AFP photographer Bulent Kilic wins int’l photojournalism honourSeptember 7, 2015 - 19:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Agence France-Presse photographer Bulent Kilic was honoured Saturday, September 5 at photojournalism's biggest annual festival for dramatic images of refugees fleeing across the Turkish border, Art Daily reports. Kilic, 35, won the Visa d'Or for News, the most prestigious award handed out at the "Visa Pour L'Image" festival in Perpignan, southwestern France. The photographer, who has already won several top awards, told AFP he was honoured. "It is so nice when people trust you," he said. "I got to go back to work... That prize makes me happy, but it is time to go further." The images he captured as thousands of refugees climbed over barbed wire-topped fences at the Turkish border post in Akcakale while fleeing Syria ended on the front pages of newspapers and websites around the world. In less than 10 minutes some 20,000 people piled up at the border, with many carrying children, who were passed over the fence. People were screaming and climbing over each trying to make it through the barrier. "I hope I never see that again," Kilic said previously. The award also carries an 8,000-euro ($8,900) prize. In February 2015, Kilic won the World Press Photo award for spot news and in 2014 was honoured in the Bayeux-Calvados War Correspondents awards, the US National Press Photographers Association competition and the China International Press Photo contest. Time and The Guardian also chose him as their agency photographer for 2014. "This prestigious award is a tribute to Bulent's remarkable images, which bear witness to the quality of AFP's work," agency chairman and CEO Emmanuel Hoog said of the Visa d'Or honour. Kilic began his career as a journalist for the local press and in 2003 became a photographer, joining AFP as a stringer two years later. He is currently the agency's photo chief for Turkey and has carried out several foreign assignments including in Ukraine and Syria. Photo: AFP Photo/ Bulent Kilic Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |