iStock

iStock is an online royalty free, international micro stock photography provider based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Livingstone promised that the site would continue "functioning independently with the benefits of Getty Images, yet, very importantly for them and us, autonomy.

"[2] On September 18, 2006, the site experienced the first benefits of the new ownership:[3] a Controlled vocabulary keyword taxonomy borrowed from Getty Images.

[7] In 2013, iStockphoto was rebranded as iStock by Getty Images, removing the word 'photo' to convey that the company offers stock media other than just photography, such as vector illustrations, audio, and video.

[8] In 2020, iStock began offering weekly complimentary stock photos from its exclusive Signature collection, as well as monthly free illustrations and video clips.

In an address to its community entitled "2008: A Year in Review and a Look Ahead″,[9] the firm's CEO mentioned that the company was paying out 'almost' $1.1 million per week in royalty payments to contributors.

[13] On July 31, 2006 iStockphoto announced the development of a new branch, iStockvideo, to sell stock video clips in a variety of formats from web-size, through NTSC and PAL up to HDV and HD sizes.

[15] Since the first event in Las Vegas, iStock has visited Seattle, Boston, Ljubljana, Prague, Austin, Barcelona, Marseille, Buenos Aires, Malta, Berlin, Calgary, Istanbul, Cannes, Tokyo, London, Milan, Singapore, São Paulo, Los Angeles and Paris.

[17] In 2015, the film Unfinished Business, starring Vince Vaughn, used images from iStock as part of their PR campaign.

This background of a movie poster for the 2011 film The Roommate was provided by iStockphoto. The image is that of the Christy Administration building at Southwestern College . The college believes this image was used without their permission.