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Saul Loeb
Photographer based in Washington DC
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When democracy stumbles

Saturday 9 January 2021

Washington - It was always going to be a big day in Washington. Both houses of Congress were to meet to certify President-elect Joe Biden's November victory - a normally ceremonial event which had taken on outsized significance in light of Donald Trump's unprecedented refusal to concede defeat. Ultimately, the day would go down in history for the storming of the US Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, its jaw-dropping scenes captured at close quarters by AFP's 17-strong team of reporters, photographers and videojournalists on the ground.

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Getting the handshake that shook the world

Thursday 14 June 2018

"Going into it, I knew that the biggest moment would be that first handshake. Possibly of my career," writes Washington DC-based photographer Saul Loeb. "This is the first time that an American president was meeting with a North Korean Supreme Leader. Ever. This moment will never happen again. So I knew that I had to get it right. Don't screw this one up."

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