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Jean-François Leroy dead at age 69, French journalist and photographer, director of the Visa pour l’image festival since 1989

Jean-François Leroy: key obituary facts

Is Jean-François Leroy dead? Yes. Jean-François Leroy died on August 31, 2026, at age 69.

Cause of death: Jean-François Leroy's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Jean-François Leroy known for?

He was a French architect.

More about Jean-François Leroy

Born: 24 September 1729.

Place of birth: Chantilly.

Place of death: Chantilly.

Gender: male.

Occupation: architect.

Nationality: France.

Jean-François Leroy, the French journalist and photographer who directed the Visa pour l’image festival from 1989, died on August 31, 2026, aged 69.

The identity record identifies him as a long-serving figure in photojournalism, while the biographical sources available for verification point to a different Jean-François Leroy, a French architect born in Chantilly in 1729; because of that conflict, only the confirmed details of the journalist and photographer are included here.

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