UPP 2023 Award Winners

We're delighted to announce the two winners of the second edition of the UPP Awards, organized by L'Union des Photographes Professionnels.

- In the UPP Member category: Vincent Catala with his "Île de la Saudade" series

- In the Non-Member category : Juliette Pavy with her series ""Spiralkampagnen", forced sterilization of women in Greenland."

"Île de la Saudade" - Vincent Catala

Photo credit: Vincent CATALA

"" Spiralkampagnen", forced sterilization of Greenland women." - Juliette Pavy

Photo credit: Juliette Pavy

As a reminder, it was with the aim of supporting two professional photographers in the conception and realization of a quality photographic project that the UPP organized this free, open-themed competition.

On Monday September 19, a jury composed of Laure Bouvet (founder of Well Done John, art buyer), Julie Champin (photographer's agent, Regard Suspendu, and co-founder of the mentoring program Les Filles de la Photo), Guillaume Cuvillier (professional photography marketing manager at SONY), Sylvie Hugues (photography consultant, Festival du Regard, HSBC prize), Pierre Langlade (former head of the Nouvel Obs photo department ), and Lucie Sassiat, photographer and vice-president of UPP deliberated and awarded the two prizes.

The first prize for a UPP member photographer, Vincent Catala, in the amount of 4000€. The second for a non-member photographer, Juliette Pevy, in the amount of 2000€.

The aim of these grants is to help the winners produce their subject and present it at a joint exhibition to be held in 2024 at the Maison des photographes, UPP's headquarters.

The two prizewinners succeed Alexis Vettoretti and Marion Péhée, winners for 2022.

Photo credit: Batül Balkan