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France's international photojournalism festival founder Leroy dies aged 69

Summary by The Paris Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Paul Myers, as published by RFI English — France · August 31, 2026 · 1 min read

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Tributes have been pouring in for Jean-François Leroy, the founder of the Visa pour l'image photojournalism festival, who died on Monday at the age of 69.

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Byline on source page	Paul Myers, as published by RFI English — France
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Source published	Aug 31, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 7, 2026
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