The IBC (International Broadcast Center) With so many stories being told at the Beijing Olympics, it’s often hard to find an original news angle. The weather, or should I say smog, is dominating the news,...
Read MoreWhen you send out to Beijing the largest Olympic team in our history, you need to do a bit of work behind the scenes to make sure they can all do their jobs. And that’s...
Read More91,000 spectators and I took our seats at the Opening Ceremony, we were all confident that this would be a spectacle that would demonstrate China’s ability to put on an event of military precision. Before...
Read MoreFeng Li – Getty Images Sport This is it. The entire Getty Images team is nearly at Day 0; the day of the opening ceremony. For the last week we’ve been shooting previews, getting to...
Read MoreIn preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, Getty Images has literally covered Beijing in sport imagery: Over 60 images that capture the spirit of sport...
Read MoreA cyclist passes an Olympic billboard in Beijing on July 23, 2008. (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) In just about four days the majority of the 78 member Getty Images Olympic team will...
Read MoreDonald Miralle/Getty Images Athens – August 13: The Olympic rings are seen as drummers perform during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games on August 13, 2004 at the Sports Complex Olympic...
Read MoreGerard McGovern/Getty Images On Thursday a British Airways 777 jet suffered difficulties when approaching Heathrow, had to land on grass 1000 feet short of the runway and by some miracle stayed in one piece. No...
Read More2008. Year of the Rat. Year of Planet Earth. Year of the Potato. Oh, and year of the Olympics. Beijing 2008 is set to be the biggest Olympics the world has ever seen. Here at...
Read MoreAdam Pretty/Getty Images For the second podcast in our ongoing series, we take you to Beijing, China – home of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Chief executive officer and co-founder of Getty Images, Jonathan Klein, talks...
Read MoreThere’s less than 365 days left until the Olympic torch is in Beijing. To celebrate this milestone, 40 iconic Olympic images from Getty Images are now on display on WangFu Jiang Street. WangFu Jiang Street,...
Read MoreTo generate excitement for the upcoming Beijing Olympics, Getty Images and the WangFuJing bookstore (one of the most influential book stores in China) organized an Olympic photo exhibit featuring 20 Getty Images classic Olympic moments....
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