The 38th edition of the Visa pour l\u2019Image international photojournalism festival, currently taking place in Perpignan from 29 August to 13 September 2026, was marked by the launch of a first-ever Photojournalism Convention on 31 August 2026 at the Palais des Congr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n
The First Photojournalism Convention<\/strong> There is no public nominative list containing all of the hundreds of accredited journalists and professionals. Photojournalists on display and present<\/strong> La 38e \u00e9dition du festival international du photojournalisme Visa pour l’Image qui se d\u00e9roule actuellement \u00e0 Perpignan du 29 ao\u00fbt au 13 septembre 2026, a \u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9e par le lancement d’une toute premi\u00e8re Convention du photojournalisme le 31 ao\u00fbt 2026 au Palais des Congr\u00e8s. La Premi\u00e8re Convention du Photojournalisme Inaugur\u00e9e le lundi 31 ao\u00fbt au […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-evenements"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1910,"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1766\/revisions\/1910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemedia.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1766"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOpened on Monday 31st August at the Palais des Congr\u00e8s in Perpignan<\/strong>, this unprecedented meeting brought together numerous professionals to debate the future of the profession. The initial discussions highlighted a profession in deep crisis:
\nEconomic hardship:<\/strong> According to data from the Liaison and Action Committee for Photography (Clap), a quarter of freelance photographers live below the minimum wage threshold.
\nTechnological threats:<\/strong> Discussions focused largely on the existential challenge posed by the emergence of generative artificial intelligence.
\nLong-term objective:<\/strong> The ambition of these round tables is to lay the foundations for a future \u00abWhite Paper\u00bb to protect and reaffirm the role of the profession.<\/p>\n
\nOn the other hand, news surrounding the 38th edition of Visa pour l'Image makes it possible to list the major figures in photojournalism currently present in Perpignan, whether they are exhibitors, award winners or key speakers in the debates.<\/p>\n
\nRaymond Depardon \u2013 Presenting his exclusive selection \u00abReporter \/ Photographer\u00bb supported by Le Figaro Magazine.
\nElise Blanchard \u2013 Nairobi-based reporter, she is presenting her shocking exhibition \u00abAfghanistan: young girls sold to survive the droughts\u00bb.
\nRafael Yaghobzadeh \u2013 Winner of the 2026 Visa d\u2019or Online Award for his work \u00abLebanon \u2013 Perpetual War(s)\u00bb published for Le Monde.
\nPhil\u00e9mon Barbier \u2013 Winner of the Visa d'or de la Ville de Perpignan R\u00e9mi Ochlik Award for his work in Syria.
\nMads Nissen
\nTyler Hicks
\nDavid Guttenfelder
\nGerd Ludwig
\nGa\u00ebl Turine
\nHerv\u00e9 Lequeux<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"