AFP Yasuyoshi Chiba World Press Photo of the Year

AFP photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba has won the top prize at the World Press Photo Awards 2020, which also gave awards to three other photojournalists from the Agency this year.

AFP photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba has won the top prize at the World Press Photo Awards 2020, which also gave awards to three other photojournalists from the Agency this year.
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AFP and Relaxnews are launching AFP-Relaxnews service in Brazil to bolster their world leadership in leisure news

AFP and Relaxnews, which already offer their AFP-Relaxnews service in English and in French, are launching the service in Brazil on June 26.

AFP and Relaxnews, which already offer their AFP-Relaxnews service in English and in French, are launching the service in Brazil on June 26.
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AFP launches major coverage of Confederations Cup

AFP is sending a 40 strong team to the Confederations Cup, which runs from June 15 to 30 in Brazil and is seen as a rehearsal for next year’s World Cup.

AFP is sending a 40 strong team to the Confederations Cup, which runs from June 15 to 30 in Brazil and is seen as a rehearsal for next year’s World Cup.
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100th Tour de France : AFP to transmit images in real time

AFP will be transmitting photographs from the 100th Tour de France in virtual real time thanks to innovative satellite technology which will allow transmission from motor cycles following the race.   AFP is installing auto-pointing satellite terminals which can transmit at rest or on the move.   They will allow photographers to send their images at any moment and in virtual real time, and will be particularly effective in stretches of the Tour where the phone network is insufficient to carry the agency’s production.

AFP will be transmitting photographs from the 100th Tour de France in virtual real time thanks to innovative satellite technology which will allow transmission from motor cycles following the race.   AFP is installing auto-pointing satellite terminals which can transmit at rest or on the move.   They will allow photographers to send their images at any moment and in virtual real time, and will be particularly effective in stretches of the Tour where the phone network is insufficient to carry the agency’s production.
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AFP Photographer Adrian Dennis wins 2013 Press Photographer’s Year Prize

AFP photographer Adrian Dennis has won photograph of the year at the press photographer’s 2013 competition for his striking image of Thai rider Nina Lamsan Ligon and her horse at the London Olympics. He also won the Sports Folio of the Year and Olympic Folio categories in the competition that rewards the best photographs in the British media.

AFP photographer Adrian Dennis has won photograph of the year at the press photographer’s 2013 competition for his striking image of Thai rider Nina Lamsan Ligon and her horse at the London Olympics. He also won the Sports Folio of the Year and Olympic Folio categories in the competition that rewards the best photographs in the British media.
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AFP appoints new bureau chiefs, heads of service

Emmanuel Giroud, 46, has been appointed head of the Cairo bureau and will take up the post in August. Hired onto AFP's international desk in 1996, he has worked in Lyon, Ajaccio and Nairobi. Emmanuel also ran the Islamabad bureau for several years and was chief of the Europe desk in Paris prior to this latest appointment.

Emmanuel Giroud, 46, has been appointed head of the Cairo bureau and will take up the post in August. Hired onto AFP's international desk in 1996, he has worked in Lyon, Ajaccio and Nairobi. Emmanuel also ran the Islamabad bureau for several years and was chief of the Europe desk in Paris prior to this latest appointment.
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AFP updates guidelines on using Social media

International news agency AFP has published a new guide on how its journalists should use social networks including tighter rules on making accounts secure.

International news agency AFP has published a new guide on how its journalists should use social networks including tighter rules on making accounts secure.
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AFP: A photo of Usain Bolt takes the World Championships by storm

Olivier Morin, the AFP photographer who took this exceptional photo, managed to capture the champion Usain Bolt crossing the finish line at the same time as a lightning bolt illuminated the Moscow sky.

Olivier Morin, the AFP photographer who took this exceptional photo, managed to capture the champion Usain Bolt crossing the finish line at the same time as a lightning bolt illuminated the Moscow sky.
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AFP conflict coverage showcased in exhibition, screenings at Visa Pour l’Image

The international photo exhibition Visa Pour l’Image in the southern French city of Perpignan celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and showcases AFP images from DR Congo, El Salvador, Afghanistan and Bahrain.

The international photo exhibition Visa Pour l’Image in the southern French city of Perpignan celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and showcases AFP images from DR Congo, El Salvador, Afghanistan and Bahrain.
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COVID-19: AFP launches media literacy initiative in France with Facebook

AFP ramps up operations against misinformation.

AFP ramps up operations against misinformation.
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