32Nd INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of PHOTOJOURNALISM
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AUGUST 29 TO SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 32nd INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM JULY 24, 2020 www.visapourlimage.com Because of the emergency situation with the Covid-19 pandemic, #visapourlimage2020 the current program may be changed over the coming weeks. editorial On May 6 this year, in the midst photojournalists, often without and keenness of viewers. of the health crisis, the relevant any financial or job security, but In Perpignan, all due measures authorities at their respective it is an essential contribution to and precautions will be in place levels – the French state, democratic debate, highlighting as required for the current health the region, the département and the fundamental values at stake: situation, and I trust that we will the city of Perpignan – and all freedom of expression and have a large number of visitors the Visa pour l’Image teams information, respect for diversity, coming to see the exhibitions in pooled their energy and and humanistic ideals. the city. aspirations, and decided, unanimously and enthusiastically, The city of Perpignan, with its own May all those who are involved that the 2020 Visa pour l’Image wealth of diversity, is the natural and committed to photojournalism festival would go ahead. venue for Visa pour l’Image where and who view the 2020 festival That promise is now being the work of photojournalists is program, whether physically carried out. best appreciated. Some twenty present or online, take away exhibitions will be presented this a message of peace and fraternity. I am extremely proud that year in historic sites in the city, all parties have rallied to the as is the case every year. cause, in marked contrast with a widespread defeatist, isolationist For 2020, the festival will be spirit. Visa pour l’Image extending its reach via original and all the festival partners, digital facilities. As the evening both public and private, are screenings cannot be held at more committed than ever to Campo Santo because of health Renaud supporting photojournalists who and safety regulations, the shows are such dedicated witnesses, will be made available worldwide Donnedieu de Vabres reporting news stories of sadly via online access, and stories will President, Association increasing violence and vileness. subsequently be relayed on social Visa pour l’Image - Perpignan It is difficult work for professional media according to the interests editorial Yes, Visa pour l’Image will indeed we have been doing every the year. Exhibitions, screenings, be happening. year for more than thirty years discussions and conferences Despite an extraordinary public now, showing you the very best will be available in virtual form, health situation that has paralyzed photojournalism that is being innovating and changing the the entire world, and provided that produced. This time, therefore, styles that form part of the history there is no second wave of the it is an opportunity to change the of Visa pour l’Image. As we all find pandemic, the iconic exhibition “standard formats” of Visa pour ways of coping with the worldwide sites in Perpignan will not be left l’Image. crisis, we are proud to be present with bare walls in this the year of and active this year, together the 32nd festival. For festival-goers, nothing could with our traditional and loyal We are understandably pleased ever replace physical presence partners who have confirmed their about this, and realize just how and the emotional response unwavering support, thus making useful our spot in the calendar has when standing in front of a frame, it possible for us to devise and proven to be: always the first week with a perfectly cut mat around develop new formats; these will in September (so often criticized a finely printed photograph, then be extended and maintained, by parents with children going the combined work of talented expanding the content and back to school), but this time the craftsmen and women, even when features of the festival over date has meant we can save the people are crowded together in the years to come. event. Unfortunately others have the oppressive heat and narrow not had the same luck. passageways of the Couvent des In these difficult and agitated Minimes. Of course nothing could times where the distinction We cannot delude ourselves into ever replace the experience of the between facts and opinion is thinking that 2020 will be the same evening shows at Campo Santo increasingly blurred, at a time as previous festivals. Health and which, this year, will be featured as when unchecked information safety measures now imposed virtual screenings. and stories are the basic require us, and quite rightly so, feedstock for discussions on to restrict movements, and Visa pour l’Image will indeed be social media, and even televised they will automatically have happening. The familiar frames