VOICES
JONATHAN KLEIN
Getty Images
Year
in Focus:
The Most
Compelling
Photographs
of 2012
MARK WILSON/GETTY IMAGES
BY JONATHAN KLEIN,
CEO OF GETTY IMAGES
AS PRINT MEDIA across the
world faces a stark economic reality, many have also speculated the
demise of photojournalism. The
images that follow show that assumption to be far from the truth.
Whilst ink on a page may be a
difficult business model to sustain,
the public’s appetite for — and
ability to consume — imagery online has never been greater.
The photographer’s role is now
about much more than documenting unfolding events, it’s about
telling the story — finding the visual narrative that conveys the
chaos and fear of the battlefield,
the awe-inspiring power of the
athlete, and the consummate grace
of the performer.
A great photograph has always
conveyed information in layers,
rewarding the viewer’s