AP’s global resource of staff, bureaux and communication infrastructure delivers you the defining images for any given day.

AP Images is the world’s largest bank of historical and recent photos. It houses content from the photo resources of The Associated Press, including the AP Photo Library, holding 10 million negatives and prints dating back more than 100 years, and the AP Photo Archive, which contains more than 2 million images.

For over 155 years, the award-winning photographers of The Associated Press have captured the defining images of the world’s top events, people and places. AP journalists have won virtually every award for journalistic excellence, including 29 Pulitzer Prizes for photography.

AP Images provide instant access to these iconic images and adds new images every minute of every day from every corner of the world, making it an essential source of photos and graphics for professional image buyers and commercial customers. Images are also available for personal or home use.

AP Images brings the same level of quality to its services. With on-location editorial assignment photography, image research, rights and clearances services, AP Images is designed to meet the editorial needs of a global audience.