Paid Photo Contributor Opportunity (Egypt-based)

Pay not listedmicro1Job location: Egypt, RemoteRemoteSelected countries only

At a glance

You take and submit photographs of yourself following simple project instructions, complete a short questionnaire about yourself and the submitted images, and do the project remotely using your own smartphone. The project is designed to create a dataset representing people from a broad range of racial and ethnic backgrounds and physical appearances, and participants of all racial and ethnic backgrounds are welcome to apply. You may wear religious or cultural attire and accessories in your photos, such as hijabs, turbans, kippahs and religious jewelry, with no need to remove them, and you must be 35 or older and use a smartphone.

Summary written by AI from the original listing.

  • Open to applicants in 58 countries, including United States, United Kingdom, Canada
  • Posted Oct 26, 2026 · 3,000 openings reported

About the role

Role Title: Paid Photo Contributor Opportunity

Location: Egypt, 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 photographs 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: 35+ / Egypt-based / 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
Egypt, Remote
Originally posted
2026-10-26
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

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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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