Photo: October call for entries

In October, you can apply for the Nadar prize for a photographic work, discover Corsica's Nebbiu region with the Taurus prize for the visual arts, or try your hand at being exhibited at the 2024 edition of Les Rencontres d'Arles with the Prix Découverte.

"Siempre que" by Céline Croze (éditions lamaindonne), winner of the 2022 edition.

Organized by the Gens d'images association for almost 70 years, with the support of the BNF, the Nadar Prize rewards a work of photography published between October 1, 2022 and October 31, 2023.

Theform of the book is free (monograph, author's book, exhibition catalog, essay, historical research book, book collection, etc.), but it must have been published in France, have a minimum print run of 400 copies, and have been legally registered with the BNF. Reissues and artists' books are not accepted.

Books will be judged on the following criteria: singularity of subject, relevance of editorial choices, originality and coherence of layout, care taken in book production.

The winner will receive a cash prize of 10,000 euros, to be shared between the publisher and the photographer, as well as a press campaign to promote his or her book. 10 projects selected by the jury (including the winning project) will be featured in the Musée Nicéphore Niépce bookshop.

You have until October 15, 2023 to submit your application.

Taurus Foundation for Art and Science

The Taurus Foundation supports the arts and sciences in Switzerland andabroad. To this end, it awards two prizes every two years: the Taurus Prize for the Visual Arts and the Taurus Prize for the Sciences. The first rewards a photographer or video artist for the originality and quality of his or her work.

The prize does not have a specific theme, but is dedicated to a territory, specific to each edition. The jury is selected on the basis of its knowledge of this territory. The prize is open to all photographers who are familiar with the chosen area, who are already working on the subject, or who are simply inspired by it.

For the 2023-2024 edition, the Nebbiu, a mountainous region of Haute-Corse, has been proposed to participants.

The winner will receive an endowment worth CHF 10,000, enabling him or her to travel to the research area to carry out the project. The winning project will be exhibited in Switzerland in 2025.

Applications are open until October 15, 2023.

"Eye", Isadora Romero, winner of the 2022 edition.

Organized by the Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles, with the support of the Louis Roederer Foundation and Polka magazine, the Prix Découverte aims to support emerging creative talent.

The Prix Découverte 2024 will be integrated into the 55th edition of the Arles festival with a dedicated exhibition, accompanied by the festival team and a guest curator. For the 2024 edition, this will beAudrey Illouz.

The winning projects will also receive 15,000 euros for the Jury Prize and 5,000 euros for the Audience Prize.

The call for entries is open to exhibition proposals from photographers whose work has recently been discovered. Please note that only structures (gallery, art center, association, institution, etc.) may submit an application, and that artists may not apply on their own. Selected projects may not be exhibited before the 2024 edition of Les Rencontres D'Arles.

Applications are open until November 1, 2023.