Editions 2006, 2012

Sébastien CALVET

Born in 1974 in Montpellier. Lives and works in Paris
ENSP 1998 After Cinema studies at the Paul Valéry University, Montpellier, Sébastien Calvet attended the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie (ENSP), Arles. After graduation in 1998, he became a regular photographic contributor to the French daily, Libération. In 2006, his work, entitled L’Agenda, on politicians from the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, was selected by Raymond Depardon for exhibition at the Rencontres d’Arles. It was a public commission from the French Centre National des Arts Plastiques. Sébastien Calvet teaches and takes part in documentaries dealing with the way politics is photographed today.
  • Institutional partners

    • République Française
    • Région Provence Alpes Côté d'Azur
    • Département des Bouches du Rhône
    • Arles
    • Le Centre des monuments nationaux est heureux de soutenir les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles en accueillant des expositions dans l’abbaye de Montmajour
  • Main partners

    • Fondation LUMA
    • BMW
    • SNCF
    • Kering
  • Media partners

    • Arte
    • Lci
    • Konbini
    • Le Point
    • Madame Figaro
    • France Culture