The
Canon Female Photojournalist Award (Prix Canon de la Femme Photojournaliste) is an award for women photojournalists around the world, granted by the
Association des Femmes Journalistes (AFJ) and Canon France, in partnership with the festival
Visa Pour l'Image Perpignan and
Le Figaro Magazine. The €8,000 award enables the winners to finance their projects and have their work exhibited at the
Visa Pour l'Image Perpignan, and later in Paris at the
Cosmos Gallery.
Female photojournalists can submit a body of work or a plan for a reportage to the jury, that consists of international photography professionals. Application forms and rules can be downloaded form the ‘Inscription’ section on the website.
Founders: Isabelle Fougère, Brigitte Huard, Lizzie Sadin
Coordination/Organisation: Isabelle Fougère, Mélissa Bertauld