The Flickr Collection on Getty Images | License Flickr Stock Photos

Getty Images and Flickr has formed a new joint venture regarding digital images.

Here’s the press release info.

About the Flickr collection
Our Flickr collection reflects the passion of a community of photographers worldwide, featuring uniquely personal images with an authenticity rare in stock photography.

And because Flickr photos cover a range of subject matter – and are available in rights-managed and royalty-free licenses – you’ll find options to meet the creative and budgetary needs of all your projects.

www.gettyimages.co.uk/Creative/Frontdoor/Flickr?isource=g…

The Getty/Flickr search engine is here:

www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/search.aspx/1/creative?brand…

The site also adds:

Tap into the collection
We’ve built several key features and functionalities into our Flickr experience – creating an interactive, community-based universe where you can:

Search the collection. It’s easy to find just what you’re looking for. Use the search box at top left to do a standard image search, complete with filtering options, or try the box at top right to discover images, fellow users and photo clouds.

Create and share photo clouds. Photo clouds are a unique way to visually group images that catch your eye – for use in a project or just to spark ideas. You can share them, keep them to yourself, view other users’ clouds, mark favorites and follow users who inspire you.

Download extras. Looking for more ways to connect with our Flickr images? We’ve got a Facebook app that lets you create photo clouds to reflect your status, as well as a flash widget for adding clouds to your blog and other personal spaces. You can even download a dynamic screensaver made up of images recently searched for by other users.

I found the user interface very strange, especially the search engine side of things.

It seems they have only limited content in the site, as when I searched for Dell (and why not?) I only got 5 images back.

So, maybe early days yet.

On a sidenote, Bill Gates is a significant shareholder in Getty Images.

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