24 November 2011 - Cajamarca, Peru – Demonstration
against a gold strip mine.
AFP / Ernesto Benavides
27 December 2011. Arlington, Virginia. Funeral for Vincent
Bell, a US Marine killed in Afghanistan.
AFP / Jim Watson
5 June 2011 - Osorno, Chile – The Puyehue volcano erupting
after a half-century of dormancy.
AFP / Claudio Santana
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2012 World Press Photo - 3rd Place,
Contemporary Issues Stories
Picture Of The Year International - Award
Of Excellence, Spot News category
2012 World Press Photo - 1st Place, People
In The News Story
China International Press Photo contest -
Silver Medal, War and disaster story
Picture Of The Year International - 2nd
Place, General News category
China International Press Photo contest -
Gold Medal, General News Single
Picture Of The Year International - Award
Of Excellence, Issue reporting picture story
category
Picture Of The Year International - Award
Of Excellence, Sport feature category
Picture Of The Year International - Award
Of Excellence, Sciences / Natural History
category
Picture Of The Year International - 2nd
place, News Picture Story category
White House News Photographers
Association - Award of Excellence, Feature
Photo, text, video, infographics: AFP’s high quality productions are regularly honoured with awards in France and abroad. In 2012, AFP’s photographers garnered more than 40 such prizes.
Honouring our immensely talented staff
Awards
27 February 2011 - Pireas, Greece – Children arriving after
their evacuation from Benghazi, Libya.
AFP / Louisa Gouliamaki
15 June 2011 – Athens – The police repel protestors in front
of parliament.
AFP / Louisa Gouliamaki
16 April 2011 - Otsuchi, Japan - Nozomi Sabanai (L) and her
sister looking at a sight-seeing boat perched on the roof of a
building. AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba
22 July 2011 - Huez, France - Alberto Contador shoves a spectator
masquerading as a doctor during the Alpe d’Huez mountain stage
in the Tour de France (1,850m). AFP / Lionel Bonaventure
9 January 2011 – Acapulco, Mexico – A man mourning the
death of a loved one, a victim of the drug cartels.
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19 March 2011 - Rikuzentakata, Japan – A woman crying in
front of the rubble of a collapsed building, eight days after the
earthquake and tsunami.AFP / Nicholas Kamm
20 July 2011 – Shanghai – Underwater shot of British athlete
Jenna Randall’s solo performance at the World Swimming
Championships. AFP / Francois-Xavier Marit
23 September 2011 - Copenhagen – French cyclist Arnaud
Demare wins the UCI Road World Championships in the
men under 23 road race. AFP / Jonathan Nackstrand
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White House News Photographers
Association - Award of Excellence,
Presidential
White House News Photographers
Association -3rd Place, Picture Story Sports
White House News Photographers
Association - 2nd Place, Pictorial
White House News Photographers
Association - 1st Place, Capitol Hill
NPPA Awards - Political Crisis: 2nd Place
NPPA Awards - Natural Disaster Picture:
3rd Place
NPPA Awards - Natural Disaster Picture:
Honorable Mention
NPPA Awards - Sports Action: Honorable
Mention
NPPA Awards - Sports Feature: 2nd Place17
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16 February 2011 – Washington - Timothy Geithner
testifying before the budget committee.
AFP / Jim Watson
15 August 2011 - Mogadishu, Somalia - Mulmillo closes the
eyes of his son Mahmud, who has just died from malnutrition.
AFP / Roberto Schmidt
25 August 2011 - Manila – Students protesting austerity
measures imposed on high schools and universities.
AFP / Noel Celis 13
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19 June 2011 – Bethesda, Maryland – Rory McIlroy
approaching the green at hole 15 in the third round of the
US Open. AFP / Jim Watson
24 May 2011 - London - Barack Obama and David Cameron
playing a round of doubles in table tennis.
AFP / Jewel Samad
17 November 2011 – Canberra, Australia – Members of
parliament listen to a speech by Barack Obama.
