PARIS.- On November 11, 2025, on the occasion of the opening of Paris Photo week, the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson held the third edition of its annual Gala at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand. In a festive atmosphere, the event brought together key figures from the world of photography.

Faithful to the wishes of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck, the Fondation is dedicated to preserving their work while supporting new generations of contemporary photographers. During the evening, held under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, three international artists were honored for their work.

SUSAN MEISELAS

RECIPIENT OF THE HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Introduced in 2024, the Henri Cartier-Bresson Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates a photographer or an artist working with photography, in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the photographic medium.

Presented annually at the Fondation’s Gala, this award recognizes singular creators whose work has profoundly shaped the history of photography.

Following Sophie Calle, who was honored in 2024, the 2025 Henri Cartier-Bresson Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Susan Meiselas. Her work was celebrated in a speech delivered by Adam D. Weinberg, Emeritus Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, highlighting the scope of her influence on the international photography scene.

Born in 1948 in Baltimore and based in New York, Susan Meiselas joined Magnum Photos in 1976 following her project Carnival Strippers (1972–1975), which reflects her collaborative approach. Recognized for her reporting in conflict zones and her work on human rights and cultural identity, she employs photography, text, books, sound, and film to create a diverse and engaged body of work.

Her iconic series, Nicaragua, documenting the popular uprising that overthrew the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza will shownn at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in the fall of 2026.

TARRAH KRAJNAK

RECIPIENT OF THE HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON CREATION AWARD

Awarded every two years, the Henri Cartier-Bresson Creation Award (formerly the HCB Award) supports a photographer in the realization or pursuit of an ambitious project.

In 2025, American artist Tarrah Krajnak became the 14th recipient for her project Dislocations (working title).

Tarrah Krajnak’s practice combines photography, performance, and writing. For Dislocations, she revisits sites photographed by Lewis Baltz in 1974 for New Industrial Parks near Irvine, CA, placing her own body within these spaces to question the political and social legacy of these industrial landscapes, as well as contemporary violence against marginalized communities under the Trump era.

Deeply connected to this narrative as a woman born in Latin America and naturalized American, Krajnak transforms these anonymous sites into spaces of memory and resistance.

This work will be exhibited at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in 2027.

NUITS BALNÉAIRES

2ND RECIPIENT OF LATITUDES, A FONDATION D’ENTREPRISE HERMÈS PROGRAMME

Launched in 2024, Latitudes is a Fondation d’entreprise Hermès programme, developed in partnership with the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris and the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. Each year, the three institutions invite photographers from a selected country to submit a project. The first country highlighted for a two-year cycle is Côte d’Ivoire.

The first edition, mentored by Clément Chéroux, Director of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, honored photographer François-Xavier Gbré. His exhibition Radio Ballast is currently on view at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson.

In 2025, Nuits Balnéaires, a multidisciplinary artist and poet from Abidjan, became the second recipient of the programme.

He draws inspiration from the traditions, culture, and spirituality of the Akan Agni bona and Malinké peoples. His work creates a parallel, universal space-time where water and oceans play a central role, exploring the duality between life and death. Based in Grand-Bassam since 2019, he builds on his experience in fashion and conceptual photography and has received a visual journalism grant from the World Press Photo Foundation. His works have been presented at Art X Lagos, 1-54 Paris, FNB Art Johannesburg, and in numerous international exhibitions.

The work produced through this programme will be presented first at the ICP, followed by the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in the spring of 2026.