Promoting and Supporting Contemporary Photography

a roundtable discussion organized by the Cercle Hippolyte Bayard

The members of the Cercle Hippolyte Bayard—the CRP / Regional Center for Photography , château Coquelle , A Sensitive Destiny , Diaphane and the Institut pour la photographie—are hosting a roundtable discussion at the Amiens Cultural Center , focusing on fostering and supporting creativity as part of their joint programming related to the Major Photojournalism Commission, funded by the Ministry of Culture and led by the BnF.

on this occasion, the directors of the organizing institutions will discuss their commitment to contemporary photography. Each will be accompanied by a photographer who is a winner of the Grande Commande Photojournalisme award and whose work is featured in their respective exhibitions.


In the presence of :

Hélène David , author of the series Zirkulu, Secret Collusions with the Ground , on view at the CRP in Douchy-les-Mines through February 2, 2025, as part of the exhibition So let's dance and Audrey Hoareau , Director of the CRP/,

Scarlett Coten , including the exhibition M (2012–2023) is on display at Château Coquelle in Dunkirk through December 21, 2024, and Paul Leroux , director of Château Coquelle,

Marie Docher , whose work is featured in the group exhibition Love Stories at the Destin sensible gallery in Mons-en-Barœul through December 21, 2024, and Horric Lingenheld , director of *Destin sensible*,

Stéphanie Lacombe , a selection of whose photographs is on view at Diaphane through December 31 at the Maison de la Culture in Amiens as part of the exhibition Sweet France  and Fred Boucher , director of Diaphane,

Anaïs Oudart , a photographer whose series Heroines 17 is on display at the Institut pour la photographie as part of the exhibition Alive! , on view through December 8, 2024, at the Colysée in Lambersart and Anne Lacoste , director of the Institut pour la photographie.