AP to equip all visual journalists with new Sony cameras

Sony Electronics Inc., a global leader in imaging, and The Associated Press, the trusted global news organization, announced a new collaboration that will make Sony the exclusive imaging products and support provider for AP news photographers and video journalists around the world.

AP has a distinguished history of powerful visual journalism, winning 32 Pulitzer Prizes for photography  and garnering recognition from the Royal Television Society for excellence in video. Now for the first time, AP’s video journalists and photographers will all be equipped with the same brand of cameras, allowing for seamless collaboration as they tell the world’s stories in whatever medium is right for the moment.

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“Sony’s history of innovation aligns well with AP’s, and with our vision for the future of visual journalism,” said Derl McCrudden, AP deputy managing editor for visual and digital journalism. “AP is committed to providing the best imagery to our member news organizations and customers across the globe. Adopting Sony’s cutting-edge equipment and technology allows us to do that, by enabling our photographers and video journalists to be faster and more flexible, ultimately creating better visual journalism.”

This gallery features some of AP’s visual journalists around the world and the incredible images they were able to capture using Sony equipment.

Young flamenco dancers take a selfie before performing in the street during the 26th International Ballet Festival in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A couple in a classic American car drive along the Malecon seawall past fishermen at sunset in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, dozens ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

A man fishes in the water at dusk with the view of Mount Fuji in the distance Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Lake Kawaguchi, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Youths hang from the rear bumper of a vintage American car as they play in a flooded street, after a heavy rain in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 30, 2019, photo, a train packed with commuters travels through the Shinjuku district of Tokyo during evening rush hours. Tokyo has one of the most advanced public transport systems in the world, but with less than one year to go before the city hosts the 2020 Olympic Games, local governments, companies and commuters are bracing for unprecedented strain the events could put on rail transit and highways. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A woman with a doll representing the Virgin of Regla prays at the seaside before a procession in honor of the Virgin in the town of Regla, across the bay from Havana, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this Nov. 13, 2016 photo, Edelmis Ferro Solano, far left, holds inflated condoms for her husband Junior Torres Lopez, standing behind her, to use on his fishing line as a bobber, while her granddaughter Leyanis Macias Puente helps out by shining a flashlight on the hook of family friend Fran Luis Martinez Nueva, as they fish along the malecon seawall in Havana, Cuba. According to the fishermen’s lore, the inventor of the balloon technique in Cuba saw a video of South Africans fishing using kites and got the idea for using inflated condoms. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A woman who was evacuated out of the last territory held by Islamic State militants holds her baby after being screened by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the desert outside Baghouz, Syria, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Los Angeles Angels infielder Elliott Soto, top, jumps to catch a ball over Jordyn Adams at second base during an intrasquad game at baseball practice at Angel Stadium on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Climbers make their way along the Yoshida trail toward the summit of Mount Fuji as the glow from the town's lights are visible through clouds Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, in Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In this Jan. 1, 2019 photo, Nationalist carry torches during a rally to mark the birth anniversary of Stepan Bandera, founder of a rebel army that fought against the Soviet regime, in Kiev, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Braunson McDonald has his beard trimmed by Luis Lopez, owner of Orange County Barbers Parlor, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Huntington Beach, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom this week ordered that indoor businesses like salons, barber shops, restaurants, movie theaters, museums and others close due to the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Protestors light their torches during a peaceful rally in central Hong Kong's business district, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. The protests that started in June over a now-shelved extradition bill have since snowballed into an anti-China campaign amid anger over what many view as Beijing's interference in Hong Kong's autonomy that was granted when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Justin Anderson warms up in the bullpen during an intrasquad game at baseball practice at Angel Stadium, Friday, July 10, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

In this Friday, May 22, 2020 photo, a groom wearing a face mask readies a horse for racing at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. Horse racing returned to the track after being idled for one and a half months because of public health officials' concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

An athlete competes during the qualifications for the men's long jump event at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Gold medallist Grant Holloway, of the United States, right, crosses the finish line ahead of Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, of France (7), and Orlando Ortega, of Spain (5), to win the men's 110 meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. At lower left is Jamaica's Omar Mcleod, who fell when clearing the last hurdle. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

President Donald Trump arrives at Charlotte Douglas International Airport for a campaign rally, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Diver Lenford DaCosta cleans up lines of staghorn coral at an underwater coral nursery inside the Oracabessa Fish Sanctuary, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Oracabessa, Jamaica. With fish and coral, it's a codependent relationship. The fish rely upon the reef structure to evade danger and lay eggs, and they also eat up the coral's rivals. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

With their faces hidden under woven straw hats, traditional Owara dancers walk along Kappabashi Street after performing at the Tanabata festival Saturday, July 6, 2019, in Tokyo. Tanabata is a traditional Japanese star festival celebrated every year on July 7th. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In this Sept. 2, 2019 photo, a silverback mountain gorilla called Segasira looks up as he lays under a tree in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Thousands of candles are arranged in the shape of the Milky Way to celebrate Tanabata, a Japanese star festival, at Zojoji Temple Friday, July 5, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)