Getty Images Photographers Continue to Earn Top Industry Awards

  
    
  
  
    
      Getty Images, Inc. (NYSE:GYI) today announced that its photographers 
      have earned more than 80 awards and top honors over the past year from a 
      variety of the most prestigious industry organizations, including the 
      Overseas Press Club (OPC), National Professional Photographers 
      Association (NPPA), Pictures of the Year International and World Press 
      Photo. More than 30 editorial photographers received awards in a broad 
      range of categories – spot news, domestic and 
      international news, nature and environment, sports feature and action, 
      portraiture as well as a new category, multimedia.
    
    
      To honor the work of its photographers, Getty Images has developed an 
      on-going series of podcasts featuring interviews with some of its 
      award-winners sharing their experiences behind their imagery. The 
      podcasts, which include a recent discussion with John Moore who recently 
      won the Robert Capa Gold Medal from the OPC, two first-place World Press 
      Photo Awards, among many other awards and accolades for his coverage of 
      the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, are 
      available at: http://gettyimages.com/podcast.
    
    
      “We are so proud of all our winners. Across 
      all categories, the winning images are stellar examples of the type of 
      work our talented photographers are producing,” 
      said Jonathan Klein, co-founder and CEO of Getty Images. “We 
      have a deep commitment to offer our photographers the support and 
      resources they need to capture definitive images of key events and 
      stories around the world. In a very short time, our team of 
      photographers and editors has become the most accomplished and 
      successful in the industry. We are proud to be playing a part in the 
      resurgence of photojournalism.”
    
    
      At the recent 69th Overseas Press Club annual 
      competition, Getty Images had a prominent showing in the photography 
      category. Paula Bronstein, John Moore and Brent Stirton received honors 
      for their international photojournalism, winning three of the four 
      awards – Bronstein receiving the John Faber 
      Award for “Death in Karachi,” 
      Moore receiving the Robert Capa Gold Medal for “The 
      Assassination of Benazir Bhutto,” and 
      Stirton, shooting for Newsweek, the Feature Photography Award for “Slaughter 
      in the Jungle.”
    
    
      Getty Images photographers earned 15 honors at the 2008 NPPA Best of 
      Photojournalism Awards. John Moore was named the “Photojournalist 
      of the Year” (large market) while Donald 
      Miralle and Ezra Shaw both won awards in the “Sports 
      Photojournalist of the Year” category. Mario 
      Tama received the prestigious Cliff Edom award for his poignant and 
      powerful images from New Orleans. In addition, Richard Gershon has 
      received several accolades for his unique multimedia contributions, a 
      rapidly growing segment of Getty Images’ 
      business.
    
    
      Adding to the multimedia awards, Getty Images photographers Brent 
      Stirton and Mario Tama earned recognition from Pictures of the Year 
      International for their multimedia stories. They were joined by seven 
      other photographers who won nine awards for news, portraiture, science 
      and nature, and sports photography, including three first place honors 
      for John Moore for his work in Pakistan and his moving image from 
      Arlington National Cemetery.
    
    
      Earlier this year, Getty Images photographers earned nods from the World 
      Press Photo Awards. John Moore won two first prizes (singles and 
      stories) in “Spot News;” 
      Brent Stirton won first prize (singles) in “Contemporary 
      Issues;” Jeff Hutchens earned second prize 
      (singles) in “Nature;” 
      and Daniel Berehulak was awarded third prize (singles) for “People 
      in the News.” In addition, Reportage 
      contributing photographer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad was named Foreign 
      Correspondent of the Year by the British Press Awards, which has honored 
      the finest journalists and newspapers in the UK for more than 30 years.
    
    
      Additional Getty Images photographers who have been recognized this year 
      include Al Bello, Milos Bicanski, Martha Camarillo, Chris Floyd, Paul 
      Gilham, David Hogsholt, David S. Holloway, Christian Holst, Marvi Lacar, 
      Chris McGrath, Win McNamee, Dario Mitidieri, Palani Mohan, Charles 
      Ommanney, Per-Anders Pettersson, Spencer Platt, Trevor Ray Hart, Jim 
      Rogash, Shaul Schwarz, Uriel Sinai, Brendan Smialowski, Chip 
      Somodevilla, Cameron Spencer, Tom Stoddart, Mark Wilson and Alex Wong.
    
    
      To view the complete list of winning photographers, visit: http://awards.gettyimages.com/awards.cfm.
    
    
      About Getty Images
    
    
      Getty Images is the world’s leading creator 
      and distributor of still imagery, footage and multimedia products, as 
      well as a recognized provider of other forms of premium digital content, 
      including music. Getty Images serves business customers in more than 100 
      countries and is the first place creative and media professionals turn 
      to discover, purchase and manage images and other digital content. Its 
      award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce inspiring 
      work which appears every day in the world’s 
      most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, 
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