We know that cheesy, meme-worthy stock photos are a cultural faux pas, but that brands are still using them. There really aren’t too many great alternatives floating around.

Scopio creates a solution by helping brands license photos and videos posted on places like Instagram or Twitter. These photos tend to be a lot more candid and authentic than stock photography. And if a company licenses and uses a photo found on Scopio, the platform pays the photographer for their work, making it not just a more authentic solution, but a democratic one.