Stories, News, Articles and Galleries reflecting our collection
Images by UIG photographer Marco Scataglini, focuses on documenting the Tuscia territorial area, in the Lazio Region. Highlighting an interesting landscape phenomenon – The Lazio Ecological Transition. The Lazio Region, in central Italy, is engaged in what is called an ‘Ecological Transition’. Its aim is to transform the region towards a more sustainable development model, balancing […]
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For most of us, summer beach trips help us cool off, relax, connect with nature, and work on our summer tanning. Sunsets and sunrises over the ocean’s horizon illuminate the skies and clouds in colors that both warm and calm us. The beach during summertime is a holiday on its own. While we visit our favorite beaches, please […]
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Over the course of a year we receive, select and process many thousands of images across a wide variety of subjects. We are privileged to work with such a fantastic range of photographers, agencies and archives. Check out our slideshows below of just some of the interesting, striking and topical images, that we received in […]
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Marli Miller has been fascinated by geology since being an undergraduate at Colorado College in the early 1980’s – and has loved photography since high school. Marli maintained a love for photography all through grad school – and confesses she probably took much too long to complete her PhD (University of Washington, 1992) because of […]
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UIG contributing partner BSIP Agency has long been known for their comprehensive collection of medical, wellness and scientific subjects. BSIP’s main area of specialization is medical science, and the collection offers a complete study of human anatomy and physiology. BSIP’s photo-micrographical collection includes colorized micrographs of an extensive variety of diseases. The Agency’s offering includes coverage of medical […]
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Located more than 900 kilometers north of Oslo on Norway’s northwestern coast, the amazing Lofoten Islands offers visitors stunning scenery and active outdoor experiences all year long. The Lofoten archipelago is home to 25,000 people living mostly on six main islands: Austvagoy, Vestvagoy, Flakstadoy, Moskenesoy, Vaeroy, and Rost. The archipelago is north of the Arctic Circle but it maintains a relatively mild climate […]
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Greenland, the world’s largest island, is officially a part of the North American continent but is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is known for its vast tundra and glaciers which cover much of its landmass, which stretches about 1,660 miles from south to north, from the 59th to the 83rd latitudinal lines, with a […]
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20th March this year marks the Spring Equinox for the northern hemisphere. The equinox is when day and night are the same lengths. The word equinox meaning ‘equal night’‚ in Latin. To many cultures, Spring equinox is traditionally celebrated as a time of rebirth with spring holidays and festivals. As we emerge from the colder days […]
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Our ‘mini-missions’ for images that are trending in the media and publishing industry We are always working on new initiatives to provide our photographers with guidance and suggestions on what we would like to receive, based on market needs that are timely, and topical themes that will educate and inform. To do this we create […]
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Gaspard-Felix Tournachon is widely believed to be the first producer of aerial photography. Tournachon, a balloonist, took images mainly of Paris, France in the late 1850’s. The earliest surviving aerial photograph, however, was one created in 1860. James Wallace Black and Samuel Archer King’s aerial photograph was titled “Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It”. […]
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