Trends
in Sight
What’s new — and what’s
next — in photography
We know finding the right shot can be tough. The perfect image is unique, current, and relevant to your story. As your creative ally, Corbis® Images keeps you informed about what’s new — and what’s next — in image trends.
Trends in Sight, a series of creative research reports, showcases new photography collections shot with emerging cultural and societal trends in mind — and studies the effects these trends have on various industries, education, health, lifestyles, and more.
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Trends
in Sight
Creative research reports are cross-cultural studies that preview the trends responsible for shaping the global visual landscape for the next several years.
Through extensive analysis of top-selling creative and editorial images, and the latest demographic and psychographic findings, our researchers create these reports to better understand the underlying values and insights that enable consumers to establish emotional connections with certain images. This helps us ensure Corbis photography is always relevant and up to date.
Creative Research/Spring 2012: Gender
Shifting gender roles mean altered identities, workplaces, and relationships.
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Two generations after the women's movement demanded social reform, gender has become a trait, not a destiny. Equality is status-quo, cooperation has replaced obligation, and domestic partnership is the new "man and wife". The Gender Norms photography collection and research report spotlights this new reality and its moments of connection, confusion, and possibility.
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Creative Research/Spring 2012: Energy
Cleaner and safer energy solutions for a brighter future.
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With natural resources diminishing and the global hunger to consume exponentially rising, what is the future of our world�s energy problems? We look at innovative power sources, increased personal responsibility and the ways in which we are changing our lives to create a safer, cleaner tomorrow. Find positive images and read an optimistic report on the challenges that face us all.
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Creative Research/Winter 2011: Real Time
Authentic, everyday moments that illustrate what really makes us tick.
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The headline-making corporate scandals, economic instability, and wars of recent years have awakened a growing desire for authenticity. As a result, truth and meaning have started to take a more prominent role in our day-to-day lives. The Real Time photography collection and research report captures this global trend in honest, everyday moments that resonate with us all.
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Creative Research/Spring 2011: Smart Happens
Content that reflects a global desire for smarter solutions to today’s challenges.
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A global desire for self-improvement is driving us to create smarter solutions for today’s challenges. With so much information at our fingertips, and so much of it free for the taking, ingenuity is more in demand than ever before. The Smart Happens photography collection and trend research explores the way this greater emphasis on intelligence is changing the world around us for the better.
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Creative Research/Winter 2011: Life Changes
Shifts in technology and social trends mean today’s vision of health is changing.
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Shifts in technology and social trends are motivating people to become more aware of their lifestyle choices — which means today’s vision of health is changing. The Life Changes market research provides insight into health-care developments as the industry becomes more holistic, encompassing mind, body, and spirit.
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Creative Research/Winter 2010: People Watching
Content that reflects urban living and new attitudes surrounding lifestyle.
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As more people are choosing to live in cities than ever before, content that reflects new attitudes surrounding lifestyle, convenience, and connection are increasingly in demand. Offering in-depth analysis into the growth of urban populations, this trend report looks at why many are reassessing life in the suburbs.
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Creative Research/Summer 2010: The Human Touch
Content that reflects relationships, hands-on creativity, and getting back to basics.
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While technology has provided convenience, flexibility, and global connectivity in our daily lives, it has also made us long for the warmth of more tactile experiences — things with a human touch. This creative research suggests we’re recognizing the need to slow down and unplug, allowing time for low-tech activities, creative pursuits, and relationships.
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Creative Research/Spring 2010:Words to Live By
The baby boom generation reinvents itself by choosing more mindful ways of living.
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Once defined as the “Me Generation,” boomers are reinventing themselves by abandoning conspicuous consumption for a more mindful way of living. Embracing the wisdom that comes with getting older, they’re putting health and vitality above all else. Studies forecast that photography reflecting this new look of maturity will only grow in demand as the global population continues to age.