Two photographers win World Press Photo Awards for AFP

Fabio BUCCIARELLI and Javier MANZANO respectively take 2nd and 3rd place for the “Spot News Stories” category  

Fabio BUCCIARELLI and Javier MANZANO respectively take 2nd and 3rd place for the “Spot News Stories” category  

Two AFP photographers highly commended at the UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards

ADRIAN DENNIS Highly Commended in the Getty Image Royal UNITED KINGDOM, London : Thailand's Nina Lamsan Ligon riding Butts Leon rides past spectators as she competes in the Cross Country phase of the Eventing competition of the 2012 London Olympics at the Equestrian venue in Greenwich Park, London, July 30, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS   CARL COURT Highly Commended in the Getty Image Royal

ADRIAN DENNIS Highly Commended in the Getty Image Royal UNITED KINGDOM, London : Thailand's Nina Lamsan Ligon riding Butts Leon rides past spectators as she competes in the Cross Country phase of the Eventing competition of the 2012 London Olympics at the Equestrian venue in Greenwich Park, London, July 30, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS   CARL COURT Highly Commended in the Getty Image Royal

AFP photographer Aris Messinis best picture of the year at the Aman Prize

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, SIRTE : National Transitional Council fighters fire against Moamer Kadhafi's troops in the town of Sirte on October 10, 2011, as they move in for the kill against the strongman's remaining diehards. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, SIRTE : National Transitional Council fighters fire against Moamer Kadhafi's troops in the town of Sirte on October 10, 2011, as they move in for the kill against the strongman's remaining diehards. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

AFP photographers Angelos Tzortzinis won the Gold Medal at the PX3 prize

GREECE, Athens : A protestor tries to catch his breath after inhaling tear gas on June 15, 2011 during a demonstration near the parliament in the center of Athens. Thousands of protesters ringed the Greek parliament building on Wednesday as the government tried to push through its emergency package inside and a general strike paralysed the country. AFP PHOTO / Angelos Tzortzinis  

GREECE, Athens : A protestor tries to catch his breath after inhaling tear gas on June 15, 2011 during a demonstration near the parliament in the center of Athens. Thousands of protesters ringed the Greek parliament building on Wednesday as the government tried to push through its emergency package inside and a general strike paralysed the country. AFP PHOTO / Angelos Tzortzinis  

AFP photographer Olivier Morin won 3rd prize at the GLGS awards

OLIVIER MORIN UNITED KINGDOM, London : US' LoLo Jones gets ready for the start of the women's 100m hurdles heats at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 6, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

OLIVIER MORIN UNITED KINGDOM, London : US' LoLo Jones gets ready for the start of the women's 100m hurdles heats at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 6, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

Three AFP photographers awarded at the World Press Photo 2012

Yasuyoshi Chiba

AFP photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba was awarded first prize in the “People in the News” category of the prestigious World Press Photo 2012 awards for his series of photographs on the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011. Yasuyoshi Chiba was working in Nairobi in March 2011 when he was called to Japan to cover the catastrophe in his native country.

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