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Two Weeks Left to Submit! The Lucie Foundation is dedicated to celebrating all forms of photography. This program is a juried competition open to a diversity of book submissions- from traditionally published to hand-made books and zines. The awards are presented to photographers and publishers. The Lucie Foundation is proud to offer three cash prizes for our three new categories: Book of the Year – $3,000 cash prize The Book…
A 3-day photowalk, suitable for photographers of all levels will be held in London on the 9th, 10th and 11th October 2026. Guided by the visual language of Giacomo Brunelli's "Eternal London" (commissioned by The Photographers' Gallery and published by Dewi Lewis Publishing), you'll explore the very streets that shaped this body of work. This intensive 3-day workshop offers photographers of all skill levels a unique opportunity to enhance their…
This coming November, the town of Belfort (France) is organising the 9th edition of Mois de la Photo, an event dedicated to contemporary photography. Through this event, it reaffirms its commitment to artistic creation, to supporting professional photographers and to promoting their work. At the same time, the Entrevues Belfort International Film Festival, organised by the Cinémas d’Aujourd’hui association, will take place from November 16th to 22 2026 at the…
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José Bassit (Sao Paulo, 1957) is one of the most important photographers of his generation. Photojournalist for the major Brazilian press of the 1980s and 1990s, he gradually left it to favor of more personal and in-depth work. At the end of the 1990s, he traveled across the Northeast of Brazil to document popular religious events, in particular Christian pilgrimages in the sertão, an arid and very poor region, then…
Immerse your eye in the happy nostalgia of one of the most talented American photographers of his generation, Harold Feinstein, this is what Bigaignon is offering at the start of 2022! After two first remarkable exhibitions in 2017 and 2018, the Parisian gallery completes what it had announced as a trilogy, with this exhibition entitled “Life as it was”. If the first part of the retrospective devoted to the American…
In Chicago, 1950, Simone de Beauvoir had a torrid affair with the American writer Nelson Algren, with whom she experienced a kind of sexual awakening, Art Shay, a photographer for LIFE and Time followed Algren an interesting character. On a very hot day in Chicago, Simone, dripping with sweat, stopped by Art’s place to take a shower. As she was freshening up, Art took a few magnificent photographs. We will…
Natural History Museum Denmark
Øster Voldgade 5–7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
from November 21st, 2025 to September 20th, 2026
Galerie de Bazillac
16/17 Galerie Montpensier, 75001 Paris.
from September 14th, 2026 to September 20th, 2026
Fotografa/os por Colombia
Buenaventura, Colombia
from August 25th, 2026 to September 30th, 2026
IRIS Arles
12 rue Diderot, 13200 Arles, France
from August 20th, 2026 to October 4th, 2026
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Yesterday morning brought sad news: Jean-François Leroy left us, the day after the 38th edition of Visa pour l'Image opened for the first time without him. Since then, homages and tributes have been pouring in, the world of photojournalism is mourning. I met Jean-François in the corridors of Paris Match, in 1987 or '88. Roger Thérond was there, of course, and so was Jean-Jacques Naudet. We lived in different countries…
Here is Jean-François Leroy’s editorial for the 38th edition of Visa pour l’Image, along with the program of the festival. 2026 began with a fake photograph: it showed the Venezuelan President, Nicolàs Maduro, wearing handcuffs, accompanied by two US marines. Respectable media outlets and journalists who have grown up using social media – which they have come to regard as a reliable source of information – were taken in by…
Jean-Pierre Laffont's new book, "Rebels with a Cause," published by DAMIANI, is being presented at Visa pour l'Image on September 2; a signing will take place on September 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Librairie Papeterie Cajelice. Eliane and Jean-Pierre Laffont have published the following tribute to Jean-François Leroy. Oh Captain ! Our Captain ! Dear Jean François, Jean Pierre and I have been your friends for 40 years, we…
Archives - September 2, 2025 This is one of Visa pour l’Image’s most interesting exhibitions this year. Its title: In the Shadow of White Flags. The photographer: Sandra Calligaro. She accompanied her photos with this text. JJN On August 15, 2021, thanks to the American withdrawal, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, twenty years after being driven out. Upon their return, a leaden pall fell over the country. The…
