Did you know that photography was invented by a Frenchman? Engineer Nicéphore Niépce perfected the photographic process. It took 11 years of work before the very first stable photograph was produced, in 1824. Sadly, Nicephore died suddenly in 1833, without ever making a living from his invention. Since then, photography has been perfected and even professionalized. Pictures that tell the story of today and tomorrow, of fashion and nature, and that you can admire today in superb photo exhibitions in Paris.
In The American West by Richard Avedon
This exhibition at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson is not a retrospective devoted to the American photographer, but a focus on his series, In The American West. Between 1979 and 1984, Avedon traveled the American West, lens in hand, taking portraits of American men and women! To mark the 40th anniversary of this fabulous trombinoscope of workers, showmen and passers-by, the Fondation HCB is exhibiting around 100 of these simply stunning shots!
📍 Location: Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson – 79 rue des Archives, 75003 Paris
📆 Dates: April 30 to October 12, 2025
🎟️ Price: €10 full price / €6 reduced price
A major retrospective on Robert Doisneau
Les frères, rue du Docteur Mecène, Paris, 1934 © Atelier Robert Doisneau
It’s been twenty years since Paris devoted an exhibition to France’s greatest photographer! Robert Doisneau, the humanist photographer, will be in the spotlight at the Musée Maillol, where a little over 300 photographs will be on display from April onwards! Series on childhood, Paris and its inhabitants, the suburbs or the literary world… discover the themes that punctuated his rich output!
📍 Location: 59-61 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris
📆 Date: April 17 to October 12, 2025
🎟️ Price: 16.50 full price / 12 € reduced price
Food-Express at Ground Control
Welcome aboard the Food-Express, bound for Ground Control. The railway-themed venue is currently hosting a free exhibition on a highly unusual subject, but one with which it has a strong affinity! Until the beginning of October, this exhibition (of photos and objects) offers a journey on the rails, and more particularly in the dining cars and meal trays of the users! Food-Express explores the rituals and world of railway dining, past and present!
📍 Venue: Ground Control – 81, rue du Charolais, 75012 Paris
📆 Date: July 10 to October 5, 2025
🎟️ Price: free admission
Photographing Lebanon’s heritage, 1864-1970
This exhibition invites you to take the road to Lebanon, and even go back in time! The IMA invites visitors to survey the country through a collection of visuals documenting its cultural and architectural heritage from 1864 to 1970. Some sites are now threatened by the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, making these pictures all the more precious!
📍 Location: Institut du monde arabe – 1, rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard Place Mohammed V, 75005 Paris
📆 Date: April 3, 2025 – January 4, 2026
🎟️ Price: €10 full price
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