NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- Getty Images, a world leader in visual
communication, today announces it will be capturing the PyeongChang
2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games with an elite roster of
award-winning specialist sports photographers.
Getty Images will deploy over 80 sports photographers, photo
editors and support staff, using innovative technology to capture
every angle from each of the 102 Winter Olympic sports. The
expert photography team will upload more than 2,000 images per day
to gettyimages.com.
Getty Images will be leveraging approximately 50 miles (80
kilometers) of state-of-the-art fiber optic network that will
connect the key photo positions from inside all Olympic venues
directly back to the Getty Images office in the Main Press Center.
This technology enables a picture to be transferred from the field
of play to consumers in under a minute.
In addition to capturing spherical imagery from key moments, all
Getty Images photographers will be equipped with 360-degree
cameras, transporting viewers into the heart of the Olympic action.
Getty Images will also use robotic cameras to capture stunning
angles of the indoor Winter sports, like ice and speed
skating.
"The Winter Olympics is an incredible opportunity for our team
to display Getty Images' photographic excellence and capture the
beauty of this world-class sporting event. Through years of
experience, Getty Images specialist sports photographers have an
original perspective that will ensure they capture the best and
most unique Olympic moments as they happen," said Ken Mainardis,
Senior Vice President, Editorial, Getty Images.
Getty Images has covered 13 Summer Olympic Games and 12 Winter
Olympic Games since 1968 as Allsport and subsequently Getty Images.
Getty Images will return in March to capture highlights during the
PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
As a complement to the live editorial coverage of the Winter
Games, Getty Images has one of the world's largest collections of
archival Olympic imagery at its Hulton Archive, dating back to the
1896 Olympic Games in Athens.
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