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Performers squeeze their bodies into selected spots of architectural structures as part of the ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces’ project in Porto, Portugal, 06 June 2013. The project by Austrian artist Willi Dorner is presented as part of the 10th ‘Serralves em Festa!’. epa / LUSA / Jose Coelho
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contents letter from the editor 7 about epa 9 news 11 economics, business & finance 23 arts, culture & entertainment 29 sports 37 features 49 products and services 57 5
letter from the editor In an age said to be characterized by ‘political disenchantment’, we have lately seen people taking to the streets again, standing up for their beliefs across gender, culture and social strata. Our photographers have impressively mastered capturing this global trend. What strikes me most is the courage, the talent and the passion with which our daily coverage is being produced. Under often difficult and sometimes dangerous and even atrocious circumstances, epa’s photo journalists have proven to be trustworthy witnesses of historic moments in order to keep the world public abreast of current developments. At the same time photographers working in a seemingly less spectacular environment manage to go beyond the ordinary over and over again to capture the uniqueness of the moment, no matter what the topic. This year is a special one for epa as it marks the 10th anniversary of epa’s global coverage. Our success is based on three strong pillars: first of all, the continous commitment and professionalism by our ‘old’ epa. Secondly, the fantastic daily contribution by our member and partner agencies, and last but not least, for the past 10 years now the pioneer spirit and talent of the ‘new’ epa colleagues around the globe. United by a unique team spirit we all aspire to an unbiased, out-of-thebox news photo coverage. Enjoy a glimpse at epa’s colorful and multifaceted coverage!
Hannah Hess Editor in Chief
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about epa epa european pressphoto agency is one of the world’s leading international news photo agencies providing clients with timely, reliable and high-quality news photography from around the globe. Conceived in 1985, epa’s founding idea was to create an exchange platform for seven European news agencies to share and benefit from their respective domestic photo coverage. Guided by the principles of integrity, independence and responsibility, the idea soon widened when epa employed its own staff in Eastern Europe. Most of these photographers are still loyally aboard the epa ship and form the backbone of epa’s photographic presence. epa has come a long way since these early days. Most notably so in 2003 when epa’s shareholding news agencies – all market leaders in their domestic spheres – decided to venture onto entirely new ground by setting up its own international and comprehensive news photo service. Hence, this year epa celebrates its 10th anniversary of going global! In a nutshell, epa is one of these rare instances where the packaging suggests less than the content: i.e. while the name implies European only coverage, in fact epa is global, with sharp-eyed photographers everywhere in the world, waiting patiently, passionately and professionally to capture the right moment. With a global network of dedicated editors and photographers covering breaking news, sport, entertainment, economics and finance as well as the daily production from the member news agencies, epa’s news photo service delivers a comprehensive feed of pictures that have the power to inform, educate and entertain. At present the epa news photo service offers approximately 1,200 new images on an average day whereas the epa archive contains over three million images dating back to 1997. Proud to have added to the diversity of global news imagery, epa european pressphoto agency is conscious of its daily responsibility towards reliability, continuity, and creativity.
Iraq, 2004, epa / Shawn Baldwin; Beslan, North Ossetia, 2004, epa / Sergei Dolzhenko Thailand, 2005, epa / Rungroj Yongrit; London, UK, 2011, epa / Kerim Okten Libya, 2011, epa / Manu Brabo; London, UK, 2012, epa / Nic Bothma
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A Free Syrian Army fighter illuminates the body of an unknown man killed by Syrian Army artillery shelling, in the cementery of Aleppo, Syria, 13 October 2012, before burying him in a common grave. epa / Maysun
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A Palestinian man reacts to the death of his relative, one of two Palestinian militants killed in an Israeli air strike, in the Kamal Edwan hospital morgue in the Jabaliya Refugee Camp in the northern Gaza Strip, 24 October 2012. epa / Ali Ali
Rehana, a survivor of the Rana Plaza building collapse, visits the site of a building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh, 14 June 2013. epa / Abir Abdullah
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Lightning strikes the basilica of St. Peter’s dome during a storm, the same day Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, Vatican City, 11 February 2013. epa / ANSA / Alessandro Di Meo
As dawn breaks, storm clouds roll in over a destroyed neighborhood the day after a tornado hit in Moore, Oklahoma, USA, 21 May 2013. epa / Ed Zurga
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A protestor is hit by water sprayed from a water cannon during clashes in Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey, 11 June 2013. epa / Kerim Okten
Military policemen try to disperse students protesting against the rising of the ticket prices for public transport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 13 June 2013. epa / EFE / Sebastiao Moreira
