Are the American Contact Photo Agency and Associated Press the same organization?

Associated press, I won't say much. There is a detailed introduction upstairs.

"Robert Preki, co-founder and president of Associated Press, a world-famous photo editor and curator, was once rated as one of the most influential photographers in the world 100 by American photography magazine.

Preki majored in anthropology and West African languages, and then worked as a journalist. 1976, he co-founded Contact with the famous American photographer David Bernadette, and quickly became one of the top five news photo agencies in the world. In recent years, after the appearance of large photo agencies such as Getty and Cobis, Contact Photo Agency, together with magnum photos, is one of the few small news photo agencies that still remain independent. "

Therefore, the American contact photo agency and the Associated Press are not the same institution.