Every year in November, PhotoSaintGermain brings together a selection of museums, cultural centers, galleries, and bookstores around a rich and eclectic photographic itinerary. The program is created both by the participating galleries and institutions, and by the festival team, through a series of new and original exhibitions.

The festival is rooted in the unique geography of Saint-Germain-des-Prés — a neighborhood rich in history and culture — and seeks to bring together all the actors that shape this area. The strong commitment of local galleries and institutions to this event, which has become a major moment of Paris’ “Mois de la Photo,” shows their ability to unite around a shared medium. With the continued support of Parisian institutions and partners, PhotoSaintGermain welcomes an audience from across the Paris region, as well as photography professionals, collectors, and visitors who enjoy exploring galleries and museums.

In echo to the exhibitions, and with the desire to give voice to those who make and think about photography today, PhotoSaintGermain also offers a parallel program of talks, screenings, book signings, and studio visits.
This program brings together artists, curators, collectors, editors, designers, booksellers, critics, and commissioners.
Each of these events explores key trends in contemporary photography and questions the ways it is presented and shared.

The festival is organized by the association Photo Saint-Germain-des-Prés, chaired by Benoît Sapiro, director and founder of Galerie Le Minotaure.

Aurélia Marcadier,
An art historian, she worked for six years in a gallery-publishing house before founding TEMPLE in 2013, a structure dedicated to emerging photography and publishing.
Head of PhotoSaintGermain since 2015, she oversees the artistic direction of the festival and the production of original exhibitions in unique venues included in the program.
Coordinator of the Multiple Art Days publishing fair in 2016 and 2017, she also collaborates with cultural institutions such as the Philharmonie de Paris as a photo editor.
A member of the association Les Filles de la Photo, she regularly participates as an expert in workshops, juries, and portfolio reviews in art schools and cultural events.

She is assisted by Laura Martin.

Coordination : Coline Plançon
With a Master’s degree in audiovisual archive conservation, Coline Plançon began her career at Magnum Photos, where she contributed to the production of exhibitions, books, and workshops, first in London and later in Paris.
She then joined MYOP agency, where she managed cultural and editorial projects.
Since 2025, she has been working as an independent producer and consultant.
She joined PhotoSaintGermain to support coordination and programming alongside Aurélia Marcadier, while also advising artists in the development of their projects.

Communication Advisor : Fabien Fourcaud

The artistic direction is signed Roch Deniau.
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The development of the festival is supported by a renewable annual board, composed of professionals from the field of photography and visual arts. This year’s board includes:

Victoria Jonathan
Co-founder of the Franco-Chinese art agency Doors and exhibition curator. She co-directed the Jimei × Arles Festival in China, created by Les Rencontres d’Arles and Three Shadows Photography Art Centre. She is dedicated to promoting the work of contemporary Chinese artists, especially the younger generation (Feng Li, Pixy Liao, Lei Lei, Luo Yang...). Since 2017, Doors has become a key player in Franco-Chinese cultural exchange, producing major exhibitions in China (Picasso, Man Ray, Matisse, Mucha...). The agency represents several public and private cultural institutions in China.

Véronique Prugnaud
She began her career producing and coordinating cultural projects for festivals and cultural organizations.
In 2004, she moved to Beijing to join the French Embassy’s cultural department, working on the “Year of France in China.”
She discovered photography in 2009 as an exhibitor manager at Paris Photo. After several freelance years, she co-founded The Eyes in 2013, combining her passion for photography with publishing, consulting, and event production. She regularly teaches photo-business programs for international students and serves as a volunteer member of Les Filles de la Photo, where she co-leads the group’s mentorship program.

Marie Robert
Chief curator of photography and cinema at the Musée d’Orsay. She has curated around fifteen exhibitions, many with a sociological perspective, including Misia, Queen of Paris, Splendours and Miseries: Images of Prostitution, Who’s Afraid of Women Photographers?, Jazz Power!, and Finally, Cinema!. She has taught the history of photography through the lens of gender at the École du Louvre, and co-edited A World History of Women Photographers (Textuel, 2020) with Luce Lebart. Her current research focuses on the intersection of photography and politics.

Sonia Voss
Author and exhibition curator.
She has curated shows such as Isabelle Le Minh: Cristal réel (Goethe Institut Paris & Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation Berlin, 2019–20), Corps impatients : Photographie est‐allemande 1980–89 (Rencontres d’Arles, 2019), and Alfred Ehrhardt: The Forms of Nature* (Kyotographie, 2019).
She has worked with Anton Roland Laub, nominated for the Nouveau Prix Découverte in 2018, and has edited books for publishers including Xavier Barral, Koenig Books, Filigranes, and Kehrer.

Thomas Zander
Founder of Galerie Thomas Zander in Cologne in 1996.
His program focuses on extended photography and conceptual art, linked to the history of documentary practices such as New Documents and New Topographics.
The gallery represents international artists from the early 20th century to today and regularly participates in major fairs such as Art Basel, Paris Photo, Art Cologne, and Art Basel Paris. Zander also advises collections, curates institutional exhibitions, and publishes monographs and catalogues.
A former member of the Paris Photo selection committee, he now serves as an expert in classical photography for Art Basel. In 2023, he opened a second exhibition space in Paris, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.