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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.34.

                      GETTY INVESTMENTS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT


THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT is made as of November 22, 1999

BETWEEN:

(1)  GETTY IMAGES, INC., a Delaware corporation whose registered office is at
     701 North 34th Street, Suite 400, Seattle, Washington 98103 ("Getty
     Images"); and

(2)  THOSE PERSONS whose names and addresses are set out in Exhibit A hereto
     (the "Investors").


NOW THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE as follows:

1.   Definitions

     a.   In this Agreement:

          "Action" means any actual or threatened legal action, claim,
          proceeding or investigation.

          "Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, the
          directors, officers, trustees, managers and partners of such Person,
          and any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
          intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
          with, such specified Person.

          "control" (including the terms "controlled by" and "under common
          control with"), with respect to the relationship between or among two
          or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly or as
          trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
          the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership
          of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or
          otherwise. Control shall be conclusively presumed when any Person
          directly or indirectly owns 50% or more of the voting securities of
          another Person.

          "Disclosure Documents" means any preliminary prospectus, prospectus,
          registration statement, circular and any amendment or supplement
          thereto, filed, distributed or used at any time in connection with the
          Offering (and including any exhibits to the foregoing documents).

          "Investors" means those persons listed in Exhibit A hereto, together
          with their respective Affiliates, agents and representatives.

          "Offering" means the offering, issuance and sale of the common stock,
          par value


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          $0.01 per share, of Getty Images pursuant to a Registration Statement
          on Form S-3, as amended (Registration No. 333-88009), and a related
          Registration Statement on Form S-3 to register additional shares of
          common stock pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
          amended (Registration No. 333-91097).

          "Person" means an individual, corporation, general or limited
          partnership, limited or unlimited liability company, trust,
          association, unincorporated organization, government or any authority,
          agency or body thereof, or other entity and any legal personal
          representative, successor and lawful assignee of any of them.

     b.   In this Agreement, a reference to:

          (1)  a "subsidiary" means any and all corporations, partnerships,
               joint ventures, associations and other entities controlled by
               Getty Images directly or indirectly through one or more
               intermediaries;

          (2)  a statutory provision includes a reference to the statutory
               provision as modified or re-enacted or both from time to time
               whether before or after the date of this Agreement and any
               subordinate legislation made under the statutory provision
               whether before or after the date of this Agreement;

          (3)  a clause or schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, is a
               reference to a clause of or schedule to this Agreement; and

          (4)  a document is a reference to that document as from time to time
               supplemented or varied.

     c.   The headings in this Agreement do not affect its interpretation.

2.   Indemnity

     a.   Getty Images hereby undertakes that it will indemnify and hold
          harmless each Investor against any losses, claims, damages or
          liabilities to which such Investor may become subject, arising
          directly or indirectly out of the Disclosure Documents and Getty
          Images will reimburse each Investor for any legal or other expenses
          reasonably incurred by such Investor in connection with investigating
          or defending any Action in respect thereof as such expenses are
          incurred, provided that, Getty Images shall have no liability under
          this Clause to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
          liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
          alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission in any of the
          Disclosure Documents in reliance upon and in conformity with, in the
          case of each Investor, information provided by such Investor.



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     b.   Promptly after receipt by any Investor of notice of the commencement
          of any Action or any written notice of any threat of any Action, it
          shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against Getty
          Images under this Clause, notify Getty Images and the other Investors
          in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify
          Getty Images shall not relieve Getty Images from any liability which
          it may have to such Investor. If any such Action shall be brought
          against any Investor and it shall notify Getty Images of the
          commencement thereof, Getty Images shall, subject to its agreeing to
          indemnify the Investors against all judgments and other liabilities
          resulting from such Action (and so far as permitted by any insurance
          policy of such Investors), be entitled to participate therein and, to
          the extent that it shall wish, to assume the defense thereof, with
          counsel satisfactory to such Investor (which shall not, except with
          the consent of such Investor, be counsel to Getty Images), and, after
          notice from Getty Images to such Investor of its election so as to
          assume the defense thereof, Getty Images shall not be liable to such
          Investor under this Clause for any legal expenses of other counsel or
          any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such
          Investor, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
          costs of investigation. Getty Images shall not, without the written
          consent of the relevant Investor effect the settlement or compromise
          of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any
          Action in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be
          sought hereunder (whether or not such Investor is an actual or
          potential party to such Action) unless such settlement, compromise or
          judgment (i) includes a full and unconditional release of such
          Investor from all liability arising out of such Action, and (ii) does
          not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or
          a failure to act, by or on behalf of any Investor. In the event that
          Getty Images wishes to assume the defense of any Action but is not
          permitted by the insurance policy of the relevant Investor to do so,
          such Investor shall use all reasonable endeavors to procure that its
          insurers and their legal advisers shall consult and cooperate with
          Getty Images in respect of such defense and (except insofar as such
          Investor shall certify to Getty Images that the requirement to obtain
          the written consent of Getty Images as referred to below would
          invalidate the relevant insurance policy, in which case such
          requirement shall not apply) shall not settle, compromise or consent
          to the entry of any judgment with respect to such Action without the
          written consent of Getty Images, such consent not to be unreasonably
          withheld or delayed.

