Paid Photo Contributor Opportunity

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At a glance

This project involves taking and submitting 30 selfies and 60 videos of yourself following simple project instructions, completing a short questionnaire about yourself and the submitted images, and doing all the work remotely with your own smartphone. The platform is seeking participants of all racial and ethnic backgrounds to create a dataset representing people from a broad range of racial and ethnic backgrounds and physical appearances. You must be 18 or older and have a smartphone; participants are welcome to wear religious or cultural attire and accessories in their photos, including hijabs, turbans, kippahs, and religious jewelry, with no need to remove them.

Summary written by AI from the original listing.

  • Open to applicants in 58 countries, including United States, United Kingdom, Canada
  • Posted Nov 6, 2026 · 3,000 openings reported

About the role

Role Title: Paid Photo Contributor Opportunity

Location: Remote

Job Summary

micro1 is recruiting participants for a paid photo data collection project supporting the development and evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

What you'll do:

  • Take and submit 30 selfies and 60 videos of yourself following simple project instructions.
  • Complete a short questionnaire about yourself and the submitted images.
  • Complete the project remotely using your own smartphone.

Who we're looking for:

The project is designed to create a dataset representing people from a broad range of racial and ethnic backgrounds and physical appearances. We are seeking participation from individuals across many different communities and backgrounds.

Religious and cultural attire:

Participants are welcome to wear religious or cultural attire and accessories in their photos, including but not limited to hijabs, turbans, kippahs, and religious jewelry. These are fully accepted, and there is no need to remove them. We want the dataset to reflect how people actually present themselves.

Participants of all racial and ethnic backgrounds are welcome to apply.

Compensation: u$140 per approved task.

Eligibility: 18+ / NAMER, LATAM, EMEA / smartphone]

Skills

digital photographyvideo recordingattention to detailfollowing instructionsindependent workimage and video quality assessmentissue reporting
Applicant countries
Selected countries only

Eligible countries: Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan.

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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Canada, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia

Openings reported
3,000
Work arrangement
Remote
Advertised job location
Not specified
Originally posted
2026-11-06
Last checked

How this pay compares

Engineering: typical hourly pay on each platform, November 2026.

Typical on micro1 $68/hr USDTypical across platforms $80/hr USD

  • micro1This platform$68/hr USD71 rolesMiddle half of roles: $40–$93/hr USD
  • Mercor$80/hr USD35 rolesMiddle half of roles: $60–$90/hr USD
  • Meridial$37/hr USD14 rolesMiddle half of roles: $36–$37/hr USD
  • SME Careers$100/hr USD17 rolesMiddle half of roles: $45–$105/hr USD
  • Handshake AI$85/hr USD64 rolesMiddle half of roles: $80–$96/hr USD
  • Alpheva$175/hr USD26 rolesMiddle half of roles: $118–$204/hr USD
  • Anyone AI$40/hr USD8 rolesMiddle half of roles: $40–$45/hr USD

Based on 235 hourly-paid roles listed in November 2026. Per-task and project rates are not included. Each platform sets its own pay.

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