European photography
tradition and transformation

Since its inception in 1980, the Mois de la Photo has helped make Paris one of the world capitals of photography. It takes place in November every other year and is made possible by the mobilization of a large number of cultural institutions and galleries in Paris.

Each edition, organized around a particular theme, includes 70 to 80 exhibitions as well as film screenings, public discussions and other events.. This year the festival takes European photography as its theme.

Since 2004 the Mois de la Photo has also developed a European dimension via the European Month of Photography, an event born of the desire to build up a collaborative European photography network fostering innovative dialogue. This network now includes festivals in Berlin, Bratislava, Luxembourg, Moscow, Paris, Rome and Vienna.

The European Month continues its exhibition coproduction work in 2008. Following Mutations I, which focused on the technological and artistic changes afoot in the world of photography, Mutations II addresses the same theme as it applies to video, via an exploration of the fertile relationships between fixed and moving images.