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A supporter of same-sex marriage rights, Ryan Toney (C) and Colleen McKnight (R) hold signs, outside the US Supreme Court on the day the high court hears the case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), in Washington DC, USA, 27 March 2013. epa / Michael Reynolds
Demonstrators confront police on the Invalides after protesting against the law legalising same-sex marriage in Paris, France, 21 April 2013. epa / Etienne Laurent
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Egyptian supporters of ousted president Morsi react during clashes with Republican guards forces in Cairo, Egypt, 08 July 2013. epa / Mohammed Saber
Egyptians opposing President Mohammed Morsi take part in a protest demanding that Morsi leave office, in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, 29 June 2013. epa / Khaled Elfiqi
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President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, closes his eyes during a press conference in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 02 August 2012. epa / dpa / Arne Dedert
economics, business & finance
A Nepalese farmer wearing ‘ghoom’, a traditional umbrella, while heading towards a paddy field at the beginning of the monsoon season in Jitpur village, on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu, Nepal, 26 June 2013. epa / Narendra Shrestha
Employees work at a garment plant of Sritex textile company in Sukoharjo, Central Java province, Indonesia, 22 May 2013. epa / Mast Irham
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An Indian shop owner deals with a customer at a shop in the College Street Old Book market in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta, India, 19 February 2012. epa / Piyal Adhikary
Shoppers brave heavy rain to get provisions in a street market in Chaozhou, Guangdong province, south China, 29 November 2012. epa / Adrian Bradshaw
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Objects designed by French art group Bistaki can be seen displayed in the dune landscape of the Dutch island Terschelling, The Netherlands, 13 June 2013. epa / ANP / Catrinus Van der Veen
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A young woman looks at goldfish swimming in a fish tank during the press preview of the ‘Art Aquarium 2013’ exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo, Japan, 12 July 2013. epa / Franck Robichon
A catholic girl attends confession in the garden of a catholic church during a religious festival marking the miracle-working icon known as the Mother of God of Budslav in the Belarus village of Budslav, some 150 kilometers north of Minsk, Belarus, 05 July 2013. epa / Tatyana Zenkovich
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A model attends a rehearsal before the show of German designers Johanna K端hl and Alexandra Fischer-Roehler, for their fashion house Kaviar Gauche, during the Paris Fashion Week, Paris, France, 02 March 2013. epa / Guillaume Horcajuelo
French actress Adele Exarchopoulos (L) and French actress Lea Seydoux (R) pose during the photocall for ‘La Vie d’Adele’ (Blue is the Warmest Color) at the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, 23 May 2013. epa / Ian Langsdon 33
Zack Miller buries himself in the mud pit during the 26th annual Mud Day at Nankin Mills recreation complex in Westland, Michigan, USA, 09 July 2013. The mud pit contains 180 metric tons of clean fill dirt with 76,000 liters of water. epa / Jeff Kowalsky
Inebriated ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in costumes revel in a synagogue in Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, 25 February 2013. epa / Abir Sultan
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Spanish synchronized swimmer Ona Carbonell performs during her team’s training session at Madrid’s 86 aquatic centre in Madrid, Spain, 25 June 2013. epa / EFE / Juan Carlos Hidalgo
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Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Scuderia Ferrari is reflected in the mirror during the 3rd practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo near Barcelona, Spain, 11 May 2013. epa / Srdjan Suki
A slow exposure with zoom effect picture shows first placed swimmers of the Chinese team performing during the Synchronised Swimming team free final at the 9th Asian Swimming Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 18 November 2012. epa / Ali Haider
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Belgium’s Thomas Vermaelen (R) and Macedonia’s Mirko Ivanoski (L) fight for the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Macedonia, at the King Baudouin stadium, in Brussels, Belgium, 26 March 2013. epa / Julien Warnand
San Diego Padres catcher Nick Hundley watches a foul ball in the first inning hit by Texas Rangers player Jim Adduci (L) in their pre-season game at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Texas, USA, 30 March 2013. epa / Larry W. Smith 41
Stuart Crawford of Ireland riding Mourne Paddy falls at the Chair fence during the John Smith’s Fox Hunters Steeple Chase race at Aintree racecourse, Liverpool, Britain, 04 April 2013. epa / Peter Powell
Anton Kalinitschenko of Russia soars through the air during the Ski Jumping individual World Cup event in Harrachov, Czech Republic, 03 February 2013. epa / Filip Singer
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German rider Tony Martin in action during the 11th stage of the 100th edition of the Tour de France 2013 cycling race between Avranches and Mont-Saint-Michel, France, 10 July 2013. epa / Yoan Valat
Tatiana Volosozhar (R) and Maxim Trankov of Russia perform during the pairs short program of the Figure Skating Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, 08 December 2012. epa / Anatoly Maltsev
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Flyweight Brazilian John Lineker is seen during his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight against a Japanese opponent during the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Macau, in Macau, China, 10 November 2012. epa / Diego Azubel
