AFP Photographer Wins Top Prize for Madagascar Protest Coverage
Luis Tato was honored for images of student-led protests that spread across Madagascar over failing services, corruption and hardship.
- On Saturday, Agence France-Presse photographer Luis Tato won the prestigious Visa d'Or News prize at the Visa Pour l'Image festival in Perpignan, France, for his coverage of Madagascar's 2025 Generation Z protests.
- Student-Led protests erupted across Madagascar in 2025 over power cuts, water shortages, and economic hardship; demonstrations intensified after President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government but refused to resign.
- Spending ten days documenting the protests, Tato focused on the youth who "knew how important it was that their story be told." He also paid tribute to festival founder Jean-Francois Leroy during his acceptance speech.
- The Visa d'Or News Roger Therond award, funded by Paris Match, provides international recognition that often leads to exhibitions and book deals for recipients.
- Similar movements led by under-thirties occurred in Nepal, Morocco, and the Philippines during 2025. Tato stated the global dynamic of young people "trying to redefine democracy and transform their societies" fascinates him.
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Visa pour l'image is organised every September in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales). The international photojournalism festival awarded Luis Tato, chief photographer and photo coordinator of Agence France Presse pour l'Afrique de l'Est et l'Océan Indien on September 5, 2026. He obtained the Visa d'Or News for his work in Madagascar.
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Spaniard Tato won the Visa d'Or prize for news photography for his coverage of Generation Z protests in Madagascar. His work on the story had already been recognised at the World Press Photo Awards in April. Accepting the award, 37-year-old Tato paid tribute to festival founder Jean-Francois Leroy, who died on Monday. Leroy, he said, had given him an early break in 2018 when he showed his work for the first time. Tato also acknowledged the young…
After receiving his award, he paid a heartfelt tribute to the festival's founder, Jean-François Leroy, who passed away on Monday. Leroy had "given him his chance" by exhibiting his images for the first time in 2018 when he was "trying to make his way" in the industry. "No one has done as much for our ecosystem," he added. Generation Z, meaning young adults under 30, was at the heart of several mobilizations in 2025, notably in Nepal, Bangladesh,…
Located in Kenya, the chief photographer and photo coordinator of the East Africa and Indian Ocean news agency was rewarded for his coverage of the Z-generation uprisings in Madagascar.
Spanish photojournalist Luis Tato, 37 years old, received on Saturday in Perpignan the Visa d的or News, the main distinction of the Visa festival for the image. He is rewarded for his work on the uprising of the Z generation in Madagascar in 2025. Corresponding to the AFP for East Africa and the Indian Ocean, Luis Tato has passed [...] Article PHOTOGRAPHY – Luis Tato rewarded for his work on the uprising of the Z generation of September-October 2…
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