Camille Lepage Award 2026

Awarded to encourage the work of a photojournalist committed to long-term projects, this €8,000 prize is designed to help a photographer carry out and complete a reporting project which is already under way.

Overview

The association "Camille Lepage – On est ensemble" (Camille Lepage – We are together) was created on September 20, 2014, a few months after the death of photojournalist Camille Lepage in the Central African Republic while she was working on a report.

The association was set up by her family to commemorate Camille, her work and commitment, to provide assistance and protection for photojournalists working in conflict areas, to support communities that are victims of such conflicts, and, while doing so, to promote values that were so important to Camille.

Today, the €8,000 prize is awarded to encourage the work of a photojournalist committed to long-term projects and designed to help a photographer carry out and complete a reporting project which is already underway.

Practical info

Applicants must be professional photojournalists, wishing to do a report, alone, on a social, economic, political, or cultural story. There is no age limit or restriction on nationality or gender. The story submitted shall be a report already initiated and featuring a strong personal commitment in a specific context, e.g. to a country, community or cause. The purpose of the Award is to provide the prize recipient with the possibility of continuing and completing the photographic report being submitted as the application. The Award shall only be for ONE photographer.

Before submitting your application, please carefully read the award rules: Rules Camille Lepage Award 2026 (French version) or Rules Camille Lepage Award 2026 (English version). Finally, please include the following application form with your submission: Camille Lepage Award Application Form (French version) or Application Form Lepage Award 2026 (English version).

The Award will be officially presented at an evening show at the International Festival of Photojournalism Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan in September 2026. The selected report must be completed within one year so that it can be presented, either as an exhibition or feature in an evening show, at the 2027 International Festival of Photojournalism, Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan.

About Visa pour l’Image

Visa pour l'Image is an international photojournalism festival established in 1989, which takes place annually in the entire city of Perpignan, France. This is the main and most important festival of photojournalism in France and runs from late August to mid-September for a period of 15 days.