Louis Vuitton Releases 2026 Arles City Guide with Photography Focus

Louis Vuitton has launched an updated edition of its City Guide Arles for 2026, coinciding with the Les Rencontres de la Photographie festival. The 270-page guide, available in French and English, features guest contributions from Anne-Sylvie Bameule, Julie Gautier, and Pauline Capitani of Actes Sud, along with essays by Christophe Cachera and Clara Le Fort. New photography by Flore-Aël Surun of Tendance Floue and Guillaume Blot captures Arles' landmarks and daily life. The guide is also accessible digitally during the festival. Louis Vuitton has transformed Le Buste et l'Oreille into a pop-up bookstore, exhibition space, and cultural salon from July 6 to October 4, 2026. Events include discussions with Blot and novelist Nicolas Mathieu, as well as appearances by photographers Sarah Moon, Julia Hetta, Paul Kooiker, Lachlan Bailey, and Bharat Sikka. Blot's exhibition at the venue features unseen photographs of Bob's, a Camargue institution. Additionally, Louis Vuitton has released two new volumes in its Fashion Eye series: Ibiza by Lachlan Bailey and Bucharest by Paul Kooiker.