Awards 02/07/2026 - 15:00 Videography on the ICC rewarded at the Victoria & Albert Illustration Awards The work of Julie Pereira and AFP’s data visualisation team on the International Criminal Court (ICC) was recognised on 1 July 2026 at the Victoria and Albert Illustration Awards, winning the Adult Factual category. 19/06/2026 - 10:00 AFP's coverage of cosmetic surgery in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan recognised at SOPA Awards 2026 AFP received an Honourable Mention in the Excellence in Photography category for its report on cosmetic surgery in Afghanistan and was also nominated for Excellence in Reporting Breaking News for its Myanmar earthquake coverage. 08/06/2026 - 13:59 AFP honoured at the opening weekend of the Deauville Sport Images Festival 2026 The Deauville Sport Images Festival opened on 6 June in Deauville. The highlight of the opening weekend, La Nuit du Sport, brought together athletes, photographers and sports professionals to discover the extraordinary stories of international sport. 03/06/2026 - 11:00 AFP picks up two SOPA nominations for Myanmar and Afghanistan reporting Agence France-Presse has been nominated for two 2025 Society of Publishers in Asia Awards for Excellence in Reporting Breaking News for its Myanmar earthquake coverage and for Excellence in Photography for a report on cosmetic surgery in Afghanistan. 13/04/2026 - 15:50 AFP honoured at the AIPS Sport Media Awards Loïc Venance and Valéry Hache have been honoured at the 2026 edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards, organised by the International Sports Press Association. 09/04/2026 - 11:00 AFP Honoured at the 2026 World Press Photo Awards The famous photojournalism competition has announced the regional winners of its 2026 edition. AFP photographer Luis Tato has been recognised in the Stories category for Africa for his coverage of Madagascar's protests. 01/04/2026 - 15:57 AFP Honoured at the Istanbul Photo Awards 2026 Olesya Kurpyayeva, Tony Karumba, Josh Edelson, Ernesto Benavides, Luis Tato, and Omar Al-Qattaa have been recognised at the 2026 edition of the Istanbul Photo Awards. 07/11/2025 - 15:23 Josh Edelson wins the 2025 Varenne/Canon Grand Prize American photographer Josh Edelson has won the 2025 Varenne/Canon Grand Prize for Photojournalism for his series “Deadly Wildfires in California”, produced as part of his collaboration with AFP. The award recognises his unique eye, capable of restoring both the force and the tragedy of a disaster we thought we already knew by heart. 03/10/2025 - 14:07 AFP wins top prize at Africa Fact Check Awards AFP digital investigation reporter Samad Uthman won the coveted “Fact Check of the Year” award in the professional fact-checker category at the Africa Facts Summit, held in Dakar on October 1-2. 23/06/2025 - 15:44 AFP photographer Dimitar Dilkoff honoured at the Deauville Sport Images Festival For the inaugural edition of the Deauville Sport Images Festival, launched on 21 June, AFP photographer Dimitar Dilkoff was awarded the Prize for Best Paralympic Photograph. Load More
