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28
Jan 13

Newscom Partner: AFP (Agence France-Presse)

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An Israeli Boeing AH-64 Apache longbow helicopter launches anti-missile flares during an air show at the graduation ceremony of Israeli pilots at the Hatzerim air force base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beersheva on December 27, 2012. JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. License this from Newscom.com: afplivefour859582

We’re pretty proud of our content partners at Newscom. Each one brings something unique to our platform and truly makes Newscom a valuable one-stop shop destination for all your photo needs.

So we’ve decided to spotlight a partner each month and ask them to tell you what’s great about their content. This month we talked to Eric Baradat, AFP Global Chief Photo Editor. To learn more about AFP, you can visit their website. Continue reading →

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28
Dec 12

The Best Pictures of 2012 from epa (european pressphoto agency)

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A view of an ice-covered car on the frozen waterside of the boardwalk of the Lake Geneva, in Geneva, Switzerland, 06 February 2012. A cold spell reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. SALVATORE DI NOLFI/EPA/Newscom. License this from Newscom.com: epaphotos642755

I really love looking at the best pictures of the year collection from the european pressphoto agency (epa). They have a real talent for pulling out amazing photos that are both breathtaking and tell the story of the year so well. Continue reading →

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07
Dec 12

The Best Pictures of the Year from Reuters

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A supporter made up as a zombie attends a rally for A. Zombie as he announces his candidacy for President of the United States and kicks off his cross country bus tour in San Diego, California August 20, 2012. The “Zombie for President” campaign is organized by AMC Networks after satellite provider Dish Network dropped AMC channels earlier this year. Zombie’s mission is to “find an alternative television provider” ahead of the October 14 third season premiere of AMC’s highest-rated show “The Walking Dead”. MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS/Newscom. License this from Newscom.com: rtrlfive633106

In the second edition of our roundup of some of the best pictures of the year from our partners around the world, we’re focusing on the best of 2012 from Reuters. The photos are stunning, heartbreaking, moving, and fabulous – all rolled in to one lightbox. Reuters chose to highlight some of the biggest news stories of the yearwith both iconic images of big events next to human interest photos telling the same story from a different angle.

In an email they sent out about their collection, our partners at Reuters said they produce “up to 1,600 images a day covering top news, sport, entertainment, and features from all over the world. This selection highlights the best of this content.” Continue reading →

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29
Nov 12

Best Pictures of the Year from AFP (Agence France-Presse)

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A fire breather performs in Chinatown in Manila a day before the Chinese New Year on January 22, 2012. The Lunar New Year falls on January 23 and is the begining of the Spring Festival holiday. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. License this from Newscom.com: afplivefour821656

It’s one of our favorite times of the year, when our partners start putting together the best photos from the past year. Today we’re featuring the best images of 2012 from AFP (Agence France-Presse). This lightbox is full not just of great moments in the history of this past year, but also has some just stunning photographs from daily life around the world. Continue reading →

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06
Sep 12

18 Days with the Syrian Rebels

*Editor’s Note: This blog is part of a package piece of photos and a behind-the-scenes written account from Goran Tomasevic, a photographer for Reuters. We have reproduced the text and photos here with permission from Reuters. As a result of covering a conflict, many of the pictures show scenes of death and injury, viewer discretion is advised. However, we did not include all of the photos from the original package, if you wish to view all of the photos originally used you can visit Newscom. To find out more about this picture package, please contact us at sales@newscom.com. 

By Goran Tomasevic, Reuters Photographer

Of course I wanted to go to Syria. When a big story like these breaks, I believe my job is to go there and produce pictures. I gave up going to cover the Olympics. It was two days before my trip to London and I changed my ticket and went to Syria instead. I have been covering conflict for many years, since the Balkans in 1991. Continue reading →

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19
Jul 12

Olympic Sports Explainers

Olympic sports explainer graphic illustrating the proper start in a sprint race.

Olympic sports explainer graphic illustrating the proper start in a sprint race. Hulteng/MCT/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: krtgfxlive041222

Being an athlete– especially an Olympic athlete– requires not only physical and mental prowess, but also a basic understanding of the body and how to facilitate that body in all different elements.

Our partners at MCT have put together some really cool graphics that teach what the athletes already know. Look through these then check out more back at Newscom. Continue reading →

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19
Jun 12

Catch Video Footage from the 2012 UEFA Euro Championship on Newscom

Football, fútbol, fußball, פוסבאָל– whatever you may call it, soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It’s called the universal sport because there are two major tournaments that the universe seems to stop for. One, of course, is the FIFA World Cup, the other is the UEFA Euro Football Championship.

Played every four years, Euro 2012 is being hosted in Poland and Ukraine June 8th- July 1st at eight different venues between the two countries (four at each), to determine which national team will be crowned the European Champions. 51 nations have been competing since August 2010 to qualify for one of the 16 spots. Continue reading →

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07
Jun 12

Covering the London 2012 Olympic Games

Actress Ino Menegaki,

Actress Ino Menegaki, in the role of the High Priestess, raises the torch of the Olympic Flame during the Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame for London Summer Olympics 2012, in front of Hera Temple in Ancient Olympia, Greece, 10 May 2012. ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: epaphotos404211

With only seven weeks until the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, if you haven’t started planning how you’ll cover this summer’s biggest event, then it’s time to start planning. Here is some information we got from our partners at the european pressphoto agency (epa) about their coverage of this Olympics. We’ll have many partners covering every aspect of the event and we’ll give you more updates about how you can get the most out of Newscom’s Olympic images and videos as we go along, but we hope this information from one of our partners will help you as you plan and prepare your coverage. Continue reading →

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18
May 12

Pictures of the Week: Extreme Fishing

Sri Lankan fishermen wait to catch fish

Sri Lankan fishermen wait to catch fish as they sit atop stilts in Ahangama, 180km (112 miles) south of Colombo, October 8, 2009. Stilt fishing is a traditional means of earning a livelihood in the area and each stilt is a prized possession handed down from generation to generation. CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlthree624703

I love fishing. But my idea of a good day of fishing usually involves a lot of sunshine, few neighbors, a good book, and a fishing pole going off the edge of the dock. We recently received a collection of pictures from our partners at Reuters all about fishing. But, a far cry from my ideal fishing conditions, this collection shows fishermen going to extreme lengths to get their seafood. Continue reading →

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17
Apr 12

AFP Photographer Wins Agency’s First Pulitzer

Editor’s Note: We are thrilled for our partners at Agence France-Presse and their Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Massoud Hossaini and want to add our congratulations to the many he has already received for this distinguished award. The award-winning photograph is a stunning portrayal of real human experience and is a powerful shot. The photo, and others from that day that are included in this post, does contain graphic images of dead bodies. We felt the photo told an important story of reality and one that need to be shared, which is why we have included it in the post, but please be aware that clicking through the jump to see the photo may be upsetting. Continue reading →

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