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A woman cries inside the Trade Union building where 31 people died in a fire in Odessa, Ukraine, 04 May 2014. epa / Alexey Furman
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who we are epa european pressphoto agency has made a name as one of the world’s most important international news photo agencies. With an output of some 1300 images per day from all news categories, epa is a reliable and well-respected image source for media clients around the globe. When epa was first established in 1985, its founders were European news agencies who exchanged their daily photo content with one another in a true European spirit of cooperation. Since these early days, epa has come a long way. Starting at the end of the ‘80s, epa set up a dense network of photographers in Eastern Europe, earning reputation with the outstanding coverage of the Balkan war and the political and social changes in Eastern Europe. In 2003 epa moved from regional to global. Supported by its member agencies, epa took a huge leap forward by starting an independent international news photo service with offices and photographers around the world, providing timely, independent, unbiased news, sports and arts photography – photography with originality, taken by dedicated, mainly local photographers with invaluable cultural and political insight. When epa started its global operation on May 1, 2003 some observers did not think it would survive its first year. Too venturous and daring the action seemed. Now in its 12th year as a global agency, epa is happy to have established a strong reputation, with some of the finest and most dedicated news photographers documenting life and events in all its facets. Creativity, precision, professionalism and a passion to document the truth is what drives us all. Today, epa’s news photo service rests on two strong pillars: Firstly, epa’s own daily production from its international network of hand-picked photographers. Secondly, the strong, unrivaled production of its member agencies, each the market leader in their respective domestic markets: ANA, Greece ANP, The Netherlands ANSA, Italy APA, Austria Keystone, Switzerland
PAP, Poland EFE, Spain and Latin America dpa, Germany LUSA, Portugal MTI, Hungary
On average, about 40% of epa’s daily production comes from news, another 40% from sports, 15% from Arts, Culture, Entertainment, while the remaining 5% shared among Economy, Business, Finance, Science, and other categories. epa’s photographers bear witness to decisive moments in history as well as documenting original, unusual stories with some emotive photo essays and colorful feature packages. This booklet shows a small selection of their work. More is available on www.epa.eu previous page: epa / Abir Abdullah; epa / Oliver Weiken epa / Sergey Dolzhenko; epa / Diego Azubel epa / Nicolas Bouvy; epa / Filip Singer
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A Palestinian family who fled their home is en route to seek shelter in a UN school in Khan Younis, central Gaza Strip, 18 July 2014. epa / Oliver Weiken
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Protesters burn tires as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 22 January 2014. epa / Roman Pilipey
A protester uses a hand catapult during clashes with riot police in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 19 February 2014. epa / Sergey Dolzhenko
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Filipino typhoon victims rush to get relief goods from a US Navy Sea Hawk helicopter in the devastated town of Salcedo, Samar island province, Philippines, 16 November 2013. epa / Francis R. Malasig
Super typhoon survivor, Joshua Cator, 11 years old, scavengers for food and reusable material in destroyed houses in the super typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, 10 November 2013. epa / Dennis M. Sabangan
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Smoke rises from Tuffah neighbourhood after Israeli air strikes in the east of Gaza City, 29 July 2014. epa / Mohammed Saber
An Israeli soldier walks out from a tunnel that the Israeli army reportedly discovered and seized on 07 October, near Kissufum, southern Israel, along the border with the Gaza Strip, 13 October 2013. epa / Jim Hollander
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Georgian musicians perform at a central square marking the country’s Independence Day in Tbilisi, Georgia 26 May 2014. epa / Zurab Kurtsikidze
Schoolchildren cheer at the passing cortege carrying the remains of Nelson Mandela on the drive from Mthatha to Qunu, South Africa, 14 December 2013. epa / Ian Langsdon
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Afghan voters whose inked fingers were cut off by Taliban miliitants as punishment for casting their votes, receive medical treatment at a hospital in Herat, Afghanistan, 15 June 2014. epa / Jalil Rezayee
(L-R) British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a ceremony marking the centenary of the outbreak of World War I, in Ypres, Belgium, 26 June 2014. epa / Julien Warnand
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An employee works in the ‘Ralf Ringer’ shoe factory in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2014. epa / Sergei Ilnitsky
economics, business & finance
High-rise buildings emerge through the fog, as the sun rises over Doha, Qatar, 15 February 2014. epa / Yoan Valat
A Burmese worker carries baskets loaded with gravel on his shoulders as he unloads a boat at the Yangon River, Yangon, Myanmar, 02 August 2014. epa / Lynn Bo Bo
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, New York, USA, 31 July 2014. epa / Justin Lane
A miner leaves after searching for survivors of an explosion near Soma, Manisa province, Turkey, 14 May 2014. epa / Tolga Bozoglu
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Visitors fish at a frozen river during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon province, South Korea, 05 January 2014. epa / Jeon Heon-Kyun
arts, culture & entertainment
A couple in halloween costumes rides a city bus near the 40th Annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in New York, USA, 31 October 2013. epa / Peter Foley
A ‘picador’ prepares before a bullfight held on the occasion of ‘Feria de Paques’ festivities in Arles, southern France, 21 April 2014. epa / Guillaume Horcajuelo
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A boy and girl dance at the National League of Junior Cotillions’ Holly Ball in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 05 December 2013. epa / Erik S. Lesser
US actors Bryan Cranston (R), Anna Gunn (C) and Aaron Paul (L) hold awards at the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA, 18 January 2014. epa / Paul Buck
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Mountaineers work on an art installation entitled the ‘Big Bambu - 5,000 Arms to Hold You’ at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel, 12 May 2014. epa / Abir Sultan
Saxophonist Marquise Jones of The Diamond Kings of Dallas, Texas performs during the music portion of South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, USA, 12 March 2014. epa / Ashley Landis
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Japanese grandmothers and professional fashion models on stage after the conclusion of the ‘et momonakia’ fashion show, during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Tokyo, Japan, 18 October 2013. epa / Everett Kennedy Brown
Performers present creations from the Haute Coiffure Fall-Winter 2014/15 collection by French designer Charlie Le Mindu during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 07 July 2014. epa / Etienne Laurent
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Fernandinho of Brazil reacts after a goal scored by Toni Kroos of Germany during the FIFA World Cup 2014 semi final match between Brazil and Germany in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 08 July 2014. epa / Robert Ghement
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Luis Suarez of Uruguay celebrates after scoring a goal during a FIFA World Cup 2014 preliminary round match between Uruguay and England in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 19 June 2014. epa / Diego Azubel
Supporters of Brazil watch the FIFA World Cup 2014 Group A match between Brazil and Mexico in Recife, Brazil, 17 June 2014. epa / Yuri Kochetkov
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South African surfer Jeremy Johnson tow-surfs a wave from a storm swell at one of Cape Towns big wave reefs known as Dungeons, South Africa, 03 September 2013. epa / Nic Bothma
The pack of riders during the 15th stage of the 101st Tour de France cycling race in France, 20 July 2014. epa / Kim Ludbrook
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Jean Frederic Chapuis of France in action during the seeding race for the Men’s Ski Cross event during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 20 February 2014. epa / Fehim Demir
Spain’s David Ferrer returns the ball to compatriot Albert Ramos during their men’s second round match of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, 06 May 2014. epa / efe / Emilio Naranjo
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Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers of Canada compete in the Pairs Short Program Figure Skating event during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 11 February 2014. epa / How Hwee Young
Jori Lehtera (L) of Finland fights for the puck with Niklas Kronwall (R) of Sweden during a semifinal Men’s Ice Hockey match at the Sochi Olympics in Russia, 21 February 2014. epa / Srdjan Suki
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Ireland’s Fergal O’Brien competes during the final frame of the World Snooker European Tour Gdynia Open 2014 tournament in Gdynia, Poland, 09 February 2014. epa / pap / Adam Warzawa
Belgian Delphine Persoon (R) fights current WCB World Lightweight Champion, Erica Anabella Farias from Agentina, during a WCB World Champion title fight match in Zwevezele, Belgium, 20 April 2014. epa / Olivier Hoslet
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Kumari Samita Bajracharya washes her third eye at Bagmati river in Patan, Nepal, 07 March 2014. After completing 12 days of ritual, Kumari unties her hair and washes the painted third eye away. This ritual represents the end of Samita as a Kumari. epa / Narendra Shrestha
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Iowa’s County Fairs Seven-year-old Kaylin Helms before leading her cow into the kiddie dairy competition during the Great Jones County Fair and Food Fest in Monticello, Iowa, USA, 17 July 2013. Every summer, each of Iowa’s 99 counties throws its own fair. Provincial and patriotic, with beauty pageants and demolition derbies, polka dances and daredevil shows, these rural exhibitions reflect the traditional values, and the countrified culture, of America’s Heartland. epa / Jim Lo Scalzo
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The Life and Labor of Tannery Workers Indian laborers at work in a leather tannery in Calcutta, India, 10 October 2013. The leather industry occupies an important place in the economy. It is an employment intensive sector with a vast potential for growth and exports but also a pollution intensive industry that relies on cheap labor. Hundreds of tanneries are operated in the city’s Tiljala, Topsia and Tangra districts. They are mostly run by local families living and working under poor conditions. epa / Piyal Adhikary
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welcome to paradise A young couple sleeps on the sand during the 2014 O.Z.O.R.A. festival, described by organizers as the Psychedelic Tribal Gathering, near the village of Ozora, south of Budapest, Hungary, 02 August 2014. Usually attended by festival goers from 60-70 countries worldwide, the festival attracted 15,000 fans this year from 29 July to 03 August. epa / mti / Balazs Mohai
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