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Welcome to Visa pour l'Image, the premier International Festival of Photojournalism held in Perpignan, France. This festival is a unique event where you can join thousands of kindred spirits who share a love and passion for photography. View the greatest photojournalist work from around the world in exhibitions across the city. Experience the evening screenings in the dramatic open air medieval enclosure of the Campo Santo. Take part in symposiums and conferences and meet the foremost photo agencies and manufacturers of photographic related equipment. Explore the web site for full details.

Welcome to the Lee Miller Archive. Lee Miller produced some of the most powerful photographs seen this century, from portraits of her friends such as Pablo Picasso, to her work as a correspondent with the US army in World War II. Beginning her own studio in Paris with artist Man Ray, she went on to work with Vogue, and in France, Egypt, and New York, being best remembered for her witty Surrealist images.

"A Lucky Shot Doesn't Make You a Photojournalist" Arab photojournalists should be recognized for much more than their contribution to war reporting, says Patrick Baz, Middle-East Photo Manager for Agence France-Presse (AFP) and one of the judges for the 2009 World Press Photo Contest. "That makes me think that either the Western world doesn't want to look at Arab photojournalists in a different way or that we do not have anything else to offer."