AFP photographers honoured at the World Sports Photography Awards

The 2025 edition of the World Sports Photography Awards has recognised the work of five AFP photographers on Thursday, 9 January.

The 2025 edition of the World Sports Photography Awards has recognised the work of five AFP photographers on Thursday, 9 January.

Roman Pilipey and Luis Tato awarded at the 2024 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar

AFP photojournalists Roman Pilipey and Luis Tato received multiple awards at the 2024 edition of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, held on 16 November.

AFP photojournalists Roman Pilipey and Luis Tato received multiple awards at the 2024 edition of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, held on 16 November.

Gaza journalists for AFP win video award for 'powerful' war coverage

 

Gaza video correspondents Belal Alsabbagh and Youssef Hassouna on Thursday won a Rory Peck award for their "powerful" coverage of the brutal war in the Palestinian territory for Agence France-Presse.

 

The prize has been awarded since 1995 in memory of video journalist Rory Peck, who was killed in Moscow in 1993, to highlight the work of freelance video journalists.

AFP journalists among media honoured at Doha Forum

 

AFP journalists Christina Assi and Dylan Collins were among six media personnel honoured at the Doha Forum for political dialogue on Saturday for their sacrifices reporting from conflict zones.

 


 

AFP photographer Said Khatib wins the Mingote Prize in Spain

Said Khatib was awarded the prestigious Mingote Prize on Thursday in Madrid, in the presence of King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia, for a photograph taken in the Gaza Strip in October 2023.

Said Khatib was awarded the prestigious Mingote Prize on Thursday in Madrid, in the presence of King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia, for a photograph taken in the Gaza Strip in October 2023.

‘Inside Gaza’ documentary project wins two awards at Sunny Side of the Doc Festival

The documentary project Inside Gaza, co-produced by FACTSTORY and AFP, was awarded the ‘Best Global Issues Pitch’ at the 35th Sunny Side of the Doc Festival in La Rochelle on 25 June.


The project also received the special AJD Industry Days Award, which includes 2 accreditations to attend the third edition of the Al Jazeera Documentary (AJD) Industry Days, scheduled from 14 to 16 September 2024, in Sarajevo.

AFP Honoured at SOPA Awards for Coverage of Afghan and Rohingya Refugees

AFP received two Honourable Mentions at the prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards for its reporting on the mass exodus of Afghans from Pakistan and the arrival of desperate Rohingya refugees in Indonesia.

3 Merit of Excellence entries for AFP in Hong Kong's Press Photographers Association

AFP photographer Philip Fong and freelancer Bertha Wang were awarded "Merit of Excellence" achievements by the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association's annual competition earlier this month.


The Hong Kong-based association was established in 1989, today represents more than 100 photographers working across the city and beyond.