AFP and Getty Images renew multi-year global content partnership

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images have renewed their longstanding content partnership, extending a collaboration that began in 2003. The multi-year agreement aims to continue providing newsrooms worldwide with premium coverage across global news, sports, and entertainment.

AFP brings to the table a network of 450 photographers whose work has earned recognition at the world’s top photojournalism awards. Its International Photo Service is also strengthened by contributions from over 70 partner agencies, offering diverse perspectives and comprehensive reporting.

Getty Images, meanwhile, serves more than 700,000 customers with coverage spanning red carpet events, football stadiums, and conflict zones. Each year, the company documents over 160,000 events and counts more than 1,600 major industry awards among its photographers.

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Together, AFP and Getty Images say the partnership leverages their complementary strengths to deliver timely, high-quality visual content for global audiences.

"AFP’s core mission of authentically documenting events as they break and unfold, from the ground where it all happens, is more important than ever in a world where pictures can be so easily manipulated. Our renewed partnership with Getty images ensures a wide distribution of an indispensable pictures offering for editorial clients” said Patrice Monti, commercial and marketing director at AFP. 

In tandem, Ken Mainardis, global head of editorial at Getty Images said, "For almost 25 years, Getty Images and AFP have built a partnership for the benefit of editorial customers around the world rooted in journalistic excellence and an unrivalled depth and quality of coverage that is trusted. We are proud to continue our longstanding partnership at a time when the value it brings has never been more important.”

The renewal comes as Getty Images moves towards a major industry milestone. In January last year, the company unveiled plans to merge with Shutterstock, creating a combined entity named Getty Images Holdings with an enterprise value of around US$3.7 billion. Until the deal closes, both companies continue to operate independently.

In a customer note, Paul Hennessy, CEO of Shutterstock, said the merger is expected to expand access to diverse, high-quality visual content, enhance live coverage, and accelerate product innovation. Peters added that the combination would better meet growing demand for visual content across industries and unlock new opportunities for contributors, partners, and stockholders.

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