Turn panoramic images into polished Photo Stories, choose exactly who can see your work, and build faster with a redesigned creator image library.
A great panorama can do more than show a place. It can preserve a moment, explain a process, introduce a destination, or guide someone through an experience they could not visit in person.
Until now, sharing that wider story often meant sending people a loose collection of links and hoping they understood how the images fit together.
That changes today.
We have added a new set of creator tools to 360Engine that gives your work more structure, more context, and much better control over who gets to see it. You can now build complete Photo Stories, choose visibility for every piece of content, create revocable unlisted links, and work from an image library designed around wide panoramic photography.
## Build a journey with Photo Stories
Photo Stories let you turn a group of uploaded images into one polished, scrollable experience.
Choose the images that belong together, arrange them in the right order, add captions to individual frames, write the story behind the shoot, and select a cover image. Instead of asking viewers to piece together separate uploads, you can lead them through the experience from beginning to end.
A real-estate photographer can walk a client through a property. A hotel creator can move from the arrival experience to the rooms, amenities, and surrounding landscape. A construction team can document progress over time. A traveler can pair immersive views with the details that made the place memorable.
IMAGE: /blog/photo-story-workspace.svg | Mockup of the 360Engine Photo Story workspace with story fields, sequence controls, and panoramic image library
Here is a simple first-story workflow:
1. Add a title and a short excerpt that tells viewers what they are about to experience.
2. Write the context that the images cannot communicate on their own: where you went, what changed, or what viewers should notice.
3. Select frames from the image library. Chosen images immediately appear in the story sequence.
4. Reorder the sequence, add optional captions, and choose the strongest frame as the cover.
5. Save a private draft, or choose an audience and publish.
LINK: Create a Photo Story | /photo-stories/new
## An image library made for panoramas
The Photo Story editor now uses wide previews that preserve the shape of panoramic photography. Titles, dimensions, and 360° labels are visible at a glance, selected frames have a clear state, and the library stays useful across desktop, tablet, and mobile layouts.
Search helps you find a specific upload, while the story sequence shows the order of your selected frames and gives each one space for an optional caption. You can also choose which selected image becomes the cover.
The orange checkmark and “In sequence” label show exactly what has already been added. Removing a frame is just as direct: select it again. This makes it practical to compare similar panoramas without losing track of the final sequence.
## Public, unlisted, or private — you decide
Not every upload is meant for the same audience. Creator content across 360Engine now supports three clear visibility choices:
Public content can appear in Explore, on your creator profile, in search, and in other discovery surfaces.
Unlisted Link content stays out of public discovery and can only be opened by someone who has its private link. Unlisted links can be regenerated or revoked whenever you need to change access.
Private content is visible only to you while you are signed in.
These controls apply to individual media, collections, stitched panoramas, and published Photo Stories. Paid creators can also choose an account-wide default, then override it whenever a particular project needs a different audience.
IMAGE: /blog/visibility-controls.svg | Comparison of Public, Unlisted Link, and Private visibility choices in 360Engine
Think of visibility as a project workflow rather than a permanent decision. Keep the first upload Private while you check seams and captions. Switch it to Unlisted Link when a client or teammate needs to review it. Make it Public after approval so it can appear on your profile and in Explore.
## Share links that stay under your control
Every unlisted link can be copied, regenerated, or revoked from its content page. Regenerating a link immediately replaces the old one. Revoking it closes access through that link entirely.
Unlisted pages are excluded from public discovery and marked so search engines should not index them. They are designed for direct sharing with the people you choose, not accidental promotion.
IMAGE: /blog/unlisted-link-controls.svg | Mockup of an unlisted sharing panel with Copy link, Regenerate, and Revoke controls
Use Copy link when access should continue. Choose Regenerate if the link was forwarded beyond the intended group but the project still needs a private review URL. Choose Revoke when the review is complete or nobody should be able to use the link anymore.
Anyone using an old regenerated or revoked link loses access immediately. The content itself stays in your account, so you can create a new link later without rebuilding the upload, collection, panorama, or story.
## Keep drafts separate from publishing
You can save a Photo Story draft while the title, sequence, captions, or story text are still taking shape. Drafts remain owner-only. When the story is ready, publish it as Public, Unlisted Link, or Private.
Saving a draft does not consume your publishing decision. You can return later, adjust the writing, replace the cover, reorder frames, or change visibility before anyone else sees it.
## One creator workflow from upload to presentation
Upload or stitch your imagery. Keep it private while you organize it. Build a Photo Story that adds sequence and context. Send an unlisted link for review. Then publish publicly when everything is ready.
Paid plans unlock Photo Stories, account-wide visibility defaults, and unlisted link sharing. Public and private per-item controls remain available so every creator has a clear way to manage what appears publicly.
LINK: Compare creator plans | /pricing
## Your work deserves more than a thumbnail
Panoramic photography is about presence. It invites someone to look around, notice relationships, and understand a place in a way a single cropped frame cannot.
The new creator tools bring that same care to presentation and sharing. Your images can now become a guided story. Your private work can stay private. Your client previews can have links you control. And your library finally gives wide images enough room to be recognized.
We are excited to see the tours, field reports, project journals, destination stories, and visual essays you build next.
LINK: Start creating | /photo-stories/new