Yasuyoshi Chiba, crowned "Agency Photographer of the Year 2021" by The Guardian picture desk

Starting with the elections in Uganda, moving to the Kimana Sanctuary in Kenya, stepping into the Tigray region of Ethiopia, crossing continents to cover both Olympics and Paralympics in his home country, Japan, before returning to Kenya; Yasuyoshi Chiba recalls a year full of rich experiences and stories in a context of uncertainty, as he tells The Guardian:

AFP publishes a new photo album: "The Year That Changed Our World"

Produced under the direction of Marielle Eudes, AFP’s photo director, this book is the testimony and photographic memory of a glob
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AFP contributor Josh Edelson wins the 2021 Covering Climate Now photography prize

Josh Edelson, an AFP contributor since 2012, is one of two photo category winners of the inaugural Covering Climate Now journalism awards.

The prize recognises his extraordinary coverage for AFP of massive wildfires that ravaged large areas of northern California last summer.

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