11 exhibitions to see during Paris Photo

By Matthieu Jacquet, 

and Camille Bois-Martin.

Tyler Mitchell at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie

At just 30, Tyler Mitchell is what you’d call a young photography prodigy. Propelled to fame in 2018 with his portraits of Beyoncé, the New Yorker has since stood out thanks to his elegant, moving images of African American communities, appealing to both magazines and museums. This Fall, the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) hosts his first institutional exhibition in France.

Tyler Mitchell, “Wish This Was Real”, until January 25th, 2026, at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris 4th.

Nobuyoshi Araki’s Polaroids at the Musée Guimet

Since the 1970s, Nobuyoshi Araki has composed his photographs much like 19th-century artists engraved shunga. The Japanese artist’s images are explicit, even pornographic, and speak as much to his own desires as those of society. While his bondage pictures are widely known, the Musée Guimet presents a surprising exhibition composed entirely of Polaroids taken by the artist almost daily between 1997 and 2024.

“POLARAKI – A Thousand Polaroids by Araki Nobuyoshi”, until January 12, 2026, at Musée Guimet, Paris 16th.

Donna Gottschalk and Hélène Giannecchini at Le Bal

As an American photographer and activist born in 1949, Donna Gottschalk documented the everyday life and intimacy of the New York lesbian community during the emergence of LGBTQ+ rights movements in the 1970s and 1980s. French writer and art critic Hélène Giannecchini, born in 1987, would discover this body of work long after it was created.

On view at Le Bal for several months, the exhibition “Nous autres” was born from the encounter between the two women, with the former granting the latter access to her archives, never before shown in Europe. For the occasion, Hélène Giannecchini accompanies these images with texts shaped by their conversations and growing bond.

Donna Gottschalk and Hélène Giannecchini with Carla Williams, “Nous autres”, until November 16th, 2025, at Le Bal, Paris 18th.

The 9th edition of the fair is coming up

For its 9th edition  held at the Espace Le Molière in Paris, the Approche fair presents fourteen solo exhibitions, including eight previously unseen series, curated by French and international galleries. This rich program brings together portraits by French artist Vincent Lemaire, luminous silver prints of phytoplankton by Anna Katharina Scheidegger and sculptural photographs by Daphne van de Velde, among others.

Approche fair, from November 13rd to 16th, 2025, Le Molière, Paris 1st.

Sibylle Bergemann at Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson

Renowned for her portraits, fashion, and architectural photography, Sibylle Bergemann (1941–2010) captured post-war Germany from many angles, documenting both its society and her native capital. The Fondation Cartier-Bresson is exhibiting one of her most memorable projects. The Monument, a series started in 1975 and completed in 1986, chronicles the construction of the Marx and Engels memorial in East Berlin (then the GDR) through a powerful black-and-white testimony to this pivotal moment in German history.

Sibylle Bergemann, “The Monument”, until January 11th, 2026, at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris 3rd.

Felipe Romero Beltrán in the MEP Studio

Felipe Romero Beltrán is a photographer to watch closely. He focuses on themes related to migration and territory, which he explores through images imbued with a critical eye on today’s world. Presented this week at Paris Photo at the shared booth of Hatch and Klemm’s galleries, the Colombian photographer in his thirties is also unveiling Dialect at the MEP Studio. That series follows the daily lives of young Moroccan men in a migrant center in Seville between 2020 and 2023.

This strong visibility in France extends to the Carré d’Art in Nîmes, where the artist recently opened the exhibition Bravo. There, visitors can discover his eponymous series focused on the river that separates Mexico and the United States – a symptomatic area of growing, violent border policies.

Felipe Romero Beltrán, “Dialect”, until December 7, 2025, at Maison Européenne de la Photographie – Studio, Paris 4th.

Luc Delahaye at Jeu de Paume

Born in Tours in 1962, Luc Delahaye built his reputation through his travels around the world. As a war photojournalist in the 1990s, he has spent the last 25 years developing a more documentary and artistic approach. Most of the large-format photographs on display at Jeu de Paume are the result of long exposures or digitally assembled compositions. They cover the conflicts that shape our contemporary world, from Iraq, Ukraine, Haiti, Libya to OPEC meetings and COP conferences…

Luc Delahaye, “Le bruit du monde”, until January 4th, 2026, at Jeu de Paume, Paris 1st.

Jo Spence at Galerie Treize

In 1982, Jo Spence was diagnosed with breast cancer. Eight years later, she learned she had leukemia and passed away in 1992. These invasive and challenging illnesses gradually transformed her body and, unconsciously, her mind. The British artist then began what she called “phototherapy.” She would use photography as a therapeutic, educational, and political tool to reclaim control over her physical and psychological identity. With her camera, she created an intimate and deeply sensitive body of work, now shown for the first time in France at Galerie Treize.

Jo Spence, a project by Georgia René-Worms in collaboration with Gallien Déjean and Emmanuel Guy, open until November 22nd, 2025, at Galerie Treize, Paris 11th.

Kourtney Roy at Les filles du calvaire gallery

On the walls of Les filles du calvaire gallery, vivid retro clothing pops against urban or historic backdrops. These images, all self-portraits by Canadian artist Kourtney Roy, were created during an artist residency in Naples. Within her cinematic world, she draws her inspiration from neorealism and popular Italian comedies, crafting whimsical, biting photographs with an alluring vintage aesthetic.

Kourtney Roy, “La Volpina”, until December 20th, 2025, at Les filles du calvaire gallery, Paris 3rd.

The history of political photomontage at La Contemporaine

Coined by Russian Constructivist artists in 1917, the term “photomontage” now carries multiple meanings, deeply intertwined with politics. Drawing from its extensive archive of illustrated press and posters, La Contemporaine presents an exhibition in two parts – 1914–1939 and 1939–1991. It explores artistic practices of retouching and manipulating images used for propaganda purposes in France and abroad, from World War I to the early days of Photoshop.

“Cut, paste, print: political photomontage in the 20th century”, exhibition from November 19th, 2025, to March 14th, 2026, at La Contemporaine, 184 Cr Nicole Dreyfus, 92000 Nanterre.

Morgane Ely at Prima gallery

It was during her studies in Japan that Morgane Ely mastered what would eventually become her signature technique – wood engraving, rooted in traditional printmaking. Since then, the young French artist – winner of the 2023 Villa Noailles Révélations Emerige Prize – has spent hours, weeks even, carving wood to reveal, line by line, images sourced from the internet, like film stills and pop culture icons. Her first solo exhibition at Prima gallery showcases a new series inspired by postcards of Japanese women in traditional dresses. The scenery evokes the long,  ongoing history of Japan’s exoticization through the Western gaze.

Morgane Ely, “Hostess and guests”, until November 15th, 2025, at Prima gallery, Paris 3rd.