Sygma (agency)

Sygma (formally known as Agence Presse Sygma or Sygma Photo News) was a French photo agency.[1] Sygma was established in 1973, was acquired by Corbis in 1999, and went bankrupt in 2011.[2][3] It was one of the largest and leading photo agencies,[2][3][4] with offices in Paris, London and New York City, and about 500 photographers under contract.[5]

Sygma's archive of 50 million objects is stored at the Sygma Preservation and Access Facility in Garnay near Paris.

  1. ^ "Shoot fatal, Sygma succombe". Libération. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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  3. ^ a b Haughney, Christine (12 October 2000). "Photojournalists Balk at Sygma's Digital-Age Terms". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-04-27 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. ^ "Sygma archive". The Guardian. 24 April 2007. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-04-27 – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ^ "Gates Adds Sygma to 'Net Archive'". New York Post. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 2018-04-27.