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Shutterstock Editorial And The Vault Partner With Meredith Corporation For Exclusive Rights To The LIFE Picture Collection
NEW YORK, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

- A visual chronicle of the 19th and 20th centuries, capturing over 800,000 
iconic visuals across fashion and entertainment, politics, space and sports, is 
exclusively available in the The Vault

Shutterstock, Inc. ( 
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) (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global creative platform offering full-service 
solutions, high-quality content, and tools for brands, businesses and media 
companies, today announced an exclusive editorial partnership with leading 
media company Meredith Corporation ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3202769-1&h=4090023377&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meredith.com%2F&a=Meredith+Corporation 
) (NYSE: MDP) to exclusively represent the iconic LIFE Picture Collection ( 
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), one of the most significant photographic archives in the world, featuring 
over 800,000 of the most recognizable photos, magazine covers and historical 
moments chronicling the 20th century. 

The collection will form part of Shutterstock Editorial's archive, The Vault ( 
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), which has over 60 million assets across photo and video, making it one of 
the largest photo and video archives in the world. As part of the partnership, 
Shutterstock and LIFE Picture Collection ( 
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) will work together to bring new, never before available images from the 
archive to market, making them available to Shutterstock's global customer 
base. As one of the world's most prestigious brands, LIFE Picture Collection ( 
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) is an incomparable library of stunning visuals that provide a glimpse into 
significant events, from Neil Armstrong's moon walk, to Martin Luther King Jr. 
marching for equality, as well as distinctive LIFE magazine covers featuring 
Diana, Princess of Wales, Winston Churchill, and Marilyn Monroe. These prolific 
moments were captured by some of the greatest photographers, including Alfred 
Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, Andreas Feininger, John Dominis, Nina Leen, 
and Gjon Mili.

"Compelling exclusive editorial content is core to Shutterstock Editorial, and 
we are delighted to bring LIFE Picture Collection, one of the most remarkable 
archives in existence, to our customers around the world," said Candice Murray, 
VP of Editorial at Shutterstock. "Documenting history's most memorable moments 
from 1936 to 2000 across politics, culture, celebrities and sports, the 
collection is an unparalleled offering of some of the most important images 
ever captured."

"The LIFE Picture Collection—created by one of the world's most illustrious 
brands—is an exceptional photographic archive of monumental events and intimate 
moments from the 19th and 20th centuries," said Jill Golden, Director, LIFE 
Picture Collection and Vice-President, Picture Collection, Inc. "We are 
thrilled to bring this significant collection exclusively to Shutterstock as a 
trusted partner, and one of the most innovative creative content companies in 
the world."

Open The Vault ( 
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) to access The LIFE Picture Collection ( 
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). 

ABOUT SHUTTERSTOCK 

Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), is a leading global creative platform offering 
full-service solutions, high-quality content, and tools for brands, businesses 
and media companies. Directly and through its group subsidiaries, 
Shutterstock's comprehensive collection includes high-quality licensed 
photographs ( 
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), vectors ( 
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), illustrations ( 
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), videos ( 
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) and music ( 
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). Working with its growing community of over 1.7 million contributors, 
Shutterstock adds hundreds of thousands of images each week, and currently has 
more than 370 million images and more than 21 million video clips available.


Headquartered in New York City, Shutterstock has offices around the world and 
customers in more than 150 countries. The Company also owns Bigstock ( 
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), a value-oriented stock media offering; Shutterstock Studios, an end-to-end 
custom creative shop ( 
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); Offset, a high-end image collection ( 
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); PremiumBeat, a curated royalty-free music library ( 
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); Shutterstock Editorial, a premier source of editorial images ( 
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) and videos ( 
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) for the world's media; Amper Music, an AI-driven music platform ( 
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); and TurboSquid, a leading 3D content marketplace ( 
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).

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).

ABOUT THE LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION

The LIFE Picture Collection is the visual chronicle of the 20th century and the 
most prestigious private photographic archive in the U.S. From 1936 to 2000, 
LIFE commissioned more than 10 million photographs across 120,000 stories. At 
its height, LIFE magazine's incomparable images and essays reached 1 of 3 
American readers. The original pictures and articles remain in Meredith's LIFE 
Picture Collection, an unprecedented cultural asset with millions of untold 
stories and unseen images. The LIFE Picture Collection offers research, 
gallery, licensing and merchandising opportunities.

ABOUT MEREDITH CORPORATION

Meredith Corporation ( 
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) (NYSE: MDP), a leading media company for nearly 120 years, produces service 
journalism that engages audiences with essential, inspiring, and trusted 
content. Meredith reaches consumers where they are across multiple platforms 
including digital, video, magazine, and broadcast television. Meredith's 
National Media Group reaches nearly 95 percent of all U.S. women and more than 
190 million unduplicated American consumers every month through such iconic 
brands as PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Southern Living, and REAL 
SIMPLE. Meredith's premium digital network reaches more than 150 million 
consumers each month. The Company is the No. 1 U.S. magazine operator with 36 
million subscribers and the No. 2 global licensor with robust brand licensing 
activities that include a Better Homes & Gardens partnership with Walmart. 
Meredith's Local Media Group portfolio includes 17 television stations reaching 
11 percent of U.S. households and 30 million viewers. Meredith's portfolio is 
concentrated in large, fast-growing markets, with seven stations in the 
nation's Top 25 markets, including Atlanta, Phoenix, St. Louis, and Portland, 
and 13 stations in the Top 50.

SOURCE  Shutterstock, Inc.

CONTACT: Aimee Leabon, press@shutterstock.com, 917-563-4991; Jill Davison, 
Jill.Davison@meredith.com, 917-280-0475