The Niépce Prize has been awarded annually since 1955 to a professional photographer who has lived and worked in France for over 3 years and is younger than 50 years (previously 45 years) of age. It was introduced in honour of
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
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by
Albert Plécy and
Paul Almásy for the l'Association Gens d'Images.
History
The Prix Niépce Gens d'images "rewards each year the work of a professional photographer residing in France for more than three years, and aged under 50 at most on January 1 of the year for which he competes. It is supported by the
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and by the
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, a historical institutional partner which hosts the deliberations and the proclamation of the prize.
From 2011 to 2015, it is financially endowed by the film company MK2, directed by Marin Karmitz. Since 2016, it is endowed by the Picto Foundation, the endowment fund of the Picto laboratories which rewards the winner, designs and produces with The Eyes Publishing an artist's book. Since 2019, it has also benefited from the patronage of ADAGP, Society of authors in the graphic and plastic arts.
List of winners
* 1954:
Jean Dieuzaide
Jean Dieuzaide (20 June 1921 – 18 September 2003) was a French photographer.
Early life and education
Dieuzaide was born on 20 June 1921 in Grenade, Haute-Garonne, and at 13 was given a cardboard Coronet 6 x 9 camera. He attended secondary s ...
* 1956:
Robert Doisneau
Robert Doisneau (; 14 April 1912 – 1 April 1994) was a French photographer. From the 1930s, he photographed the streets of Paris. He was a champion of humanist photography and with Henri Cartier-Bresson a pioneer of photojournalism.
Dois ...
* 1957:
Denis Brihat
* 1958:
René Basset
René Basset (24July 18554January 1924) was a French orientalist, specialist of the Berber language and the Arabic language.
Biography
René Basset was the first director of the "École des lettres d'Alger" created in 1879 during the Frenc ...
* 1959:
Jeanloup Sieff
Jeanloup Sieff (November 30, 1933 – September 20, 2000) was a French photographer. He was born in Paris to Polish parents. He was a photography student of Gertrude Fehr. He is famous for his portraits of politicians, famous artists, landscapes, ...
* 1960:
Léon Herschtritt
* 1961:
Jean-Dominique Lajoux
* 1962:
Jean-Louis Swiners
* 1963:
Jean Suquet
* 1964:
Jean Garet Jean Garet (c. 1627 at Le Havre – 24 September 1694 at Jumièges) was a French Benedictine scholar of the Congregation of Saint-Maur.
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He was professed in 1647 when he was twenty years old, and lived in the Abbey of Saint-Ouen at Rouen.
W ...
* 1965:
Thierry Davoust
* 1966:
Marc Garanger and
Rudolf Lichtsteiner
* 1967:
Pierre
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and
Dorine Berdoy
* 1968:
Claude Sauvageot
* 1969:
Jean-Pierre Ducatez
* 1970:
Serge Chirol and
Claude-Raimond Dityvon
* 1971:
Jean-Luc Tartarin
* 1972:
Pierre Le Gall
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and
Guillaume Lieury
* 1973:
Albert Visage
* 1974:
Pierre Michaud
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Born in Port-Alfred, Quebec, he received a law degree from the Université de Montréal in 1960. He w ...
* 1975:
Jean-Louis Nou
* 1976:
Eddie Kuligowski,
Claude Nuridsany and
Marie Pérennou
* 1977:
Roland Laboye
* 1978:
Alain Chartier
Alain Chartier (1430) was a French poet and political writer.
Life
Alain Chartier was born in Bayeux to a family marked by considerable ability. His eldest brother Guillaume became bishop of Paris; and Thomas became notary to the king. Jean C ...
* 1979:
Françoise Saur
* 1980:
Gilles Kervella
* 1981:
Frédéric Brenner and
Jacques Bondon
Jacques Bondon (full name Jacques Laurent Jules Désiré Bondon; 6 December 1927 – 2 April 2008) was a French composer.
Life
Bondon was born in Boulbon (Bouches-du-Rhône). He arrived in Paris aged nineteen to study music. He began studying ...
* 1982: Not awarded
* 1983:
Pascal Dolémieux
* 1984:
Thierry Girard
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* 1985:
Hervé Rabot
* 1986:
Jean-Marc Zaorski
* 1987:
Agnès Bonnot
* 1988:
Keiichi Tahara
was a Japanese photographer.
Life and career
Tahara was born in Kyoto. He learned photographic techniques at an early age from his grandfather, a professional photographer.
In 1972, he travelled Europe with Red Buddha Theatre as a lighting a ...
* 1989:
Gladys and
Patrick Zachmann
* 1990:
Hugues de Wurstemberger
* 1991:
Jean-Louis Courtinat
* 1992:
Luc Choquer
* 1993:
Jean-Claude Coutausse
* 1994:
Xavier Lambours
* 1995:
Marie-Paule Nègre
* 1996:
Lise Sarfati
Lise Sarfati (born 1958) is a French photographer and artist. She is noted for her photographs of elusive characters, often young, who resist any attempt to being pinned down. Her work particularly explores the instability of feminine identity. M ...
* 1997:
Patrick Tosani
* 1998:
Florence Chevallier
* 1999:
Philippe Bazin
* 2000:
Klavdij Sluban
* 2001:
Antoine D'Agata
Antoine d'Agata (; born 1961) is a French photographer and film director. His work deals with topics that are often considered taboo, such as addiction, sex, personal obsessions, darkness, and prostitution.
D'Agata is a full member of Magnum Photo ...
* 2002:
Luc Delahaye
Luc Delahaye (born 1962) is a French photographer known for his large-scale color works depicting conflicts, world events or social issues. His pictures are characterized by detachment, directness and rich details, a documentary approach which is ...
* 2003:
Stéphane Couturier
* 2004:
Claudine Doury
Claudine Doury (born 1959) is a French photographer living in Paris. She has been a member of Agence Vu since 1991."Claudine Doury: Meetings and encounters: Explorations for a creative notebook",Photo workshops of Rencontres d'Arles 2008 (PDF), R ...
* 2005:
Elina Brotherus
Elina Brotherus (born 29 April 1972) is a Finnish photographer and video artist specializing in self-portraits and landscapes.
Life
Brotherus was born in Helsinki. She earned an M.S. in analytical chemistry from the University of Helsinki in 199 ...
* 2006:
Onodera Yuki
* 2007:
Bertrand Meunier
* 2008:
Jürgen Nefzger
* 2009:
Stéphanie Lacombe
* 2010:
Jean-Christian Bourcart
* 2011:
Guillaume Herbaut
* 2012:
Denis Darzacq
* 2013:
Valérie Jouve
Valérie Jouve (born December 27, 1964, in Saint-Étienne, France) is a contemporary French photographer, video artist, and director.
Biography
After studying anthropology, Valérie Jouve began pursuing a career as a photographer. Her work refe ...
* 2014:
Mathieu Pernot
* 2015:
Laurent Millet
* 2016:
Laurence Leblanc
* 2017: Olivier Culmann
* 2018:
* 2019:
* 2020:
References
External links
Website about Niépce
Website about Niépce
University of Texas exhibition site on "The First Photograph"Documentary video on restoration of Nicephore Niepce's home
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Photography in France
French awards
Photography awards
Awards established in 1955
1955 establishments in France