Perpignan · Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan
31.08.24 → 15.09.24
EDITORIAL The dramatic increase in the number of photographers, or at least of persons claiming to be so, has coincided with a reverse phenomenon which is the disappearance of picture editors. When we heard that Kathy Ryan was retiring after 39 years at the New York Times Magazine, we felt great sorrow and a wave of nostalgia. Someone will no doubt take her place, but many other media are simply doing away with these positions or appointing novices. At Visa pour l’Image we have an opportunity to pay tribute to these figures so often overlooked, but who play a crucial role in maintaining the editorial standards of a newspaper, and also the standards of the entire industry. How many exhibitions and feature stories screened in the evening shows in Perpignan can be traced back to a phone call from one of these picture editors, to their enthusiasm for a report they produced or noticed? How many thousands of euros have they managed to salvage in budget allocations for photo departments in the face of drastic cost- cutting measures? How many stories that are now legendary were made possible through the daring, flair and creative spirit of professional picture editors who realize that a good headline gets an even better reaction when there is a good photo to go with it? Yet readers and the general public usually have no idea of who the picture editors are, and sometimes they are quite unaware of the photographers too. It is an unfortunate state of affairs. The tragic and powerful photograph taken by Mohammad Salem has just received the World Press Photo award, and behind it is a talented team under the leadership of Rickey Rogers who had the skill to pick out the one photo from a steady influx of images, finding the one that makes us stop and think. The talent of a worthy picture editor is particularly relevant in these times when it is increasingly difficult to gain access to war zones. With more and more pictures being produced, and more homogenous output, with platforms sending out endless streams of images, how can a story be told in a different way? How can people be drawn to focus on a story when there are so many players bidding for their attention? At Visa pour l’Image, with our juries and different approaches, we shall continue to defend and advocate for these men and women working in the background, for the picture editors whose visual skills help shape our relationship with the world.
Jean-François leroy April 24, 2024
The 36th International Festival of Photojournalism will be held:
FESTIVAL > Saturday, August 31 to September, Sunday 15, 2024 PRO. WEEK > Monday, September 2 to Saturday, September 7, 2024 SCHOOL GROUPS > Monday, September 16 to Friday, September 20 + Monday, September 23 to Friday, September 27, 2024
EXHIBITIONS (19 / 25) Karen Ballard > Venice, California Paula Bronstein / Getty Images > A World in Turmoil (retrospective) Cinzia Canneri– Winner of the 2023 Camille Lepage Award > Women’s Bodies as Battlefields Alejandro Cegarra / The New York Times / Bloomberg > The Two Walls Jean-Louis Fernandez > The Comédie-Française, on and off stage Corentin Fohlen / Divergence for Paris Match > Haiti and the Power of the Gangs Jérôme Gence > The Screen Generation Afshin Ismaeli / Aftenposten > Life Under the Taliban 2.0 Paolo Manzo – Winner of the 2023 Pierre & Alexandra Boulat Award > The Invisible City John Moore / Getty Images > Ecuador – Internal Armed Conflict Emilio Morenatti / AP > A Photographer’s Journey Through Daily Life, Conflict and Personal Loss Francisco Proner / Agence VU’ > Mining Destruction Anastasia Taylor-Lind – Winner of the 2023 Canon Female Photojournalist Grant > 5K From the Frontline Murgur Varzariu > Voices Rising Behind the Wall Alfred Yaghobzadeh – Winner of the 2023 La Saif-Benoît Schaeffer Publishing Grant for a Photography Book > Alfred’s Journey The Paris Olympics – 2024 International Daily Press Winner of the 2024 Ville de Perpignan Rémi Ochlik Visa d’or Award Winner of the 2024 Humanitarian Visa d’or award – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Online Pro. Accreditation Request > July 1, 2024
Portfolio Reviews for Picture Editors & Photographers > portfolios@2e-bureau.com
CALLS FOR ENTRIES La Saif-Benoît Schaeffer Publishing Grant for a Photography Book > Deadline April 30, 2024 Camille Lepage Award > Deadline May 14, 2024 Canon Female Photojournalist Grant > LINK – Deadline May 21, 2024 Canon Video Grant Short Film Documentary > LINK – Deadline May 27, 2024 Yves Rocher Foundation Photography Award > LINK – Deadline May 19, 2024 ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or Award – International Committee of the Red Cross > LINK – Deadline June 9, 2024 Françoise Demulder Photography Grants > LINK – Deadline June 20, 2024 Pierre & Alexandra Boulat Award > LINK – Deadline June 15, 2024 Gökşin Sipahioğlu by Sipa Press Daily Press Visa d’or Award > LINK – Deadline July 5, 2024 Visa d’or franceinfo Award for the Best Digital News Story >LINK – Deadline July 25, 2024
Visa pour l’Image – Perpignan
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Preliminary Program (May 17, 2024 – pdf)
