Jean-François Leroy, Founder of Visa pour l’Image, Dies
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- Jean-François Leroy, founder and historic director of the Visa pour l’Image photojournalism festival, died of cancer on August 31, 2026.
- His death came on the opening day of the festival’s 38th edition in Perpignan.
- Organizers said Leroy had supported and promoted photojournalists from around the world.
Jean-François Leroy died on the opening day of the photojournalism festival he founded. He was the founder and longtime director of Visa pour l’Image in Perpignan, whose 38th edition opened on August 31, 2026.
Leroy died of cancer, according to his family and festival organizers. The festival announced his death in a statement shared on social media.
Everyone at Visa pour l’Image - Perpignan and Jean-François Leroy’s entire family are saddened to announce the death, this Monday morning, August 31, of the founder and historic director of the international photojournalism festival.
“Everyone at Visa pour l’Image - Perpignan and Jean-François Leroy’s entire family are saddened to announce the death, this Monday morning, August 31, of the founder and historic director of the international photojournalism festival,” the statement said.
The festival added that Leroy “supported and highlighted photojournalists from around the world.” Since 2004, Le Figaro Magazine has partnered with the festival, which has awarded its annual Figaro Magazine Golden Visa of Honour for the career of a leading photojournalist for the past 13 years.
He supported and highlighted photojournalists from around the world.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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