Photo Days is the artsy event not to miss in Paris this fall. Join us from November 2 to 30, 2026, to discover the various exhibitions and events taking place at Parisian institutions and galleries.
We’re delighted to see Photo Days return this year, the must-see event set to bring Paris to life at the end of the year. From November 2 to 30, 2026, discover the various events taking place across the capital and admire a host of works by international artists. There’s plenty to enjoy!
For this seventh edition, Photo Days continues to reinvent itself. This year, visitors can enjoy several exhibitions, talks, guided tours and a host of events at the festival’s participating venues. Historical photography, emerging French and international talent, feminist activism, documentary photography, fashion, travel, nudes or landscapes, the absurd or the real: the works on show know no bounds and follow no rules beyond one—to delight, amaze, provoke thought and spark a reaction.
As always, visitors can enjoy meetings with photographers, guided tours, round-table discussions... Aspiring artists can also take advantage of free portfolio reviews and advice from professionals at the École des Arts Joailliers. This year, Photo Days has Agnès b. as its patron.
Participating venues and special events to discover during the 2026 edition:
Gallery exhibitions
- Galerie XII . Maciej MARKOWICZ
- Galerie 24b. PX3 and Photo-Art
- Alta Vista Arts . She is the Story
- Angalia . Gosette LUBONDO
- Arcturus . Marc RIBOUD
- Au Médicis . Victor Vladimir LAZAREFF
- Bruno Moinard Editions . Anne VALVERDE
- Clémentine de la Féronnière . James BARNOR
- DARMO . Claude Berri Collection
- Dominique Fiat . Hannah COLLINS
- Écho 119 . Kusukazu URAGUCHI . Laure GILQUIN
- Eva Meyer . Deidi VON SCHAEWEN
- galerie du jour agnès b. Gerard MALANGA
- Initial Labo . Changnam LEE
- Ithaque . Mark STEINMETZ
- Jean-François Cazeau . Pierre JAHAN
- Jorge Alyskewycz . Stéphane COUTELLE
- Maubert . PAYRAM
- Rabouan Moussion . Stephan VANFLETEREN
- Pixi . Elizabeth LENNARD
- Polka . Steve McCURRY . MARCHAND & MEFFRE
- Galerie Putman . Dana COJBUC
- See Galerie . Arsenia SIRENTE . Elsa & Johanna
- SOLA . A declaration of natural feminine beauty
- Sorbonne Artgallery . Catherine BALET
- Thaddaeus Ropac . Irving PENN
Museums and institutions
- Atelier néerlandais
A Wider Gaze. Group Exhibition
- BnF François Mitterrand
Japanese Photographs from the Library.
Scenes, Signs and Sensations
- Canadian Cultural Centre
Robert BURLEY. Great Lakes, the Shared Horizon of the Inland Seas
- Czech Centre in Paris
Jindřich ŠTREIT. Humanity
- CPIF · Centre Photographique d'Île-de-France
Isabelle LE MINH. A Rose is a Rose is the Last Rose of Summer
- Fiminco Foundation
Stephan ZIMMERLI, Johanna HULLÁR, Sophie BALLMER and Tarik HAYWARD, Julie SEMOROZ, Santiago MARTINEZ, Séverin GUELPA. Staying Alive
- Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
Susan MEISELAS. Nicaragua, History, Memory
Martine FRANCK. Images, the Press and Feminist Struggles
- Hangar Y
BRASSAÏ. The Eye of Paris
- Swedish Institute
Marguerite BORNHAUSER, Theo ELIAS, Tom HALLGREN, Salad HILOWLE, Massao MASCARO, Iris MILLOT, Ela POLKOWSKA. An Act of Attention
- Jeu de Paume
Stan DOUGLAS
- La Fab.
Love Stories, from the agnès b. Collection
- Le 100. Cultural Establishment for Solidarity
Marie CANTOS, Claire COLIN-COLLIN, Julia DUPONT, Dorothée VOLUT. In the Middle
- LE BAL
The Space Between Us. Wilson Centre for Photography
- Le Lavoir numérique
Sorting the World. A Post-Algorithmic Perspective on the Photography Collection
- MAC VAL · Val-de-Marne Museum of Contemporary Art
SMITH. Wide Open Here
- MAD · Museum of Decorative Arts
Rafael PAVAROTTI. Photographer
- Maison de Balzac
From Vine to Glass: Wine in Balzac’s Work
- Robert Doisneau House of Photography
Kwame BRATHWAITE. Black Is Beautiful
- MAM · Musée d’art moderne de Paris
Jean-François BAURET. Installation in the Permanent Collection
- Shoah Memorial
Simone VEIL. My Sisters and I
Images of the “green ticket” roundup
- MEP · European House of Photography
PENN & FASHION
Nanténé TRAORÉ
- Army Museum
Visit to the Photography Room with the Curators
- Paris Liberation Museum
Robert CAPA. War Photographer
- Albert Kahn Departmental Museum
Choosing Peace. Albert Kahn’s Fight (1860‐1940)
- Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
Seeing Tahiti. The First Photographs, 1859–1870
Roméo MIVEKANNIN. Silent Violence.
Vanuatu, an Archipelago Under Strain.
