Corbis and Retna have announced a partnership that adds 250,000 red carpet, film, music, fashion, celebrity and news images from the Retna archive to the Corbis offering, with additional images to be added weekly.
Established over 30 years ago by photographer Michael Putland, Retna was purchased in 2004 by former ice-cream entrepreneurs Sam Pugliese and Marc Wexler. The agency remains one of the largest independent shops and has been managed by chief executive officer Jessica Daly since the post-acquisition departure of longtime president Julie Grahame.
Images by Retna photographers will be added to Corbis Outline, the company’s celebrity portraiture offering, and Corbis Entertainment. Corbis also represents similarly themed collections by photographers of Women’s Wear Daily, European Pressphoto Agency and Reuters.