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IPFA’s visit to LASAL – Festival Mediterrani de Periodisme i Fotografia is a valuable opportunity to strengthen ties between organizations and further consolidate a global network of collaboration around photography and visual storytelling. As a festival rooted in journalism, documentary photography, and critical reflection, LASAL offers a particularly meaningful context for exchanging experiences, understanding the specific realities and challenges of its local and regional environment, and presenting the Report on the Current State of Photography Festivals Worldwide, which provides a broad and comparative overview of the sector. IPFA’s presence symbolizes institutional support for the work carried out by the teams behind festivals and opens the door to new synergies that can reinforce both international visibility and the long-term sustainability of each initiative. LASAL is presented by its organizers as a Mediterranean festival of journalism and photography based in El Masnou, near Barcelona, with a focus on quality journalism, documentary photography, freedom of expression, and human rights.