In the country of the invention of photography, the Ministry of Culture and its Department of Photography accompany this discipline by directing the measures around five axes: the respect of the copyright of photographers and the defense of their status, support for photographic creation, specific support for chain actors (publishers of photography books, places of production and dissemination, photo agencies, festivals), protection of photographic heritage, and support for image education.
agreements dedicated to photography in 2022, including 6 labeled «centre d'art contemporain d'intérêt national»
are funded by the Ministry of Culture
for a large photographic commission in the field of photojournalism
The Ministry of Culture finances a set of institutions that ensure the conservation and dissemination of photographic works: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay, Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Jeu de Paume, as well as the national network of centres of contemporary art specialized in photography and the Fonds régionaux d'art contemporain (FRAC). This network of locations ensures a presence of photography throughout the national territory.
Photography is now facing new challenges, particularly with regard to the distribution of image value and copyright. With the development of the Internet and the digitization of content, photographers must adapt their practice and multiply their distribution channels. The Ministry of Culture works to improve the identification of photographers authors, encouraging the development of traceability tools related to the use of images on the Internet and increasing awareness of the challenges of photography in the press sector, in particular by defending the status of photojournalists.
The Ministry of Culture supports the development of the French photographic scene on the national territory and abroad. It develops a program of public commissions for photography, notably with the CNAP, and supports through its Capsule program a device of artist residencies in partnership with photographic places. Special attention is also given to gender equality in order to combat gender inequalities in this sector. The Ministry of Culture supports, through its betagouv digital incubator, a platform dedicated to women photographers (They make the culture), scholarships for women photographers in the territory as well as the Elles x Paris Photo in partnership with the Paris Photo Fair.
The Ministry of Culture is developing collaborations to support photography throughout the territory. It accompanies many cultural institutions, art centers specialized in photography, FRAC, as well as festivals such as the Rencontres d'Arles or Visa pour l'image. For several years, he has also supported the Diagonal network, a leading actor in coordinating the network’s 26 member photographic locations.
France has one of the most important photographic heritage in the world and must safeguard it. Through its operator, the Médiathèque du Patrimoine et de la Photographie, the Ministry of Culture implements a dynamic policy of conservation of photographic collections in close collaboration with museums. The Ministry of Culture also accompanies the French Society of Photography (SFP) in a consulting action with photographers and rights holders for the valuation of their funds.
Image education is an important issue in our society. With this in mind, the Ministry of Culture is supporting the Diagonal network’s “Entre les images” scheme to create transmission programmes linked to artists and audiences, in cooperation with a network of nearly 35 locations throughout the country. He pays particular attention to all the image education projects developed by the structures he supports.
The Françoise Demulder Prize, created by the Ministry of Culture in partnership with the international photojournalism festival Visa pour l'Image-Perpignan, values the careers of women...
For the creation of its first photo book grant, the association Eyes Wide Open (entity of the label The Eyes) financially supports photographers who wish to propose a first book project with the support of an independent French publisher....
For the creation of its first photo book grant, the association Eyes Wide Open (entity of the label The Eyes) financially supports photographers who wish to propose a first book project with the support of an independent French publisher....
Worthy heirs of their prestigious elders, Adrienne Surprenant and Nanna Heitmann received on January 27 the Françoise Demulder Prize for Women Photojournalists, awarded by the Ministry of Culture in partnership with Visa pour l'image.
Worthy heirs of their prestigious elders, Adrienne Surprenant and Nanna Heitmann received on January 27 the Françoise Demulder Prize for Women Photojournalists, awarded by the Ministry of Culture in partnership with Visa pour l'image.
Dedicated to the conservation, experimentation and dissemination of photographic know-how, the International College of Photography offers two annual research-creation grants.
This consultation concerns the design and production of one or more original artistic works under the 1% artistic title for the construction of the new administrative city in To...
