Bayeux Prize: photographer Don McCullin president of the 30th edition; call for applications

The 30th edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Prize for War Correspondents, from October 9 to 15, 2023, will be chaired by the legendary British photographer Don McCullin, the organizers announced at a press conference on Friday April 14.

Awarded at the British Press Award in 1961 for his coverage of the construction of the Berlin Wall, at the World Press Photo in 1964 for the emerging inter-communal conflict in Cyprus, Don McCullin photographed the conflicts of his time: Vietnam, Cambodia, Congo, Israel, Biafra, Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Iran… The man who said he had “always directed his lens towards those who were defenseless in the face of their condition, their society” will celebrate his 88th birthday during Bayeux Prize Week.

The call for applications has also been launched. Photo, radio, television (short or long format) and written press reports dealing with a situation of conflict or a current event concerning the defense of freedoms and democracy must be sent before June 6th with a view to of the 2023 selection. They must have been made between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023 and each compete for a prize of 7,000 euros.

“This 30th edition comes after a record year 2022 : 11,600 visitors for the exhibition on Mariupol, 1,200 spectators for the evening on women in Afghanistan,” said Patrick Gomont, mayor of Bayeux.

Reports should be sent to the following address: info@prixbayeux.org.