2021 Leadership Principle Nomination - Staff Photographer Getty Images Employee Review

First and foremost, even more than the fact that I get to work in a field that is a pure passion of mine, are the people that make up Getty Images. It's incredible that I have had so much positive and really no negative experience with Getty personnel, that I've made some of my closest and longest running friends, and that they're the best in the business - whom I get to learn from and be inspired by on a daily basis. Whether they were/are administrative staff, editors, photographers, Senior level management, reception, freelance or staff - the people I've met have been remarkably and consistently exceptional. And most of all, the support I get from my direct team here in NYC. I am so grateful for all of this. The education and experience I have obtained and continue to, not only on photography, but life-navigation lessons, on so many levels through travel and especially by interacting on so many levels with so many different types of people from so many different parts of the planet and industries and life right here where I'm based in New York City. Outside of work, I am leading a happy, healthy interesting life, and I feel I am able to do so because of the positive capacity and well being that is my mentality. And this is largely due to the lifestyle *that is my work, and the support and harmony I get from Getty and my team directly. I can go on and on about the pro's I continue to experience at Getty, but I'm going to end with the fact that Getty has always had my back, has been so supportive of me. This has been demonstrated directly time and again over my 17 years here, as being "in the field", traveling, and dealing with some unforeseen hurdles life throws at you is challenging enough as it is. For one's company to have your back without any indication of doubt because you've worked hard and proved loyal, is invaluable, the gratitude is immeasurable. **All three CEOs I have worked under have given nothing short of an elevated impression on me, as to what a CEO could and should be. It seems that Craig Peters, is on a whole other level of elevation. I can go on about this, but I believe it's obvious and understood as the consensus. So all must trickle down and hopefully rise up his way for positive momentum. And all of this goes ESPECIALLY for a big corporation (!!)