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Elles x Paris Photo was initiated in 2018 by the Ministry of Culture as part of its policy promoting women - men equality. Carried out in close partnership with Paris and Women In Motion, a Kering programme, this pathway encourages galleries at the fair to promote the work of women artists, both among collectors and institutions. This initiative shows very encouraging results, increasing the presence of women photographers at the fair to 36% in 2023, compared to only 20% just five years ago. Fiona Rogers, curator of the Parasol Foundation Women in Photography at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, is overseeing the curation of this year’s Elles x Paris Photo pathway. 38 photographers are being highlighted, whose commitments ‘challenge otherness and provide a more equitable way of looking, representing and recording’. From identity to politics, history, culture, relationships, and sexuality, the artists chosen by the curator ‘present a provocation to photography’s history, adopting creative approaches to express emotions, process trauma, advocate for change and encourage empathy in others’.

Published on the fifth anniversary of Elles x Paris Photo at éditions Textuel, the book ELLES highlights a selection of photographers who have been a part of this adventure. Elles x Paris Photo has now become an eagerly anticipated event in the fair’s program, through which, year by year, the visibility of women photographers continues to grow within its aisles.