AFP photographer wins Simon Bolivar Prize
Colombia’s Simon Bolivar Prize has been awarded to AFP photographer Luis Robayo, the second consecutive year a journalist from the agency has won the country’s top photo prize.
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Colombia’s Simon Bolivar Prize has been awarded to AFP photographer Luis Robayo, the second consecutive year a journalist from the agency has won the country’s top photo prize.
AFP is honoured to take part in the Angkor Photo Festival with a selection of our best 100 Asian photos from the past year covering news and features to sport and fashion selected by our Asia-Pacific regional team. AFP Asia-Pacific has a team of 60 photographers working out of 27 bureaus across the region. AFP has a network of more than 400 photographers, who have regularly won top international prizes.
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