Getty Images
Getty Images, Inc. is a digital media company that specializes in the creation, distribution, and licensing of visual content, including images, audio, and video products. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Getty Images serves a global clientele across various sectors such as news, sports, and entertainment. The company offers a diverse range of services, including contemporary and archival imagery, photo assignment services, and research and clearance for licensing. Additionally, Getty Images provides technological solutions like the Getty Images API for streamlined content access, Media Manager for brand asset management, and STUDIO, which focuses on authentic brand storytelling. With a commitment to enhancing visual communications, Getty Images leverages advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve search functionality and user experience, reinforcing its position as a leader in the visual content industry.
Past deals in Photography
Shutterstock
Acquisition in 2025
Shutterstock is a global provider of licensed digital content, including photographs, vectors, illustrations, videos, and music, catering to businesses, marketing agencies, and media organizations worldwide. With its headquarters in New York City and additional offices in major cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, and London, Shutterstock collaborates with a community of over 60,000 contributors to continuously expand its extensive library, which features more than 40 million images and 2 million video clips. The company serves customers in over 150 countries, primarily generating revenue from its content offerings. In addition to its core services, Shutterstock owns several subsidiary brands, including Bigstock, Offset, Skillfeed, and WebDAM, which enhance its portfolio by providing value-oriented stock media, high-end image collections, online learning resources, and digital asset management solutions for businesses.
Motorsport Images
Acquisition in 2024
Motorsport Images is a specialist motorsport.
Unsplash
Acquisition in 2021
Unsplash, Inc. is a photography community portal founded in 2013 and based in Montreal, Canada. The company operates an online platform that provides high-resolution photographs for free use under the Unsplash License, promoting an open creative ecosystem. Users can upload their photographs, which are then curated by a team of photo editors. This service allows clients to access a diverse collection of copyright-free images that can be utilized for various purposes, including album art, advertisements, and product designs. Unsplash aims to support creators and enhance accessibility to quality imagery for all.
TDWsport
Acquisition in 2018
TDWsport is a specialized photography company that focuses on capturing high-quality images of cycling events. Its coverage includes prestigious competitions such as Grand Tours, World Championships, and the Olympics, catering to both cycling enthusiasts and the broader sports community. The company aims to provide access to an extensive archive of cycling images, ensuring that memorable moments from these events are preserved and made available to the public. By emphasizing its expertise in sports photography, TDWsport positions itself as a key player within the niche market of cycling coverage.
Photolibrary
Acquisition in 2011
Photolibrary is a prominent provider of stock imagery and creative content, offering customers access to over 10 million images, thousands of hours of footage, and full composition music. Established in 1967, the company has built a strong global presence with offices in key locations including the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Singapore, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates. Photolibrary represents leading stock brands and exceptional photographers from around the world, catering to the needs of creative communities across Europe, America, Asia, and the Pacific. The company aims to deliver memorable and practical content for various creative projects.
HAAP Media
Acquisition in 2009
HAAP Media Ltd. operates stock photo related Web sites. It offers Stockxpert.com, a micro payment stock photo Web site; and Stock.xchng, a stock photo community Web site. The company is based in Budapest, Hungary. HAAP Media Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of JupiterImages Corporation.
Jupiterimages
Acquisition in 2008
JupiterImages Corporation specializes in the retail and marketing of digital images, offering a diverse range of products including photographs, clipart, web graphics, animations, and fonts. The company operates under various brand names, such as BananaStock, Big Shot Media, Comstock Images, and Thinkstock Images, among others. Formerly known as ArtToday, Inc., JupiterImages is headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, with additional offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, France, and Spain. It was previously a subsidiary of Jupitermedia Corporation and has been operating as a subsidiary of Getty Images, Inc. since February 2009.
PunchStock
Acquisition in 2007
PunchStock, established in 1995, is a distributor of stock images. It offers a wide range of royalty-free images, serving as a distribution channel for third-party libraries owned by prominent companies such as Getty Images and Corbis. The company has found success in catering to design and communication firms. In 2007, PunchStock was acquired by Getty Images.
MediaVast
Acquisition in 2007
MediaVast provides visual content and related services to print and online media, advertising agencies, broadcast networks, mobile carriers, communication agencies, and other publishing enterprises. It offers a digital photo agency and wire service. The company also provides media companies with access to celebrity, music, and fashion photography. It also operates a stock photo agency that specializes in the licensing and syndication of celebrity portraiture. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices in Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Atlanta, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Hamburg, Shanghai, Madrid, and Amsterdam. As of April 25, 2007, MediaVast, Inc. is a subsidiary of Getty Images, Inc.
Stockbyte
Acquisition in 2006
Stockbyte is a company based in Tralee, Ireland, specializing in the provision of high-quality photographic images. Its primary products are distributed on CD-ROMs and cater to graphic artists, advertising agencies, and printers. Additionally, Stockbyte offers individual photographic images for purchase over the Internet, expanding its reach beyond traditional distribution methods.
IStock
Acquisition in 2006
Founded in 2000 and based in Calgary, Alberta, iStock is a pioneering platform for royalty-free stock images, media, and design elements. It serves as a marketplace for artists, designers, and photographers globally, enabling them to sell their original images, illustrations, and video clips. By allowing creators to showcase and monetize their work, iStock has established itself as a leading source for user-generated stock content, providing a diverse range of visual resources for various creative projects.
Photodisc
Acquisition in 1997
Photodisc engages in the development and marketing of digital stock photography products, as well as in the electronic delivery of images. The company develops resolution photographs on compact-disc read-only-memory. It also sells single images that are downloaded from its website. Photodisc is located in the United States and the company was founded in 1991 by Thomas Hughes.
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