Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Media Storehouse (MSH) are pleased to announce their new partnership and the launch of the AFP Photos Australia website opening the global news agency’s photo library and archives to the general public as framed prints, posters, canvas, cards and gifts online @ http://www.afpphotos.com.au AFP photos and products sold on AFP Photos Australia are for personal and private use only.

An AFP team of more than 185 accredited staff will provide text, photo, video, infographics and videographics coverage of the first Olympic Games to be held in South America. As a recognised Olympic agency, AFP will have privileged access.

From 27 August to 11 September 2016, the International Photojournalism Festival in Perpignan will showcase Aris Messinis’s coverage of migrants landing on the beaches of the Greek island of Lesbos.

AFP photographer Aris Messinis has received the Visa d’Or for news at the 28th international Visa pour l’Image photo festival in Perpignan for his coverage of migrants landing on the beaches of Lesbos.

Fabrice Lacroix has been appointed as managing director of AFP, taking over from Rémi Tomaszewski.

Grégory Berthelot has been appointed as deputy managing director and financial and administrative director of AFP, replacing Fabrice Lacroix who has taken over as managing director.

“Refugees across Europe” is an exhibition of the work of 16 AFP photographers who followed migrants from June 2015 to July 2016, from the Turkish-Syrian border to the Channel tunnel entrance.

AFP-Services is proud to have been selected as the exclusive photo provider for coverage of the MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016 as well as the provider for video highlights for the International broadcast market.