Archives - September 3, 2024 American photographer Karen Ballard presents photographs at this year’s Visa pour l'image in a solo exhibition at Maison de la Catalanité from her long-term documentary project on Venice, California. Venice, CA is a compelling and keen insider’s view of the iconic, quirky, bohemian California coastal town known as an artistic hub and a public beach for all. It’s a place where beauty, surf, wealth, and the…
Archives - September 8, 2022 Archives Yan Morvan attended Visa pour l'Image in Perpignan. He gave us these images and this text. Thanks Yan! JJN We could describe Visa 2022 in songs... "Avec le temps", " la ballade des gens heureux", a music: "Once upon a time in the West", "Gunfight at O.K. Corral"... But like these hummed tunes so often unforgettable we would always wish to keep them alive.…
Archives - September 5, 2020 Director of Visa pour Image, Jean-François Leroy discusses the reasons to maintain the festival, between support for photojournalists and the desire not to give up. Of this particular edition, he remembers above all what is positive and the innovations, notably the exhibitions and online screenings which bring new visitors to Visa all over the world. Did the situation of photojournalists during lockdown motivate the…
Jeoffrey Guillemard : Southern Border "The US border begins in southern Mexico." This is how Central American migrants talk of their journey to reach the American dream. Everything begins at the border of Mexico and Guatemala on makeshift rafts launched on the Suchiate River. They must then walk for days before venturing on "La Bestia" (The Beast), the famous freight train that crosses the country. Alone or in a caravan,…
Archives - September 10, 2018 During the festival Yan Morvan shared his diary in pictures, here comes the final day. This daily column is a privileged partnership with Leica who gave Yan the new Leica M10-P camera. You will also find all the photos on Instagram @LeicaCameraFrance and the hashtag #LeicaM10P Yan is in Perpignan to present his book on Bobby Sands published by André Frére and the accompanying exhibition. www.visapourlimage.com
Archives - September 8, 2017 The International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan once again takes its visitors on a world tour, offering a fresh look at the state of the planet beyond the narrative clichés often made necessary by the urgent need to document. In the introduction to his exhibition at Hotel Pams in Perpignan, entitled Tumulte et solitude en Afrique [Turmoil and Solitude in Africa], Marco Longari writes: “A…
Archives - September 6, 2016 Exile, bring together work of 22 Magnum Photographers to present a visual representation of nearly 70 years of international migration and displacement. The exhibition, at Visa Pour L’Image Perpignan, was a collaboration between Magnum Photos and Canon, who also provided a free portfolio reviews for emerging photographers at the festival. Giving a historical context to the current migration crisis in Europe, Exile, include images of civilians returning home following World…
Archives - September 1, 2015 In 2011, as people around the world watched TV reports on the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, the Ukrainian government gave approval for travel inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone which has now become a disaster-tourism destination. Tourists take pictures of the sarcophagus encasing the reactor, but the top attraction is the ghost town of Pripyat, once home to nearly 50,000, now decaying and overgrown by nature,…
Last week, during the 26th Visa pour l’Image, the winners of the Visa d’or have been announced. Tyler Hicks won the Visa d’or News Award for his report on Westgate Mall Massacre, Nairobi. The Visa d'or Feature Award was awarded to Guillaume Herbaut for his report on Ukraine. Maxim Dondyuk won the Ville de Perpignan Rémi Ochlik Award also for his recent work on Ukraine. Eugene Richards got a Lifetime Achievement Visa d'or…
Archives - September 8, 2012 PERPIGNAN DIARY: My last day, The Photographer's Luncheon. by Doug Menuez Traditions are hard to find these days, and as someone raised during an era of smashed traditions in the US I am greatly attracted to them. An enduring and valuable tradition at VIsa Pour L'Image is the private luncheon held to honor the photographers and which is hosted by Visa director Jean François Leroy,…
The mischievous Franco Fontana, with his ever-present smile, left us the day before yesterday for the great colored fields dotted with young women of wandering curiosity. Franco wasn't my friend; our few encounters were always too brief and fleeting for a lasting, easy familiarity. He loved coming to Arles, always bringing along a few of his students to the magical, volunteer-run portfolio reviews organized by Christophe Laloi's Voies Off. Each…
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