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Photo by Roland Neveu ENG: Contact sheet of black and white photographs taken by Roland Neveu in Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975, as Khmer Rouge forces enter the city. The two circled frames show: 1) Inside the French Embassy, a high-ranking French diplomat in shorts speaks with foreign residents at the gate after Khmer Rouge ordered foreigners to seek shelter there. 2) On the boulevard across from the embassy, people — likely staff from the nearby Calmette hospital — pull a cart loaded with patients to evacuate the city as ordered by Khmer Rouge. FR: Planche contact de photographies en noir et blanc prises par Roland Neveu à Phnom Penh le 17 avril 1975, alors que les forces khmères rouges entrent dans la ville. Détail des deux encadrés : 1) À l'intérieur de l'ambassade de France, un diplomate français de haut rang, en short, s'entretient à travers la porte d'entrée avec des résidents étrangers, après que les Khmers rouges ont ordonné aux étrangers de s'y réfugier ; 2) Sur le boulevard en face de l'ambassade, des personnes – probablement du personnel de l'hôpital Calmette voisin – tirent une charrette chargée de patients pour évacuer la ville comme l'ont ordonné les Khmers rouges.

Chongqing IV (Sunday Picnic), Chongqing Municipality, 2006. © Nadav Kander.

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arles 2025

Are you planning to attend the 2025 Rencontres d’Arles Opening Week?

We’re planning an exciting lineup of public events — including a keynote speech, an exhibition opening, an open house, and panel discussions — every day from July 7 to July 13, 2025.

We will update this page with events as they’re announced. We’ll share news about all our events in Arles via our mailing list and social media.

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Chongqing IV (Sunday Picnic), Chongqing Municipality, 2006. © Nadav Kander.

April 1975, Phnom Penh – Saigon 

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Photo by Roland Neveu ENG: Contact sheet of black and white photographs taken by Roland Neveu in Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975, as Khmer Rouge forces enter the city. The two circled frames show: 1) Inside the French Embassy, a high-ranking French diplomat in shorts speaks with foreign residents at the gate after Khmer Rouge ordered foreigners to seek shelter there. 2) On the boulevard across from the embassy, people — likely staff from the nearby Calmette hospital — pull a cart loaded with patients to evacuate the city as ordered by Khmer Rouge. FR: Planche contact de photographies en noir et blanc prises par Roland Neveu à Phnom Penh le 17 avril 1975, alors que les forces khmères rouges entrent dans la ville. Détail des deux encadrés : 1) À l'intérieur de l'ambassade de France, un diplomate français de haut rang, en short, s'entretient à travers la porte d'entrée avec des résidents étrangers, après que les Khmers rouges ont ordonné aux étrangers de s'y réfugier ; 2) Sur le boulevard en face de l'ambassade, des personnes – probablement du personnel de l'hôpital Calmette voisin – tirent une charrette chargée de patients pour évacuer la ville comme l'ont ordonné les Khmers rouges.

More events will be announced in the coming weeks!

Previous events in arles

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Jul

03

2024

Artificial Intelligence and the Threat to the Real

On July 3, 2024, we hosted a hybrid event at The VII Foundation Campus in Arles, France, addressing the risks synthetic media pose to image reliability. The session explored how independent practitioners and media organizations can ensure authenticated visual content remains central to visual journalism.

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Event Image — Journalism at Risk: Threats and Responses panel event during the Les Rencontres d'Arles Photo Festival 2024 opening week at The VII Foundation campus in Arles, France. © Camille Kirnidis for The VII Foundation.

Jul

04

2024

Journalism at Risk: Threats and Responses

On July 4, 2024, we hosted a hybrid event at The VII Foundation Campus in Arles, France, focusing on strategies to secure journalism and support journalists. The event was moderated by Gary Knight and featured Ruth Kronenburg, Executive Director of Free Press Unlimited, along with contributing photographers Ali Arkady and Ilvy Njiokiktjien from The VII Foundation.

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Event Image — Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 2022. ©Ziyah Gafić

Jul

05

2024

Monumental Photography: Investigating Representations of Colonialism and Nationalism

On July 5, 2024, we hosted a hybrid event at The VII Foundation Campus in Arles, France. Using The VII Foundation exhibition, "MONUMENTAL: The Dome of the Rock by Ziyah Gafić and Notre-Dame de Paris by Tomas van Houtryve," as a launch pad, the discussion featured presentations on photography's history and politics of representation in France and Israel/Palestine.

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