Participating venues
- Camion-Galerie RosAlma
Rebecca TOPAKIAN. Concentric Circles
- Césure
Artists’ studio tour
- Diamantino Labo Photo
Discover the lab with the master printer and filter technician
- Editions Firmin-Didot
Bianca SFORNI. Pandora's Box
- Gare de Lyon
LiliRoze . Laura BONNEFOUS. Objectif FEMMES 2025 award winners
- HEMERIA
Jérémy CHARBAUT. Fury and Faith
- La Suite du Huit
Toufic BEYHUM . Selma BELLA ZARHLOUL. Ovid's Salon
- La Hune
Shelby DUNCAN. House of Love
- Les Trois Bains
Frédéric GOYAU, Saving Daylight and CONTACT
- MUSKHANE
Maeva DELACROIX, Patrick GUEDJ. Laziness
- Neuflize OBC
Discover the corporate collection
- Paris La Défense
Elsa LEYDIER, Julien LOMBARDI, Marine LANIER and SMITH. Breaches
- Raspail 261
Anaïs TONDEUR and her guests. Where the Ground Grows
- Regard
Hein GORNY. Collection
- Société Générale
Revealed Places and Replaying Reality
- Studio Bauret
Tour of Jean-François BAURET’s studio
- Studio Frank Horvat
Sylvie BONNOT. Dialogue
- Quai de la Photo
The Anonymous Project. Teenage Dreams
- we are_
Muriel PÉNICAUD. In the Time of Time, a Japanese Journey
Events
- Vernissages with the artists in attendance, Photo Days carte blanche exhibitions
- Monday, Nov 2, 6 p.m.: agnès b. at Maison agnès b., Paris 10th arrondissement
- Wednesday, Nov 4, 5–7 p.m.: Alexandra CATIERE at Rotonde Balzac · Fondation des Artistes, Paris 8th arrondissement
- Thursday, Nov 5, 6–8 p.m.: Jindřich ŠTREIT at the Czech Centre in Paris, Paris 6th arrondissement
- Monday, Nov 16, 6–8 p.m.: Catherine BALET at Sorbonne Artgallery, Paris 5th arrondissement
- Friday, Nov 6, 6–8 p.m.: Thomas KLOTZ at Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris 6th arrondissement
- Photo Days events
- Tuesdays, Nov 3, 10, 17 and 24, 5:30–7 p.m.: “Artists’ Salon” meet-ups at La Hune
- Monday, Nov 9, and Tuesday, Nov 10, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.: Free portfolio reviews for photographers
- Monday, Nov 16, 6–8 p.m.: Panel discussion about agnès b. at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Monday, Nov 23, 6 p.m.: Presentation of the 20th StudioCollector Prize at the Jeu de Paume Auditorium
- Thursday, Nov 26, 9 a.m.–6:30 p.m.: Study day in the Petit auditorium at the Grand Palais
- Friends’ Circle
Exclusive visits to galleries and institutions
Each month, the Photo Days Friends’ Circle offers two exclusive visits to major photography institutions in Paris and partner galleries. Conceived and organized by Emmanuelle de l'Ecotais, artistic director of Photo Days, and Aline Pujo, president of the Photo Days Friends’ Circle, these gatherings offer the chance to discover exhibitions in an exclusive setting, alongside exhibition curators, institution directors or artists.
Join the Friends’ Circle by registering on the website.
- Cultural outreach
Free guided tours of partner galleries and institutions
Several times a week, we offer a range of gallery tours organized by neighborhood and theme, as well as exclusive visits to institutions. These tours are free and open to all.
Book directly on the website.
Meet-ups
Artists’ Salon
The meet-ups will take place on November 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at La Hune. At each event, the public is invited to meet four to six artists in an exclusive setting conducive to conversation and discovering their artistic practice. Designed as opportunities for dialogue and exchange, these gatherings offer the chance to chat freely with the artists over a glass of wine, thanks to the support of our partners Château Jean Faure and Mas Amiel.
Book directly on the website.
- Portfolio reviews at the École des Arts Joailliers
Every year, we organize free portfolio reviews for photographers. In 2025, 63 reviewers took part, holding 316 appointments. Photographers can benefit from advice from professionals. Photographers and reviewers come from a range of nationalities: French, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Japanese.
The reviews take place in 30-minute sessions on Monday, November 9 and Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
- Study day
The World of Forms: The Photographic Agency’s Imaginary Museum (1946–2026), under the direction of Agnès Callu
Thursday, November 26, 9 a.m.–6:30 p.m., at the Petit auditorium at the Grand Palais
Under the direction of Agnès Callu, art historian and philosopher and holder of the GrandPalaisRmn Chair of Excellence “Research, Creation & Innovation,” this study day explores the status, functions and uses of photography. As artwork, tool, instrument, iconographic, iconological or iconic fragment, photography now occupies a central place in contemporary creation. Massively incorporated into museum collections and theatricalized and staged on the international art market, it has become a major subject of study at the intersection of artistic, heritage and cultural practices.
It will offer a critical, interdisciplinary, intermedial and international reading of the profound changes affecting the photographic medium in an age of global digitization, the rise of artificial intelligence and the transformations reshaping the cultural and creative industries.
Guided tours, meetings with artists, photo exhibitions... Find the full program on the Photo Days website.
Photography lovers are in for a treat: for a full month, all of Paris’s leading cultural institutions are offering a special program showcasing the talents of contemporary photography. An event not to be missed in the capital!
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