Awards
AFP photographer Olivier Morin receives honourable mention at the Siena Awards in Italy
Paris based photographer Olivier Morin received an honourable mention at the Siena Awards on Saturday for a photograph showing fish trapped in a plastic bag.
The photo was taken near Pietarsaari, Finland, on May 3rd 2023, during the spring ice melt.
The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) is a prestigious photography competition open to professional and amateur photographers worldwide.
Staff photographer for Agence France-Presse since 1990, Morin was France Photo Chief Editor from 2016 to 2021.
Back in the field since January 2022, he is now responsible for photographing and coordinating reports on the future of the planet, including the impacts and solutions to climate change.
Morin has already won several awards throughout his career. He won first prize in the Fuji photo competition in 2000, came second and third in the Sportfolio competition in 2013 and 2015, and one of his photos was voted Italian Sports photo of the Year in 2013. He has also been awarded Sports Illustrated and New York Times Photo of the Year.