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 photograph.
More about Jean-François Leroy
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.
Born in Paris on October 3, 1956, he became a leading figure in photojournalism and helped found the Perpignan festival, which he went on to organize and run for decades. Before that, he worked with magazines including Photo-Reporter, Le Photographe and Photo-Revue, and served as editor-in-chief of Photo Magazine from 1985 to 1987.
He later worked as a photographer and editor at Sipa Press and became the agent of photographer Dominique Issermann in 1988. Leroy died in Paris.