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.

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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

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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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