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.

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.

Three AFP photographers received an honourable mention at the 10th edition of POY Latam 2023, held in Quito, Ecuador, from 25 to 28 May.

"Human rights" category

In the "Human Rights" category, photojournalist Martin Bernetti received a mention for his essay La última frontera ("The Last Frontier").

AFP photographer Adem Altan is finalist in the Breaking News Photography category.

Belal al Sabbagh and Youssef Hassouna, in Gaza, and Luckenson Jean, in Haiti, have been nominated for the prestigious Rory Peck Award, which has been given to the best freelance journalists since 1995. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony in London on 28 November.

The Swiss Press Photo has honoured AFP photographer Fabrice Coffrini with the first prize in the News category.

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.

Two AFP photographers, Jeff Pachoud and Oli Scarff, have been awarded in different categories at Istanbul Photo Awards 2023.

Jeff Pachoud won 1st prize in the Story Sports category for his series on the 2022 Tour de France for women.