The COVID-19 pandemic has not broken the spirit of the world's major photojournalism festival, and it was all the more crucial to maintain the edition in these difficult times "when many photojournalists have been struggling, with close to no orders for months", Jean-François Leroy, director of Visa, said at a press video conference.

Agence France-Presse will be present this year through 3 exhibitions among the 20 on display:

For several months in 2019, AFP's multi-disciplinary team (text, photo, video and data graphics) set out to meet one of the world's last great nomadic peoples, in Nigeria, Mali and Niger.

They aimed to tell the story of these freedom-loving men and women as they face some of the 21st century's direst challenges.

The Fulani are at the heart of most major news stories in the Sahel region of Africa: population explosion, urbanization, global warming and radicalization.

The book has already been translated into 17 languages. Rachel was joined in the discussion by Ramon Tuazon, Media Development Specialist of UNESCO Myanmar, and host U Kyaw Min Swe, Executive Director of Myanmar Journalism Institute & Chief Editor of the Voice Weekly.

Eddie passed away on April 25 at the age of 84, and his funeral was held the following day with close family in attendance.

"AFP stands in solidarity with all the media whose offices were destroyed in Gaza," said AFP Chairman Fabrice Fries. "All parties involved in the conflict need to respect the media's freedom to report on events."

"We are profoundly shocked the offices of media organisations would be targeted in this way," said AFP's Global News Director Phil Chetwynd.

Held at the Centro Cultural Penedo da Saudade, the exhibition brings together 41 of AFP's top images of events that have recently shaken the US: the storming of the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters, the Black Lives Matter protests, and the siege at the Michigan statehouse amongst others. Featuring images from 21 photographers, it is one of eight large-format present at the photojournalism festival, which will culminate with the Estação Imagem Award.

Shanghai-based photographer Hector Retamal won first prize in the Excellence in Photography category at the 2021 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) awards announced Thursday, while Beijing-based video journalist Leo Ramirez was runner-up in the Excellence in Video Reporting category.

Jeff Pachoud won the Grand Prix as well as first prize for his black and white “best of “ selection from the Tour De France. His entry was called “My Tour”.

It is with deep shock and sadness that AFP learned of the tragic death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui – killed during a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near the Afghan border with Pakistan.

A highly respected and admired journalist, and a Pulitzer Prize-winner, Danish was well known to many AFP staff – both in India where has was based and also across the agency’s wider network.