Sipa Press is a French photo agency based in Paris.
Overview
It was founded 1973 by the Turkish newsphotographer and photojournalist
Gökşin Sipahioğlu together with American writer Phyllis Springer, concentrating their activities from the beginning on
photojournalism.
Sipa Press is in
France
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the leading photo agency distributing up to 6000 newspictures every day to customers in more than 40 countries worldwide. It covers politics, economy, entertainment and sports. 20 million pictures are filed in Sipa's archives and 12 million in its digital database.
The editorial staff consists of 91 members, about 600 correspondents contribute to the service. Most significant partnerships exist with
Associated Press
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,
Rex Features
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in the UK and ''
La Presse'' in Italy.
In July 2011 Sipa Press was taken over by the German
DAPD News Agency
DAPD News Agency (in German ''dapd Nachrichtenagentur'') was a German news agency.
Overview
It was founded in September 2010 with its headquarters in Berlin. It was the second largest German news agency. It originated from the former West-German ...
, managing director being Heinrich Ollendiek. In October 2012, DAPD filed for insolvency protection, with all six of its subsidiaries declaring bankruptcy.
"German news agency declares bankruptcy"
''The Guardian'', October 3, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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Mass media companies established in 1973
Companies based in Paris
News agencies based in France
Stock photography
Photo archives in France
Photojournalism organizations
Photo agencies
French companies established in 1973