AFP

The AFP photographic service joins the most prestigious transatlantic sailing regattas.

AFP ensures on behalf of the organization, the coverage of the 9th Edition of “Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale 2010”.

This partnership demonstrates AFP’s knowledge and experience in a photo reportage environment and the photo distribution made difficult by the multiple means of production.

The Photographic Follow-Up of the Event:

AFP sets up a plan anticipating the magnitude of this race:

> 3 mobilized photographers from the departure to the arrival!

> Before the race: 1 photographer will produce stock images starting September

> In St-Malo, during the week preceding the departure and for departure day, 3 photographers will be permanently present with the sailors last preparations and to capture the passion of the people of Saint Malo for the race.

> On arrival, 2 photographers will be present at Point-à-Pitre to cover the arrival of the winners of this 9th edition.

> Photographs diffused on the news “wire”

AFP will feed the wire daily and ImageForum, its photo website. It is on these specific AFP photo banks that several thousand of photographs are downloaded each day, as at the time of the FIFA World Cup, and the “Tour de France”.

The strong implication of the AFP team will allow Pen Duick and the customers of AFP to benefit fully from an exceptional coverage in real time.

AFP is a world information agency whose photo service counts hundreds of photo journalists throughout the world covering general information, culture, entertainment and sport… Editors and other collaborators caption and treat each day more than 5 000 photographs of a first-rate technical quality in their 165 offices throughout the world-wide.

Additionally, AFP has an exceptional bank of images via Internet including :

> The news “wire”: 5 000 new photographs colors High definition each day in real time.

> 8 million photographs archives files originating coming from the Agency France-Press dating from the 19th century to present day, and from partners with files sets of themes and event-driven projects.

> Agencies partners (Getty Images, Jupiterimages,etc)