In 2026, the Friends of Jean Giono Association, in parallel with the third edition of its short story contest, is organizing a photography contest inspired by the same opening sentence as the short story contest :

“All these extraordinary landscapes, chosen for their extraordinary qualities and placed in front of the lens at the angle that best expressed their qualities, composed, seen one after the other, under my lamp surrounded by night, an immense unreal country...” (Jean Giono, Noé)

This contest is organized in partnership with the Regards Alpins association, a member of the Friends of Jean Giono association, which also organizes numerous photography events related to literature.

This free contest, with no registration fee, is open to all lovers of photography and the work of Jean Giono, whether they are amateur and/or professional photographers, regardless of their age and place of residence. Participants are given complete freedom to take a photograph, or a coherent series of several photographs, inspired by and in dialogue with the opening words chosen for this edition.