Unique Photographs: Cannes 2026 as Seen by Photographer Jonas Junger

“All Night Long” echoes in a room on the highest ground of the Majestic. Sitting on the mattress, Eye Haïdara and her crew lastly chill out after weeks of preparation…and rigidity. The actress has simply succeeded in a sophisticated train: internet hosting the opening ceremony of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Less than an hour after the 79th version’s curtain rose, she poses for Vanity Fair in her gala outfit, an extended black silk Celine robe with Messika diamonds. Hairdresser to the celebrities John Nollet fine-tunes her hair, and he or she’s prepared for German photographer Jonas Unger’s lens. A couple of hours earlier than this enjoyable session, Oklou was additionally on the brink of take the stage: She sang a duet with Theodora, “Get Back” by The Beatles, in entrance of Peter Jackson, Palme d’Or d’honneur and massive fan of the group. He was delighted.

A couple of hours earlier, a part of the forged of Pierre Salvadori’s La Vénus électrique (The Electric Venus) took half within the train. Pio Marmaï, stylish in his white tuxedo jacket, met up with Vimala Pons within the Louis Vuitton suite—each wearing Louis Vuitton. Anaïs Demoustier, in a Prada creation, adjusted her glamorous floral costume earlier than the pink carpet.

Leïla Bekhti, president of the Un Certain Regard jury, welcomed us earlier than she walked up the steps for the primary time. She wore a 2002 Guy Laroche creation, matched with Art Deco–impressed Chaumet jewellery.

On the second day of the Cannes Film Festival, the motion started within the afternoon, with Imane Khelif’s ascent up the steps. The Algerian boxer had come to help The Match, Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco’s movie in regards to the iconic match between Argentina and England within the 1986 World Cup. Khelif wore Chanel, in a glance designed by Mathieu Blazy, as she walked the pink carpet.

Here are a couple of extra photographs from the second day of the pageant, which will likely be up to date every day:

Original story appeared in VF France.