COMPANY PRESS RELEASE

GETTY IMAGES ANNOUNCES BOARD CHANGE

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1998--Getty Images
(NASDAQ: GETY - NEWS), the leading international provider of visual content,
today announced that Mark Torrance has resigned as Co-Chairman for purposes of
assuming the new position of non-executive Vice Chairman. In addition, the Board
has created a new committee to oversee the strategic development of the Group
and Mr. Torrance has agreed to serve on this committee. Mark Getty, who had been
Co-Chairman of the Board, will assume the role of Chairman.

Mr. Torrance was the founder and major shareholder of PhotoDisc, the leading
provider of royalty-free imagery on the Internet, which was acquired by Getty in
February 1998. Mr. Torrance became Co-Chairman of Getty at the time of the
acquisition.

Commenting on today's announcement, Mr. Torrance said, "I'm pleased to be able
to continue to serve Getty in a strategic role as non-executive Vice Chairman of
the board and to sit on the newly created committee to oversee the strategic
development of Getty Images. Getty has positioned itself well for the future and
I am excited to remain a part of it."

Mark Getty said, "The acquisition of PhotoDisc was a tremendous step forward for
the company and it has exceeded expectations since it was acquired. Mr. Torrance
played a vital role in the success of PhotoDisc and developed a strong
management team which continues to run PhotoDisc. We are pleased that Mark will
continue to contribute to the strategic development of the company and remains a
member of Getty's board."

Description of Getty Images, Inc.

Getty Images (NASDAQ: GETY - NEWS) is one of the leading international providers
of visual content to a diverse range of professional users of images, including
advertising and design agencies, magazines, newspapers, broadcasters, production
companies and traditional and new media publishers. Getty Images markets rights
to images and footage through its international network of wholly owned offices
in London, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto, Munich, Hamburg,
Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Vienna, Barcelona, Sydney,
Tokyo and Hong Kong and agents in 54 countries. Getty Images' high quality
visual content collections are: (i) Tony Stone Images, one of the world's
leading providers of contemporary stock photography; (ii) PhotoDisc, a world
leader in digital stock photography and electronic delivery; (iii) Allsport, a
leading world-wide sports picture agency; (iv) Hulton Getty, one of the two
largest privately owned collections of archival photography in the world; (v)
Liaison Agency, a leading North American news and reportage agency; and (vi)
Energy Film Library, one of the world's leading stock footage companies. Further
information is available from the group's website at www.getty-images.com.

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