A multiple-exposure picture shows Peter Joppich (L) of Germany competing against Alexey Cheremisinov (R) of Russia during their men’s foil final at the European Fencing Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, 17 June 2013. epa / Valdrin Xhemaj
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Filipino students practice during a mermaid swimming lesson by the Philippines Mermaid Swimming Academy in Makati, Manila, Philippines, 15 June 2013. epa / Dennis M. Sabangan
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Empty billboards can be easily found across Greece’s capital Athens and, in a way, represent Greece’s current situation. They are ragged, or carrying posters so old that the sun has bleached them illegible. At the moment it is not known if there are plans for them to be removed. They remain monuments of the past and the message conveyed is the absence of a message. As turnover in retail trade has dropped by 54.6 per cent since 2009 the advertising companies owning the billboards have suffered greatly from the economic crisis. Athens, Greece, March 2013. epa / ANA / Orestis Panagiotou and epa / ANA / Alkis Konstantinidis
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The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou known as FESPACO is the largest film festival in Africa. Nearly 170 films from all over the continent are shown during the bi-annual festival running from 23 February until 02 March 2013 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Some 101 films vie for the top Etalon d’Or prize with all of the juries for the different categories presided this year by women. epa / Nic Bothma
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Awards World Press Photo
Awards
World Press Union of Liberia Awards
Press Photo
Arab Journalism Award Czech
Press Photo
Festival des Arts Visuels Vevey Arabde Journalism
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Alexia Foundation GrantFoundation Alexia Local Testimony Award Best of the
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Year - Bulgaria
Czech Press Photo Award
The Best of Photojournalism
Best of the Year - Bulgaria
Press Union of Liberia Awards
The Best of Photojournalism Award
Local Testimony (Edut Mekomit)
POYi Pictures of the Year International
Festival des Arts Visuels de Vevey
China International Press Photo Contest
POYi Pictures of the Year International Editor & Publisher Photos of the Year Contest
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Chinese customers walk along the spiral steps of the newly opened Apple Store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing, China, 20 October 2012. epa / How Hwee Young Previous page: Yuki Ota of Japan reacts after winning the Men’s Foil Team Semi final match at the Olympic Games in London, Britain, 05 August 2012. epa / Sergei Ilnitsky
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epa’s photographic news wire service is comprised of on average 1,200 pictures per day from the last seven days, delivered via ftp or by online access.
Features as diverse as the “Male Geisha in Japan” through to “100 Years of Indian Cinema” are provided weekly, designed to be published on a stand alone basis.
Forty per cent of this content comes from European coverage and the remaining sixty per cent from around the world. The daily production provides global coverage of a broad spectrum of categories ranging from breaking news, politics, sports, economics, business, finance as well as arts, culture and entertainment. With editorial headquarters in Frankfurt as well as regional desks in Bangkok, Washington D.C. and Cairo, the epa service is manned 24 hours a day seven days a week. epa archive Content older than seven days, previously transmitted on the epa service is classed as epa archive content. This online digital archive contains over three million images dating back to 1997. It provides a historical account of major events that have taken place over the course of the past two decades, events such as the war in the former Yugoslavia, right up to the more recent unrests in Istanbul and Cairo. epa creative epa offers an outstanding collection of creative stock photos comprising images of nature and animals, culture, colors, cityscapes, faith, offbeat and industry. A team of experienced editors carefully selects the images placing the emphasis on exceptional quality and the multiple concepts these images can convey for use in advertising, illustrations or as beautiful and artistic wall prints. Rich and imaginatively photographed, these stock photos offer a vast array of scenes from around the globe.
Each feature contains on average 15 images in a series illustrating a fascinating feature story with concise supporting text. editor’s choice epa emails its Editor’s Choice newsletter of epa photo highlights to its clients and subscribers. The Editor’s Choice is a daily selection of the most striking images from epa’s world-wide news picture service. epa also offers a weekly Sports Highlights emailed newsletter. special assignments epa’s special assignment service offers a world-wide network of experienced professional photographers who produce fresh and unique views according to client needs. Whether you require specialized coverage of a specific event or customized corporate photography, award winning photographers are on hand to deliver exceptional quality results. epa customer service epa stands for the highest level of customer service and reliability. The emphasis is always on a one to one, personalized approach. epa’s highly client-oriented customer service desk in Frankfurt/Germany is available to offer support and satisfy special research requests accessing the epa service and archives, as well as the databases of epa shareholders and partners. This customer care and attention has earned epa a reputation for outstanding service, taking pride in customer relations.
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