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.  

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.  

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.

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.

Fifty AFP pictures exhibited at the Western Australian Museum of Perth in tribute to cricket

Fifty pictures shot by Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographers will go on display at the Western Australian Museum in Perth from Friday 27 in a tribute to the popular sport of cricket, the museum authorities have announced.

Fifty pictures shot by Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographers will go on display at the Western Australian Museum in Perth from Friday 27 in a tribute to the popular sport of cricket, the museum authorities have announced.

AFP’s Bülent Kiliҫ receives two prizes at the World Press Photo Awards 2015

AFP photojournalist Bülent Kiliç received first and third prizes in the category Spot News Single at the annual World Press Photo Awards.

AFP photojournalist Bülent Kiliç received first and third prizes in the category Spot News Single at the annual World Press Photo Awards.

Media groups, including AFP, set safety standards for freelancers

Press freedom groups and international news organizations, including AFP, unveiled on Thursday, February 12, 2015, new safety guidelines to protect freelance journalists following a series of high-profile kidnappings and murders in conflict zones.

Press freedom groups and international news organizations, including AFP, unveiled on Thursday, February 12, 2015, new safety guidelines to protect freelance journalists following a series of high-profile kidnappings and murders in conflict zones.

Three AFP photographers awarded by the White House News Photographers Association

Three AFP photographers – Brendan Smialowski, Jewel Samad and Saul Loeb – were awarded at the 2015 ceremony of the WHNPA.

Three AFP photographers – Brendan Smialowski, Jewel Samad and Saul Loeb – were awarded at the 2015 ceremony of the WHNPA.