JULIETTE DUPUIS CARLE 

saif grant award-winner DEDICATED TO A WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER

CÉ éditIONS

French photographer born in 1994

“What does it mean to be free?” is a project dedicated to psychological coercive control in domestic violence. Through the testimonies and portraits of fifteen women aged 19 to 80, followed over three years, the project seeks to make invisible violence visible with sensitivity and care. Conceived as a “safe place,” the work aims to offer a space for understanding, transmission and healing, while raising broad public awareness of the mechanisms of domestic violence. It also carries a strong social dimension, with the intention of making the book accessible to as many people as possible through fair pricing and outreach initiatives such as exhibitions and public events.

© Juliette Dupuis Carle

CLOÉ HARENT

award-winner grant dedicated to a woman photographer

éditions SUR LA CRÊTE

French photographer born in 1998

The Bond of the Land is a documentary and poetic project inspired by a family memory rooted in the rural world. Through four years of encounters on farms across France, Cloé Harent explores the return to the living world and new forms of peasant commitment. The project sheds light on a young generation seeking to reclaim food sovereignty, reconnect with nature and preserve ancient agricultural knowledge, reframing rurality as a space of resistance and alternatives in the face of contemporary crises.

© Cloé Harent

CLÉA REKHOU 

LAUREATE OF THE GRANT DEDICATED TO A PHOTOGRAPHER FROM A SOUTHERN REGION

Bao books publishing

Algerian photographer born in 1988

Beyond the Steppe is a documentary project exploring the effects of desertification in the Algerian steppes, particularly in Laghouat and Djelfa. Through photography and field narratives, it documents environmental transformations and their impact on herding communities, while highlighting their resilience and local knowledge. Blending documentary and poetic approaches, the project examines the connections between land, memory and climate change, and extends into a bilingual website, a zine and a book conceived as an accessible and travelling object.

© Cléa Rekhou

THE JURY

The laureates were selected by a jury composed of photography professionals:

Sandrine Ayrolle

Acting Head of the Photography Department and Head of Photographic Creation Support

Chloë rebmann

Bookshop and Audiences Manager · Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson

OLEÑKA CARRASCO

Venezuelan Visual artist and photographer

Isabelle Habert

Picture researcher at SAIF

Véronique Prugnaud & Mathilde Milesi

Editor at The Eyes and organiser of the First Photography Book Grants / Communications and Editorial Coordination Officer at The Eyes

The First Photography Book Grants are supported by the Ministry of Culture and SAIF