THE TIMES OF ARLES. What a strange year. Despite a brutal war raging outside the gates of Europe, Mayor Patrick de Carolis of the French city Arles wants us all to take a deep breath, and for us to take a break to think, to decipher and explore the world around us. And the festival LES RENCONTRES DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE wants to give us time to do precisely that once again this year. Time to explore the bodies of men and women together with more than 160 artists. Around 40 exhibitions are about to show that the world has never known peace, but that there are women and men who have always done whatever they can in the name of peace…

The 53rd Rencontres d’Arles is opening its doors on Monday, 4 July, 2022, kicking things off with a big party – with music and images from the Indian subcontinent and its neighboring countries. GoSee Corespondent Rolf Scheider is there to report his highlights for us.

After two long years, the essential opening week event is back – a visual stroll through...