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Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2026 (38th edition)

Visa pour l'Image is the world's leading photojournalism festival, held annually in Perpignan, France. The 38th edition runs from 29 August to 13 September 2026 and includes 17 awards and grants for working photojournalists, with most being free to enter. The 2026 programme is explicitly framed around the authenticity of news imagery in the era of generative AI: festival director Jean-Francois Leroy has publicly committed the festival to showing only images made by humans on the ground.

AI banned
Deadline
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Entry fee
Free entry
Results
September 13, 2026
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Authenticity policy

AI policy

Ici, on montre des images faites par des humains sur le terrain, pas générées par des intelligences artificielles, et nous défendons un photojournalisme rigoureux, loin du sensationnalisme et des rumeurs.

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Festival director Jean-Francois Leroy's public statement frames Visa pour l'Image as an institutional bulwark against generative AI in photojournalism. The 2026 edition centres its programme on the authenticity of information in the face of ultra-realistic AI-generated images. Individual sub-awards within the festival each have their own rules; this entry treats the festival's public policy stance as authoritative for the index.

Verified on June 12, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Does Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2026 (38th edition) allow AI-generated images?
No. Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2026 (38th edition) does not permit AI-generated images in its competition entries.
How much does it cost to enter Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2026 (38th edition)?
Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2026 (38th edition) is free to enter.
When are the Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2026 (38th edition) results announced?
Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2026 (38th edition) announces its results on September 13, 2026.

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