Prix Photographique RÉVÉLATION SAIF x LA KABINE

Description

La Kabine is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2025 edition of the RÉVÉLATION Prize in collaboration with the SAIF, as part of the 2nd edition of the OFF Photo Festival.

The RÉVÉLATION Prize SAIF x LA KABINE aims to support emerging photographers while promoting a diversity of voices and talents.  Its main goal is to showcase projects that have not been widely exposed or have had limited opportunities for visibility.

With a total value of 5000 euros, this prize rewards one winner with a grant of 2000 euros, along with a special screening during the opening week of the OFF Photo Festival 2025 for 30 finalists. Each finalist will also receive a 100-euro copyright fee for their work featured in the screening.

Applications will be evaluated by a jury composed of specialists and professionals in the field of photography.

The jury will select the winner and the 30 finalists from a pre-selection made by a committee consisting of artists, professionals, iconographers, and cultural members of the La Kabine association network.

The 2025 Jury is composed of:

Isabelle Habert, iconographer at SAIF 

 Elsa Beaumont, Prize RÉVÉLATION SAIF x LA KABINE 2024 winner

Jeanne Mercier, exhibition curator and art critic

Pascale Obolo, artist, producer, exhibition curator

Anne-Lise Broyer, artist

Emmanuelle Halkin, exhibition curator and independent publisher 

Alexis Benitez, consultant Picto Paris 

Céline Pévrier, publisher at Sun/Sun édition 

Leïla Simon, exhibition curator, art critic at Crieuse publique

The selection process will focus on new themes or original approaches that spark creativity and reflection on contemporary photography. The jury will evaluate projects based on criteria such as thematic relevance, aesthetic quality, and originality.

Applications are open from April 3 to May 10, 2025.

Application Procedure and Eligibility Criteria:

The prize is open to professional photographers and artists of all nationalities, aged 18 or older.

Participation is free for La Kabine association members. Those without a 2025 membership can contribute any amount of their choice through the application form. 

Participants must submit a single application file before May 10, 2025, 23:59 (Paris time) via the form available on the website (link).

The application file must include the completed online form and the following elements in a single PDF file:

• Artist biography
• Statement of intent
• A photographic series of between 10 and 15 high-resolution images.

For full details and conditions, please consult the rules here.

Prize Organizers:

SAIF: Société des Auteurs des Arts Visuels et de l’Image Fixe is a collective management organization for authors' rights, whose mission is to defend, collect, and distribute the rights of visual arts authors. Its mission is to allocate a quarter of the funds it collects for private copy compensation to actions supporting creation, the diffusion of live performances, the development of artistic and cultural education, and training programs for artists.

La Kabine: La Kabine is an association based in Arles dedicated to the creation and promotion of images. It supports emerging art in the visual field through a dynamic program of exhibitions, residencies, workshops, and events. The association works to create links between art and its surrounding territory, encouraging dialogue between artists and their environment. It also develops educational initiatives to raise awareness of contemporary visual culture among all audiences and offers resources and support to artists to help develop their projects.

Finalists 2024: ANHÈS Hugues, APPERT Jérémy, BEAUMONT Elsa, BISCEGLIA Laurie, BONNOT Sylvie, BOURGES Julie, CANOVA Francesco, DE SOUZA LIMA Beatriz, DENOUAL Antoine, DONNARS Olivier, DUAULT-DHALLENNE Axelle, GUSEVA Anna, JOLY Lewis, LANCTUIT Dimitri, LÊ VU France-Lan, LECOMTE Naïma, LIAUTAUD Juliette, LLINARES Elise & PERALDI Michel, LOUBAT Ophelie, MARTIN Antoine, MILLERAND Camille, MOURGLIA Jonathan, SANCHEZ Anita, SIRAUDEAU Sébastien, SHARROCK Chloe, SUAREZ Teresa, TOKUGAWA Ricardo, VALETTE Valentin Joseph, VELEZ Andrea, YAGHOBZADEH Rafael, ZAOIN Iman.

Winner 2024: Elsa Beaumont for her work Le bois de la Daulphine.