Press releases

Following a first year marked by student commitment, high-quality teaching, and outstanding projects, AFP and Spéos, the international photography school, are pleased to announce the extension of their partnership for the 2025–2026 academic year.

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The annual Athens Photo World festival, taking place from 25 June to 31 August 2025 in the Greek capital, is hosting an outdoor exhibition of AFP photography on the railings of the city’s National Garden.

Running from 21 June to 21 September 2025, the Deauville Sport Images Festival offers a fresh perspective on the values of sport through photography. The work of AFP photographers will be showcased in a dedicated exhibition, A World of Sports, alongside three collective displays.

From 21 June 2025, the city of Deauville will host the very first edition of the Deauville Sport Images Festival, with AFP as an official partner. The work of the Agency’s photographers will be prominently featured through an exclusive exhibition entitled “A World of Sport”, along with three group exhibitions.

Following a three-year hiatus, the “Marai Photo Award” returns in 2025 with a new identity: the “Marai Photo Grant”. This year’s theme, “My Reality. Now.”, spotlights one of the most pressing issues of our time — climate change.

During its meeting on April 29, 2025, AFP’s board approved the 2024 accounts, which confirm the positive financial trajectory the Agency has been on for seven years.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is launching an online course on its award-winning training platform to explain how to use the Verification Plugin for online investigations, also known as InVID-WeVerify, at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.

At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, from April 9 to 13, 2025, Agence France-Presse (AFP) will be at the center of key discussions shaping the future of the profession. Five AFP journalists will participate in six high-profile panels addressing some of the most pressing challenges in modern journalism. This festival, one of the most significant annual events in the field, offers an essential platform for global media leaders, reporters, and scholars to engage in critical conversations about journalism’s evolving landscape.