Paris, France — The world of photography unfolds once again beneath the glass dome of the Grand Palais in Paris from November 12 until November 15, bringing together vintage, modern, contemporary and emerging photography from around the world. Being held for the 29th time, the show is regarded as the leading international fair dedicated to photography and image-based art. And this year’s rendition also coincides with the bicentennial of photography being celebrated in France from September 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Florence Bourgeois, the director of Paris Photo, and Anna Planas, the  artistic director, have put together a program that brings together the history of photography, contemporary practices and the transformations of the medium. 

This celebration of photography brings together 246 exhibitors from 38 countries, including 199 galleries and 48 publishers as the medium celebrates its 200th anniversary. This year the fair welcomes 80 new participants. Spread across five sectors, it offers an international panorama of the medium, from historical works to the most recent practices. The leading names are all there as are the emerging talents. Classic Irving Penn and the late great Martin Parr are joined by historical cultural figures like Kiki de Montparnasse photographed in 1928 by Egidio Scaioni wearing a Lucien Lelong dress, very vintage Paris in the glamorous 1920s. 

A major highlight of the show is the exhibition presented by the Centre Pompidou. The show entitled Revealing, is a display based on the institution’s photography collection. Bringing together one hundred works by some thirty historical and contemporary artists, this presentation offers a journey through photographic practices from the twentieth century to the present day. Special to The Gourmet Gazette   https://www.parisphoto.com/en-gb.html