SEATTLE (March 19, 2009) - Corbis (www.corbis.com) a leading visual media provider for the creative community, today announced that it is distributing premium rights-managed photography from Science Faction, the world's foremost provider of science and technology images.

Through the new partnership, Corbis is licensing thousands of powerful and futuristic images from the universes of physical and natural sciences, high technology, medicine and space. The award-winning collection includes everything from molecules and nanotechnology to the moon, stars and the technologies of scientific exploration.

"Brilliant photography plays a critical role in showing us how the worlds of science, nature and medicine work," said Edie Tobias, Vice President, Media Products for Corbis. "Organizations looking to harness the power of imagery in their communications will find that the outstanding Science Faction collection helps convey their concepts more beautifully and effectively."

Science Faction represents the work of some of the world's finest photographers, artists and institutions. It has a highly experienced and award-winning image processing team that works to create some of the most sought-after scientific images.

"Corbis' customers will appreciate the premium nature and extensive range of our scientific imagery," said Roger Ressmeyer, CEO and Founder, Science Faction. "We're overjoyed to be working with Corbis to distribute our collections globally. It's a perfect fit."

Images from the collection are typically licensed for a variety of advertising, educational and other uses by professionals in life sciences, medical, pharmaceutical, biotech advertising and communications industries as well as the editorial, educational and publishing sectors.

To view images from the new Science Faction collection, search "Science Faction" on the Corbis website.

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About Corbis
Corbis is a leading visual media provider for the creative community, licensing the widest array of award-winning contemporary, historical and entertainment photography as well as extensive collections of acclaimed illustration and footage. Its imagery is seen everyday around the world in advertising, media, publishing and corporate communications. Corbis is headquartered in Seattle with 18 offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia that serve more than 50 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.corbis.com.

About Science Faction
Science Faction specializes in world-class image selection, brilliant digital processing, and impeccable metadata creation to support the licensing and use of science imagery created by some of the greatest photographers in our solar system. The company was founded in 2004 by Roger Ressmeyer, a National Geographic and Time/Life photographer specializing in space, high tech, medicine and the physical sciences. Following the acquisition in 1995 by Corbis of the Starlight Collection, the first company founded by Ressmeyer, he worked in executive and VP positions at Corbis and Getty Images. Science Faction is based on Mercer Island, Washington, USA. For more information, visit www.sciencefaction.com.

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Dan Perlet
Director, Communications
Corbis
+44.20.7644.7418
dan.perlet@corbis.com

Tanis Shortt
Corbis
+1.403.313.4916
tanis.shortt@corbis.com