Six AFP photographers win prizes at the second edition of the Paris Sport Photo prize
Jeff Pachoud won the Grand Prix as well as first prize for his black and white “best of “ selection from the Tour De France. His entry was called “My Tour”.
AFP’s Wuhan team wins for virus coverage
Shanghai-based photographer Hector Retamal won first prize in the Excellence in Photography category at the 2021 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) awards announced Thursday, while Beijing-based video journalist Leo Ramirez was runner-up in the Excellence in Video Reporting category.
AFP wins prize at the Istanbul Photo Awards 2021
AFP photographer Yuri Cortez has won the second place in the "Single News" category for his picture of an overcrowded cell at the Quezaltepeque prison, El Salvador.
AFP won several awards at the 25th Human Rights Press Awards
AFP’s coverage of the Covid pandemic, the trafficking of Rohingya refugees and pro-democracy protests in Thailand was recognised with five awards at the 25th edition of the annual Human Rights Press Awards, jointly organized by Amnesty International Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Journalists Association.
Ernesto Benavides rewarded at World Press Photo 2021
Agence France-Presse photographer Ernesto Benavides wins second prize in the "Spot News" category for a series of photos taken during protests against the impeachment of Peruvian president Martin Vizcarra in November 2020.
Migrant report wins AFP another Prix Varenne 2020
AFP journalist Clément Melki has been awarded the Young Journalist Prize in the National Daily Press category of the Prix Varenne for his report entitled "God, Water and Us: When Migrants Cross the Channel". The report was published by several media including Libération, Médiapart and La Croix. In February, two other AFP journalists received awards in the Prix Varenne, Kenzo Tribouillard (National Press Prize) and Léo Malafaia (the International Prize).
AFP Rewarded Twice at the Prix Varenne 2020
Amongst the 148 photos received for this new edition of the Prix Varenne, the Jury rewarded, Wednesday February 17, 2021, the work of two AFP photographers: Kenzo Tribouillard, National Press Award and Leo Malafaia, International Award.
Eitan Abramovich awarded 2nd Photo Prize, in the ‘Pandemic in Latin America’ category of the POY Latam 2021
On the 10th anniversary of the POY Latam, which recognises excellence in documentary, journalistic and artistic photography in Latin America, AFP photographer Eitan Abramovich was awarded second place in the special category 'The Pandemic in Latin America' for his highly aesthetic and intimate portrait of his family life during the pandemic.
AFP photographer Cristina Quicler wins the 35th Andalusian Journalism Award in the "Photography" category
AFP photographer Cristina Quicler has won the 35th Andalusian Journalism Award in the photography category for her picture “Rocío Chico, traslado de la Virgen del Rocío”, awarded by the Junta de Andalucía (Regional Government of Andalucia).