Sipa Press is a French photo agency based in Paris.
Overview
It was founded 1973 by the Turkish newsphotographer and photojournalist
Gökşin Sipahioğlu
Gökşin Sipahioğlu (28 December 19265 October 2011) was a Turkish photographer and journalist who founded the Paris-based photo agency Sipa Press. He spent most of his life in Paris where the French media dubbed him "le Grand Turc". He also help ...
together with American writer Phyllis Springer, concentrating their activities from the beginning on
photojournalism
Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...
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Sipa Press is in
France 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,
Rex Features in the UK and ''
La Presse'' in Italy.
In July 2011 Sipa Press was taken over by the German
DAPD News Agency, 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