Awards

20/02/2016 - 11:51

AFP photographers swept the Spot News Category in the 2015 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar contest. AFP also received awards in the Feature and Portrait categories.

26/01/2016 - 17:11

John Mac Dougall gets award at prestigious photojournalism competition in Germany

AFP's Berlin based photographer John MacDougall was on Monday, January 25th awarded 2nd prize in Germany's "Rueckblende" competition.

07/12/2015 - 18:25

Thai reporter received 2015 AFP Kate Webb Prize

Thai investigative journalist Mutita Chuachang received yesterday evening December 1, 2015 at the FCCT in Bangkok, the 2015 Kate Webb Prize from Agence France-Presse (AFP) for her independent reporting on human rights including Thailand’s draconian use of the royal defamation law.

20/11/2015 - 15:49

AFP photographer Abbas Momani wins the spot news prize at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest for his image of an Israeli soldier attacked by Palestinians after he tried to arrest a boy during clashes.

AFP photographer Abbas Momani wins the spot news prize at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest for his image of an Israeli soldier attacked by Palestinians after he tried to arrest a boy during clashes. More

07/09/2015 - 12:36

AFP’s Bülent Kiliç wins international photojournalism honour at the "Visa Pour L’Image" Festival

Agence France-Presse photographer Bülent Kiliç was honoured Saturday 5th September at photojournalism's biggest annual Festival for dramatic images of refugees fleeing across the Turkish border.

10/07/2015 - 19:16

AFP partners with the Consulate General of France in Miami for the Bastille Day reception: ‘Green is good for business’

The Consulate General of France in Miami is hosting a reception on Bastille Day (July 14th), with a particular focus on environmental protection and economic growth through sustainable development.To illustrate this major stake, 3 slideshows of AFP photos will be presented during the event as follows:A vulnerable planetGreen is good for business

01/04/2015 - 16:57

AFP’s Adrian Dennis wins SJA sports photographer of the year

AFP’s Adrian Dennis has won the Sports Photographer of the Year and Sports Folio prizes at the UK’s Sports Journalists’ Association annual awards.   It is the second time in three years that he has won the sports photographer of the year at the SJA’s Sports Journalism Awards.   He also won the best individual photograph of supporters prize in the Vauxhall Home Nations Photographer of the Year awards.  

30/03/2015 - 18:27

AFP Syrian photographer Abd Doumany, won the silver prize of the China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) War and Disaster News with his portfolio on the Syria conflict.

13/03/2015 - 16:20

AFP and its Global News Director, Michèle Léridon receives European News Agency Award

French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and its Global News Director, Ms Michèle Léridon, have been awarded the European Alliance of News Agencies´ (EANA) 2015 Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality.

04/03/2015 - 15:30

Prizes won by AFP photographers at the POYi Awards

Bülent Kiliç and Yasuyoshi Chiba awarded by Pictures of the Year.