Getty Images
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. is an American visual media company and supplier of stock images, editorial photography, video, and music for business and consumers, with a library of over 477 million assets. It targets three markets—creative professionals (advertising and graphic design), the media (print and online publishing), and corporate (in-house design, marketing and communication departments).
| Industry | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Stock photography |
| Predecessor | Getty Communications, PhotoDisc |
| Founded | 14 March 1995 (as Getty Investments, LLC.) |
| Founder | Mark Getty Jonathan Klein |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Craig Peters (CEO) Jennifer Leyden (CFO) |
| Products | |
| Services | Rights-managed and royalty-free images, audio, and video |
| Owner | Getty family (36.7%) |
| Divisions | Getty Productions |
| Subsidiaries | iStock Unsplash Photos.com |
| Website | www |
Getty Images has distribution offices around the world and capitalizes on the Internet for distribution with over 2.3 billion searches annually on its sites. As Getty Images has acquired other older photo agencies and archives, it has digitised their collections, enabling online distribution. Getty Images operates a large commercial website that clients use to search and browse for images, purchase usage rights, and download images. Image prices vary according to resolution and type of rights. The company also offers custom photo services for corporate clients.