AFP / Saul Loeb
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31 October 2011 – Afghanistan, Helmand – A wounded
Marine is carried to a helicopter after being hurt in an
explosion. AFP / Behrouz Mehri
3 June 2011 - Hanover, Germany – Mourners comforting
each other at the funeral of a German soldier killed in
Afghanistan. AFP / John MacDougall
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China International Press Photo contest -
Bronze Medal, General News Story
Days Japan 2012 - Special Prize by Jury
Prix Bayeux-Calvados Awards des
correspondants de guerre
Human Rights Awards - Feature Story
category: 1st Prize
IPA The Lucie Awards - Honorable
Mention - Category: Professional, Photo
Essay and Feature Story
Human Rights Awards - Feature Story
category: Special Merit
FotoWeek DC 2012 contest - 2nd Place -
Contemporary Life
FotoWeek DC 2012 contest - Honorable
Mention - Photojournalism/Social
Documentary
FotoWeek DC 2012 contest - Honorable
Mention - Photojournalism/Social
Documentary
IPA The Lucie Awards - Honorable
Mention - Category: Professional, War/
Conflict
2012 “Rückblende” (Flashback) Prize
ESIEMTH Awards - Photo contest: First
Prize
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9 April 2012 - Nea Vyssa , Greece – An Algerian immigrant
hides in an abandoned train car after crossing the border
via Turkey. AFP / Aris Messinis 26
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13 March 2012 - Gaza – Family and friends of Islamic
militant jihadist Mohammed Daher mourning at his funeral.
AFP / Mahmud Hams 23
15 June 2011 – Athens – A demonstrator protesting
outside parliament.
AFP / Angelos Tzortzinis
10 October 2011 – Syrte, Libya – Fighters clashing with pro-
Kadhafi forces.
AFP / Aris Messinis
19 May 2011 – Rangoon, Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi
poses for photographers.
AFP / Soe Than Win
26 July 2011 – Karachi, Pakistan – An addict preparing to
shoot up with heroin.
AFP / Behrouz Mehri
14 April 2012 - Jerusalem – Orthodox worshippers praying in
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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6 July 2012 - Jakarta,
Java – A worker
pulling his cart in
front of election
posters.
AFP / Bay Ismoyo
5 June 2012 – London
- Queen Elizabeth II
during a jubilee
ceremony.
AFP / Carl Court
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Time Magazine - 2012 Best Photographer
on the Wires
AMAN Prize - Best picture of the year
Bronze Medal, General News Story
PX3 Awards -Gold Medal
Days Japan 2012 - Special Prize by Jury
Simon Bolivar award
Gruppo Lombardo Giornalisti Sport -
Natural Disaster Picture: 3rd Place
UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards
2012 - British Airways Paralympics Sport
Photographer
UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2012 -
Highly Commended - Brit. Airways Olympics
SportsPhotographer
UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2012 -
Highly Commended in the Getty Image
Royal Photographer of the Year
Indonesia Photojournalism Award
30 July 2012 – London –Nina Lamsam Ligon, riding for
Thailand on Butts Leon, in the cross country event at the
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10 October 2011 – Syrte, Libya – A man playing the guitar in
the midst of a clash between fighters from the new Libyan
regime and pro-Kadhafi forces. AFP / Aris Messinis
18 April 2011 – Natori, Japan – Surrounded by debris from
the tsunami, a cherry tree blooms.
AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba
5 March 2012 – Colombia - Maria Cuervo, an acid burn
victim, styling her hair in front of her mirror.
AFP / Luis Acosta
6 August 2012 – London – US athlete Lolo Jones getting on
her mark for the 100m hurdles.
AFP / Olivier Morin
1er September 2012 – London – British athlete Richard
Whitehead wins the gold in the T42 200m final at the
Paralympics Games in London. AFP / Adrian Dennis
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17 February 2012 – Cairo – Demonstration at the Syrian
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