Bicentennial of Photography in the Luberon

Cavaillon · Exhibition

Dans l’œil du photographe

At the Cavaillon Municipal Archives, the exhibition explores the photographer’s eye and the way images preserve, document and pass on memory.

Les Taillades · Screening

Lee

A screening devoted to the extraordinary life of Lee Miller, a model who became a photographer and then a war correspondent, whose images left a lasting mark on the history of photography.

Cavaillon · Exhibition · Highlight

Dorothea Lange

A major figure in 20th-century American photography, Dorothea Lange brought a deeply humanist perspective to the social realities of the Great Depression. The exhibition brings together 18 photographs on loan from the Musée Réattu in Arles, covering the period from 1933 to 1940.

Opening: Saturday 10 October at 5 pm.

Oppède · Exhibition & encounter

Éclats de vie ou quand la couleur résiste

Through her work in conflict zones, photojournalist Véronique de Viguerie reveals what endures in the face of war: dignity, solidarity, smiles, colour and the enduring force of life.

Cavaillon · Screening

Ernest Cole, photographe

The film by Raoul Peck retraces the life of Ernest Cole, a South African photographer who was among the first to reveal the reality of apartheid to the world through his images.

Cavaillon · MJC · Exhibition

Ventoux, du ciel aux racines

Through the photographs of Lenny Vidal, Mont Ventoux reveals all its diversity: wildlife, trees, landscapes, changing light and weather phenomena combine to create a portrait of a wild, living and sometimes unexpected landscape.

Lourmarin · Exhibition

Plumes de lumière

Marie-Hélène Butez and Gaëlle Gonnet bring together their perspectives on birds. Refined silhouettes, details of plumage and fleeting moments invite us to observe the living world more closely.

Cabrières-d’Avignon · Exhibition, workshop & talk · Highlight

Il n’y a pas de planète B

Nature photographer David Tatin explores our relationship with the living world and its landscapes. His exhibition invites us to care for the only planet where life can flourish and is accompanied by two events devoted to nature photography.

Lauris · Workshop & participatory exhibition

Portraits de famille

The Photo Club de Lauris transforms the media library into a photography studio. Residents, families and friends are invited to pose for the camera before discovering their portraits brought together in an exhibition inspired by the great photography studios of the past.

Maubec · Participatory exhibition

Sur le chemin de la médiathèque

Residents are invited to photograph their everyday journey between home and the media library. Just three images are enough to tell the story of a route, reveal a detail of the village or create a mosaic of perspectives on the local area.

Cheval-Blanc · Exhibition & encounter

Paysage avec des animaux

In the photographs of Franck Bordas, animals are not separate from the landscape: they are an integral part of it. The Serengeti, Okavango and Kalahari become fragile settings for a reflection on wildlife and the environments it inhabits.

Oppède & Robion · Workshop

Cyanotype: blue impressions

Discover one of the earliest photographic processes and create deep-blue images using the action of light. Preparing the surface, composing the image, exposing it and revealing the print provide an introduction to each stage of this historic technique.

Oppède: Saturday 26 September at 10 am.
Robion: Saturday 3 October at 10 am.
For parents and children aged 8 and over.

Lauris · Participatory workshop

Portrait de famille

The photographers of the Photo Club de Lauris recreate the atmosphere of a real photography studio. Whether alone, with family or with friends, everyone is invited to step in front of the camera and contribute to the creation of a collective memory.

Mérindol · Talk · Highlight

The history of photography through the ages

With Pierre-Jean Amar, travel back to the origins of photography and explore its history through 80 iconic images. From Niépce’s experiments to Daguerre’s breakthroughs, the talk traces the major developments that made it possible to capture and preserve an image permanently.

Cavaillon · Family workshops

From early optical experiments to the pinhole camera

Two workshops take participants back to the technical origins of photography. Optical toys, mirrors, magnifying glasses and a camera obscura first reveal how an image is formed, before participants experiment with taking and developing photographs using a real pinhole camera.

Cavaillon · Talk

Painting and photography

Art historian Juliette Motte explores the complex relationship between painting and photography: rivalry, mutual influences and new ways of representing reality since the emergence of the photographic image.

Puyvert · History café

Historic photography

With historian Guillaume Beckert, discover how to read an old photograph as a genuine historical source. Photomontages, hand-coloured glass plates and altered images also remind us that photographs should always be viewed with a critical eye.

Oppède · Workshop

Polaroid

With Delphine, inspired by the work of Thierry Vasseur, participants experiment with reinterpreting Polaroid images and play with visual codes to create their own compositions.

Cavaillon · Digital workshops

Taking, organising and transforming your photos

Smartphones, tablets and computers become genuine creative tools. A series of workshops helps participants take better photographs, organise their images and discover the possibilities of digital editing.

• 3 October · 10 am
  Photography is more than just one click: downloading and organising your images →
• 14 October · 10 am
  Taking better photos with your smartphone →
• 17 October
  Tablet and smartphone café: managing my images →
• 4 November · 10 am
  Sorting your photos and easily finding your memories →
• 14 November · 10 am
  Reworking images with free software →
• 28 November
  Tablet and smartphone café: image editing →

Lagnes · Workshop · Ages 8 and over

Stop motion on a tablet

With the association 3 petits points, participants bring objects, characters and sets to life by photographing them frame by frame. A fun workshop introducing the basics of animation while encouraging everyone to invent their own worlds.

Cavaillon · Family workshop · Highlight

Light painting: dreaming of nature

With Aldric Baudy, photography meets street art, digital art and movement. Using long exposure, every gesture becomes a trail of light and contributes to the collective creation of La Forêt Enchantée.

A collaborative workshop in which participants become fully involved in creating the image.

Cavaillon · Robion · Les Taillades · Mérindol

New ways of creating images

Photomontage, image editing, artificial intelligence and photoliterature extend the season through practices combining photography, digital tools, writing and imagination.

• 2 December · 2 pm · Robion
  Creating images with artificial intelligence →
• 5 December · 3 pm · Cavaillon
  Photoliterature with Aude Léonard: collage, photomontage and writing are used to invent new stories from images.
  Discover the photoliterature workshop →
• 9 December · 2 pm · Les Taillades
  Image editing: crop, cut out and modify your photographs using free software →
• 16 December · 2 pm · Mérindol
  Creating images with artificial intelligence →