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New generic extensionSince 2013

.photos domain registration

The extension of the captured image: for the professional photographer, the photo studio and anyone showing their shots, where the work itself is what’s seen first.

Score card

.photos in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
4 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .photos

.photos is the plural of the English word photo. It speaks to photographers, photo studios, wedding and event photographers, and anyone who wants a gallery for their pictures outside social media. It was added to the internet’s root in 2013, and IANA’s record names Binky Moon, LLC as the body responsible for it.

It tells the customer what they’ll find before they open the link: a portfolio, not an about page. It supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing, so a studio can register its name in the letters it writes on its sign.

We have an offer for its first year, and renewal costs more. And mind the plural: someone who hears your name may type photo without the s, so make sure they see the address written, not only hear it. Being new, it is less familiar than .com to some customers.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
December 12, 2013
Name’s origin
photos
Responsible body
Binky Moon, LLC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .photos the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .photos says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A professional photographer

    Excellent · The first choice

    Your name then .photos says your trade and opens straight onto your work, with no explaining.

    Register it with.photos.com

  • A wedding and event photographer

    Excellent · The first choice

    Couples want to see your work before agreeing; one link shows them everything.

    Register it with.photos.events

  • A photo studio in Egypt

    Good · A good fit with .com

    .photos says what you make, and .com is for the studio name your customer in Egypt searches for.

    Register it with.photos.com

  • A family photo album

    Good · A good fit

    A private place for family and travel photos, under a name you own, not a platform’s.

    Register it with.photos.pics

  • A photo and print store

    Good · A good fit

    It suits selling photos and prints; .store says you’re a store if selling is your core work.

    Register it with.photos.store

  • A company or brand

    Consider another · Consider .com

    If photography isn’t your work, .photos says something untrue about you; .com is more honest.

    Register it with.com.co

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Your work up front

    The address promises pictures, so visitors arrive at your gallery ready to look.

  • Your trade in your name

    Your card needn’t say “photographer”; the address says it.

  • Email in the studio’s name

    hello@laqatat-cairo.photos reaches the couple before the shoot.

  • A name in Arabic

    It accepts the studio’s name in Arabic letters, as on its sign.

And where its value shows

On a photo’s watermark

Every shared photo carries your address.

In the delivery message

The client’s album link in the studio’s name.

On the business card

The trade and the name in one line.

In your profile bio

A link that leads from the photo to the gallery.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Says your trade before the page opens
  • 02A word customers understand without translation
  • 03Short names easier to find than in .com
  • 04Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing
  • 05A first-year offer with us

Cons

  • 01Renewal costs more than the first year
  • 02The plural may be forgotten when typing
  • 03Doesn’t suit work far from photography

Rules

Registration terms for .photos

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Put the address on every photo you postA photo travels without its link, so put the link on it.
  2. 2Register .pics beside itSomeone who remembers you’re a photographer may type the shorter extension; point it to your gallery.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

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FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .photos

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $28 for the first year with an offer, then $36 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .photos has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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