Paris Photo, the international photography fair, holds its 29th edition at the Grand Palais from 12 to 15 November 2026. According to the fair’s press release, 246 exhibitors from 38 countries take part, including 199 galleries and 48 publishers, with 80 new participants. A Thomas Ruff installation will greet visitors at the entrance, and the Centre Pompidou is presenting a display drawn from its photography collection.
The edition is set within the Bicentenary of photography. Florence Bourgeois, in an interview published with the press kit, says Paris Photo will be the first international event to celebrate the Bicentenary, under the patronage of the French Ministry of Culture; the celebrations are due to begin in September 2026 and continue for a year in France and abroad.
Five sectors, 246 exhibitors
Per the press release, the fair is organised in five sectors. The Main sector brings together 152 galleries in the heart of the nave; the Emergence sector, on the first floor, presents 20 monographic projects by a new generation of artists; the Book sector gathers 48 publishers from 17 countries. The Voices and Digital sectors extend the reflection on how the medium is changing: Voices, curated by Francesco Zanot and Zasha Colah, focuses on the notion of disappearance, while Digital, curated by Marco de Mutiis, examines how technology transforms the production and perception of images.
Thomas Ruff at the entrance, early processes in the aisles
Visitors are welcomed, the release states, by a 36-metre retrospective installation devoted to Thomas Ruff, produced with five galleries (David Zwirner, Konrad Fischer, Mai 36, Lia Rumma and Sprüth Magers) and retracing more than forty years of work. A programme dedicated to the Bicentenary links works from the nineteenth century to the present. Several galleries specialising in vintage photography, including Gilles Peyroulet, Bruno Tartarin and Hans P. Kraus Jr., highlight the origins of the medium; according to the release, Hans P. Kraus Jr. shows works made with the earliest processes by early practitioners including Louis Daguerre, William Henry Fox Talbot, Anna Atkins and Girault de Prangey. On the contemporary side, Christophe Gaillard presents a solo show by Isabelle le Minh.
Centre Pompidou, Elles x Paris Photo, prizes
The Centre Pompidou presents “Revealing: the Photography Collection of Centre Pompidou”, which the press release describes as nearly 100 works by some thirty historical and contemporary artists, largely recent acquisitions. The Elles x Paris Photo programme, dedicated to women artists, is entrusted this year to Aldeide Delgado; the fair says women artists account for 38% of the artists shown in 2026, up from 20% in 2018. Pictet becomes the fair’s official partner, and a Prix Pictet gallery on the Promenoir brings together Valérie Belin and Alfredo Jaar. The 2026 Paris Photo Students Prize has four recipients: Camille Cellier, Jonas Glanz, Jinyong Lian and Mirjam Reiter.
Practical information
Venue: Grand Palais, 7 avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris. Dates: 12–15 November 2026; invitation-only vernissage on Wednesday 11 November. Public hours: Thursday to Saturday 1 pm–8 pm, Sunday 1 pm–7 pm. Prices given by the fair: €36 (week ticket), €41 (weekend ticket), €26 (evening and student ticket; free for children under 12).
Sources
Paris Photo press release, 29th edition (press.parisphoto.com); Paris Photo — 2026 edition; Grand Palais — Paris Photo 2026; Arts & Collections. Images: © Grégoire Grange, Paris Photo press images (2025 edition).
This article was prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by the Honargardi editorial team.