Getty Images

Getty Images is a stock media company providing licensed photographs, illustrations, video footage, and music for editorial and commercial use. It maintains an extensive archive that includes historical and contemporary news photography, sports imagery, entertainment coverage, and archival content sourced from photographers, contributors, and partner agencies. The platform serves media outlets, marketing agencies, businesses, and individual creators who need visual assets for advertising campaigns, journalism, publishing, and digital content creation. Its offerings include iStock, a subsidiary brand focused on more affordable royalty-free content for smaller budgets and everyday design needs. Beyond licensing, the company provides tools for searching, curating, and managing digital assets, along with rights-cleared content designed to reduce legal risk for commercial users.