1
                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                     TO THE
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                               GETTY IMAGES, INC.


     GETTY IMAGES, INC., a Delaware corporation, HEREBY CERTIFIES AS FOLLOWS:

     1.   The name of the corporation is Getty Images, Inc. (the "Corporation").
The date of filing of its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware was September 4, 1997. Certificates of Amendment
were filed on October 6, 1997 and February 6, 1998.

     2.   This Certificate of Amendment sets forth an amendment to the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation which was duly adopted by
stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon at the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders held on September 1, 1998 in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 242 and 211 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware.

     3.   Section 4.01 of the Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation is
hereby amended in full to be and read as follows:

          "SECTION 4.01. Authorized Capital. The total number of shares of all
classes of capital stock that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue
is 80,000,000 shares, of which (i) 75,000,000 shares shall be common stock, par
value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), and (ii) 5,000,000 shares shall be
preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Preferred Stock")."

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Getty Images, Inc. has caused this certificate to be
signed by Jonathan Klein, its Chief Executive Officer, and attested by Heather
Redman, its secretary, this 9th day of November 1998.

                                        GETTY IMAGES, INC.

                                        By:  /s/ JONATHAN KLEIN
                                             -------------------------------
                                        Name: Jonathan Klein
                                        Title: Chief Executive Officer


ATTEST:

/s/ HEATHER REDMAN
- ------------------------------------
Name: Heather Redman
Title: Secretary