--- title: Visa pour l'Image: Director Jean-François Leroy Speaks Out description: "I’m all for sharing on every type of platform, whether it be Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and the likes but not if it’s done haphazardly." canonical: https://time.com/4465370/visa-perpignan-technology/ author: Laurence Butet-Roch article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-25T10:51:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:01:05.296Z article:section: World og:title: Visa pour l'Image's Director: 'I'm Not Against New Technologies.' og:description: Jean-François Leroy speaks to TIME ahead of the photo festival's 28th edition og:url: https://time.com/4465370/visa-perpignan-technology/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50a5fed2372d3ce3/6988a398cf40a817aec44944/jean-francois-leroy-visa-pour-limage.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Portrait Jean-François Leroy og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Visa pour l'Image's Director: 'I'm Not Against New Technologies.' twitter:description: Jean-François Leroy speaks to TIME ahead of the photo festival's 28th edition twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50a5fed2372d3ce3/6988a398cf40a817aec44944/jean-francois-leroy-visa-pour-limage.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Visa pour l'Image's Director: I'm Not Against New Technologies. > Sponsored content. 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The organization also produces research and thought leadership on emerging trends, helping professionals stay current with skills in areas like AI, agile practices, and strategic business management. These resources are designed to help professionals at all levels enhance their skills and advance their careers. #### What is the PMBOK® Guide? The PMBOK® Guide, or A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, is PMI’s foundational guide to generally accepted project management knowledge and practice. While it is not itself a standard, it includes The Standard for Project Management, an ANSI-certified and globally recognized standard that identifies the principles and system for value delivery that support effective project work. 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Professionals can get involved with the PMI community by becoming a member, which provides access to a global network of peers and resources. Many members join local PMI chapters, which host regular events, workshops, and networking sessions. Online, PMI's projectmanagement.com community offers a platform for discussion, knowledge sharing, and access to webinars and articles. Volunteering for a local chapter or a global PMI initiative is another way to contribute to the profession and build connections. #### What is the difference between PMP and CAPM? The PMP (Project Management Professional)® and CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)® are both certifications offered by PMI, but they target professionals at different career stages. The CAPM is an entry-level certification designed for individuals with little or no project experience, validating their understanding of fundamental project management knowledge and terminology. The PMP is for experienced project managers and requires a combination of formal education and years of documented project leadership experience, making it a more advanced and globally recognized certification. #### How does PMI support social impact? PMI supports social impact by helping individuals, nonprofits, NGOs, and communities use project management to turn purpose into measurable outcomes. Through the PMI Educational Foundation, PMI expands access to project management education for youth worldwide, including underserved and underrepresented populations. Through Project Managers Without Borders, PMI connects chapters and volunteers with nonprofits and NGOs that need project management expertise to strengthen the effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability of social initiatives. 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Visa pour l'Image's Director Jean-François Leroy.Alfred Yaghobzadeh by [Laurence Butet-Roch](https://time.com/author/laurence-butet-roch/) ## Laurence Butet-Roch Aug 25, 2016 10:51 AM UTC It’s no secret. The director of the world’s largest photojournalism festival, which will open its 28th edition this weekend, has the reputation of being an opinionated old-timer. Jean-François Leroy has been referred to, affectionately – and not so affectionately – as a ‘dinosaur’ for his stance on new technologies and alternative approaches to photojournalism. He’s actually come to claim the label as his own, especially if it means sticking by the time-honored codes and ethics of journalism. Still, it’d be a mistake to cast him off as stuck in the past, longing for the good old days and averse to any novelty. “I’m all for sharing on every type of platform, whether it be Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and the likes, but not if it’s done haphazardly, which unfortunately is too often the case,” he explains. To avoid at all cost: sharing pictures of your daily life, after posting images from, say, the migrant crisis off the Greek coast, which would be both in bad taste and insipid. For those who might be doing it as a way to connect with followers, to seem more approachable or congenial, he has these words: “A photographer’s humanity shows in how they cover any given situation. I don’t need to know about John Stanmeyer’s family life to know that he cares about others. His work speaks for itself. I have yet to meet Andrew Quilty, whose photos from Afghanistan are exhibited this year, but I can tell, from them, that he’s a great human being.” Speaking of the Australian photojournalist, Leroy found out about his work through Instagram, when a common friend shared the [haunting image](http://time.com/3814254/afghanistan-starving-boy-photo/) of a young boy, Gul Ahmad, suffering from malnutrition resting underneath his mother’s orange scarf. “When I saw that picture, I was compelled to go see what else Quilty had produced. His work was so consistently strong, that I felt it deserved a retrospective,” he recounts. That said, he also believes that photographers should be careful with sharing too much of their content on social networks. It dilutes it, makes it no longer exclusive, and might not even be seen. “28 years ago, we needed three different computers: one to access the Agence France-Presse feed, one for Sygma and one for Associated Press. Now, with one, I can log in to 357 image banks across the world. It’s wonderful, by all means, but who has the time to go through all of it. And then, add social networks…” he says. That, according to him, is the heart of the matter: he doesn’t go to Instagram to find work about the Zika virus, he turns to trusted sources. Quilty’s case is an exception, a stroke of luck. “The main problem remains that there’s no economic model for photographers using Instagram. In the end, what photographers need the most are the means to do their job,” he adds. Still, a few photographers have managed to turn their Instagram presence into popular, and mildly lucrative practices, chief of which is David Guttenfelder whose posts from North Korea garnered interest from the public and photo editors alike. “What’s interesting about David is that he has a double approach: he’ll cover the story using ‘traditional’ cameras for publications, while also shooting asides with his iPhone, which he shares on his feed. The two provide a different, complimentary report,” says Leroy. This is why, he was the first, several years ago, to have his iPhone images screened during the festival and why, he’s again the first, – albeit with a few years delay; he was named [TIME’s Instagram photographer of the year](http://time.com/11618/david-guttenfelder-is-times-pick-for-instagram-photographer-of-the-year/) in 2013 – to have an exhibition curated entirely from his Instagram account at this year’s festival. _\[Both Guttenfelder’s and Quilty’s exhibitions were curated by TIME LightBox’s Editor, Olivier Laurent\]_ So, no, Leroy is not against new technologies, per se. He’s just not an early and indiscriminate adopter because he firmly believes they need to be employed deliberately, which comes with understanding their affordances. For instance, he praises [Stanmeyer for his uses of Snapchat](http://time.com/4347906/snapchat-john-stanmeyer-natgeo/): “The people who follow him can, within a few seconds, get useful insights on the issues he’s covering. I’m not sure that the tidbits he shares on there would make it in print,” he says. “\[But\] he demonstrates how it can be a new way to relay information, where everyone can be their own broadcast channel, which is great, granted that you have something meaningful to say.” Yet, there is one new technology he cares little for: virtual reality. “The role of a photojournalist is to choose an angle and a frame, to give his vision of what’s happening on the ground. With 360-degrees footage that goes out the window; there’s no more deliberateness, no more subjective objectivity,” he declares, hinting, yet again, that too much coverage can be just as bad as none at all. [**_Laurence Butet-Roch_**](http://www.lbrphoto.ca/) _is a freelance writer, photo editor and photographer based in Toronto. 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