Starting with the elections in Uganda, moving to the Kimana Sanctuary in Kenya, stepping into the Tigray region of Ethiopia, crossing continents to cover both Olympics and Paralympics in his home country, Japan, before returning to Kenya; Yasuyoshi Chiba recalls a year full of rich experiences and stories in a context of uncertainty, as he tells The Guardian:

David Gray has been honored three times for his coverage of the 2021 Australian Open tennis tournament.

Polka Award for photographer of the year 2021

AFP publishes a new photo album: "The Year That Changed Our World"

Lava from the eruption reached the suburbs of Goma, destroying 17 villages, with 20,000 people left homeless and 400,000 evacuated.