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Getty Images captures iconic Olympic moments since 1968

Getty Images has been capturing and sharing memorable Olympic moments globally since 1968, with a team of 60 photographers at the Paris 2024 games.
Jason Newton
News Anchor
Ben Miller
Supervising Producer
Getty Images captures iconic Olympic moments since 1968

Getty Images has been capturing and sharing memorable Olympic moments globally since 1968, with a team of 60 photographers at the Paris 2024 games.

When you need to capture the fastest people on earth and show the entire world in second. Getty's got it this time 100 m and about 26 seconds flat. From the time it was shot to the time it was on our wire. We got *** taste of that pace in *** tour of Getty's Paris 2024 headquarters. We do hundreds of thousands of images that come in each day. We send about 5 to 8000 *** day from all the sports Getty's images are iconic. It's tethered, it's kind of the string holding the balloon in place and the pairs games are no different. An Olympics partner for 38 years. Cameras get faster, the technology gets faster but the pictures don't really change. You can watch in real time as photos come in from Paris, 35 venues, 60 staff photographers, cameras hardwired Zapp photos to these servers. Those photos then edited as far as Australia, the US and London and Voila. Thousands of memorable moments posted daily. There are so many people who have worked their life to get to this moment and to see them when they win or even when they lose the reaction. They managed to capture it every single time far above ground and even underwater even get fancy with it. Look at this several layered shots, same vantage 0.1 cool picture. Every time I look at this, I see *** different picture and whatever you see these games, the goal is that you'll never forget.
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Getty Images captures iconic Olympic moments since 1968

Getty Images has been capturing and sharing memorable Olympic moments globally since 1968, with a team of 60 photographers at the Paris 2024 games.
Jason Newton
News Anchor
Ben Miller
Supervising Producer
Getty Images, with its team of photographers and editors, has been capturing and sharing the heart-stopping wins and tear-inducing losses of the Olympics since 1968. They share photos globally from their Paris 2024 headquarters within moments of being snapped."We do hundreds of thousands of images that come in each day. We send about 5,000 to 8,000 a day from all the sports," said Michael Heiman, Getty's vice president of Global Sports.Getty's images have become iconic, capturing the essence of the games and the athletes' performances. Getty has been an Olympic partner for 38 years, and the Paris Games are no different."The cameras get faster. The technology gets faster, but the pictures don't really change," Heiman noted.The company's 60 staff photographers are spread across Paris' 35 venues, their cameras hard-wired to zap photos to servers. The photos are then edited from as far as Australia, the U.S., and London, resulting in thousands of memorable moments posted daily."There are so many people who have worked their life to get to this moment and to see them when they win or when even when they lose the reaction," Heiman said.Getty manages to capture these moments every single time, whether they're happening above ground or underwater. The company also experiments with creative techniques, such as layered shots from the same vantage point, resulting in unique images.
PARIS, France —

Getty Images, with its team of photographers and editors, has been capturing and sharing the heart-stopping wins and tear-inducing losses of the Olympics since 1968.

They share photos globally from their Paris 2024 headquarters within moments of being snapped.

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"We do hundreds of thousands of images that come in each day. We send about 5,000 to 8,000 a day from all the sports," said Michael Heiman, Getty's vice president of Global Sports.

Getty's images have become iconic, capturing the essence of the games and the athletes' performances.

Getty has been an Olympic partner for 38 years, and the Paris Games are no different.

"The cameras get faster. The technology gets faster, but the pictures don't really change," Heiman noted.

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The company's 60 staff photographers are spread across Paris' 35 venues, their cameras hard-wired to zap photos to servers. The photos are then edited from as far as Australia, the U.S., and London, resulting in thousands of memorable moments posted daily.

"There are so many people who have worked their life to get to this moment and to see them when they win or when even when they lose the reaction," Heiman said.

Getty manages to capture these moments every single time, whether they're happening above ground or underwater. The company also experiments with creative techniques, such as layered shots from the same vantage point, resulting in unique images.

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