Getting started
Begin your search on the homepage for Creative content, Editorial coverage, and Videos.
- Sign in to get the most out of your search experience.
- Enter keywords describing the content you need.
- Find inspiration for your searches by exploring the latest visual trends and curated imagery on our homepage.
- Create, edit, and manage Boards, which allow you to save, organize, and share content that you find in your searches.
- Use Search by Image or Video to upload a file and search for visually similar Creative content.
- Select from Creative, Editorial, Video, or Music, or explore our blog and curated collections.
Exploring your search results
Discover what you can do with the results of your initial keyword search.
- Further focus your search with popular keywords similar to yours.
- Select an image or video to view larger and see additional details.
- Specify a content type: Photos, Illustrations, or Vectors.
- Choose your preferred display style: detailed grid or optimized size (shown).
- Hover to show actions: view Similar images, Add to cart, or Save to Board.
Refining your results
Focus your results on content that fits your specific needs.
- Add or remove keywords to expand or narrow your search.
- Open the Filters panel to explore the different ways you can refine your results.
- Filter by orientation, resolution, number of people, age, ethnicity, color, and more.
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Serve up the most relevant content and sort your results by:
- Best match—closest to your keywords, then by date and popularity
- Newest—most recent images uploaded to the site
- Most popular—prioritizes most interacted with and clicked on
Picking your visuals
Select an image or video to see pricing, similar images, related keywords, and more.
- View more images or videos from the same series (if available), or explore similar images.
- Continue your search using the additional keywords associated with the content.
- Choose your size and click Add to cart to begin the licensing and downloading process.
- Pro tip: Use the Asset ID Number (Creative #) to quickly find your image again, view similar images and videos, and credit the asset.
Saving content to Boards
Boards make it easy to save and manage the images and videos you find for your projects.
- Name your Boards and add a description to help organize and contextualize them.
- Add content with an Asset ID Number saved from previous searches.
- Click one or more check boxes for selected asset(s) to be: printed, added to your cart, copied or moved to another Board, downloaded in bulk, or removed from this Board.
- Use this drop‑down menu to copy, move, or download the selected asset(s).
Sharing your Board
Communicate and collaborate with ease by using Boards to share assets with your team.
- Generate a link to your Board with the Share button for easy collaboration or to provide a read‑only view.
- Reorder your assets easily by dragging and dropping content from one slot to another.
- Use Show notes to label content directly on a Board.
- Choose the Comment icon to start a conversation thread about individual images and videos.
Creative search tips
Find what you need faster
Refine your search with these words:
- No/Not: exclude items with this keyword (Sky no Clouds)
- Or: include either of the keywords (Sky Night or Day)
- And/commas/dash: whether you use “and”, a comma, a dash/minus sign, or a space between two terms, you’ll get the same search results. (Sky and Clouds = Sky Clouds = Sky ‑ Clouds = Sky, Clouds)
Uncover similar visuals easily
Find images or videos with characteristics similar to the selected concept by exploring keywords and suggested similar content. Incorporate these tags into your search to serve up even more relevant visuals.
Get curated results
After you type in your keywords, add the term Bestpix (for Editorial) and Choicepix (for Creative) to see our Editorial and Creative team’s favorite images.
Find images or videos with characteristics similar to the selected concept by exploring keywords and suggested similar content. Incorporate these tags into your search to serve up even more relevant visuals.
Get curated results
After you type in your keywords, add the term Bestpix (for Editorial) and Choicepix (for Creative) to see our Editorial and Creative team’s favorite images.
Search by contributor and collection
Searching by photographer or content creator can provide results that are part of a set or series, include the same models or locations, or captured in the same creative style. You can also search by collection to find similar styles or subject matter across a breadth of photographers.
Searching by photographer or content creator can provide results that are part of a set or series, include the same models or locations, or captured in the same creative style. You can also search by collection to find similar styles or subject matter across a breadth of photographers.
Exclude images with nudity
By default, images with nudity are excluded from search results. There is a setting in the filter panel to include or exclude this content.
Bookmark your results
Easily return to any search results page by bookmarking it in your browser.
Types of Creative search filters
- Agreement toggle to show what's available to you (such as Premium Access)
- Sort by: Best match, Newest, or Most popular
- Orientation
- Image resolution
- People: Number, Age, Composition, Ethnicity
- Image style
- Color picker or enter your own Hex color
- Locations in the current results
- Photographers
- Collections
Style and composition
Abstract
Retro styled
Instagram filter
Personal perspective
Defocused
Blurred motion
Close‑up
Black and white
Double exposure
Lens flare
Aerial view
Wide angle
Conceptual
Abstract
Retro styled
Instagram filter
Personal perspective
Defocused
Blurred motion
Close‑up
Black and white
Double exposure
Lens flare
Aerial view
Wide angle
Conceptual
Emotions and actions
Affectionate
Shy
Sitting
Worried
Cheerful
Motivated
Working
Running
Swimming
Cooking
Dancing
Drinking
Reading
Affectionate
Shy
Sitting
Worried
Cheerful
Motivated
Working
Running
Swimming
Cooking
Dancing
Drinking
Reading
Creative keywords
Creative searches include professionally photographed and art‑directed images, videos, and illustrations for use in commercial or non‑commercial projects. Check out some Creative keywords below to expand your search vocabulary.
