A selection of Stephen’s collages and photographs will be shown during the annual photography festival at Arles: Les Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles. The exhibition will be held from July 8 until October 4, and Stephen will be present in person from July 8 to 14, 2026 at:
Le Centre du Refuge
31 Rue du Refuge
13200 Arles, France
Guest Appearances
Here are three new guest appearances. In 1 and 3, Stephen discusses his latest book, Buddha, Socrates & Us.
1. Tricycle podcast with Editor James Shaheen.
2. ”Imagination, Creativity and Art,“ for Mind and Life, Europe
3. ”Fire Philosophy,” with scholars Dale Wright and Krzysztof Piekarski.
What if Buddhists Ran the World?
A conversation between Stephen Batchelor and Bing Song, director of the Berggruen Institute in Beijing, recorded in Venice in November 2024. You can watch this hour long programme HERE.
Buddha, Socrates & Us
In this nine-minute recording, Stephen discusses his latest book, explaining why he turned to Socrates and the Greeks after a lifetime studying Buddhism:
