VISA FOR THE IMAGE. The 34th international festival of photojournalism in Perpignan, Visa pour l’image, rewarded several photographers. War in Ukraine, environmental apocalypse, women’s conditions, discover the exhibitions of their work in images.
[Mis à jour le 5 septembre 2022 à 10h58] The winners of the 34th edition of the international photojournalism festival were made public this Saturday, September 3 and the two most prestigious awards go to reports made in Ukraine. The Visa d’or News, the most prestigious prize, was awarded to Evgeniy Maloletka for his reporting from Mariupol in Ukraine for Associated Press. As for the Golden Visa of the International Daily Press, it goes to the work of Mads Nissen on the war in Ukraine for the Danish daily politics.
Visa d’or magazine returned to Brent Stirton for its bushmeat investigation for National Geographic. The Humanitarian Golden Visa of the International Committee of the Red Cross was awarded to Sameer Al-Doumy (AFP) for his report on the migration crisis in northern France. The Honorary Golden Visa Figaro Magazine, which rewards the work of a photographer for his entire professional career, was awarded to Alain Keler (Myop). Finally, the Visa d’or for digital information France Info went to the “Africa’s rising cities” project carried out by Max Bearak, Dylan Moriarty and Julia Ledur.
Until September 11, 2022, you can enjoy around twenty exhibitions of photographers with free entry, showing reports on the news of the past year and past events, await you. Among the themes addressed, while the war in Ukraine is obviously not absent from the program, with four major exhibitions dedicated to it, other exhibitions allow us to discover images of global overfishing, bushmeat trafficking, of the trade in “happy pills”, but also of the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan. “Unfortunately, the world continues outside Ukraine (…) Things are happening all over the planet that, because of Ukraine, we no longer talk about. And we are committed to showing the news of the world as a whole,” Jean-François Leroy, founder of Visa pour l’Image, told AFP.
What is the program for the 34th edition of Visa pour l’Image?
“For almost two centuries, photography has been the art that has engraved history forever and prevents us from forgetting, even if we do not always remember the lessons of the past” how war photographer Goran Tomasevic, who made the object of a retrospective on more than thirty years of photographs between war and peace…
For 15 days in Perpignan, striking images of current events from around the world are revealed to the general public free of charge thanks to Visa pour l’Image. On the menu, 25 photo exhibitions with free access in the city center of Perpignan, bringing together the points of view of photographers on current events from all continents, but also tribute or thematic exhibitions, 6 screening evenings at Campo Santo, the opportunity to meet the exhibiting photographers, to learn during conferences and readings of portfolios…
This year will be awarded to photographers 7 Visa d’or, 3 Grants and 5 Prizes! Also in Perpignan, as part of this festival, the Sauramps bookstore will present numerous book signings and the Jean Vigo institute will present the work of the winners of the Canon Grants for short-film video documentary and the reports of the Visa d’or nominees. of digital information France Info. Finally, it should be noted that some exhibitions will be virtually accessible on the Visa pour l’image website.
While the 34th edition of the photojournalism festival pays tribute to Serbian photographer Goran Tomasevic, one of the greatest war photographers in the world, Visa pour l’Image is not only devoted to war reporting. From Ukraine to climate change, here are the names and authors of the 25 exhibitions presented this year 2022, and the themes addressed:
- 1 oceanFormer University, by Alexis Rosenfeld with UNESCO. Mentioned topic : ten years of discovery of the ocean.
- The Sixth ExtinctionHouse of Catalanity, by Alain Ernoult. Mentioned topic : portraits of endangered species.
- World FisheriesChurch of the Dominicans, by George Steinmetz. Mentioned topic : industrial fishing.
- Bushmeat: at the origin of epidemicsConvent of the Minims, by Brent Stirton. Mentioned topic : wildlife trafficking to cities.
- Between war and peaceCouvent des Minimes, a retrospective of 30 years of photographs by Goran Tomasevic.
- The Roads of Death by Sameer Al-Doumy (AFP), winner of the 2022 Humanitarian Golden Visa from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Mentioned topic : the migration crisis in the north of France.
- Mariupol, UkraineCaserne Gallieni, by Mstyslav Chernov & Evgeniy Maloletka (Associated Press). Mentioned topic : Russia’s strikes against the port city of Mariupol in Ukraine, which has become the symbol of resistance.
