For the 28th edition of Paris Photo, Florence Bourgeois (Director) and Anna Planas (Art Director) are bringing new energy to the fair. The focus lies on a more curated structure, a broader global perspective, and a wider definition of photography as an open, interdisciplinary medium.
At its heart once again is the Grand Palais, where established figures and emerging voices meet within curated sectors. The expanded “Voices” program brings together large-scale series, video works, and installations – opening the dialogue on photography as a boundless field between art, fashion, performance, and technology.
A major highlight this year is the Digital Sector, making Paris Photo the first major European fair to deeply explore the realms of algorithms, networks, and machine vision - not as a novelty, but as an integral part of how images are created and circulated today.
Over four days, the Conversations program gathers artists, theorists, critics, and practitioners to discuss topics such as What is a feminist picture?, Art, AI and Agency in Flux, and When Fashion Becomes Art. This intellectual depth transforms the fair into something far more than a marketplace – a community and a space for reflection that engages with the cultural and technological urgencies of our time.
“The fair remains in perpetual motion, always on the lookout for the latest trends and rediscoveries of an art that will soon celebrate its bicentennial. This permanent monitoring makes Paris Photo a great moment of crystallization.” Anna Planas
“Paris Photo takes its mission of transmission very seriously: last year, we created an interactive educational space dedicated to children’s photo books, co-produced by the Institute for Photography and Photo Elysée. This year, Michel Poivert, in partnership with the International College of Photography of Greater Paris, has conceived a mediation space around the notion of the darkroom. A project activated throughout the fair, which will continue in the auditorium of the Grand Palais for a lecture accessible to all, in partnership with the Sorbonne University.” - Florence Bourgeois
With around 180 galleries, 43 publishers, and 60 newcomers, Paris Photo 2025 gathers an impressive range of artistic positions. This year’s curatorial thread emphasizes relationships and kinship – between artists, generations, and mediums. The dialogue between historical photography and contemporary practice runs throughout the fair.
Paris Photo 2025 moves beyond the classic trade-fair model toward a more reflective, platform-like experience. It’s not just about collecting new work, but about exploring questions of origin, access, and the future of photography. For anyone seeking to understand the image in today’s global and technological landscape, this is the place to be.
PARIS PHOTO
13–16 November 2025 – Grand Palais