RSF to host two panels on the role images play in climate and war reporting at the 2026 Rencontres d'Arles photography festival

Bringing together RSF President Pierre Haski, RSF Ukraine Officer Pauline Maufrais, Le Monde photojournalist Adrien Vautier, and Aïda Belloulid, the partner of the late French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, who was killed by the Russian army in Ukraine in 2025, this panel will explore the challenges of reporting from a war zone. From access to frontlines and the threats posed by new military technologies to gathering first-hand accounts from civilians, to the attacks directly targeting journalists, the discussion will examine the realities that shape news reporting in one of the most extensively documented conflicts of our time.