“This is the most visual Olympic Games yet,” Getty Images’ Vice President of Sports Ken Mainardis tells PetaPixel. Photo by Alexander Hassenstein
A common scene at the Rio 2016 Olympics: press photographers competing to snap the most newsworthy and memorable shot of major events at the Games. Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
These swimmers are still in sync below where you could see them! Photo by Al Bello
Synchronized beauty from the Getty Images picture desk. This photo by Al Bello. Want to see more?
105 homeless men and women gathered at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Each of them was given a disposable camera and told to take pictures that represent “my London.” Photo: Jackie Cook/MyLondon Photography Contest (via Upworthy)
“Some people have had experience, and others have never picked up a camera before.” Photo: Jackie Cook/MyLondon Photography Contest
When grey meets beige it is a beautiful thing. Photo: Nisian Hughes
The beauty of greige from the Getty Images creative picture desk. This photo: Nisian Hughes
Time-lapse so beautiful and like nothing you’ve ever seen before via Colossal 🎥 Yoshiyuki Katayama
Umwelt is a short film by Japanese artist Yoshiyuki Katayama that depicts an elegant series of flowers blooming in slow motion. Unlike other time-lapse videos we’ve seen in this genre, each flower is accompanied by an insect or spider that crawls across each flower at the precise moment it blooms.
What emotions are behind these tears and moans? Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images
Body language is a powerful communication tool. Through a simple pose a person can display a range of emotions, from power to pride to grief, without saying a single word. Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images
Mind-boggling photos of mind-bending Olympians. (via Business Insider) Photo: Adam Pretty
This year, Getty Images added a new weapon to its arsenal: a small army of underwater robots. Here’s what you need to know about them, along with some of the amazing images they’ve created. Photo: Adam Pretty
“Rio is my fifth Olympic games and I am covering everything but the sports so it’s really giving me a different perspective on the Olympics.” – Getty Images photographer, Chris McGrath
” I’m seeing it from outside the comforts of the Olympic world and instead from the peoples’ view, which is really great.”
UK-based Ilford Photo confirmed this trend last year after a survey found that 30 percent of film users were under 35 years old, and 60 percent had only started using film in the last five years. (via PetaPixel) Photo: Walter Rothwell
Sales of photographic film have been steadily rising over the last few years, with professionals and amateurs alike rediscovering the artistic control offered by manual processes and the creative satisfaction of a physical end product. Photo: Walter Rothwell
A black bear stands in water at Hangzhou Safari Park as the temperature reaches 37 degrees. See more Animals of the Week here… (This photo by Xu Kangping/VCG via Getty Images)
See more animals of the week from the Getty Images picture desk here… (This photo by Xu Kangping/VCG via Getty Images)
as the light goes in 