Editorial search tips
Browse your content by events
Discover photos from the latest news and event coverage. Click on Events on the top left of your Editorial results page to display your search results by events.
Refine your results
Use filters to refine your search, including:
- Locations
- Specific people
- Events covered
Search by specific dates
When searching Editorial, you can select a specific date range for the content that appears in your results.
Set Editorial coverage category
Editorial searches can be targeted to a specific area, such as:
- News
- Entertainment
- Sports
- Archival: This is included in all results, but you can specifically search the archives by selecting this coverage area.
For the most complete results, search all of the Editorial collection to see content from all categories.
Search by photographer, filmmaker, or collection
You can include a photographer, filmmaker, or collection name as part of your search, as well as click on the byline link to see all related content
Navigate to the Editorial tab > Archival > Calendar. Then, select a date to view archival photos and videos of past and present world events, anniversaries, and personalities—all handpicked by our editors
Editorial keywords
Editorial searches include professionally shot, exclusive‑access images and videos from world‑renowned events across news, sports, and entertainment. Discover useful keywords to refine your Editorial search results below.
Video search tips
Easily find the clips that bring your stories to life.
Get video‑only results
To only see video assets, enter keywords directly into the search bar and select “Video Creative” or “Video Editorial” or navigate to the “Video” tab. Pro tip: Looking for mobile or feed‑ready videos? Include the keyword 'vertical' in your search terms, e.g. background vertical.
Contextualize your search results
Narrow your search by knowing the story and context—such as the who, what, where, when, and why—of the video you need.
Refine your results with the Filter and Sort menu
- Change how your results are ordered based on what you want to see close to the top of the page by sorting your content using Best match, Newest, and Most popular
- Filter by formats, frame rates, events, viewpoints, and techniques
Want to see video search in action? Take a look at tips, tricks, and advice from one of our search experts below.
Types of Video search filters
- Locations
- Video resolution: 4K, HD, SD
- Date range
- License type*
- Frame rate
- Released for commercial use
- Film technique and viewpoint
*License type
- Royalty‑free (RF): Refers to purchased content that can be used without restriction—within the terms of your license.
- Rights‑Ready (RR): Refers to a license based on how, where, and for how long you intend to use the content. Since the license you're paying for only covers a specific use, you can't use these video clips in additional projects without purchasing additional licenses.
Searching offline video
“Offline” means that the program footage exists not on www.gettyimages.com but within the extensive analog archives of one of our Video Partners: BBC, NBC, ITN, or TVNZ*.
- To search this Offline content, you must be logged in to your Getty Images account and you must also select the Editorial section of the Video page
- By selecting from within the filter options under Collections, either Offline only, or Online and Offline, you can return text‑based search results of what is available in the archives of our Offline Partners*.
*TVNZ is not available on the website. Please contact your local sales representative for more information.
Offline results and previews
All text‑based search results include metadata such as program name where appropriate, transmission dates, synopsis of the footage, and people involved.
- When you find a Search result of interest, you can request a low‑resolution watermarked Preview file directly via the Request Preview button on the site details page or via our Service Team or your sales representative.
- Preview files have a modest fee to supply applied to them, which varies depending on the Partner, the content itself, and the urgency to supply.
- Your inquiry then becomes logged with our Product Specialist team, who will reach out regarding the offline clearance process.
Video FAQs
What codecs do you offer and what would be best for our social feed?
We offer our video in Apple ProRes and H.264 codecs—for social feeds, we’d recommend using one of the H.264 codec options. Additionally, all our clips are available in H.264
What do the terms ProRes, PhotoJPEG, and H.264 mean on a video asset?
Are all your video clips the same frame rate?
- 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, and 60 frames per second (fps)
- 25 and 50 fps for EMEA
What is aspect ratio and what options are your videos available in?
The majority of our videos are available in 16:9 aspect ratio.
What’s the difference between 4K/4K, UH/4K, DCI/4K 16:9 resolution?
How do I find footage from a specific time frame?
Is your video content color corrected?
What camera angles do you have available?
You can search for these by selecting the “Viewpoint” filter on the left‑hand side. Selecting a “Composition” filter will narrow your search even further.
What is b‑roll footage and what types do you have?
We have an incredible amount of b‑roll footage across a variety of locations, aerial, and ground‑level views.
Do your assets allow for offline and online editing?
Offline editing is part of the post‑production process in which the raw footage is copied and that copy only is then edited.
- If you’re in the offline stage, a low‑resolution version should be sufficient, such as a watermarked comp.
- If you’re in the online editing stage, you’ll likely need a high‑resolution version such as HD or 4K.
Are my download options for your videos restricted depending on what NLE I’m using?
What would I use an MP4 clip for?
Can we use your videos in our compositing software?
We want to use a video clip in a TV commercial, what compression level would you recommend?