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> Instead, Close had sourced the original photo from the BBC Hulton Photo Library in London, now part of Getty Images. That's a bit disappointing if I am readi
by soderfoo 1y ago
> Instead, Close had sourced the original photo from the BBC Hulton Photo Library in London, now part of Getty Images.
That's a bit disappointing if I am reading it correctly. A photo library initially funded by the taxpayers, is now locked down by Getty Images?
- jonas21 1y agoIt was originally a private archive. The BBC acquired it in 1958 and then sold it the '80s. Getty Images acquired it in the '90s. You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_George_Warris_Hulton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_George_Warris_Hulton