14 November, 2025
On November 11, 2025, on the occasion of the opening of Paris Photo week, the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson held the third edition of its annual Gala at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand. In a festive atmosphere, the event brought together key figures from the world of photography.
Faithful to the wishes of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck, the Fondation is dedicated to preserving their work while supporting new generations of contemporary photographers. During the evening, held under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, three international artists were honored for their work.
Susan Meiselas,
2025 recipient
Henri Cartier-Bresson Lifetime Achievement Award
Introduced in 2024, the Henri Cartier-Bresson Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates a photographer or an artist working with photography, in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the photographic medium.
Presented annually at the Fondation’s Gala, this award recognizes singular creators whose work has profoundly shaped the history of photography.
Following Sophie Calle, who was honored in 2024, the 2025 Henri Cartier-Bresson Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Susan Meiselas.
Born in 1948 in Baltimore and based in New York, Susan Meiselas joined Magnum Photos in 1976 following her project Carnival Strippers (1972–1975), which reflects her collaborative approach. Recognized for her reporting in conflict zones and her work on human rights and cultural identity, she employs photography, text, books, sound, and film to create a diverse and engaged body of work.
Her iconic series, Nicaragua, documenting the popular uprising that overthrew the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza will be shown at the Fondation HenriCartier-Bresson in the fall of 2026.
Tarrah Krajnak,
2025 recipient
Henri Cartier-Bresson Creation Award
Awarded every two years, the Henri Cartier-Bresson Creation Award (formerly the HCB Award) supports a photographer in the realization or pursuit of an ambitious project.
In 2025, American artist Tarrah Krajnak became the 14th recipient for her project Dislocations (working title).
For this project, she revisits sites photographed by Lewis Baltz in 1974 for New Industrial Parks near Irvine, CA, placing her own body within these spaces to question the political and social legacy of these industrial landscapes, as well as contemporary violence against marginalized communities under the Trump era.
This work will be exhibited at the Fondation HenriCartier-Bresson in 2027.
The Fondation d’entreprise Hermès is the patron of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Creation Award
Nuits Balnéaires,
2025 recipient
Latitudes, un programme of theFondation d’entreprise Hermès
Launched in 2024, Latitudes is a Fondation d’entreprise Hermès programme, developed in partnership with the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris and the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. Each year, the three institutions invite photographers from a selected country to submit a project. The first country highlighted for a two-year cycle is Côte d’Ivoire.
The first edition, mentored by Clément Chéroux, Directorof the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, honored photographer François-Xavier Gbré. His exhibition Radio Ballast is currently on view at the Fondation HenriCartier-Bresson.
In 2025, Nuits Balnéaires, a multidisciplinary artist and poet from Abidjan, became the second recipient of the programme.
He draws inspiration from the traditions, culture, and spirituality of the Akan Agni-bona and Malinké peoples. His work creates a parallel, universal space-time where water and oceans play a central role, exploring the duality between life and death. Based in Grand-Bassam since 2019, he builds on his experience in fashion and conceptual photography and has received a visual journalism grant from the World Press Photo Foundation. His works have been presented at Art X Lagos, 1-54 Paris, FNB Art Johannesburg, and in numerous international exhibitions.
The work produced through this programme will be presented first at the ICP, followed by the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in the spring of 2026.