Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Cameron Diaz are just a few of the faces picked up by Getty Images in August through a deal to subsidize celebrity images by Los Angeles Times photographers.This new collection of images will be available on Contour, a division of Getty Images that focuses on professional licensing of celebrity portraiture.
An image of actress Angelina Jolie, now available on Contour. Copyright © Photo courtesy of Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times / Contour by Getty ImagesIn addition to The Los Angeles Times, Contour manages images for other publishers, including British Vogue, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Newsweek, Rolling Stone and Time. It also handles national and international photographers such as David LaChapelle, Max Vadukul and George Holz.Prior to this deal, The Los Angeles Times, which is owned by the Tribune Company, filed for bankruptcy in December 2008 and laid off 300 employees in January.