Paris Photo 2025 has transformed the Grand Palais into a true world capital of photography. With 222 exhibitors from 33 countries, the fair offers a unique panorama of contemporary creation.
Amid this vibrant energy, three encounters stood out. Three artists, three approaches, three powerful emotions — and three reasons not to miss this edition.
1. Mia Weiner — When the body becomes digital tapestry
Homecoming Gallery – stand N01, Emergence sector
My first visual shock: the monumental self-portraits by Mia Weiner, represented by Homecoming Gallery.
In her series You’re My Son, the American artist turns digital imagery into textile matter: each pixel becomes a thread, hand-woven with breathtaking precision.
Why it’s a highlight ?
- A powerful, unapologetic, political presence of the female body.
- A subtle dialogue between technology and craftsmanship.
- Textures that make the image feel alive.
Mia Weiner questions how women’s bodies are seen and represented in a digital age — and she does so with raw, vibrant poetry.
2. François Alary — An unexpected dialogue with Claude Monet
Ruttkowski;68 Gallery – Stand D26 main sector
Next, I headed to Ruttkowski;68, where French photographer François Alary presents an elegant and intimate new series.
After forty years in New York, working for Vogue, Vanity Fair, and more, Alary takes a more contemplative turn.
His series reimagines the gardens of Giverny:
- scanned Polaroids,
- hand-painted oil gestures,
- color spilling beyond the frame,
- dialogue between photographic blur and painterly texture.
Why it’s a highlight
These images create a visual conversation with Monet without ever imitating him — capturing an impressionist spirit while offering a resolutely contemporary gaze.
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3. Sophie Ristelhueber — The memory of wounded landscapes
Poggi Gallery – Stand A24 – Main Sector
The third striking moment: Poggi Gallery’s stand dedicated to Sophie Ristelhueber, one of France’s most influential photographers and recipient of the prestigious Hasselblad Award.
Facing a 40-meter-long wall, tracing four decades of work, visitors are immersed in an oeuvre shaped by the world’s scars:
- territories marked by conflict,
- landscapes turned into bodies,
- ruins transformed into memory.
Why it’s a highlight
Each image feels like a sensitive investigation, turning landscapes into silent witnesses. You leave this stand deeply moved, as if you had crossed a wounded yet fiercely alive territory.
What I take away from Paris Photo 2025: three artists, three visions, one shared breath
This 2025 edition reminds us that photography is not just a medium — it is a living language, capable of uniting technique, memory, the body, pain, softness, and innovation.
👉 Mia Weiner reinvents textile.
👉 François Alary reinvents Monet.
👉 Sophie Ristelhueber reinvents how we look at the world’s scars.
Three artists to follow closely, three committed galleries, and a fair that confirms that Paris remains — more than ever — the world capital of the photographic image.
Read also :
- Urban Photo 2025 — Exhibition at Quai de la Photo
- Luc Delahaye: The Noise of the World – A Dive into Reality at the Jeu de Paume
- Jonathan Bertin’s Paris Exhibition / Galerie Porte B
- Paris Photo 2025, Photo Days, Offprint… the month Paris becomes the capital of image
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