Nicki Minaj, Madonna and Liz Taylor in Getty Images’ ‘Year in Focus’.
Getty photographers covered more than 51,000 entertainment events this year—moments like Pippa Middleton stealing the spotlight at the royal wedding with her Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen bridesmaid dress and toned rear-end, Beyoncé showing off her baby bump in an orange Lanvin gown at the MTV Video Music Awards, and 17-year-old model Lindsey Wixson’s stumbles at Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief runway show.
Getty Images’ annual “Year in Focus,” available online for a second year, has compiled some of these notable photographs and video footage. Here is a sampling, with thoughts provided to Heard on the Runway by Roxanne Motamedi, vice president of entertainment in North America at Getty Images.