Our 2024 exhibition
5 Creators meet 5 Iconic Cameras
In 2024, in an era of digital efficiency and AI-generated reality, we challenged five seasoned documentary photographers to take on five iconic cameras dating from 1935 to 1964.
The result is a fresh, contemporary take on analog photography: a creative ‘carte blanche’ that captures the essence of reality, free from the performance-driven pressures of digital technology.
01
Mathias Depardon
Mathias Depardon is an award winning social documentary photographer. His work reveals significant social, economic, and political questions, challenging the idea of borders and identity.
Shot withPanon Widelux F61964
02
Ismail Ferdous
Ismail Ferdous winner of the 2023 Leica Award, is a Bangladeshi photographer and filmmaker based in New York, USA. His work documents social and humanitarian issues in the contemporary world.
Shot withZeiss Ikon Contax “Chrome Face”1935
03
Gaia Squarci
Gaia Squarci, photographer and filmmaker, splits her time between Milan and New York. She teaches digital storytelling at ICP and focuses on a personal approach in her work.
Shot withNikon F1961
04
Théo Giacometti
Théo Giacometti is an independent photojournalist and member of Studio Hans Lucas since 2018. Based in Marseille, his work concentrates on visual reports on social and environmental issues for the press and NGOs.
Shot withCanon 71961
05
Alessandro Silvestri
Alessandro Silvestri, originally from Rome and now based in Paris, has been one of Studio Harcourt’s official photographers since 2009. Passionate about old cameras and film photography, he explores anthropology, visual communication, and artistic research.
Shot withKodak Retina 1171934
Every camera was thoroughly restored to match its original specifications, sometimes nearly a century after it was made. Hadrien, the camera expert from Pelloche-Moi, carried out the full restoration, which sometimes meant a deep rebuild of these delicate mechanisms.
An Innovative Exhibition
The exhibition presents each photographer’s work alongside the camera they used: a dual experience that celebrates analog photography as a playful, daring and deeply emotional medium, fully grounded in the present and far from a vintage approach.
In partnership with
Artistic curation is led by Jonas Cuénin, director of Blind Magazine and former editor-in-chief of L’Oeil de la Photographie and Camera magazines.
The exhibition comprises 33 photographs in limited, numbered series. All prints are produced and certified by Studio Harcourt, making them collectible items. One-of-five prints can be purchased at the museum or online, and unique NFT editions are available on Foundation.
The photo exhibition is over — but the camera museum is open!
Plan your visit
Visit is free and open to all
- Opening hoursMonday – Saturday : 10 – 17:30
- AddressStudio Harcourt, 6 Rue de Lota, 75116 Paris
- Exceptional closuresWednesday, 7 October 2026Thursday, 8 October 2026Friday, 9 October 2026Saturday, 10 October 2026Sunday, 11 October 2026