London-Olios were invited to attend the press preview of this retrospective exhibition, showcasing more than 80 images that defined the news last year. It was a very popular event and I think we will have to go back to get a second look at the photographs.

Getty Images Senior Creative Director and curator of the exhibition, Anthony Holland Parkin says: “2015 was a monumental year for global news and the world was moved by imagery captured of events and issues that occurred across the year – from the Charlie Hebdo attacks, to the migrant crisis in Europe, this retrospective provides the perfect opportunity to look back on 2015 and the moments that defined it. We are honoured to be able to share this unprecedented curation with the public.”

PAMPLONA, SPAIN – JULY 06: Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled ‘The Sun Also Rises’, involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Getty Images have once again selected photographs of the most moving and shocking, the most poignant and thought provoking, the most exciting, thrilling and joyful moments of last year.  From the refugee crisis to the terrorist attacks in Paris and Tunisia, natural disasters like the earthquake in Nepal to the race riots in the US and many more events that made the news. Important sports events like the European Games, Super Bowl and Cricket World Cup are covered just like those from the world of entertainment, from pop concerts to the Grammy and Academy Awards. Also included in the exhibition are archive photographs to commemorate, amongst others, the 70^th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the 75^th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, as well as photos of those people who sadly left us last year, like Leonard Nimoy, BB King and Cilla Black.

The exhibition at Getty Images Gallery, just a few minutes walk from Oxford Circus, runs from 22^nd January – 20^th February 2016, and is open to the public Monday to Friday from 10.00h to 17.30h and on Saturdays from 12.00h to 17.30h. Entrance is free.

Getty Images Gallery

46 Eastcastle Street

London W1W 8DX

If you are unable to go, you can view all the images on their website.

How cool is that?

www.gettyimagesgallery.com

www.gettyimages.co.uk

Getty Images brings together the work of photojournalists from all corners of the globe, providing coverage of world events 24/7. It is the world’s leading visual media company and celebrated its 20^th anniversary in 2015.

Getty Images Gallery not only host exhibitions and other events but also provides a printing and framing service of their photos. So the image you admire on their walls could be hanging in your living room soon.