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 shocked by death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan
It is with deep shock and sadness that AFP learned of the tragic death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui – killed during a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near the Afghan border with Pakistan.
A highly respected and admired journalist, and a Pulitzer Prize-winner, Danish was well known to many AFP staff – both in India where has was based and also across the agency’s wider network.
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SES and Lynk Global Announce Strategic Partnership for Direct-to-Device (D2D) Services
SES and Lynk Global have announced a strategic partnership to address the high-growth direct-to-device (D2D) segment. As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding for Lynk Global’s D2D constellation and provide a suite of integrated services that will enhance Lynk Global’s capabilities which includes: MEO-Relay allowing D2D providers to route traffic between low earth orbit (LEO) and SES’s medium earth orbit (MEO) network to access gateways, enabling delivery of secure real-tim...
A Pulitzer for AFP: Afghan photographer Massoud Hossaini wins award
He won the prize, one of the most prestigious in journalism, for his picture of a girl screaming in the aftermath of a suicide attack in Kabul in December 2011.
06/12/2011 - Kabul, Afghanistan - AFP/Massoud Hossaini
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AFP awarded six prestigious photo prizes
04/16/2011 - Otsuchi, Japan - AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba
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Six AFP photographers honoured by the National Press Photographers Association
Massoud Hossaini (30) from Afghanistan won first prize in the “International News” category for a photograph of a little girl dressed in green crying in the midst of the victims of an attack in Kabul on 6 December 2011 that left 80 dead and 150 wounded.
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AFP partners the Brazil Women’s Forum
AFP teams up with QMI agency on Canada images
AFP's clients worldwide will now have access to QMI Agency photos through AFP’s ImageForum platform. This agreement reinforces a long-standing partnership between the two entities.
“AFP clients will benefit from QMI Agency’s scale and the reach of our Canadian photo network,” said Philippe Mercure, QMI Agency Marketing Director. “AFP clients will be able to illustrate the most important events happening in Canada.”
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AFP Photographer John Macdougall wins Rückblende Prize
GERMANY, HANOVER : Unidentified relatives of a German soldier killed in Afghanistan comfort each other following a funeral ceremony outside the Evangelische Epiphanias Church during a memorial service in the northern German city of Hanover, June 3, 2011. The three were killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan on May 28, 2011. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL
GERMANY, HANOVER : Unidentified relatives of a German soldier killed in Afghanistan comfort each other following a funeral ceremony outside the Evangelische Epiphanias Church during a memorial service in the northern German city of Hanover, June 3, 2011. The three were killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan on May 28, 2011. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL