Image credits

What these photographs are — and are not

The images on this site are illustrative. They show the kind of footwear, terrain or activity a page is about. They are not photographs of the specific model being discussed, they are not our own product shots, and nothing here is presented as evidence that we have handled a shoe.

That distinction matters enough to state plainly: we do not wear-test the shoes we recommend, so a photograph on this site is never offered as proof that we did. Where you see a shoe in a photograph, read the caption and the alt text — both describe what the picture actually shows.

No image on this site depicts our premises, our staff or our own testing, because none of those exist to photograph.