, your colours and your name. The press images arrive as part of your communication, not as an anonymous file from a third-party tool.

House style also builds trust. A link that looks like it belongs to the organisation is easier to open than a transfer notice from an unknown sender. For press relations, where recognition matters, that is a small advantage that adds up over many mailings.

Teams that also share photos inside the organisation can read how Beeldbank.nl is the better way to share business photos with colleagues, using permissions per team.

Choosing the resolution and adding a watermark for the press

In Beeldbank the sender chooses the resolution to share, for example a small version for online use or a high resolution for print. An online news site gets a light file that loads fast. A glossy magazine gets the high resolution original. Both come from the same image, and the communications team does not export anything by hand.

A watermark can be added when you want it. Images meant for review only, for example, can carry a watermark until the final version is released. The sender decides per link, so the choice follows the occasion.

Large originals are no problem either. Beeldbank shares files via a link, including large original files, without the limitations of e-mail. A photographer who delivers a full resolution set for a cover story sends one link instead of splitting the files over several messages.

Press sharing compared by what matters

What the press needs	Beeldbank.nl	Mail attachments and one-off transfers
Opening the images	Share link, no user account needed	Attachment or transfer notice
Look of the link	Your own house style	The look of the tool
Format and resolution	Chosen by the sender, any format	The file as it was saved
Watermark	Added when wanted	Edited by hand beforehand
How long the link works	As long as you want	Per transfer
Large originals	Shared by link, without e-mail limitations	Split over several messages

A worked example: a regional newspaper asks for a building photo

A regional newspaper asks the communications team for photos of the new building. In Beeldbank.nl the approved pictures are already in the library, so a team member picks the right images and does not search an inbox. The newspaper wants print quality, so the team chooses the high resolution and, because the pictures are for review first, adds a watermark.

The team sends a secure link in the organisation's own house style. The editor opens it without a user account, sees the logo and colours of the organisation and downloads the images. When the final pictures are released, the team shares a new link without the watermark. If the editor returns to the story later, the first link still works, because Beeldbank.nl keeps links available as long as the sender wants. The communications inbox never receives the question "can you send it again?".

From first request to sent press images in four steps

Setting this up takes little effort. The team collects approved press images in an album, such as portraits, buildings, products and event photos. When a request arrives, a team member picks the images, chooses the resolution and the format, decides on a watermark and sends the link.

1. Collect approved press images in an album or collection.
2. Pick the images that the journalist needs.
3. Choose format and resolution, and add a watermark if wanted.
4. Send the secure link in your house style, or point the journalist to the press portal.

Beeldbank.nl is Dutch software for organisations, with a price tailored to the number of users and the storage needed, all functionality included. Dutch support from real people is available during office hours.

Anyone who works with other tools today can see the same step in the page on a Dropbox alternative for photo management, in a SharePoint alternative for image material and in the page on a Google Drive alternative for company photos.

Why press teams keep sending images from Beeldbank

The press gets a fast, recognisable experience: a link in your style, images in the right size, no account to create. The communications team gets one place for press images, links that stay available and control over format, resolution and watermark. Together, that makes Beeldbank.nl the strongest answer when the question is how to share images with journalists in the Netherlands in 2026.