Since 1998, Bourse du Talent has been rewarding emerging photographers. After 25 editions, the programme has evolved with the aim of remaining close to the proposals of contemporary photographers. Bourse du Talent now focuses on the new documentary styles used by photographers to tell the story of our world.
Each year, three Bourses du Talent are awarded to photographers whose projects are based on new documentary strategies, whether they involve an approach that flirts with the visual arts, science, literature or any other cross-disciplinary approach to storytelling, or the use of new technologies to support narrative expression. Bourse du Talent is open to photographers of all nationalities, open to all subjects and expressions, and encourages eco-responsible and committed approaches.
With the support of its partners, Bourse du Talent continues to fully play its role as a springboard for the professionalisation of photographers, with the aim of encouraging their progress in the photography market. PixTrakk, the Saif and now MPB are important levers in this process.
The Bibliothèque Nationale de France will exhibit the winning photographs of Bourse du Talent alongside other prestigious prizes, as part of the La Photographie à tout Prix exhibition in december.
In 2025, MPB, the largest global platform to buy, sell and trade used photo and video kit, becomes the main partner of Bourse du Talent. To mark this occasion and the 75th anniversary of the PICTO laboratories, MPB and Picto Foundation have joined forces to offer three former recipients of Bourse du Talent free rein on a photographic project. The theme: how to represent a significant historic photo laboratory today ? Grégoire Eloy, Chloé Jafé and Kamila K Stanley will be invited to present their work during the opening week of the Rencontres d’Arles.
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