Getty Images Holdings Inc

FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of Getty Images Holdings, Inc. of proxies to be voted at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held virtually on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time (the “2024 Annual Meeting”), and at any continuation, postponement, or adjournment of the 2024 Annual Meeting. You will be able to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting online and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting https://web.lumiconnect.com/207134970 (password getty2024) and entering your 11-digit control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.

Holders of record of shares of our Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), as of the close of business on April 15, 2024 (the “Record Date”), will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting and any continuation, postponement, or adjournment of the 2024 Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 408,493,294 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Each share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote on any matter presented to stockholders at the 2024 Annual Meeting.

In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, we are using the Internet as our primary means of furnishing proxy materials to stockholders. Consequently, most stockholders will not receive paper copies of our proxy materials. We will instead send these stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials with instructions for accessing the proxy materials, including this proxy statement and the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”), and voting via the Internet. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also provides information on how stockholders may obtain paper copies of our proxy materials if they so choose. We believe this rule makes the proxy distribution process more efficient, less costly, and helps in conserving natural resources.

The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and this proxy statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting, and the accompanying form of proxy, were first distributed and made available on the Internet to stockholders on or about April 24, 2024. The 2023 Annual Report is available with this proxy statement by following the instructions in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.

In this proxy statement, “Getty Images”, “Getty”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to Getty Images Holdings, Inc. after the Business Combination (as defined herein) and to Griffey Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Getty”) and Getty Images, Inc. before the Business Combination, unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2024

This proxy statement and our 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders

are also available athttps://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/26903

NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This proxy statement includes estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this proxy statement. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. We describe risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially in “Risk Factors,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of our Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.