     c.   If the indemnification provided for in this Clause 2 is unavailable to
          or insufficient to hold harmless any Investor under the foregoing
          provisions of this Clause in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
          liabilities (or Actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then
          Getty Images shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
          relevant Investor as a result of such losses, claims, damages or
          liabilities (or Actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is
          appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by that Investor
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          hand and Getty Images on the other from the Offering. If, however, the
          allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not
          permitted by applicable law or if the relevant Investor failed to give
          the notice required under sub-Clause b. above, then Getty Images shall
          contribute to such amount paid or payable by such Investor in such
          proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative
          benefits but also the relative fault of such Investor on the one hand
          and Getty Images on the other in connection with the statements or
          omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
          liabilities (or Actions in respect thereof), as well as any other
          relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by
          the Investors in the aggregate on the one hand and Getty Images on the
          other shall be deemed to be in the proportion 99 percent, to Getty
          Images and 1 percent, to the Investors. The relative fault shall be
          determined by reference to, among other things, whether the claim
          relates to information supplied by Getty Images or the Investors and
          the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
          opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The
          relevant Investors agree with Getty Images that it would not be just
          and equitable if contributions pursuant to this sub-Clause c. were
          determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation
          which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
          to above in this sub-Clause c. The amount paid or payable by the
          relevant Investor as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
          liabilities (or Actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this
          sub-Clause c. shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses
          reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or
          defending any such action or claim. No person guilty of fraudulent
          misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
          Securities Act of 1933) shall be entitled to contribution from any
          person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

     d.   If any taxing authority brings into charge to taxation any sum payable
          under the indemnity contained in this Clause 2, the amount so payable
          shall be grossed up by such amount as will ensure that after deduction
          of the tax so chargeable (after giving credit for any tax relief
          available to the indemnified party) there shall remain a sum equal to
          the amount that would otherwise have been payable under this Clause.

     e.   The obligations of Getty Images under this Clause 2 shall be in
          addition to any liability which Getty Images may otherwise have.

3.   Survival of Obligations

     The indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other
     statements of Getty Images contained in this Agreement or made by or on
     behalf of it pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in full force and
     effect, regardless of any investigation (or any statement as to the results
     thereof) made by or on behalf of Getty Investments, and shall


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     survive the completion of the Offering.

4.   Assignment and Further Assurance

     a.   This Agreement shall be binding upon, and the benefit of this
          Agreement shall inure solely to the Investors and Getty Images and
          their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall
          acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. No
          purchaser of any shares from any Investor shall be deemed a successor
          or assign by reason merely of such purchase.

     b.   Getty Images shall, if requested by any of the Investors, procure that
          any of its subsidiaries nominated by any of the Investors shall enter
          into an agreement with the Investors on similar terms to this
          Agreement, save that any such subsidiary shall be the party giving the
          indemnification thereunder in place of Getty Images.

5.   Time of the Essence

     Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

6.   Choice of Law

     a.   This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
          the laws of the State of Delaware.

     b.   To the fullest extent permitted by law, any controversy or claim
          arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof,
          shall be settled by mandatory, final and binding arbitration in New
          York City, New York, USA under the auspices of and in accordance with
          the rules, then pertaining, of the American Arbitration Association,
          to the extent not inconsistent with the Delaware Uniform Arbitration
          Act and judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court
          having jurisdiction thereof. Nothing in this paragraph 6.b. shall
          limit any right that any Person may otherwise have to seek to obtain
          preliminary judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any
          court having jurisdiction thereof. Nothing in this paragraph 6.b.
          shall limit any right that any Person may otherwise have to seek to
          obtain preliminary injunctive relief in order to preserve the status
          quo pending the disposition of any such arbitration proceeding.

     c.   In the event of any dispute, claim, arbitration or litigation with
          regard to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
          receive from the non-prevailing party, and the non-prevailing party
          shall promptly pay, all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for
          the prevailing party incurred in connection with such dispute, claim,
          arbitration or litigation.



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7.   Severability

     In case any provision in this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or
     unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
     provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

8.   No Personal Liability of Trustees

     The parties hereto agree that with respect to the Cheyne Walk Trust, the
     Ronald Family Trust A, the Ronald Family Trust B and the Gordon P. Getty
     Family Trust, the respective trustees thereof have executed this Agreement
     solely in their representative capacities as trustees and not individually,
     and that any liability arising from this Agreement shall be satisfied
     solely from the assets of the trust of which such person is trustee, and
     not from such person individually.

9.   Counterparts

     This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts, each
     of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
     together constitute one and the same instrument.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their
duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first mentioned above.

                               The Trustees of the Cheyne Walk Trust


                               By:  ______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                               The Trustees of the Ronald Family Trust A


                               By:  ______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                               The Trustees of the Ronald Family Trust B


                               By:  ______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                               Transon Limited


                               By:  ______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                               The Trustees of the Gordon P. Getty Family Trust


                               By:  ______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:




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                               Getty Investments L.L.C.


                               By:  ______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                               Getty Images, Inc.


                               By:  ______________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:




























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                                    EXHIBIT A


Name                                         Notice Address
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Trustees of the Cheyne Walk Trust            Attn:  Jan D. Moehl
                                             1325 Airmotive Way, Suite 262
                                             Reno, Nevada 89502

Trustees of the Ronald Family Trust A        Attn:  Thomas E. Woodhouse
                                             1325 Airmotive Way, Suite 264
                                             Reno, Nevada 89502

Trustees of the Ronald Family Trust B        Attn:  Jan D. Moehl
                                             1325 Airmotive Way, Suite 262
                                             Reno, Nevada 89502

Transon Limited                              c/o Macfarlanes
                                             10 Norwich Street
                                             London EC4A 1BD
                                             England

Trustees of the Gordon P. Getty              Attn:  Thomas E. Woodhouse
Family Trust                                 1325 Airmotive Way, Suite 264
                                             Reno, Nevada 89502

Getty Investments L.L.C.                     Attn:  Jan D. Moehl
                                             1325 Airmotive Way, Suite 262
                                             Reno, Nevada 89502