Meeting with Le Bec en l’air Publishing

Specialising in photography books, Le Bec en l’air is an independent publishing house based in Marseille since 1999. Over the years, it has built a distinctive catalogue in which images and texts engage in a close dialogue. Each publication pays particular attention to the relationship between photography and narrative, through editorial and graphic choices that give equal importance to both the works and their authors.

Today, the catalogue includes nearly 300 titles and reflects a wide range of photographic approaches. Whether established or emerging, the photographers published by Le Bec en l’air share a common ambition: to explore and question the contemporary world. To promote and distribute its publications, Le Bec en l’air collaborates with numerous photography festivals, museums, galleries, cultural institutions and international publishers. A regular presence at major photography events, including the Rencontres d’Arles and Paris Photo, the publishing house actively contributes to the vitality of independent photographic publishing.

This event offers an opportunity to meet Fabienne Pavia and gain insight into the work of an editor, the making of a photography book, and the challenges of contemporary creation, while discovering the history, vision and commitments of a publishing house that has become a leading reference in its field.