Nominations open for the Camille Lepage Award

The Association named Camille Lepage – On est ensemble was founded on September 20, 2014, only months after the death of Camille Lepage while reporting in the Central African Republic. The Association commemorates Camille, her work and commitment.

The purpose of the Award is to provide the winner with the possibility of continuing and completing the photographic report being submitted as the application. The Award shall only be for ONE photographer.

Award Information

• The Award Winner will receive prize money of 8000 euros in a single payment presented with the Award in September 2024. The Award Winner must be present in Perpignan in September 2024 to receive the Award.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must meet the following requirements:
  • have carried out and completed at least three feature photo reports (published or unpublished).
  • be a professional photojournalist.
  • write and speak French and/or English.
• There is no age limit or restriction on nationality or gender.
• The Applicant shall be a photographer working as a photojournalist, wishing to do a report, alone, on a social, economic, political or cultural story.
• 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.

Criteria

• Members of the jury, all recognized figures in the field of photography, shall meet in Paris in late middle of June 2024 to select the Winner of the Award which will be officially presented at an evening show at the International Festival of Photojournalism Visa pour l’ImagePerpignan in September 2024.
• The Award Winner must be present in Perpignan in September 2024 to receive the Award.
• The Applicant may submit his project at another price. But if he obtains a prize with the same project before the jury of the Camille Lepage award meets, the applicant must inform Images Evidence and the association “Camille Lepage – On est ensemble” as soon as he has it. His application file will either be withdrawn or maintained: he will be informed by e-mail.
• The Applicant selected as Award Winner as mentioned above, shall:
  • complete the report by April 15, 2025, with the prospect of a possible presentation of the work, either as a feature in an evening show or an exhibition, at the 37th International Festival of Photojournalism Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan to be held over the first three weeks of September 2025.
  • not submit the report for any other Award, Prize, Competition or Grant before it is presented at the International Festival of Photojournalism Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan in September 2025.
  • not publish any photographs from the report conducted for the Award before it is presented at the International Festival of Photojournalism Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan in September 2025, except by prior agreement between the Award Winner and the organizers of the award.
  • cite the credit “Winner of the Camille Lepage Award 2024 sponsored by the Société des Auteurs des arts visuels et de l’Image Fixe – SAIF” in all publications and communications related to the report.
  • authorize one photograph made for the Award project submission to be reproduced for the purpose of promoting the Association “Camille Lepage – On est ensemble”, the SAIF and the International Festival of Photojournalism Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan. Maximun size: ¼ of page and only to promote the Camille Lepage Award 2024 during one year.

For more information, visit Visa Pour l’Image-Perpignan.