[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.
Sygma was founded in 1973 by Hubert Henrotte [Wikidata] (co-founder of the Gamma agency) and other photographers from Gamma[4][6][7] including Eliane Laffont[8] and Jean-Pierre Laffont.
It was one of the largest and leading photo agencies,[2][3][4][9] with offices in Paris, London and New York City, and about 500 photographers under contract.
[1] Sygma declared bankruptcy and shut down operations in 2011 when it could not afford to pay damages resulting from a court case.
[2] Sygma's archive includes 50 million objects from the second half of the 20th century.