24 - The 2026 Book Awards

Jul 6, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026

The Rencontres d’Arles Book Awards were created to support the publishing of photography books, a rapidly growing domain, and to help these publications reach a broader public. There are three categories of awards: Authors’ Books, Historical Books, and Photo‑Text Books. The Fondation Jan Michalski pour l’écriture et la littérature backs and encourages the last one, which celebrates the relationship between words and images. Each award comes with a €6,000 prize and singles out the best photograph