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We believe in the power of imagery to ask the questions, press the issues and challenge attitudes—for the good of society, commerce and creativity. For over 25 years, we’ve collaborated with the world’s best photographers, videographers and top talent capture the present, record the past and imagine the future. With unmatched access and unique perspectives, we consistently focus our lens on the world around us, offering the most exclusive editorial, archival and creative visual content globally to ensure you can creatively tell your story with greater accuracy, and ultimately drive greater action. But we also recognize that not all stories and experiences have been shared and amplified in equal measure—and we’re seeking to change that, and in turn create opportunities for everyone to better understand and find common ground with communities, artists and content that have not been widely seen or appreciated as of yet. We invite you to join us in our mission to move the world and offer our current slate of initiatives, partnerships and content collaborations as inspiration for your next endeavor.
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Getty Images has partnered with Black Archives, a multimedia platform that focuses on the Black experience, to go beyond the norm and examine the nuances of Black life-from the everyday to the iconic.
Black Archives is a gathering place for Black memory and imaginations.
Check out our Editorial Spotlight article featuring Tristen Norman, Director of Creative Insights for Getty Images, and Renata Cherlise, founder of Black Archives. They explore this collaboration, highlighting the inspiration behind the Black Archives and their continued efforts to change the visual narrative for the Black community and beyond.
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Using Getty Images content, Black Archives curated unique Instagram posts for the NBA. In these posts, history and photography merge together for an exploration of the Black Fives era in basketball history, the HBCU experience, and the importance of family for professional athletes.
Explore R&B and hip-hop history with the Black Archives’ curated editorial set showcasing the work of Raymond Boyd, one of the world’s most prominent photographers on the Black music scene.
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At Getty Images, we understand imagery has the power to influence the world. We strive to share unique stories from the content creators who move society forward. Join us as we look beyond the photographs and hear first-hand accounts from our contributors in the new video series, Voices Behind the Camera. Explore videos featuring Getty Images staff photographers Michael M. Santiago, Alex Wong, Carmen Mandato and Stacy Revere as they discuss the unique highlights and challenges of a career in photojournalism.
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A Partnership to Amplify Black Voices
Getty Images and the NAACP together will create actionable insights for communicators, marketers, and members of the media so they can tell more thoughtful, informed, and educated stories about the Black experience. NAACP’s Art, Culture and Entertainment Festival As part of the NAACP's Arts, Culture and Entertainment Festival, CBS News Correspondent Wesley Lowery lead a conversation on the power of visual storytelling with award-winning Black photojournalists Brandon Bell and Michael M. Santiago of Getty Images, Joshua Lott of the Washington Post and former Director of White House Photography Sharon Farmer. Along with Lowery, the four photojournalists discuss their role in contributing to the visual narrative of the Black Lives Matter movement, share personal stories of documenting the 2020 uprisings, and provide insights into the historical significance of documenting news events. View a recoring of the Art +Activism: Photojournalism and Visual Storytelling panel here.
Twenty20 in Black Getty Images is proud to acknowledge that the work of our photographers was among the content featured in the NAACP’s new book Twenty20 in Black. This stunning hardbound book gives a voice to the pain, anger, joy and resilience felt across the country and the globe in 2020. Click here to order your copy Stay tuned for more content later this year.
Coming soon, the Black History & Culture Collection furthers Getty Images’ efforts to celebrate and support stories reflecting on Black history by making content available free-of-charge for non-commercial, educational use. Our hope is to support Black content creators to tell the stories of their own history, and to encourage authentic storytelling as a tool in the struggle for racial equality. The Black History & Culture Collection is an ambitious project, starting with an initial edit of over 20,000 wholly-owned images from Getty Images’ Hulton Archive, the world’s largest privately held commercial archive, and Editorial Collections, with content covering the visual history of Black Culture in the US and UK between the birth of photography through present day. The initial launch of this collection is just the beginning. With a team of distinguished experts consulting on curation methodology and content gaps we will actively seek new contributors and collections to add in the coming months and years. Our ongoing commitment to grant broader access to content for education and reflection on Black cultural heritage will ensure this collection continues to expand and uncover the lesser-known narratives that need to be told.
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To commemorate 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed the once-thriving neighborhood of Greenwood, Oklahoma, Getty Images has created a video highlighting the city’s unlikely comeback nearly two decades later. The community lifted itself from what remained in 1921, and later re-emerged as the flourishing second incarnation of the vibrant community nicknamed Black Wall Street. An amateur filmmaker, Rev. Harold M. Anderson, documented everyday life, creating a living record of a community that overcame extraordiinary adversity. Rev. Anderson’s film is the only known footage of Greenwood during this time, capturing a thriving epicenter of Black life and an important, enduring legacy.
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Getty Images has partnered with ESPN's Andscape, formerly The Undefeated, to create an ongoing, multimedia series titled Folkus. This series aims to highlight the work of Black photographers focusing their lens on the Black community. Utilizing relevant archival stills and video from the Getty Images collection, the stories will explore the intersection of sports, race and culture.
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Getty Images and Andscape have also partnered on The Black Gaze, an exclusive photo portfolio that widens the lens and depicts the strength and innovation of Black culture. Explore the photos and stories in this first installment highlighting skate dancing, kickball leagues and Detroit bike culture.
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, have been a pillar of the Black community for over a century, nurturing intellectual thought and cultural identity. In partnership with the Getty Family and Stand Together we have launched a new Photo Archive Grants Program —to honor and preserve the important visual history of HBCUs. The Photo Archive Grants for HBCUs will allow grant recipients to digitize up to 100,000 photographs from their archival library. The winning Grant recipients will retain full copyright ownership of their material. Getty Images will represent the digital photos on our website, thereby presenting a new revenue stream for HBCU Grant recipients and providing an opportunity to share the Black narratives that need to be told.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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An ongoing collaborative effort between Ohio State’s Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective and Getty Images, Picturing Black History seeks to uncover untold stories and rarely seen images of the Black experience, providing new context around culturally-significant moments by bringing them into the light and into view. Blending the breadth and depth of Getty Images’ imagery archives with the renowned expertise of Origins and Ohio State’s History Department, we seek to inform, educate, and move the world forward, by exploring the past.
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