Music Pictures Ltd. is an independent photo agency which specializes in licensing music and music-related photography. It first went online in 2001. Formerly working in cooperation with Redferns picture library, it became fully independent when Getty Images bought the Redferns archive in 2009. The agency is based in Berlin, Germany but serves clients from around the world. It claims to have 60,000 images online, covering 15,000 artists. It focuses on the editorial market, which it supplies through its website. The website allows customers to license and download images on account. The licensing cost of the image depends on use and resolution.