debates, we believe that Visa pour repercussions on the logistics will be hanging on the walls, as l’Image can provide a number and atmosphere of the festival. they are every year at the Couvent of things so sorely missing at Things have to be adapted to the des Minimes and the Église des the present time - substantive circumstances, but this opens Dominicains. But for those who are content, nuance, background and up scope for devising new ways unable to be in Perpignan, perspective - and we can see of achieving our goals. It is an we have been working over recent once again, as always, Jean-François Leroy opportunity for us to adopt a months on new possibilities for that this is the essence May 2020 different approach to the work presenting the reports selected for of photojournalism. exhibitions 20 EXHIBITIONS The list below is preliminary and incomplete FREE ADMISSION e Internet de Visa pour l’Image. EVERY DAY FROM 10AM TO 8PM SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 TO SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 EXTRA DATES: 10AM TO 8PM EDUCATION WEEKS September 19 & 20 FROM SEPTEMBER 14 TO 18 & 21 TO 25, All Exhibitions THE EXHIBITIONS REMAIN OPEN FOR SCHOOL GROUPS September 26 & 27 (by appointment). Couvent des Minimes only September 14 to 18, the photographers and guides for the school visits this year will be Sarah CARON, Elena CHERNYSHOVA, Most exhibitions will be presented online for virtual visits, Emilienne MALFATTO, Axelle de RUSSÉ, Chloe SHARROCK with access via & Jean-François LEROY. WWW.VISAPOURLIMAGE.COM In 2019, more than 12,000 students from France and Spain visited the exhibitions Anush A Troubled Home BABAJANYAN VII In Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in the South Caucasus, the local authorities Winner of encourage the growth of the ethnic Armenian the 2019 Canon Female population. Photojournalist Grant This project shows large families in Nagorno-Karabakh, reflecting on their lives in an area of great uncertainty, but also of great beauty, both natural and human. © Anush Babajanyan / VII Winner of the 2019 Canon Female Photojournalist Grant Alfredo Forgotten Guerrero BOSCO LUZ WITH THE SUPPOrt OF The largest opium poppy crops in Mexico are found in the southwestern state of Guerrero, LE FIGARO MAGAZINE and they are hotly disputed by rival drug traffickers in a ruthless war for territorial control. Battles are waged by rival cartels and other more “conventional” criminal organizations, plus, over recent years, militias set up by communities caught in the crossfire and who no longer Winner of the Humanitarian trust corrupt police forces and elected officials who have ties to traffickers. The scope of the Visa d’or award – report extends from valleys encircled by mountains to the shore and famous city of Acapulco, covering the havoc wreaked by rampant crime that has blighted the country for more than five International Committee of decades. the Red Cross (ICRC) 2020 © Alfredo Bosco / Luz with the support of Le Figaro Magazine Winner of the Humanitarian Visa d’or award – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 2020 Sarah The Last CARON Mohana People FOR LE FIGARO MAGAZINE Here is the tale of the last stage before the just one floating village on Lake Manchar, inevitable demise of people whose history in the Sindh region of southern Pakistan. goes back five thousand years, of their Today, what was once a fishing paradise is traditions and recollections from the past. now threatened by toxic industrial waste The Mohana or bird people are descendants discharged into the waters of the vast lake, of the first inhabitants of the Indus valley, as large as an inland sea. but only very few remain today, living in © Sarah Caron for Le Figaro Magazine Elena Sacrifice CHERNYSHOVA PANOS PICTURES Augusta-Priolo is one of the largest petrochemical complexes in Europe. The industrial development, which started up in 1949, extends over more than 20 kilometers of the Sicilian coastline. With no policies to protect the environment, the local ecosystem has been poisoned for decades. Reports show high rates of congenital malformations and mortality from breast cancer. In 1998, a coastal and maritime area of more than 15,000 hectares was declared a site of national interest requiring decontamination, but only one small zone was cleaned up. Both direct and indirect effects are suffered by the 120,000 people in the local communities north of Syracuse. © Elena Chernyshova / Panos Pictures Yasuyoshi Chiba’s Africa CHIBA AFP While it is a challenge to cover Africa, such Featured in the exhibition is the photo of a young challenges can sometimes produce unexpected Sudanese man reciting verse in the middle of a moments. Yasuyoshi Chiba was accepted by group of demonstrators in Khartoum, the picture Africans who were open, letting him be there which won the World Press Photo of the Year for with them. The selection of photos is a gallery of 2020. encounters and scenes, some combining with news reporting from the continent.