Vchris Photo Agency
'Every image has its own story'
Vchris Photo Agency (VPA) is a division of Vchris Limited founded in April 2004, which has partnered with United Press International (UPI) to develop to market and sell licenses and subscriptions for news image relevant to the African market.

Our relationship with UPI is based on respect and protection of UPI's content. UPI has developed an extensive distribution network in the Europe, North & South America, Middle East and Africa region over the last 97 years and as it expands into the untapped markets in Africa with our help and expertise we expect a mutually rewarding and long term co operation between our organizations and our clients.

VPA offers functional solutions for pre-defined business processes, which were developed especially for the media industry. The images we provide are primarily of political and entertainment personalities from red carpet events to fashion catwalks that are in demand by the African media and publishing houses. We have the largest collection of African American super stars and political figures. We also provide images in our ‘black planet’ series which shows the prosperous images of Africa.

Our market is global, Our images are uniquely entertaining and serious.

Please contact victor@vchris.com or call 44 208 205 2927 to inquires about our terms of business.

Street Hawker in Lagos, Nigeria
Street Hawker in Lagos, Nigeria © vchris limited
A street hawker in the Lagos surburb of Surulere selling carrots. This is a typical scene in Lagos where produce is sold by individual traders on the... [more]
61st Annual Cannes Film Festival
61st Annual Cannes Film Festival
© UPI
Boxer Mike Tyson arrives at a photocall for the James Toback... [more]
Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York
© UPI
Beyonce arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume... [more]
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