AFPTV Deputy Editor-in-Chief for North America- Ex Beijing, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Caracas
Washington DC
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Here a summary of my work during the 8 days that I’ve spent in Wuhan right after the lockdown. Thanks @SatishCheney and @suen_daniel for the great edit.
Ground zero: Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world.
For eight days, an @AFP team covered the chaos caused by the #coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, witnessing how life in the Chinese city of 11 million has been turned upside down
'Treated like garbage': inside Canada's silent Indigenous femicide crisis - A very important story done by the amazing @daf_lemelin for @AFP
youtube.com/watch?v=YsPeew95…
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Amazing news! "My Anxiety and Freediving" was just selected by @FilmGateMiami via FilmFreeway.com! -
Amazingly done by the fearless @photolarte !
VIDEO: 🇺🇸🦈 Headlines have dubbed Florida the world's most likely place to be bitten by a shark. They're right, but shark bites are exceedingly rare -- a fact scientists wish more people knew especially amid declining shark populations in need of conservation
📹 @photolarte
Trump celebrates win in Iowa - Coverage by @Cecilia_Shz and @BastInzaurralde for @AFP youtube.com/watch?v=Zl0feD7M…
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The mighty Mississippi, America's water highway, is dangerously low, #AFP reportage by @ubellier and @AmelSem u.afp.com/5oSA
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Drought-hit farmers in US heartland hope Mississippi 'comes back' #AFP reportage by @ubellier and @AmelSem u.afp.com/5oTB
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Today, @AFP is publishing two more reports from Xinjiang.
@PPardo1, @YuxuanMichael and I travelled deep into the countryside to look at the extreme action Chinese authorities take to conceal the impact of their policies towards local Uyghurs:
france24.com/en/live-news/20…
JOB OPPORTUNITY IN WASHINGTON, DC: MASTER CONTROL OPERATOR (Temporary Contract): AFP seeks an experienced technician/operator to join our MCR-Live department.
DM if you are interested!
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To my former colleagues and journo friends out West : Hi! I’m looking for a freelance photographer and/or videographer in northern Alberta or the NWT. Please send me a DM if you think about someone. Thank you. 🚨🎥📸
An amazing and inspiring story shot by @photolarte for @AFP
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VIDEO: 🇨🇦 Thousands of disused oil and gas wells are posing a serious ecological threat to the open landscapes of Alberta. Mostly built between 1860 and 1940, the structures leak into the surrounding soil and release potent methane gas
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A healthy Rocky Mountain snowpack looks set to offer a bumper season for thrill-seeking white water rafters on Colorado's rivers.
Full story by @Huw_Griffith: u.afp.com/iRd2
🎥 by @sebvuagnat
Shot by @AFP NY VJ @Cecilia_Shz
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The war in Ukraine, as seen through the lens of AFP video journalist Arman Soldin.
Following the death of our colleague Arman Soldin in Ukraine on 9 May, @AFP is publishing this video showing the war as seen through his lens.
Soldin was part of the first AFP team to be sent to Ukraine following the start of Russia's invasion on 24 February 2022. Soldin was killed near Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine when a rocket struck close to where he was lying. He was 32 years old.
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VIDEO: 🇺🇸 California's wet winter sparks new 'gold rush'
With a shovel and wetsuit, amateur gold digger Albert Fausel scours a northern California river after torrential rains. The heavy rain creates powerful currents that "wash" the banks, loosening particles
🎥 @gclarenne
Story shot by @gclarenne and written by @paulacramon