© Romain Boutillier.
ARLES, FRANCE · JULY 6–9, 2026
ARLES PROGRAM
© Romain Boutillier.
ARLES, FRANCE · JULY 6–9, 2026
ARLES PROGRAM
© Romain Boutillier.
ARLES, FRANCE · JULY 6–9, 2026
ARLES PROGRAM
© Romain Boutillier.
ARLES, FRANCE · JULY 6–9, 2026
ARLES PROGRAM
© Romain Boutillier.
ARLES, FRANCE · JULY 6–9, 2026
ARLES PROGRAM

featured exhibition

Armed Iranian women carrying rifles take part in a parade during a ceremony pledging allegiance to Iran’s new leader, organized by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), in Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2026, during a ceasefire between Iran and the US-Israeli coalition. © Ali Khara.

JULY 8, 2026 | 10:00

A landmark exhibition exploring the visual language of conflict and reconciliation, drawn from The VII Foundation’s Imagine project.

ALL EVENTS

The slap that changed the world 1982. © Donna Ferrato.

JULY 6, 2026 | 17:00

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A projection of DARFUR/DARFUR images in New-York, 2007. © Ron Haviv.

JULY 7, 2026 | 15:00 

Want to do more with your photography? Take part in an intensive small-group workshop led by documentary filmmaker, curator, and human rights activist Leslie Thomas.

A teenage rock band practice in Dobrinja. Culture was one of the main ways that the city defended its values as a European capitol. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Winter 1993. © Paul Lowe / VII.

JULY 8, 2026 | 16:00

Explore the role of visual literacy in today’s world through a panel discussion, followed by an interactive Visual Thinking Strategies workshop led by the team at VTS Nederland.

caption - Fernando Cruz casts his fishing net along the shore of Cedeňo beach, Honduras, Nov 29, 2024. © Santi Palacios.

JULY 9, 2026 | 16:00

Discover how Solutions Visual Journalism expands the possibilities of visual reporting by highlighting responses to social challenges alongside traditional photojournalism.

Alexander Polibza prepares Veronika to photograph her in a traditional wedding costume, in Kubey village, Ukraine, on October 26, 2023. Alexander is an enthusiastic ethnographer who collects old costumes and items and records songs and tales from all over Bessarabia. © Mihaela Aroyo.

JULY 9, 2026 | 18:00

Experience a screening of VII Community’s Square Mile, presented with PhotoWings. This year’s edition, What Lives Between Us, considers the stories, relationships, and legacies that endure across generations.

The audience at "Indie" music night sing along in karaoke style to a Blur song at the nightclub Trash in Soho, London, England in July 2000. © Jocelyn Bain Hogg / VII.

JULY 9, 2026 | 19:15

Hear from The VII Foundation’s alumni and contributing photographers at our annual Open Mic Night, an evening of work, storytelling, and conversation.

PAST EVENTS

Soldiers of the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade, which are part of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, operated a 2S7 Pion cannon, firing shells towards Russian fortifications inside the city of Kreminna, from an area west of Kreminna, Ukraine, on Saturday, December 31, 2022. © Nicole Tung / VII.

PANEL DISCUSSION

JULY 10, 2025

Nicole Tung, alongside photojournalists Patrick Chauvel and Belal Khaled, reflect on five decades of conflict reporting, marking 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War.

At sunrise, seen in the trees of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique on September 10, 2023. © Guerchom Ndebo.

PANEL DISCUSSION

JULY 11, 2025

Hosted by Dr. David Campbell, the discussion considers how visual reporting must do more than chart the problem, adopting solutions-focused approaches to engender real change.

 
©Photograph by David Turnley

PANEL DISCUSSION

JULY 4, 2024

Hear from The VII Foundation’s alumni and contributing photographers at our annual Open Mic Night, an evening of work, storytelling, and conversation.