Oli Scarff honoured at AIPS Sport Media Awards 2022

AFP photographer Oli Scarff was honoured at the AIPS (International Sports Press Association) Sport Media Awards 2022.


Oli Scarff won the Photography Portfolio award for his shots of USA's coach Andrea Fuentes recovering swimmer Anita Alvarez from the bottom of the pool during an incident in the women's solo free artistic swimming finals, during the World Aquatics Championships at the Alfred Hajos Swimming Complex in Budapest, Hungary on June 22, 2022.

AFP rewarded at World Press Photo in Latin America

The World Press Photo Foundation has announced the regional winners of the renowned photo contest for the 2023 edition. This regional format brings together a regional and global jury that selects the winners from each region in four categories: Single Images, Series, Long-Term Projects, and Free Format. Tomás Cuesta, freelance photographer, was awarded a prize for AFP in Latin America.

Dakar 2023: Franck Fife wins the Emilie-Poucan photo contest

The jury composed by pilots and the Dakar Director David Castera awarded the Émilie-Poucan Prize to Franck Fife for the best aerial photographic coverage.


The winning picture was taken during the prologue of the Dakar 2023 by the Red Sea in Yanbu.

Luis Tato Wins 'Photographer of the Year' in the 2023 POY Competition

The 81st edition of the Pictures of the Year International, the world's oldest photojournalism competition, once again honoured the work of AFP photojournalists, including Luis Tato, who received the Photographer of the Year award, the highest distinction of the competition.


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AFP Photographer Mahmud Turkia Wins Grand Prix Varenne

AFP photographer Mahmud Turkia has won the Grand Prix Varenne with a photograph that captures the encounter between a Libyan patrol and African migrants near the Tunisian border.


Taken on July 30, 2023, the photograph shows the moment when Libyan border guards provide water to a group of Sub-Saharan African migrants collapsed from exhaustion on the reddish-brown desert sand, near Al'Assah, 150 kilometres southwest of Tripoli.

AFP photographer Olivier Morin receives honourable mention at the Siena Awards in Italy

Paris based photographer Olivier Morin received an honourable mention at the Siena Awards on Saturday for a photograph showing fish trapped in a plastic bag.


The photo was taken near Pietarsaari, Finland, on May 3rd 2023, during the spring ice melt.

The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) is a prestigious photography competition open to professional and amateur photographers worldwide.