Would you say that Visa pour l’Image has helped write a page in the history of photojournalism?
If you look at Visa pour l’Image as it was twenty years ago, we were a lot less radical than we are today. We have reacted against the press which has become increasingly bland and clean. Fortunately there are photographers who say “I’m doing this to show in Perpignan, otherwise it’ll never be seen anywhere.” It won’t be seen by general press readership. We are, I’d say, a professional forum that offers freedom of expression to journalists and photographers. It’s a great source of pride for us. For the tenth anniversary of the Festival, the American magazine Aperture did a special issue and asked photographers what Visa pour l’Image had meant for them. Alexandra Boulat answered: “Leroy is the last Stalin in the business, but he knows what he wants.” I see that as a great compliment. And because we have our own opinions and attitudes, we can be criticized for being biased. But look at the content of the festival, objectively; we provide a forum for reports, with screenings and exhibitio
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