Stock photo stereotypes are shifting, but the typical woman is still young, skinny and white
The pictures sourced from photo libraries are a fascinating snapshot of the zeitgeist – from hooded hackers to selfie-obsessed millennials. But these images don’t just reflect culture, they can help shape it
I want you to picture a half-naked skinny young white woman lying on a towel and staring into the camera with glazed eyes. Back in 2007, this was the top-selling image for the search term “woman” from Getty Images’ stock photo library.
You can stop imagining that half-naked woman now. Picturing women in a state of undress is no longer the done thing, you see. At least not in the world of stock photography. The image most often chosen by the media and marketers for the term “woman” in 2017, according to Getty, is of
