Saturday, March 8, 2014

Free Getty Images



A mushroom cloud rises above Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945 after an atomic bomb was dropped on the city.The Hindenburg zeppelin bursts into flames in Lakehurst, New Jersey, in May 1937.

  •  Online photo archive Getty Images is opening 35 million images to online publishers.
  • The company will allow "noncommercial" users such as bloggers and tweeters to embed its images using a code similar to what's on sites such as YouTube. 
  • "This will provide people with a simple and legal way to utilize content that respects creators' rights, including the opportunity to generate licensing revenue,"
  • Users will be able to choose from a universe of 35 million images out of the 150 million Getty has available for licensing to a wide variety of organizations


 The annual "Tribute in Light" memorial echoes the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2011.A couple kisses during a riot in Vancouver, British Columbia, after the hometown NHL hockey team lost the Stanley Cup Final in June 2011. Getty Images, an online photo archive with more than 35 million images, is now allowing "noncommercial" users to use this and other photos for free on their websites or social media. Click through to see some of the other iconic images now available.

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