- Ukraine: war every dayCouvent des Minimes, by Lucas Barioulet for Le Monde, winner of the Visa d’or de la Ville de Perpignan Rémi Ochlik 2022. Mentioned topic : the lives of millions of Ukrainian men and women who have changed forever.
- Тут жили люди People lived hereThird Order Chapel, by Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times (MAPS). Mentioned topic : the war crimes committed by the Russian armed forces in the town of Boutcha, on the outskirts of kyiv.
- Ukraine, from independence to warConvent of the Minimes, by Sergei Supinsky (EPA). Mentioned topic : the history of Ukraine since the fall of the Soviet Union.
- TirelesslyConvent of the Minimes, by Tamara Saade. Mentioned topic : the last two years spent in Lebanon, with the demonstrations organized across the country and the consequences of the explosion, as well as the few rare periods of respite in between.
- “All” in withdrawalCouvent des Minimes, by Françoise Huguier (Agence VU’). Mentioned topic : photographs of intimacy.
- Días Eternos: Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala (2017-2022)Dominican Church, by Ana María Arévalo Gosen, winner of the 2021 Camille Lepage Prize. Mentioned topic : the condition of imprisoned women in Venezuela, El Salvador and Guatemala.
- In the chambers of the mindMinimes Convent, by Valerio Bispuri. Mentioned topic : mental illness in Africa.
- Bush pilots in AlaskaHotel Pams, by Acacia Johnson, winner of the 2021 Canon Female Photojournalist Fellowship. Mentioned topic : women pilots in Alaska.
- Zor. In the largest gypsy ghetto in EuropeConvent of the Minimes, by Selene Magnolia. Mentioned topic : the Roma, who constitute the largest minority in Europe and suffer more discrimination than the other groups studied.
- At the heart of the Burmese rebellionConvent of the Minims, by Siegfried Modola. Mentioned topic : Burma mired in conflict and chaos.
- The end of an endless warCouvent des Minimes, by Andrew Quilty (Agence VU’). Mentioned topic : the capture of Kabul by the Taliban, following the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
- On the sidelinesChurch of the Dominicans, by Eugene Richards. Discussed subjects : misery in the United States, the fate of the mentally handicapped, the human cost of drugs, of war, of a woman’s cancer.
- Happy PillsCouvent des Minimes, by Paolo Woods & Arnaud Robert. Mentioned topic : the pill appears as an almost magical response to the weaknesses, the melancholy, the unacceptable limits of the human condition.
- Hafizasby Sabiha Çimen, winner of the 2020 Canon Female Photojournalist Fellowship. Mentioned topic : the daily life of Koranic schools for young girls.
- WalkaboutsCouvent des Minimes, by Jean-Claude Coutausse for Le Monde. Mentioned topic : political photography.
- The twelfth voyage of the schooner TaraCouvent des Minimes, by Maéva Bardy (The Tara Ocean Foundation) with the participation of Figaro Magazine. Mentioned topic : a major Weddell Sea expedition aboard the scientific schooner Tara.
Where is Visa pour l’Image 2022 taking place?
The exhibitions of the Visa pour l’Image photojournalism festival are held at the Eglise des Dominicains, the Couvent des Minimes, the Palais des Congrès, the Atelier d’urbanisme, the Hôtel Pams and the Caserne Gallieni, in the city of Perpignan.
When does Visa pour l’Image 2022 take place?
The exhibitions are held in Perpignan free access from Saturday August 27 to Sunday September 11, 2022, every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.. Screening evenings at Campo Santo only take place from Monday August 29 to Saturday September 3. Finally, two weeks are reserved for school groups, from Monday 12 to Friday 16 September and from Monday 19 to Friday 23 September.
What is the Visa pour l’image festival?
For 34 years, the Perpignan International Photojournalism Festival, Visa pour l’image, has been one of the main photography events in France and abroad. Seen as “the biggest magazine in the world”, it brings together, over a fortnight, all the major international players in the press and photography. This festival bears witness to daily violence that photoreporters around the world refuse to see trivialized. A jury of directors of photography awards, during the event, the “Visa d’or” prizes among all the subjects seen during the year (published or not) in the categories Visa d’or de la Presse Quotidienne, Visa d’Or ‘or News, Visa d’or Magazine, as well as the winner of the Young Reporter Prize of the city of Perpignan, Visa d’or Paris Match News, and the Visa d’or Région Occitanie / Pyrénées Méditerranée, Magazine category… Find the complete program of the festival on the Visa website for the image.