During the opening week of the Rencontres d’Arles festival, the jury of the Bourse du Talent 2026 gathered to select this year’s laureates. Congratulations to Coco Amardeil, Sebastián Bruno et Antoine Lecharny whose series convinced the jury through the uniqueness of their artistic approaches and the strength of their documentary practices.
You will be able to discover their work from 15 December 2026 in the exhibition La Photographie à tout Prix, presented at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), which will bring together the award-winning series.
Coco Amardeil
Shock Therapy
Antoine Lecharny
Feu Stalinstadt
Sebastián Bruno
The Hive
Composition of the 2026 Jury
• Loup de La Rivière, Director of the Clémentine de la Ferronnière Gallery
• Géraldine Lay, Photography and Contemporary Art Editor at Actes Sud Editions, Photographer
• Sylvaine Lecoeur, Commercial Director PixWays
• Charlotte Flossaut, Artistic Director and President of Photo Doc
• Aya de Faÿs, Representative of Photographie.com
• Héloïse Conésa, Chief Curator of Heritage, Chief of the Contemporary Photography Collection, Department of Prints and Photography, BnF
• Isabelle Habert, Photo Editor at La SAIF Images and Photography Consultant
• Séverine Gay Degrendele, Director of the Impulse Festival and Independent Curator
• Aria Shahrokhshahi, Photographer, Bourse du Talent 2025 Award Winner
• Karin Hémar, Specialist in the comprehensive support of women working in the cultural sector. Founder of Sisterhood and former Co-President of Les Filles de la Photo
• Chloé Tocabens, Head of PICTO Foundation
