Tag: Getty Images

Getty Images and Climate Visuals Award $20,000 to Photojournalists as Part of Broader Effort to Advance the Visual Narratives of the Global Climate Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, in partnership with Climate Visuals, the world’s only evidence-backed programme for climate change photography, has named two recipients of the inaugural Getty Images Climate Visuals Grants, with each photojournalist receiving a grant of $10,000 to help advance the visual narratives surrounding this complex global issue. As media coverage of the global climate crisis intensified through 2019, Getty Images and Climate Visuals understand the need to meet and sustain that growing attention with nuanced photojournalism that advances and localises the world’s collective understanding…

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Research from Getty Images reveals people care most about wellness of family, self and the Earth but shows gap between intention and action

Stuart Mitchell

People place high value on the wellness of themselves, their family and the Earth, but intention does not always necessarily translate into action according to Visual GPS, new landmark research unveiled today by Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications and pioneer in the field of visual trend methodology. This presents a unique opportunity for brands to engage and assist consumers in bridging the gap between intention and action, the research finds. Built on 25 years of experience, Visual GPS looks at the key Forces that drive consumer engagement…

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Shonda Rhimes And Dove Call On Brands To Take Responsibility For Images They Use In Media And Advertising

Stuart Mitchell

Shonda Rhimes and Dove, together with partners Getty Images and Girlgaze called on the industry at Cannes to step-up and take responsibility for the images they use in media and advertising as part of the panel Time to Step Up: Smashing Beauty Stereotypes. The ambition was simple – to encourage the industry to accelerate the change and to challenge stereotypes and beauty norms, highlighting the serious impact pressure from media and advertisers is having on women’s wellbeing. The move follows the recent launch of Project #ShowUs – the world’s largest…

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Getty Images awards $20,000 LGBTQ+ Stories Creative Bursary to three emerging photographers as part of broader effort to encourage diverse, inclusive storytelling

Stuart Mitchell

Getty Images, has named three recipients of its bi-annual global Creative Bursary, titled LGBTQ+ Stories, with each photographer receiving one-time grants of $10,000, $7,000 and $3,000, for first, second and third place respectively.  As part of Getty Images’ global mission aimed at moving the world with images, the Bursary endeavors to elevate the work of emerging creatives, as well as foster a more visually-inclusive world, by encouraging artists to use their talents to create inclusive visual stories. For the first time, the latest Getty Images Creative Bursary centered its focus…

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Project #ShowUs: Dove’s disruptive new partnership to shatter stereotypes

Stuart Mitchell

I have copied this from the Unilever website as I felt it might be of interest to some of our readers. This is (c) to Unilever and is from their website here. In partnership with the largest international stock photo distributor, Getty Images, and Girlgaze – a collective of female-identifying and non-binary photographers – Dove is building the world’s largest stock photo library of its kind. The move builds on its commitment to share a more inclusive vision of beauty. A year in the making, the collection – currently 5,000…

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